The House Is Violated as Two Burglar garbled Night
Bates recounts a 2 a.m. intruder break in with hammer and candlelight. Two attackers, aided by a third, ransack the library and chimney breast while Bates fights to protect Glenarm. Bates suspects Verguson and Ferguson with an unknown helper named Morgan. the narrator consoles him and orders secrecy.
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Mr. Glenarm
Bates
Pickering
Glenarm
Conmie
Verguson
Ferguson
Morgan
The Window Intruder at Glenarm House
Larry and Glenarm recount a break in at Glenarm House as Morgan and Pickering plot, while the narrator hides and explains his flight. The escape involves trains, a window entry, and a chase leading toward a confrontation to come.
Passing of Canfield the Biggest Gambler in the World
A portrait of Richard A. Canfield, once the world’s premier gambler, whose Saratoga clubhouse, famed for lavish gaming, declined after legal probes and financial pressures. The 19th century figure turned the famous resort into a private casino before authorities closed his operations.
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New York
Richard A. Canfield
Saratoga Place
Monte Carlo
New York Times
Canfield
John Oakhurst
Jack Wamlin
Bret Harte
New York City
Saratoga Club
John Morrisey
Congress
Morrisey
Saratoga
Time and Interval Rule in Wealth and Leisure
A fragmented excerpt from The Delineator discusses squandered time and the value of using small intervals. It cites a lord chancellor who waited fifteen minutes daily for dinner and references Canfield expanding a clubhouse into an 11 acre park with fountains and statues. The piece links efficient use of fragments to personal happiness.
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Canfield
Monte Carlo
An Im
Ancient City Bared Reveals Philistine Artistry Beyond Jews
Cambridge reports that Gezer excavation under Stewart Macalister resumes after delays. Finds include a richly patterned jar and jewelry in a female tomb, suggesting Philistines as more artistic than Israelites. Austrian digs at Jericho reveal a city wall. Reisysner to study Samaria. Brown joins the Jeru salem school project.
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Cambridge
Mass
Palestine Exploration Fund
Constantinople
Qgezer
Stewart Macalister
Gezer
Pompeii
Jericho
Ita
Reisysner
Samaria
Harvard
Veteran recalls potatos and march hardships in Civil War tale
An Union veteran William Kingsland of Bucklin Missouri recalls incident from Shermans March to the Sea. He describes digging sweet potatoes on the march and lugging them for miles to a camp as grub ran scarce and anger rose at the delay.
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William Kingsland
Bucklin
Sherman
Mysell
Humorous Exchange About Domestic Quarrels
A humorous exchange features a wife urging patience with her husband and a husband retorting that a cold soup would make him react, illustrating domestic banter about affection and attention. The quip mirrors light social humor found in midcentury newspaper columns.
Take It As It Comes Adage From Uncle Allen Sparks
A quip attributed to Uncle Allen advises facing life as it happens. The saying suggests many troubles arise from trying to avoid others and urges practical acceptance.
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Uncle Allen Sparks
LAPPS IN DECLINE REVEALED IN NORWAY AND SWEDEN REPORTS
The Philadelphia Record notes Lapps are decreasing across Norway Sweden and Russia with estimates not exceeding 54000. Reindeer herds have fallen sharply in 25 years from 30000 to 7000 in one district as demand for meat rises via Bohemian railways. Factors include alcohol drainage, training and schooling shifting youth away from nomadic life.
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Philadelphia
Norway
Sweden
Russian
Norbotten
Stockholm
Arriving at the Troth Hidden in Voices of Conflict
A fragmentary note hints at a discussion of truth in dispute, urging listening to both sides to dispel darkness and reveal clarity in understanding. The lines emphasize fairness and the power of balanced hearing in resolving disagreements.
Thieves Loot Beloved Joss In Chicago Chinatown
In Chicago Chinatown thieves steal the Kee family joss from 320 Clark Street and seize several boxes of cigars and opium. Police have no leads as the community rallies in mourning and seeks justice for the sacred idol’s loss.
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Chicago
Ben Kee
Clark Street
Kee
Chinatown
Joss
Rena IK Xee
All Chinaty
Cymbaig
Gooseberry bush marks 50 years of married life
George W Wetzel and his wife of Wardolph celebrated their golden anniversary with a family dinner and a gooseberry pie baked from berries from the same bush that filled the wedding pie fifty years ago. The old bush stands as strong as ever as their family of six children grows.
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Quincy
George W. Wetzel
Wbardolph
Wetzel
Linen Collar Saves a Life in Glen Summit
Edward R. Connelly narrowly escaped serious harm when a projecting bolt on his linen collar caught and raised his head above the rail as a Lehigh Valley locomotive dragged him 300 feet along the track at Glen Summit Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania. He was nearly choked but recovered quickly after crew released him.
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Wilkesbarre
Edward R. Connelly
Glen Summit
Lehigh Valley
Hop Poultice Recipe From Gentlewoman
A revived old-fashioned remedy describes making a hop poultice by simmering dried hops in water until reduced to half a cup and thickening with Indian meat. The mixture is then applied very hot for various pains.
Czars and Mayors Face Off in Plainspoken Dispute
The passage hints at a district leader, described as plain and blunt, clashing with a mystic figure in local governance. The tone suggests tension between traditional authority and unconventional influence in city leadership.
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Mexico
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Louisville
Kokomo
Annandale
Mr Glenarm
Providence
Ate
Cranston
Dick” Canfield
Gotham
Whistler
Gambler
London
Paris
Jack Hamlin
Broadway
Canfield’s
Brooks
Jerome
Lewisohn
Delmonico
S. Canfield
Richard T. Wilson, Jr
William C. Whitney Canfield
Nature
Ascot
Saratoga Racing Association
Old Place
Richard Canfield
Wall Street
Saratoga Clubhouse
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