Separation of Vanderbilts Sparks Scandal Rumors Abroad
Storied American aristocrats William K. Vanderbilt and his wife face a rumored separation and potential divorce after a yachting party in Nice. Mrs. Vanderbilt relocates with children to England, while Vanderbilt pursues Parisian pleasures, fueling gossip of lavish villas, Belgian Queenlike figures, and a high society orbit from Newport to London.
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Nice
Vanderbilt
England
Hehalf of
Danesfield
Scott Murray
Thames
Paris
London
Willie K
Lis Orest
America
William Jay
Jay & Candler
Jay
Mr. Vanderbilt
Molly
Willams
Varner- Bill
Outlaw Abe Buzzard Convicted Again in Lancaster County
Abe Buzzard, a lifelong out law figure tied to the Welsh and Ephrata mountains in Lancaster County, has been convicted again and sentenced to years in prison. Once released on religious conversion shows, he returned to theft, led a posse escape, and was recaptured, ending with a period in prison amid prior family crime ties.
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Ephrata
Lancaster County
Abe
Abe Burgand
Victoria
Crawford
John Ital
Hull
Ephrath
Lancaster
Tko
Iko
Abo
Ragged Course of True Love and Grandson of Sir Robert Peel
The piece outlines a melodramatic tale involving Sir Robert Peel’s grandson and Henry Sanford of Bridgeport Connecticut. It centers on Robert Peel’s pursuit of Miss Kittle Sanford of Bridgeport while Sanford resists, calling Peel a libertine, amid courtship, family opposition, and a clash of Puritan English and American societies.
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Truch
Hig Jove
Kittle Sanford
Bridgeport
Conn
Henry Sanford
Adama Express Company
Robert Peel
Miss Sanford
Samuel Sanford
Yale
Peel
Eton
Sanford
Paris
Micoel
Brieport
Herc
Parla
Monte Carlo
New York
Langtry
Plymouth Rock
John Hoey
Adams Express Company
New England
United States
Roberto
San Francisco Man Seeks Office Speaks At Banquet
A San Francisco resident awaiting a presidential office contender spoke at a banquet and declared his pursuit. He noted four months of waiting and hovered between appointment certainty and disappointment, making a bold claim about his political ambitions.
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San Francisco
Washington Star
Simple Boyish Charm Ends In Troubled Heart
A man boasts of fanciful tales to a girl who believes him, finding her open awe appealing yet unsettling. She grows to see through his stories as he discovers she is more captivating than he admits, signaling a turning point in their uneasy dynamic.
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Varilerity
Miss Smith
Vanderbilts
Newport
Scotland
William K. Veandertrilt
Willie K
Dfergimon
B. ‘Meri
Petco
Peneuson
Toma
Mia
Clanss
Christian
Schinckly
Brpw
Milkyaukee
Clausa
Schinckily
Milwaukee
Clauss
Brooklyn
Gtta Npted
Lous
Charmyling
Oliver EP
Belmont
Vanderblit
Ehip
Chen
Vondet
Paris
Neustratter
McAllister
Europe
Downs
Tor
Ward MaAliister
Ar Prince
A Duel With Knives Over Breckinridge Campaign
Old friends John King and George Cook met on a Clark county highway near Boonesboro in a fatal knife duel linked to the Breckinridge congressional campaign. King, a Fayette county Breckinridge supporter, and Cook argued over a woman’s stance on the candidate before drawing knives. both sustained mortal wounds.
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Breckinridge
Ashland
Boonesboro
Clark County
Fonturn
John King
Fayette County
George Cook
Cook
Alye
King
Quook
Excitement in Kaiser's Court Amid Anonymous Letters
Berlin gossip swirls as Baron von Kotze is arrested and later acquitted in a secret trial over a torrent of anonymous letters accusing members of the emperor's circle of scandal. The letters target princes, counts, generals, and ladies in waiting, prompting resignations and diplomatic tremors amid court intrigue.
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Inced Galttrs
Fiska
Berlin
New York Journal
Meen
Baron Vou Kotze
Kaisor
William
Hoe
Prince of
Grunewald
Guard Whians
Countess von
Anajesty
Count Z
Holstein
Count X
Pless
Baron von Kotye
Italy
Yon C
Wakting
Gloo Yarsa
East Prussia
Prince Stolberg
Baron von Kotze
Ripper
Ancouss
Momotaro the Peach Boy A Japanese Fairy Tale
A old woman finds a peach that yields a boy named Momotaro. He grows strong with help from a dog a monkey and a pheasant. They conquer devils on an island seize riches and return home to a grand feast. Akandoji the devil chief is defeated and peace follows.
