FAKIR FOOLS IRISH IN QUIET TOWN ENTITLED ARISTOCRACY
A staged aristocrat hoax in Dunshaughlin and nearby towns leads to comical thefts and evasions as a supposed Hon Dr Moore and Lord Clifford fleece locals. The ruse collapses when the impersonators vanish, leaving authorities to pursue the pranksters. The piece also notes Dublin honoring Prof Kuno Meyer and Rev Canon O'Leary for reviving Irish language and hints at a push to name Lord Iveagh as lord mayor.
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Lord Dunsany
Dublin
Phoenix Park
Kildare Street Club
Dr. Moore
Lord Clifford
Dublin Corporation
Kuno Meyer
Canon O’leary
Lord Iveagh
Guinness
Trish Charities
Bride Is Loudly Spanked After Elopement
Prince and Acres eloped on horseback from Cle to be wed at a Methodist parsonage. Parents intercepted the couple upon return to a hotel, Mrs Prince boxed the groom’s ears and spanked the bride in view of tourists. The bride was nineteen, leading to potential criminal charges but forgiveness followed and the party left for home.
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Quincy
Cal—Edward Prince
Cle
Ninteen
Prince
Battle Over Giant Sturgeon On Harlem River Bridge
Hundreds of baseball enthusiasts watched Henry Essig and boatman Tom Bible battle a giant 8 foot 7 inch sturgeon on a Harlem River bridge. The fight tied traffic for about twenty minutes before the fish, weighing 406 pounds, was landed as the city’s largest ever caught.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Harlem River
Henry Essig
Tom Bible
Bass Holds Missing Teeth Left by New York Man
A Highland Lake bass reportedly swallowed the false teeth of James Turley of New York during a bass fishing trip with Dennis Coffey near Bass in Winsted Connecticut. Turley dropped the teeth when a motor boat caused a wave, and the bass vanished with the teeth in its mouth.
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Highland Lake
James Turley
New York
Turley
Dennis Coffey
Cincinnati girl in juvenile court seeks happiness and divorce plans
Helen Jenkins a 16 year old stenographer told the juvenile court she loves William Kuhn a married man with four children. She said they discussed marriage and Kuhn would seek a divorce while she advised harmony and renunciation. She met Kuhn and his wife Mrs Kuhn to discuss the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Helen Jenkins
William Kuhn
Kuhn
Helen
Mirs. Kubn
Is Happy With 9 a Week In Buffalo
Paul Gerth paid a 10 fine in Buffalo city court for keeping an unmuzzled dog and said his $9 weekly wage supports a family of eight. He challenged whether that was enough and stated he would not swap places with Rockefeller or Carnegie. He claimed they have all they need and a little extra, and that real love lets a couple get by on little.
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P Dunshaughlin
Dobbs
Tminshsughlin
Fie
Buffalo
Paul Gerth
Gerih
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Mail by Aeroplane Promises New Postal Path
Alfred Moisant, head of the Moisant Aviation Co, predicts mail carried by aeroplanes will become common soon. He cites daytime routes and speed advantages for registered and special delivery letters, notes lessons from the Chicago meet, and says aviation will grow safer and surpass cars trains and ships as transport in a few years.
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Chicarco
Uncle Sam
Alfred Moisant
Moisant Aviation Company
Chicago
Turkey Buzzard Causes Wreck On Dual Beach Car Line
In Los Angeles a large turkey buzzard charged the headlight of a beach car, crashed through a glass door, and derailed two linked cars on a switch. The motorman was knocked back, but no passengers were injured.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Chat With David Dudley Field on Living Simply and Reaching Old Age
Interview with law reformer David Dudley Field discusses his long life and health. He credits inheritance, simple living, physical activity, mental work, and a clear conscience for sustaining vigor into old age. He notes his brother Cyrus Field’s cable achievements and urges persistent, purposeful work.
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David Dudley Field
Atlantic Cable
Stephen J. Field
United States Supreme Court
Union
England
Cyrus
Field
Atlantic
Mr. Field
Davenport Remembrance Reveals Lovell Memorial Pledge
The late actor E. L. Davenport recalls his admiration for John B. Lovell, his old New Haven teacher. Davenport recounts organizing a subscription to fund a home for Lovell when the teacher faced poverty and emphasizes Lovell's lesson on speech and enunciation shaping his acting career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.L. Davenport
John E. Lovell
Davenport
Fanny Davenport
John B. Lovell
New Haven
Conn
New Flaven
Lovell
Mr. Lovel
Luck of a Theater Manager and a Fortunate Alabama Hit
The narrative reflects A M Palmer recounting crises faced in theater management. He recalls partnering with Sheridan Shook, dangerous late revivals at Union Square, and a near ruin when a play was withdrawn. With no ready script, Palmer chose a random manuscript leading to the hit Alabama which saved the season.
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A. M. Palmer
United States
DuMaurier
Sheridan Shook
Mr. Shook
Madison Square
New York
Stamford
Conn
Aio
West
al Palmer
Alabama
iCopyright
E J. Edwards
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Scamp
Peer
Dunshaughlin
Lord Dunsrany
Themelves
Bride
California
Buffalo Man
Moisant
Badger
Johnstone
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E. J. Edwards
David Dudley
E. L. Davenport
Bill Sykes
Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist
Edwin Forrest
Edwin Booth
Booth
Petie
New York Press
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