The Patriarch of Jerusalem and His Court Described
Our correspondent visits Jerusalem to observe the patriarch who leads the Greek Church in Syria Palestine and Arabia. The piece details lavish dress and regalia of priests soldiers and officials and paints a vivid portrait of the patriarch in state amid a ceremonial journey to the Holy Sepulchre.
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Patriarch of Jerusalem
Syria
Palestine
Arabia
Russia
United States
Greece
Turkey
Jerusalem
Patriarch of
Prince Consort
England
The Grand Jewels and Court Life of Jerusalem
The piece describes the Greek Church in Jerusalem with its gold and silver reliquaries and vast jewel treasury, the Patriarchs and Russian pilgrims in the Holy Sepulcher, and a travelogue of a visit with the American consul. It recounts customs, attire, and ritual including jewels, baskets, and banquets.
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Legation
Can
Gillman
Bitten by a Goose Romantic Tale in Brushvalley
A young man loves a farmer's daughter despite her father's threats. While visiting at midnight, he hides under a goose nest to evade discovery. The goose bites his ear as the father returns, prompting him to scream of a snake before fleeing. Father and daughter later share a laugh at the absurdity.
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Balmoral
Albert
Princess of Wales
Brushvalley
Alibi Proven by Young Lady in Farm Theft Case
A Preston Minnesota farmer accused a young man of wheat theft and used an alibi from his girlfriend. She testified they were together from 7 pm until morning, illustrating a farcical sequence as the judge ruled on the admissibility of evidence amidst her mobbed recollections.
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Preston,Minn
Rene
Sarah
Uel
Samuel
Descent Into the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
W T Hart recalls a winter descent to the canyon bottom, a 6000 foot drop from rim to river, a 19 mile cross gorge, eight hour climb down and a return by night. He sought a rumored mine in the bottom but found the prospect worthless and the area utterly desolate with no life present.
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St. Louis
Twisted History Sunday School Teacher and the Daily Press
Fragmentary text references a Sunday school teacher and a person named Johnny Hapgood. Mentions his father and a weakoned igal son with unclear actions. Unable to determine full event or context from the garbled OCR excerpt.
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Johnny Hapgood
Johnny
Daily Pre
Visit of Russell Harrison to the Eiffel Tower Summit
Russell Harrison and a companion toured the Eiffel Tower summit with M Eiffel present. They traversed a restricted door to a circular hall, viewed a seven room installation, a lighthouse, and a 90 centimeter diameter electric ray device, and climbed to the top terrace above the Champs Elysees. The ascent included a 100 mile per hour wind and a 90 second electric crown motion. The party later observed Java dancers on the Invalides Esplanade and noted a Shah of Persia entourage incident involving a Circassian beauty and two guards.
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United States
Eiffel Tower
Russell Harrison
M. Eiffel
Champs Elysees
Paris
Carcela
Harrison
Mount Washington
Forest of
Lyons
Russell
Harrington
Chartres
Fontainsbless
Etampes
Pontoise
Ney
Rathbone
Cers
M. Hiffel
Esplanade Des Invalides
Java
Shah
Carnot
Lost Grip Confusion at Central Depot
A middle aged man near the Central depot confesses to a passerby that he has lost his grip. The cheerful advice giver urges him to push in and take hold again, hinting at a joke about life and shirts.
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Ciniees
Eating Watermelon as Art of Dessert
The passage extols watermelons as an artful dessert best enjoyed alone when cold and ripe. It compares the fruit to a pretty girl, emphasizing its ideal flesh color and heart and urging a simple, immersive appreciation without crowding.
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Baltimore
Polish at Our Cabin Tonight Game Admonitions
Dialogue excerpt shows Mr. Arthur Wadley inviting Blad Meserve to a card game with a five cent ante. Blad M. rebukes insult to a deck of cards, asserting he won’t begin now, with Puck quipping.
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Arthur Wadley
IN THE Life oF AN ActrEss
Two young men discuss love and art on a New York theater roof as Jerome Deming, a gifted yet weary actor, contemplates marriage to Madge Maynard while a fashionable crowd below stirs curiosity about a Paris sensation Clarice Rinault.
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New York
Paris
the Eden
Clarice Rinauld
Clarice
Lyons
Soha
Deming
Jerome Deming
Earth
Heaven
Jerome
West
Madge Maynard
Jack
Clarice Einauld
Clarice Rinsald
Clarice Rinauld Captures Paris With Beauty Not Music
Jerome Deming and John West discuss Clarice Rinauld, a Paris sensation who conquered clubs and newspapers within days. West admires her beauty, while Deming plans to meet her and writes to Jes, imagining a romantic crown shared with art and ambition.
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Jack
la Se
Paris
Rinauld
Clarice Rinauld
Jerome Deming
John West
Deming
Odeon
Reha
West
Camille
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Siberia
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
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Eis
Holy City
West Point
Vermont
China
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Victoria
Her Majesty
Prince Alexander
Austria
Bavaria
Duchess of
Bridge
Prince Henry of
Prince of Wales
John Brown
Ana
Alexander
Windsor Castle
India
Mwo
London
Windsor
Mr. Gladstone
Italy
Vienna
Tam
Mal
Henry of
Battenberg
Ely
Beatrice
Ted
Portin
Irving
Terry
Sandringham
Patriarch
Punxsutawney Spirit
The
Grand Canyon
France
Seokayrs
Cour du Havre
eTrag
Studebaker
Chi
Whitelaw Reid
Evmt
HaYrsre
Browns-Sequard
Detroit Free Press
Dispatch
Louvre
Luxembourg
Jes
Richfield
Eee
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