The Girl From Omaha in a Paris Pavilion Romance
A long, rambling tale follows Blanche Bagiv from Omaha as she meets a celebrated pianist from Sweden at the Swedish pavilion in Paris. Their social dance, tours of the city, and the pianist's mounting attentions unfold amid art, memory, and a proposed marriage, with the narrator capturing delicate social dynamics and emotional pull.
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Zoe Anderson Norris
Moiselic Lad
M. Resate
Swidten
Blanche Bagiv
Omaha
Jim
North Pole
Sweden
Aod
Mademoiselle
MM. Roate
M. Roote
Abe
Stockhohn
Grace Cate
Famous Ames Bandits and the James- Ford legend
A lengthy relic piece recounts the James brothers border outlaw era, focusing on Jesse James, Frank James, and the Ford brothers. It covers bank robberies, battles, the 1883 surrender to Governor Crittenden, and Jesse James’s 1882 death, with asides on the era’s pursuers and public reaction. The article mixes legend with history, including Gallatin and St Joseph episodes, and ends with a short quip about early telegraph news and a wartime anecdote.
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Frank James
Missouri House of Representatives
James
Gallatin
A. M. Dockery
Missouri
Dockery
Dockery’s Bank
aAvese Juriees Hou
Ledlow
Frank
Ecené
Jesse
Frank Magcies
William Jewell College
Clay County
Crittenden
James Boys
Dick Liddle
Wood Hite
Beau Brummel
Ip Nowise
Jesse James
Tennessee
Liddle
Bob Ford
St. Joseph
Kearney
Dvoryard
Frank James Fae
Coleman Younger
Younger
Quantrell
Kentucky
Charity
Cole
Jim Younger
Texas
Pinkertons
T. T. Crittenden
Senator Cockrell
Mexico
Ford Brothers
Jameses
Pords
Fords
Colorado
Tau
Yau
Queen Victoria
Japs as Fighters and Warlike Traits of the Japanese
A 1961 Kilmer essay argues Japanese soldiers have held their own in China alongside Western troops, with naval and land forces praised as disciplined, humane, and formidable. It recounts the Yalu battle, Ito's leadership, and the rapid-fire Japanese fleet, noting strategic aims against Russia and China.
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L. Kilmer
Panesh
Yalu
Port Arthur
Korea
China
Island Kingdom
Hussia
Russia
Japan
England
Germany
Europe
Asia
East
Grant
Santiago
The
Ito
Naval College
Korean Peninsula
Ping-Yang
Taltong
Nen Tsin
Iment
Hayashi
Seco
le Sway
Hayas
T Company
Osh
Yamagi
Adva
Yai
Noff
Mimoth
Attow
Point
Peking
Grorch L. Kruwr
Wealth of Croesus and Ancient Lydia Blinked Through Time
The article recounts Croesus king of Lydia around 3962 B C as a symbol of wealth with estimates near ten million dollars. It notes gold mines near Sardis, Lydia’s capital, and describes the splendor of royal palaces. The text references Lydia’s Persian conquest, Cyrus, and Sardis ruins, interwoven with stray dialogue and fragmented phrases from a Chicago News excerpt.
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Creaus
Croesus
Lydiq
Asia Minor
Sardis
Lydia
Rus
Cyrus
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By Zoe Anderson Norris
Place de la Concorde
Arc de Triomphe
Chaups Elysees
Lal
Bnit
London
Li Hung Chang
Earl Li Hung Chang
Mr. Conger
Philippine Islands
Mindanse
Ames Bandits
Ford | Brothers
Balle Street
Rose
Chicago News
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