Blackmail and a Hidden Worry Do Not Ruin Lisburns
Sir Robert Lisburn plans to monitor his wife with an inquiry agent after she hints at a past worry and contemplates a separation. A typewritten note and a hotel setting heighten tension until a reconciliation restores calm and love.
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Robert Lisburn
Sir Robert
Ade Lisburn
Lady Lisburn
Engadine
Hotel Bellevue
Hotel Beau Rivage
Sir Robert and Lady Lisburn
Lisburn
Robert
Thomas Bester
Fayre, Sweever & Co
Mr. Bester
Actor Ned Harrigan recalls stage breakdown over a scene
Ned Harrigan recounts a rehearsal moment when a mother watches her son’s toys and shoes, triggering his grief for his own lost son. The emotion overwhelmed him during opening night, forcing him to end the show early and never perform that scene again.
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Ned Harrigan
Site of Fort Lee to be Restored as Revolutionary Shrine
New Jersey plans reclaiming the old Fort Lee site once a malaria swamp near Parker's pond 2000 feet from the Palisades. Daughters of the Revolution and the Society for the Preservation of Scenic and Historic Places back the project with joint funding and aims to mark the area as a Revolutionary War shrine.
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L’art Lee
State Board of Health of
New Jersey
Washington
State of
Empire State Society Sons of the American Revolution
New York Times
Rev Mills Uses Lifeline To Calm Disturbance In Prayer Moment
The Rev B Fay Mills addressing a large Minneapolis crowd urged a silent prayer with doors locked. A known disturber objected citing a city ordinance. Mills paused then redirected, instructing ushers to keep doors unblocked and calling for the Lifeline to restore order.
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B. Fay Mills
Minneapolis
Mills
Boy calls General Corbin a gentleman
In a morning street incident on Fifteenth Street a boy ran into General Corbin, prompting his mother to scold and the boy to declare the general is not a gentleman but a general.
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Corbin
Fifteenth Street
Washington Star
Pretty girl seeks stage break in New York Times tale
A young woman pleads with Joe Humphreys, powerful manager for Charles Frohman, to give her a chance on the stage. She insists she has talent but he says they need experienced performers who understand stage mechanics. She persists, hoping for an engagement.
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Joe Humphreys
Charles Frohman
Joe
New York Times
Reed speaks in Milwaukee theater audience reacts
An ex speaker at Schlitz Park in Milwaukee faces a pointed question from a man in the audience who claims there are two sides to the issue. The reply notes the curtain has two sides but the other side is dull, sparking a brief exchange.
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Thomas B. Reed
Schlitz Park
Milwaukee
Reed
Maine
Detroit Free Press
Description of Persia's Deserts and Irrigated Oasis Cities
The text notes Persia as largely barren with two desert types, salt and saltless, exaggerating the harsh landscape. It praises irrigation for turning wilderness into blossom and describes low, unburned brick cities with few street windows but inviting interiors.
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Persia
The Real Saratoga A Sporting Rendezvous
The piece argues Saratoga blends spontaneity with luxury, attracting diverse crowds away from Newport. It likens the scene to an American Ascot and Monte Carlo, yet notes it remains a distinct, quintessential American sporting resort with regulated gambling and vibrant paddock culture.
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Saratoga
Newport
Billy Bankclerk
Yellowplush
Monte Carlo
America
United States
Ascot
Bath
Lightning's Strange Selection
A shearer in an eastern county witnessed a vivid lightning strike as a pony rider collapsed beside him. The rider escaped uninjured, but the pony and the sheep both died instantly from the strike. The anecdote, attributed to London Tit-Bits, is presented as a true story.
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London
Bids Sought for Buttermaker at Monticello Creamery
The Farmers' Co-Operative Creamery Co. of Monticello Iowa invites sealed bids to serve as buttermaker for the ensuing year. Bids due noon February 14 must cover all butter making and creamery care and include first class references. The board may reject any or all bids.
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Farmers’ Co-Operative Creamery Co
Monticello
Iowa
Board of Directors
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