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Momotaro
Jack
Mamotaro
Akandoji
Handicraft notes from a Baston Herald fragment
The fragment describes Navajo looms and blankets woven by hand, a Buckskin Apache dress as a curious specimen, and intricate leather and textile crafts observed around a camp or tent area. The imagery mentions ground coverings to keep out pests and a range of handicrafts in a desert or southwestern setting.
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Mr. Jimson
Baston Herald
Musical dinner plates charm a London wedding guest
An American living in London introduces a novel wedding gift a musical dinner service. Each plate plays a tune when set, requiring perfect timing to avoid discordance. Courses progress from solemn marches to merrier melodies ending with the dessert plates, which play the maddest dances.
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London
Orelss
Theosophical Leader Denies Suicide Claim
Mr W Q Judge vice president of the Theosophical Society denies suicide as murder or act of wrongdoing, calling it a sudden disturbance of the harmony of the world and noting it defeats nature rather than implying intent.
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W. Q. Judge
The
Theosophical Society
Sulcide
Narrow Escape From Express Train Run Down
Frederick Simons of Philadelphia describes being run down by an express train. He says his horse slowed on approach and the engine struck the horse mid body, flinging them 60 feet while the buggy revolved. He was thrown, regained consciousness, and later stood after bystanders freed him.
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Frederick Simons
Philadelphia
Exprs
Tor
Newport Fashionable Society Hosts Novel After Dinner Dance
Tedium ends at Newport as Mrs Lanier and Mrs Astor curate an original after dinner dance at the Golf Club. The dance, praised as the season’s most profligate, drew praise from the Indies and promises imitators after a week of practiced display by the hosts.
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Newport
John Jacob Aeon
Passenger Rates and Schedules for Central Railroad Lines
An OCR fragment describes antiracite time tables and fare details for Central Railroad of N. & Lehigh and Susquehanna division routes. It lists New York Newark Elizabeth express and 6.40 pm slots, with various car and buffet options, and notes for Pennsylvania routes and terminal connections.
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Lehigh and Susquehanna Division
Antiracite
Hs el Poe
Evyeot
New York
Newark and Elizabeth
P. m. Pannamics Maccn Crrox
Berar
BEM
Eastom
Panis
Lowa Sana
Ocman
I. Bunday
Bona Reading
al Pany Ho
Pass
Elawari Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Scranton
Biana Nash
Aston
Trenton
Prtiahsiphta
Myla
Washington and Way
Tobyhanna
Binghamton
Osw ‘Oo
Corning
Bath
Dansville
Mount Morris
Tuftalor
Ek Toul
South
Bingbaston
Ackommonson
Elmira
Cortland
Syracuse
Hichfield Springs
Kram
Pittston
Northumberland
Wilbar Barre
Plymouth
Eavesoe
Danville
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Waal i
Mantroneo Ana Tmitermediata Stationa
Pailiman Parlor
Ie Beng Coaches
al Ib
Deine i L. Smith
City Ticket Office
Ticketollos
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Ford
Abe Buzzard
Jaith
Abe Duzzanl
Tuzzard
Adb Dozlad
SikzRobertgiPeel
Connecticut
Tone
Ald
Eningson
Sir Robert Peel
Wtatdaman
Lon Pofferth
York City
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Coachiman
Griefy
Koxchman
Prosti Phollista
Wirem
Behn
Barter Moroéini
Kputartet
Maniof
Langind Brookdyn
Win
Eopaent Ital
George
Aiier Chhuss
Widow Clauss
Coachmas
R. W. Wood, Jr
Beatrice
Kaiser
Ara‘Axsallédl
Apany
Saath Este Ees
Nitary
Katzo
EB. J. Jahnson
Tremont House
New Mexico
Uncle Sam's
Jack the Giant Killer
Mrs. Astor Dancesho Crordas
Mha-Astor
Lanter
Central Railroad OF N
J. B. Oliausen
Delaware
al Eal
Lackstata Avyono
Eerantan
Pe Ale Rae
Aioe Arview
Waymart
Honesdale
I Ae
Fatoga
Jacks and
Montesal
Sm. Ona Ae
Willeos
Montreal
Aratoga
al Oh
Eine Rom Ntermodi
Terranea Amlroad
Poladelphia
Minton
Bite Haven
Pottavilla
Ee Meadow
Pottsville
Bathieh
Hiarrisborg
Bediien
Genie
Fy Elmirns
Agora
Vig &H
Gems
Wilkes-Barro
Baw BS
Philadalpha
Buffalo
Susi Creer
Wilor
Pasa
Ag't
Anne Emacher
Amt
Gex
Paas
Bethlehem
Wyoming Valley
Lake Ariel
Arad
Scranton Hiveston
Galil
Ianten, Pa
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