Rescue on Riverdale Drive A Polo Boy Recovers
Drake Latting saves Beatrice Varian and her father from a runaway brougham in Riverdale. The crash ends with Sunbeam the mare dead, Beatrice and Drake both injured, and Peter Varian changing his view to endorse the engagement. Beatrice reveals the full rescue tale and gratitude.
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Drake
Sunbeam
America
Daddy
Peter Varlan
van Cortlandt Park
Jerome Avenue
Riverdale Road
Contol
Miss Varian
Beatrice
Peter Varian
Sunny
Man Gifts Judge Holding Marriage as Football Game
A Brooklyn man, worn by 20 years of marriage chores, visits Judge Aspinall with a framed memory of bachelor days. He compares marriage to a rough football game and leaves a lingering, anonymous gift for the jurist, who rejects disclosure of his identity.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Aspinall
iCharles Deevy
Justice Aspinall
Won Her Stepfather's Love Milwaukee Damages Suit
Mrs Johanna Hasselmann won 9800 in a circuit court alienation of affections suit against her daughter Mrs Hat tie Bott wife of Dr Henry C Bott The case arose from a 1905 separation and 1906 divorce between Mrs Hasselmann and Dr William Becker who later married Hasselmanns daughter after his wife refused to leave him The court found the daughter willfully maliciously sought to entice Becker away from his wife.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Johanna Hasselmann
William Becker
Hasselmann
Becker
Chicago
Hattie Bott
Why Parrot Lost Its Home in Pittsburg
An old parrot from Senator Quay's Beaver PA home was sold after long marital strains. The bird repeated Goodby Lou and Smack sounds when Miss Mae Quay parted from Lewis Davidson, drawing neighbors to listen, until Mrs. Davidson insisted on selling it despite family objections.
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Pittsburg
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
Beaver
Lewis Davidson
Eaver
Mae Quay
Lou
Miss.Quay
Miss Quay
Mr. Davidson
Quay
Honeymoon Bets Lead to Laughable Tunnel Joke
A newly married couple on a honeymoon train ride encounters three coworkers who bet how long a tunnel will take. Bertie misreads the joke until the tunnel trip ends, and he realizes the risqué punchline his bride softly rebukes him for.
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Bertie
No. 1
Flea Circus Ad Draws Complaints at Side Show
A visitor asks for the flea circus at the side show. The man in the silk hat says, sadly, there will be no flea circus today because a cat has passed through and eloped with the entire show.
Night Duty Cop Considers Locking Up Gear
A new night shift officer asks the station drawer for safe storage of his watch and money. The chief advises carrying them, fearing the beat’s rough area could invite theft while he naps.
Surest Thing Political Orator Quote
A dialogue quotes an orator blaming age of politicians and a politician claiming to have pressed them to spend money. The exchange emphasizes political cynicism and fiscal pressure in a terse street reportage tone.
Pipps Spends Unusual Hours and Morning Attire Quip
A fragment quotes Pipps noted as not hanging clothes on a chandelier after late nights and instead going to bed with his clothes on. The remark portrays a humorous if odd habit attributed to him.
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Pipps
How She Scored
A brief rural incident recalls Mrs Urban throwing a stone at a hen this morning. The stone jarred an apple from a tree and the resulting angle caused a fall. Neighbors report no serious injuries.
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Bird
Ostetter
Fill-O Mfg. Co
Empire Duding
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China
Blam
Freck
Miffin Ca
Dairy Association Co
LyndenvMe, Vt
Lew Wallace
Ayer
Ayers
Lowell
Masa
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