Runners Clare in a Ranch House Race Plot
Speed, Yale athlete, and Covington are entangled in a high stakes race plot at the Flying Heart ranch. Helen Blake schemes to bring Covington back to win back a prized phonograph while Speed trains under pressure as the Centipede ranch and Fresno jostle for control amid a heat soaked morning.
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Flying Heart Ranch
Centipede
Flying Heart
J. Wallingford
Yale
Culver Vington
Helen Blake
Speed
Jean In
Covington
Helen
Larry Glass
Wally
Fresno
Old University
Elen
Cowboys
Glass
Willie
Man
Omaha
Larry
Lass
End of engagement as illness threatens lovers in drama
Clarence, a brave yet ailing man, tells Alice their engagement must end after signing a magazine deal. She insists on staying, planning a country life to support him as his health declines. She calls him a goose as they kiss and cling to hope amid looming end.
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Clarence
Ben
Alice
Dally’ Story Pub. Co
Warm Showers Spark Panic in Gym Apparatus Incident
In a gym scene Wally hides under a barrel and pulls a nozzle cord, triggering a sudden shower. Glass and guards intervene as the athlete cries to be released and tries to dash free, while Stover and Willie observe, noting the surge of activity.
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Nix
Stover
Larry
Willie
Glass
Berkeley Fresno
Wally
Blessing of Contentment for Charles Tellier
Paris banquet honors Charles Tellier at eighty five. A New York correspondent notes Tellier had lived in poverty until recently granted a pension. He quips that contentment is being satisfied with what you haven't got, reflecting his stoic view.
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Charles Tellier
Paris
Tellier
New York
Margaret Wilson at Albany hearing snubbed by speaker row
At an Albany legislative hearing Margaret Wilson daughter of the president was placed in the speaker’s chair. A political figure eyed her briefly and then walked on saying he would say nothing to her since she had not spoken.
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Speed
Mr. Speed
Helen
Fresno
Glass
Fret
William Cromwell
Nix
Wally
Roberta
Srie
Muldoon
Margaret Wilson
Assembly
Albany
Literary Rivalry at the Louisville Library
A Louisville Times tale notes a public library shelf mystery where Henry James books routinely lie on the floor. A child narrator jokes that a stray George Ade volume crowds James away, provoking satire on literary snobbery and misplacement.
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Louisville Free Public Library
George Ade
Henry James
Louisville Times
Standing by His Colors at Broadway Box Office
A Broadway theater box office clerk departs for ten minutes leaving a greenhorn in charge. A woman asks ticket prices, and the novice replies that blue tickets cost $2, red $1.50, and yellow $1, highlighting a simple miscue in pricing.
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Greenhorn
Wes
Classification Desired
A playful dialogue from a stock exchange setting where a broker is asked if he is a bear or a bull by his son at breakfast. The son seeks identity in market terms beyond the casual labels used by passing visitors, calling for clarity on whether he is a cub or a calf.
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Stock Exchange
Indian matchmakers preside as missionary seeks bride
A Tuticorin missionary recounts a New Year’s visit by villagers who present flowers and urge him to marry. Lawyer Gnana Draviam leads a Tamil appeal, naming Miss W. as a willing bride, a bold reverse of traditional missionary matchmaking. The narrator notes both Indian zeal and Western courting should mix for best results.
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India
Tuticorin
South India
Gnana Draviam
Brother Rajappan
Dr Gordon’s Tact Lesson Sparks Churchroom Laughs
In Greater Boston a Sunday sermon by Dr George A Gordon drew a remark about Christians being perhaps the most stupid people. His listener, an eminent educator, was absent and his wife relayed the line at dinner. The boy asked if tactful humor was wise as some Christians might be present. Gordon himself enjoyed the ensuing laughter.
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Gordon
Greater
Boston
George A. Gordon
Old South Church
Dr. Gordon
Bird Pocketed the Diamond at Pittsburgh Poultry Show
A Madagascar crane belonging to William Cook & Sons of Orpington England stole a diamond stud valued at 300 dollars from P. A Cook at the Pittsburgh poultry show. The bird, a cherished pet, swallowed the jewel after tearing it from the necktie as Cook spoke with the exhibition secretary.
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Pittsburgh
William Cook & Sons
Orpington
England
P. A Cook
Cook
Poultry Exhibition
Rights of Women Outweigh Property and Human Rights
A dialogue contrasts Leonidas and Henrietta as Mr Meekton states that property and human rights are less significant than the rights of women, framing a radical assertion on gender equality. The exchange emphasizes women's empowerment over traditional claims.
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Leonidas
Henrietta
Mr.Meekton
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Harper & Brothers
Culver
Salvator
California
Bill
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Jou
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