Social unrest and a family feud near Whitechapel
In London 1902, Alderman Gulliver battles his son Richard Gulliver over radical agitation. A mass protest gathers around a hall in Tower Hill, Dick leads a dispersal, faces arrest for incitement, Gerald Haynes defends him, and a court hearing ends with remand and a later double wedding to seal family and political alliances.
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Alderman Gulliver
Drysalter
City of London
Brutus Brutus
Papa
East End
Pape
Gerald
Gerald Haynes
Gulliver
Michels
Rascal
Adam
Bargee
Awell
Lady Marjorie
Marjorie
Fastland
Mabel
Mab
Whitechapel
Heaven and
Towers Hill
Alan
Michel
Richard Gulliver
Geraald Haynes
Horace Gulliver
Ian
Richard
Gerald Waynes
Home Office
Mabel Gulliver
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
A playful slice of social wit from the New York Press notes human behavior as largely sane yet prone to vanity and folly. It teases gender roles and daily frailties with humorous observations about clothes, letters, breakfast, and Uncle Sam, reflecting a light column tone.
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The
New York Press
Uncle Sam
Quaker Reflections and Local Sayings From Broadside
A collection of wry aphorisms on tact prudence and life with humor about pennies and heirs. Includes notes on law travel and the automobile and ends with a sports blurb about a Monroe City versus Paris game and a gruesome poster style description of brutality at Roger's Park. Germany post offices noted.
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St. Joseph
News-Press
Monroe City
Paris
Ife
Monroe
Roger's Park
Germany
Flying machine with two aboard breaks distance barrier
In Issyles Monlineaux Mr. Farman piloted a two person aeroplane with officials and a large crowd watching. The flight rose six metres, completed multiple circles, and unofficially covered over three kilometres, suggesting sustained serial flight may be achievable with better cooling to prevent motor overheating.
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Ree
Issyles Monlineaux
Kenry Parman
French Aero Club
Farman
Merteh-Archdeacon
Mental Dyspepsia Reflections On Books And Madness
A fragmentary poetic monologue expresses mental chaos and fixation on reading new books. The speaker describes fragmented thoughts, nights with lovers and violence, and a quest for sanity while obsessively listing season’s books and vivid, disjointed images across journeys and cities.
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Urata
Vin
Venus
New Health Warning Urges Slow Routines For All
From the New York Globe and Commercial Advertiser a health note stresses that rushing is harmful. Dr Savary warns against hasty rising or bed-placing, linking haste near the brain to danger and mental strain. The piece notes sex differences and urges measured routines for washing, brushing, and grooming to avoid brain disturbance.
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Nature
Savary
Faris
Sags
South Carolina Senatorial Race Shadowed by Scandal
A Carolina aspirant for the Latimer vacancy faces fallout after reports reveal he owns an automobile. The disclosure jeopardizes his bid, casting doubt on his suitability for the seat.
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South Carolina
Latimer
Where the Money Goes Heaviest Winter Expenses
The piece asks readers to examine their largest winter costs pointing to coal and cough crops as common burdens. It prompts budgeting attention and highlights how heating and health-related expenditures strain households during the cold season.
Hearn Stories Highlight Editors and Censorship
From the New York Sun, two anecdotes about Lafeatio Hearn illustrate editorial control. A publisher recalls Hearn’s youthful newspaper work and how editors and space constraints shaped stories. The second tale mocks mangled weather prose and moral tones in a town consumed by propriety.
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Hearn
New York Sun
Lafeatio Hearn
Sheers
Montor Sheers
Spuina
How Marse Henry Got Par. Prom the Saturday Evening Post
An odd Louisville tale about Marse Henry Watterson, famed editor of the Louisville Courier Journal, where a canvas bag of Mexican silver stored in a safe multiplied into a humorous office cash rule. The anecdote centers on a late night draw near stunt involving the editor and the cashier.
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Marse Henry
Saturday Evening Post
Louisville
Marse Henry Demands Cash From Paper Clerk
In a late night scene the famous Henry figure requests money from a paper clerk. With only small till funds and 400 Mexican dollars in the safe, he takes 200 dollars and later returns for another 200 to cover losses to felons at a hundred centa apiece.
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Marse Henry
Marie Henry
Odark
Vyom
Speaker Cannon Drama Tied to Quarantine Vessel
A passage describes Speaker Cannon and Representative Moore aboard a vessel delayed at dock due to a quarantine violation. A shore pilot signals as Cannon spots an unusual perforation while Moore stands nearby. Moore jokes that the man is seeking recognition as a Panama congress member.
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Hiarepten Moore
Speaker
Cannan
Ile Waa
Representative Moore
Moore
Olga Stein Seeks Extradition Help From Russian Ally
Mrs Olga Stein, wanted in St Petersburg on 110000 rubles fraud charges, says she will fight extradition from New York. She names Captain Eugene Schultz of the Russian navy as fiancé and aid, displays photos with inscriptions, and claims political persecution. Russian consulate officer rejects the political charge and notes Stein fled after forfeiting bail. Prosecutors plan to send her back for trial when arraigned before United States Commissioner Shields.
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New York
Martin W. Littleton
Olga Stein
St. Petersburg
Eugene Schultz
Marine Guard
Russia
Schultz
George Stein
Mme. Stein
Mme. Humbert
Cassie Chadwick
Italy
France
United States
Shields
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W.bogarst
Great
Britain
E.ralph
Aldgate
Sneller
Commercial Street
Saul
Mile End
Dick Gulliver
Theres
Philadelphia Record
Maude
M. Fairman
Isoy
Les -Moulineaux
Rt. Delagrange
Tyve
Circle
Pole
Tye
Gertien
New York Globe and Commercial Advertiser
Liberty
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