Captain Grant Falls Into Own Fire Trap In Mill
Captain Grant seizes a Russian detective in a doomed mill after a failed scheme. He plans to burn the building and kill the foe, but the detective overpowers him, trapping them both as fire consumes the mill. The scene ends with a dramatic cliffhanger.
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Grant
Roger Darrel
Nor. Warner
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Carol
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Sibienir
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Ingenious Brooklyn Thieves Use Hollow Lounges for Robberies
A staged lounge delivery in Ocean Hill ends with a theft as a smart conman and an accomplice hide valuables inside a hollow lounge. The pair exploited a known trick, delivering a sofa bed with a hollow interior to conceal and launder jewelry and clothing, matching reports from several Brooklyn streets.
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Brooklyn
Ocean Hill
Aml
New York Tribe
Pepper dust trains crowds with sneezing on Sixth Avenue elevated
In a crowded last car between Grand and Bleecker streets a pepper dust incident causes widespread sneezing. A spice dealer explains the dust from the spice district blew in through the windows, making passengers sneeze in unison for the next half hour.
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Sixth Avenue
Grand
Bleecker Streets
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New York World
Philosophical quip on disasters and mortgage relief
A Phil osopher remarks on a hurricane blowing down a house and an earthquake swallowing land. The exchange notes no mortgage on either property, adding humor about fortune and safety in a quip reported by the Atlanta Constitution.
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Atlanta Constitution
The Usual Thing and a Fowl Killed
Fragmentary dialogue references a neighbor’s howl after an arrow shot into the air killed a fowl. The lines mention Mrs. White-Sam and Mr. White with a Mont Pelee comparison and a sense of idle or busy activity.
Five long-serving U S senators highlighted in review
Allison of Iowa Hoar of Massachusetts Morgan of Alabama Jones of Nevada Cockrell of Missouri are praised as the senior leaders in the Senate. Allison began in 1873 and will soon complete thirty years. Cockrell, a Confederate veteran, has served since 1875. the others are in their sixth terms.
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Senate
United States
Allison
Iowa
Hoar
Massachusetts
Morgan
Alabama
Jones
Nevada
Cockrell
Missouri
March
Hich
Free Silver Cause
Pacific Slope
Carl Schurz
Snake Virus Used On Weapons by Seri Indians
Edward De Haven describes Seri Indians of Tiburon Island as using rattlesnake venom in weapons. He recalls an expedition with Arizona Charley, noting their diet of fish and turtles and eating meat raw.
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Edward de Haven
Tiburon Island
Arizona
Charley
Longtime lawmakers praised for integrity and service
The article extols decades of public work, praising Allison as a top Senate politician and lauding George F Hoar for learning and principle. It recounts Morgan of Alabama as a steadfast fighter for Isthmian canal and notes his Civil War service. It also profiles John B P Jones and details a Mexican expedition with Meadows, Arnold, Weakley, Fourgard, and De Tinven, describing its perils and encounters with Seris natives and wildlife.
Good Likeness and a Child’s Drawing Mock Minister
A Duluth Tribune quip notes a minister’s visit as a child sketches his portrait then rejects it saying she would add a tail and call it a dog. The anecdote ends with a wry aside comparing women to poker players raising the blind.
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Duluth Tribune
Coal Deal With Whispered Favor For Regular Customer
A dealer offers Mr. Smitshins a ton of hard coal for 12 dollars in exchange for a promise of secrecy. The exchange recalls long standing patronage and past favors without naming others involved.
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Wisconsin Lake
Convincing Proofs of Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement
Capt Alfred G Rigler of Hose Co No 4 in Canton Ohio testifies Doans Kidney Pills cured his kidney pain backache and urinary weakness after years of suffering. He praises relief within days and endorses the remedy four years later noting broader use and strong results. Also mentions gold and silver circulation figures.
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Alfred G.rigler
Hose Company No.4
Canton
Ohio
Eure
Dean
Doan
Rigler
United States
L“Oster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
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