Border Revolt Plot Crushed By El Paso Rangers
U S special agent Billy Gard and Texas Rangers dismantled a Mexican border revolutionary junta led by General Reyes. Plans included cross border emigration, dynamite attacks on El Paso and Nogales, and murders. Fifteen ringleaders were arrested in El Paso. Reyes fled to Mexico where his revolt soon collapsed.
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Isla Doloroso
Rio Grande
el Paso
José Encino
Reyes
Gomez
Rafael Flores
Ei Paso
Camacho
California
Juares
Francisco Villa
Madero
Pena
el Carmen
Senorita Josefa Calderon
Orozco
Juarez
Senorita Calderon
Doctor Flores
General Reyes
San Antonio
New Orleans
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Mexico
United States
Archie Dobbs
Department of Justice
Hi Paso
Orndorff
Dobbs
Juan Ortega
Chihuahua
Ortega
Ortego
Villa
Secret Service
General Herrera
Billy Gard
Lilly
Gard
Two Nations
Loves
Junta
Flores
Herrera
International Bridge
Nogales
Laredo
Washington
Sonora
Sénorita Calderon
Los Angeles
Revolutionary Junta
Hughes
Texas Rangers
Ranger
Rangers
Southwest
Metropolitan Police
Revolution
A Loyal Love Its By Victor Redcliffe
Tom Lee a hungry tramp is hired by farmer Reuben Waite and proves trustworthy while Nellie Waite's suspicion fades. The farmer later learns Tom Lee is the innocent Elston Deane, jailed unjustly for crimes by Jim Devlin who attacks them but is defeated. Tom Lee had saved Reuben, and love leads to vindication and a hopeful future.
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Reuben White
Reuben
Tom Lee
Nellie
Tom
Nellie Waite
Reuben Waite
Farmer White
Lee
Jim Devlin
Lad
Farmer Waite
Jim’ Devlin
Elston Deane
Farmer Walte
Histon Deane
Variability of Mind Across Genders in Stratton Note
The Century excerpt by George Malcolm Stratton argues men show greater variability in mind than women, citing studies by Mrs. Manchester and others. It claims more male idiots and geniuses, with women tending to be more alike and closer to group averages in mental traits.
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Manchester
George Malcolm Stratton
Century
Young Indiana Teacher Caps Lesson With A Moral
A very young science teacher at a nearby Indiana school near Muncie struggled to recall the word illustrate during a lesson. He finally concluded with a quip about dancing all night and still doing good work, highlighting the humor of a hurried teaching moment.
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Oan Indianna
Muncie
Wifely Whimsies in the Louisville Courier-Journal
A columnist on married life argues that husbands would be happier if they followed their wives wishes with enthusiasm. The piece also notes a bachelor’s ongoing vigilance against imagined burglars in the home and references a Louisville context.
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Louisville
Courier-Journal
Most Powerful Talisman in Ridley tale
In Rev James Ridley Sales of the Genii Abu dah a Bagdad merchant tormented by a hag dreams of the talisman of Oromanes. He finds earthly happiness in love of God and submission to divine will, using the talisman to imprison the hag and end his nightly torment.
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James Ridley
Abudah
Bagdad
Teddy the mongrel dog charms North Hill neighborhood
A Youngstown Telegram quirk describes Teddy a mixed breed dog loved for his good nature and skill. A boy asks his father for a dog like Teddy, only to insist on a “full-blooded mongrel” after learning Teddy’s mixed ancestry.
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Teddy
North Hill
Youngstown Telegram
Shark Bitters and Uncle Henry Drink Like a Fish
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item teases a quirky Q&A about sharks turning over to bite and drinking, with a joke tying Uncle Henry’s reputed drinking to the idea of tossing his head back. The light exchange blends biology with domestic humor.
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Rutherford
Uncle Hen
Henry
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Witty Christmas Quip From George Ade Recalled
A Chicago Christmas dance in the early 1890s featured George Ade jokingly favoring mistletoe over yew for decoration. The anecdote shows Ade’s sharp, urbane wit as a response to a young lady’s question about holly and laurel.
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Chicago
West
George Ade
Ade
Harvard students mock shop garter price joke
A Boston Herald anecdote describes Harvard students joking about a garter with a silver clasp in a Harvard square shop window. They ask the price of a dog collar, and the clerk replies that the garter is not separated for puppies.
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Harvard
Harvard Square
Boston Herald
Mesmerism and Hypnotism Overview
The text explains that mesmerism and hypnotism are interchangeable terms, with mesmerism named after F. A. Mesmer of Merseburg who popularized the practice around 1760. It notes that mesmerism has since been eclipsed by the more familiar term hypnotism.
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F. A. Mesmer
Merseburg
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The
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U. S. Dep't of Justice
W. G. Chapman
Ing
Mary
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Linares
Victor Redcliffe
Shark Bitters
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