Nellie the Housekeeper Wins Back a Heart
Arnold Rayner returns to Blairsville to restore his home with Nellie Rogers leading the cleanup. Griggs arranges for Nellie to organize rooms and care for children, and her diligent work inspires affection. Rayner confesses love, revealing a hopeful future for Nellie and the house.
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Arnold Rayner
John Griggs
Griggs
Leutenant
Mr. Rayner
Blairsville
Trevor Place
Nellie Rogers
Nellie
The Way of Going
A meditation on life and fate from Robert Ingersoll notes that even in brightest hours a wreck may end a voyage. It speaks of sudden tragedy at sea or shore as the inevitable close to every life, rich or poor in love and joy.
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Robert Ingersoll
Long Buried Bucket of Gold Dug Up in Phoenix
A local businessman with two Mexican laborers unearthed a bucket claimed to hold four to five thousand dollars in gold near the Arizona Eastern crossing at Ninth Avenue in Phoenix. Witnesses verify the digging, which revealed an old well at about nine feet deep, prompting questions about who hid the treasure and why, while bystanders watched as the diggers fled in an awaiting car.
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Griggs
Arnold Rayner
John
Trevor
Jim
Nellie
Miss Matilda
Pest
Cear
Mr. Rayner
Hoenix
Ariz
Arzona
Ninth Avenue
Loss
Dogs Hard Lot in New York as Reform Measures Spread
In New York dogs face stricter rules with muzzles and leashes now required in public. Health officials push further restrictions, while owners protest yet avoid removing pets from the city. Stores profit from dog product sales amid the crackdown on canine behavior.
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York
New York
Health Department
Sneeze Bombs Halt Legislation in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania prank actions disrupted the state house as sneezing powder and malodorous chemicals filled the chamber delaying passage of unpopular bills. Pamphlets books newspapers and spitballs spread created chaos with Speaker Ambler calling for order and Representative Hess being heckled.
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Arrisburg
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Ambler
Hess
Chicago street car breaks loose and runs wild through downtown
Street car No. 6042 on the North State line disengaged from routine service and wandered off through downtown Chicago. Conductor and motorman pursued switches as the runaway car crossed bridges and streets, finally returning to State Street tracks amid a long trailing line of cars.
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State Street
State
Lake Streets
Lake Street
Dearborn Street
Clark Street
la Salle Street
Porth Avenue
Franklin Street
Randolph Street
Kinzie
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Cops
W. G. Chapman
Matilda Rogers
Howdy
Matilda
Phoenix
Treas
Harrisburg
Chicago
Vienna
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Alban
Bill Hawkins
General Roofing Manufacturing Co
New York City
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Detroit
San Franciseo
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Seattle
Atlanta
Houston
London
Hamburg
Sydney
Florida
Volusia County
Florida Land & Settlement Co
Care
Alex. St. Clair-Abrams
Jacksonville
Fla
Ruskin
Rae
John Ruskin
John Ruskins
Lewis Cigar Mfg. Co
Newark
N.J
Daisy Fly Killer
Express
Harold Somers
de Kalb Ays
Brooklyn
Mrs. Watson
Valley
Nebraska
Parker
Stanley Bealty CO
Columbus
Miss
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