Asabri and the Roman Brigands in a Fogbound Night
An aging Rome banker Asabri wanders from the capital with his mare Biddy during a salt smelling fog. He misreads a campfire gathering of three young men as brigands and blends bravado with courtesy. He inquires about Attulius Cimber and asks for soup as a social measure and show of respect.
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Charles Scribner's Lone
Asabri
Asabri Brothers
Rome
Horaca
Biddy
Lake Como
Luigi
Attulius Cimber
Sullandenti
Asabri and the brigands chase fortune in one night
A banker named Asabri helps three brigands by offering five thousand lire to invest in stocks in New York. He promises wealth in return for loyalty, asks what each desires, and arranges safety for a wedding and future happiness. The tale ends with Asabri recalling his fleeting youth.
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Asabri
Rome
Buch
America
Wall At
United States
New York
Wall St
Italy
Beppo
Asabrt
Alt
Paines
Hospital of Our Lady
Superior
McPherson Leads Portland Rally for Tammany Fight
A telegram from an open air meeting organized by Rev. Charles T. McPherson in Portland urges support for Tammany foe General Sulzer of New York. McPherson, who chose an outdoor venue despite rain threats, said he prayed for fair weather and felt it granted.
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Portland
Charles T. McPherson
Tammany
Goy
Sulzer
New York
McPherson
Stage Farmers Scored by Mayor at City Session
Boston Aug 29 The mayor condemned the stage farmer as ridiculing the agriculturist addressing the Forward to Forward League convention at Faneuil Hall. He said farming is wrongly seen as degradation and urged moving picture shows to present farmer life in schools and public halls.
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Boston
Fitzgerald
Forward-to
League
Faneuil Hall
Astonishing buyers the Star ad will bring you
A compact note on The Star classified page promises extraordinary buyer interest from a wide audience. The ad emphasizes strong demand, urging readers to place listings and watch inquiries flood in.
Chief Seattle Birthday Observed by Tribes at Suquamish
On Chief Seattle’s birthday, the Duwamish Suquamish Kitsap and Tillikum allies hold ceremonies at Old Man House Suquamish. A Hyak steamer carried Tillkums to the event at 12 45 and will return at 5 20. Tyee Jack Davis William Rogers and George Ewye lead dances feasts canoe races and sorrowful chants. Queen Annie Rogers explains the woman’s role in the potlatch. Tyee Rogers recalls Chief Seattle as a friend to white pioneers.
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Seattle
Kitsaps
Elttaes
Old Man House
Suquamish
Annie Rogers
Tyee Rogers
Langford and Johnson slated for Paris20 round bout
Boston report cites Joe Woodman manager of Sam Langford stating Langford and Jack Johnson will fight a 20 round bout in Paris on December 20. Fans prefer Paris and London matchups between black and white fighters and Johnson seeks funds.
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Boston
Joe Woodman
Sam Langford
Jack Johnson
Paris
Woodman
Johnson
London
Langford
Water surplus rate set by Los Angeles board
One cent per inch per hour is the rate fixed by the board of public service commissioners for municipal aqueduct surplus water for irrigation. Communities using the surplus must provide their own distribution plants, which will become city property if territory annexes. The King County Socialist central committee meets Sunday at 2 p.m. at 711 Olive St to elect officers, discuss Judge Humphries injunction, and vote on panel executive committee size.
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Los Angeles
Board of Public Service Commissioners
Aqueduct
King County Socialists
Sunay
Olive St
Humphries
Inpanel Executive Committee
Lake Ferry to Run From King County to Kirkland Next Summer
King county plans to launch a new lake ferry to run from Lake W to Kirkland next summer. Commissioners, after consulting East Side residents, largely agree to spend about $100 000 for construction. The levy to cover the cost will be made in October with the public lake still partly served by the port commission and Bellevue Medina-Leschi park area involved.
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King County
Wton
Kirkland
Port Commission
Hellevue
Medina-Leschi Park i
Woman Guilty In Eight Hour Labor Charge
Justice Brown fines Jennie Gallagher of Auburn twenty five dollars and costs after a guilty verdict on violating the eight hour labor law for women. Gallagher, who runs a boarding house, faced charges alongside Hazel Brassfield and Richardson for working fourteen hours a day.
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Justice Brown
Jennie Gallagher
Auburn
Gallagher
Hazel Brassfield
Richardson
Girl Charged in Poison Plot Against Wife in Los Angeles
Nora Smith, 20, arrested in Los Angeles on a charge of attempting to poison her 65-year-old husband Hama, 80, by serving morphine found in a pitcher. The alleged plot followed near fatal illness of Mrs Hams after she drank the pitcher’s contents.
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Los Angeles
Nora Smith
Hama
San
Lams
Mra Hams
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Madras
Bon Marche
Goodyear
Zimmerman-Degen Shoe Company
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Emarche
Pike Street
Second Avenue
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Trail of the Lonesome Pine
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Virginus Hotel
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New Lake
Ferri
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