Englishman Arrival Sparks Summer Gossip on Hudson
Five bemused women on a Hudson Island await an English guest rumored to stay, hoping he remedies their romantic isolation. The group debates introductions while the newcomer, tall and well dressed, arrives with little fanfare and uncertain prospects for companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bara
Mionie Neal
Hudson
Robinson Jasoe
Lilly
Mr. Miller
Dick Terry
Charley
Minnie
New York
Emily
Englishman at the Moline Review tale leads to a jolt
Agnea Reppler recounts a comic social scene with a supposed English guest, revealed as a hoax by Charley, a West Point-bound brother, and the real Englishman Peter S. Smith who displaces the illusion. The episode ends with Charley fleeing and the four girls startled by their mistaken assumptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Smith
Mr. Nugent
Hrim
Charley
West Point
Agnea Reppler
Musicians Unions and the Aschenbroedel Club Network
The article outlines city wide musician unions in the United States and describes the Aschenbroedel Veraine or Cinderella Club on Fourth Street as a hub. It details daily presence, a bulletin board system for engagements, strict discipline for noncompliance, and the mix of nationalities among band leaders. The club, founded by August Asche, also houses rehearsal spaces, a dining hall, and offices.
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United States
Aschenbroeder Veraine
Cinderella Club
Fourth Street
Second
Third
Aly
Aschenbroedel
Grafulla 1A
Downing and
Conner
Amermeans
Cosworth
Robertson
Gimore
O’brien
Conterno
Wannemacher
Aschenbrocdel
August Asche
Broome
Mott Streets
Y. Sug
Liberty Earned by a Prisoner Fronted by Deceptive Illness
A prisoner in Michigan faced a rising fear of tuberculosis as he coughed violently and bled, while prison officials and the governor weighed a possible pardon. A doctor later exposed a steel blade hidden in the man's mouth used to induce bleeding, revealing the ruse and prompting a swift return to work after a short recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lia
Transmissibility of Hydrophobia and Rabies Experiments
A hydrophobic patient bitten by a dog at Lamiboisiere Hospital. Cauterization followed, then symptoms appeared. Human saliva caused rabies in rabbits, with rapid illness and death after inoculation. Rabbits showed paraplegia, indicating saliva remains virulent post mortem and warrants caution in handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamiboisiere Hospital
Not That Kind of a Gun
In a Western City corner grocery, a boy handling his old gun caused buckshot to fire into a nearby oil can. The grocer warned of an accident while the boy argued he would not hunt rabbits with a toy. The incident ends with the gun going off inadvertently.
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Thorvaldsen
Herr Chaplain Hover
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Fine Arts Academy
Herr Hoyer
Bertel
Dhe
Academy
Detroit
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