Braver Than the Rest The Railroad Hero Pursues Robbers
The narrator recounts a train robbery thwarted by careful observation. He notes seven Winchester discharges by the mail car and suspects Albert Cullen, with Lord Ralles and Captain Ackland backing him, while planning a dawn pursuit through the San Francisco peaks toward the half way ranch.
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Ash Forks
Arizona
Cullen
Grand Canon
Frederic
Albert
Lord Ralles
Chicago
Mr.Gordon
Miss Cullen
Coolidee
Fort Wincote
Fort Apache
Fort Thomas
Fort Grant
Fort Bayard
Fort Whipple
Rere
Gordon
Omeone
Han
Albert Cullen
Lord Rallés
Ackland
A Trip to the Grand Canon and a Train Hold Up
In a pursuit to Flagstaff I piece together clues about Cullen's party possibly involved in train robbery. A confrontation near Cullen's car reveals a man with a revolver, later identified as Albert Cullen, stirring doubt about who orchestrated the attack.
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Frederic Cullen
Cullens
Missouri Western
Mr. Cullen
Uncle Sam
Flagstaff
218
Albert Cullen
The Mind of a Child Wind Exchange at Lake
A small boy asks an old gentleman about wind and swimming. The boy explains he wants wind to blow his hat into the lake so he can swim to retrieve it. The exchange reveals humorous innocence and a sly justification for disobeying his mother.
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Silver Spring
Coconino Forest
Secret Worth Learning From Lunatic's Banter
In a Chicago Record-Herald excerpt a lunatic asylum patient recounts seven years of confinement and a life of harmless mischief. He jokes about a wife who throws things and a wealthy brother-in-law who controls her, while he spends days waiting for meals and smoking.
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Mr. Henpeck
Chicago Record-Herald
Weather Man Swatted for False Rain Claim
A humorous exchange centers on a weather man predicting rain. The speaker cites carrying an umbrella to prove the forecast wrong and recounts using the umbrella against the weather man in a street confrontation.
Worcester slipper magnate mixes faith with factory life
J Prescott Grosvenor owner of a Worcester slipper plant conducts a half hour daily prayer service before work. He runs Pauline Memorial Chapel inside the factory and preaches for the colored churches on Sundays. He funds missions and charitable houses and treats workers as family.
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Worcester
Mass
J. Prescott Grosvenor
Gros
Plymouth Church
Methodist
Mechanic Street
Grace Church
Mr. Grosvenor
Green Street
Idol from West Philadelphia barns stirs ancient relic questions
A Grade stone idol of limestone found hidden in G P Groves Sons barn at 4218 Lancaster Ave prompts debate. Experts deem the worn face and cement filled eye sockets indicate great age, suggesting a ceremonial idol possibly linked to ancient peoples rather than a recent work.
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Philadelphia Press
West Philadelphia
Archaeological Department
University of Pennsylvania
G. P. Groves’, Sons
Lancaster Avenue
Baggage in Guatemala Described by Rail Travel Expert
Karl E. Knelss recounts Guatemala rail baggage practices. He lists diverse items checked on Western Guatemala at Retalhuleu including animals, produce, clothing, and even an alligator, noting the mix with passenger baggage and resulting strong odors.
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Guatemala
United States
Karl E. Knelss
Retalhuleu
San Francisco Chronicle
Where Marriage Pays
A sea captain notes married travelers fare better on ocean journeys, securing private staterooms. Lone travelers struggle to avoid shared cabins, often paying extra or inventing ailments to gain privacy.
Capt. Bill Daly's Mistake Anecdote From the South End
The tale by Capt. Bill Daly recounts his family urging him to quit work after moving to the South end. He used the rear door and, during a heavy storm, cleared his front path but also half of a neighbor's walk, provoking anger. The neighbor asked how a man can know his own sidewalk when his own front door is denied.
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South End
Daly
Americanisms By Henry James On Dinner Table
At a New York dinner Henry James, touring America, shared a comic Americanism about a philanthropic lady asking a parlor maid if she and the grocer’s delivery man are “keeping company” and the maid replying they are only “waisting.”
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Henry James
New York
James
Jane
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Door of
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Bill Daly
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