Mary the Maid of the Inn at Kirkstall
In 18th century England, Mary Lockwood, famed as Mary the Maid of the Inn, runs the Star and Garter at Kirkstall with strength and charm. Jack Meadows, her steady neighbor, teases a future romance while two travelers, Parker and Foster, arrive seeking supper and beds, amid a lively village scene.
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London
England
Star and Garter
Kirkstall
Leeds
Mary Lockwood
Venus
Assize
Southey
Mary
Joseph” “Morley
Star and “Garter
Morley
Taylor
Jack Meadows
Jack
Star and Gar ter Inn Tale of Richard Parker
Two travelers arrive at the Star and Garter Inn on an autumn evening. The younger man Richard Parker, dark and fiery, is described with musical voice and striking features as he enters the outer bar toward Mary the innkeeper.
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Mary
Parker
Tom Sheffield
Star and Garter
Tom
Jupiter
Venus
Diana
Juino
Hebe
Dick Parker
Bowling Green
Andy Foster
Andy
Andrew
Hiatt Dick
Foster Andy
Foster
Dammer
Dolly
Chapur II
Star ‘and Garter
Richard Parker
Panic at Louisville Theater After Fire Alarm Sparks Crush
A false fire alarm at the Temple theatre in Louisville, Kentucky caused a mass rush as hundreds flooded the exits. Thirteen people were injured, several seriously, with one feared dead. Patrons spilled into hallways and stairways as ushers and staff worked to restore order while a temporary hospital was set up. No fire danger after a blown polyscope fuse.
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Isville
Temple
Ing
Thirten
Tennessee
Charles T. Bates
Pelllmell
Cn Mats
Clarence Moffétt
Compulsory School Law Enforced in Wellington Kansas
Mayor Hunter and School Board President W A Maxey reported enforcement of the compulsory education act in Wellington. Four poor families had kept their children from school, and the city marshal, alongside the board, escorted those boys to the schoolhouse and handed them to the superintendent for ongoing enforcement.
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Wellington
Kaw
Hunter
W. A. Maxey
Altéed AD Whidh
Logan County court reenacts Damon and Pythias tale in horse theft case
In Lincoln Illinois the Logan County circuit court heard Trank King acknowledge stealing a horse. His friend Andrew Carmody had been sentenced to the penitentiary and King offered to take the punishment. Judge Moffatt ordered a special grand jury session in November to indict King. If King pleads guilty Carmody would be released.
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Damon
Pythias
Logan County
Lincoln
King
Guinié
Andrew‘ Carthody
Moffatt
Carmody-avill
Bank Robbery at Sandusky Heights Leaves Door Blasted
Armed robbers attacked the Beriing Heights bank in Sandusky and blew off the door of the safe. The bandits fled after firing many shots. no one was injured. A large amount of money is reported to have been in the safe.
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Beriing
Sandusky
Mo-one
gEhexe
Ionéy
Made Prisoner in Asylum by Sister's Jealousy
Carrie Morganstein, confined in the county hospital at Denver for nearly four months on alleged sister Helen Morganstein's influence, has been released after county intervention. Carrie, from Lawrence, Kansas, had gone to Denver last March seeking work while disputes with Helen over a young man and her sister's alleged violence led to the hospital admission.
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Carrie Morganstein
Denver
Miss Helen
Morganstein
Lawrence
Ned
Helen
Carrie
Stolen Stamps From Chicago Post Office Vault
A Chicago wholesale post office department robbery netted 74610 in stamps. Thieves crawled under flooring for 930 feet to enter a vault, loot completed with a wagon. They aimed to reach the cashier's vault containing 35000 in money and stamps valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Chicago
Burlington Switcher Killed Under Car in Plattsmouth
The 40 year old Burlington switchman Drucker was crushed under a car as a switch engine tested by Engineer Joe Gray ran into the train. He left a wife and seven children and was a Workman lodge No 1 member. Coroner's inquest found negligence by company employees caused the death.
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Josophy
Switckers
Barlington
Tak
Plattsmouth
Joe Gray
Workman Lodge No. 1
Drucker
Miss Stone Captured by Turkish Cavalry Detachment
Sofia report says Miss Ellen M. Stone was captured not by brigands but by a Turkish cavalry detachment at the sultan’s instigation. Sofia sources allege Stone seen near Sakoonda in Turkish territory two days from the Bulgarian frontier. A Vienna correspondent claims she died in captivity, citing new intelligence from shepherds.
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Miss Stone
Sofia
Vienna Neues Wiener Journal
Vienna
London Daily Mail
United States
Dickinsom
Sakoonda
Hoys
Tsitisa
Ellen M. Stone
Beet Crop Yields Sign of Strong Sugar Beet Harvest
Superintendent J A Gregereit reports Fremont sugar beet syndicate harvested on sixty five acres with higher than usual yields despite July drought. Average per acre 10.5 tons valued at about 45 dollars cash per acre. One experimental acre yielded 15 tons. longer remaining in ground could have boosted gross returns by about 50 percent.
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J A
Gregereit
Fremont Sugar
Lipton Poised for Another America's Cup Challenge
Sir Thomas Lipton eyes a renewed bid after a Chicago visit to the naval reserve yacht. He hints at challenging again for the America's Cup, with a possible fourth attempt if defeated.
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Kirkstall Abbey
Joseph Morley
Louisville Playhouse
Outrizit
Kansas Town
Pate
Werraska
Burlington
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