Quarantined house ends as Tubby the burglar captured
In a tense scene the quarantined mansion welcomes Tubby Lawrence McGuirk, alias Tubby, after a cage and cellar struggle. Tom A and guards escort the unshaven prisoner in handcuffs as Aunt Selina jealously questions adding reporters and police to the house. The group pauses to toast escape with champagne before packing up.
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Hey
Jim
Kit
Jamne
Aunt Selina
Bella
Mercer
Leila Mercer
Standfather
Tom A
Tom
Lawrence McGuirk
Tubby
Mr. McGuirk
Flannigan
Selina
Little & Dbn
Wwe
McGuirk
Jim'sea
Carlyle on Bobby Burns and missed aid
In Carlyle’s Essay on Burns the author debates whether affectionate guidance and private pity could have saved Burns. He questions if even the richest benevolent figures could provide effective help, suggesting heart over head influence and considering royalty pensions as possibly burdensome.
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Burns
Buens
Uch
India
Ferdinand
Eugene
Dav
Ise
Madeline
Jeanie
Crawley
Carlyle
Prejudiced View in Umpire Remarks Cited
A Baltimore American quote records a bitter umpire blaming racial bias for seating crowds called the bleachers. The remark frames the audience as nonwhite, reflecting prejudiced views tied to a baseball game decision against the home team.
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Baltimore American
Kissing Etiquette Sparks Anger Across Street
Miss Elderleigh recalls anger after a man across the street tossed a kiss. Miss DeYoung comments that a gentleman would have delivered it in person, highlighting social decorum and propriety in a tense moment.
Pray Do Club Meets for Afternoon Event
Mrs Dirrelle Cnaney hosted Pray Do club members yesterday afternoon. Mrs S H Kalley received the prize. A two course luncheon was served.
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Dirrelle Cnaney
Pray Do Club
S. H. Kalley
Murdocks Head South for Tennessee Winter
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Murdock left yesterday for Chattanooga Tennessee to spend the remainder of the winter.
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Wilbur Murdock
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Battle Near Juarez Sees Two Killed Each Side
Reports from El Paso say Colonel Robago's federal force of about 270 engaged insurrectos outside Juarez amid a day of skirmishing. Casualties reached two dead on each side with seven wounded, including a woman, and a Gatling gun aided the federal effort.
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Hille
Juarez
Insurrectos
el Paso
Tex
Robago
Pacual Orozco
F. J. Casavantes
Mind on His Lost Cow Sparks Churchyard Mixup
A wandering Ehud Leffingwell, hard of hearing, attends a Hawkins Falls service where a minister announces the upcoming wedding of Edward Stoutenboro and Miss Mehitabel Dodsworth. Ehud interrupts, noting Mehitabel’s eyes and a limp hind leg, creating a humorous scene.
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Hawkins’ Falls
Ehud Leffingwell
Mister Leffingwell
Ehud
Edward Stoutenboro
Mehitabel Dodsworth
Ehud Leffing
Harper’s Weekly
Not So Bad as First Reported at Mount Taal Eruption
Manila readers learn that many evacuees from Mount Taal have begun returning home. Some returning villagers found their towns undamaged, suggesting earlier damage estimates may be too high. The report notes that these findings could lower the overall casualty and loss figures.
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Manila
Mount Taal
Weather Observations From Multiple Cities Report
Observations from U.S. weather bureaus show varied conditions yesterday evening. Listed cities include New York Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis New Orleans Washington Philadelphia with temperatures ranging down to 10 and up to 70. Conditions indicate clear skies in some areas and snow or rain in northern and southern portions.
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New York
Atlantic City
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
New Orleans
Washington
Philadelphia
Railway Men in Mix-Up Ends with J. D. Confusion
J K Dillon tries to reach A G P A of the Erie road and is connected through multiple exchanges. Several men named J D appear on the line, including Jay Dunham chief rate clerk and J D Brown chief clerk of the passenger department. Dillon jokes that more J D s in Erie may join the passenger staff.
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Erie Road
J. K. Dillon
Pennsylvania Lines
Dillon
Eric
J. D
Pennsylvania
Mr. Dilon
Jay Dunham
Mr. Dillon
Antooly
Salu
J. D. Brown
Erie
Cleveland Leader
Couldn't Hurry the Cook
A Philadelphia man anxious about his 9 o clock appointment complains of breakfast delay. His wife asks the cook about the delay and the cook replies that they all have their disappointments.
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Philadelphia
Coal wagon visit interrupts a tense moment
A fragment shows Willie rushing in to warn his father of a coal wagon outside. The father, named Slimson, brushes off the inquiry and tells Willie to tell the man he is busy and to go out and see him later. The scene hints at domestic urgency and distraction.
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Selina
McGuirk
Fellows
Max
Kit
Higgins
Willie
Papa
Slimson
Tly
Fate of the unhappy lover in The Sunday Magazine
A distressed daughter confesses to her father that Seekem proposed marriage and she declined. He threatened suicide after the rejection, and the father reveals Seekem has gone to work, while the girl fears being held responsible for the tragedy.
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Stoxanthons
Seekem
Sunday Magazine
Tale Of The Tombstone Purchaser
A tall man with crepe on his hat visits a tombstone shop to order a grave marker for his wife. The proprietor shows a mammoth stone, and the man declares it the largest available, then buys it with a quip about it lasting a while.
Doings in the Legislature Opens with 795 Measures
The first half of Indiana’s current legislative session closes with 797 Bills on the calendar. Ninety seven have passed a chamber. seven signed by Governor include the Fractor option act and the session expenses appropriation. Other items include wage, liability, workmen’s compensation, and public accounting bills. Application notices publish for liquor licenses in Farmersburg and Curry Townships with detailed parcel descriptions and owner statements.
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Indianapolis
General Assembly
Farmersburg
Curry Township
Sullivan County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners of
Towit
Crawford
Heap
Crawford Street
James H. Heck
Senate
House
State Departments
Fesntoeyey
Curry Town
Dillwuau—Starpe
Edward A. Billman
Sullivan
North Main Street
Grace Harper
Shelburn
Crawford and
Hopewell Street
His Bright Idea Sparks Auto Elopement Plot
A playful exchange sees Charlotte and Jack proposing an elopement in a car. Roy comments on raising the dust to wed, hinting at a quick, informal marriage plan.
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Charlotte
Jack
Roy
Pardonable Mistake in Crowd During College Victory
A police officer pulled two prisoners from a rah-rah crowd after a college victory. Magistrate questions the charge as the youths are arraigned. The officer accuses them of disturbin’ the peace for shouting and causing trouble in the street. The detainee answers with a garbled name.
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Ro-Robert
Rororollins
Advertised Letters at Sullivan Post Office 1911
Unclaimed letters list dated Feb 8 1911 for Sullivan Indiana includes Borders Mrs Frank Lynch Mrs William S iller Miss Augie Smith Mrs Adie Talley Miss Edna Watson Sarah and a Gent list with Gamble Henry Hodge Roy Linn J m Sloan W Slelley for Kelley Bert S Smith Ambrose Watson & Greene. One cent due on each letter.
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Sullivan, Ind
Shelburn Board Plans Special City Incorporation Election
Shelburn town board approved a petition for a special election to decide on incorporating as a city. The election date will be set once population figures are determined.
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Shelburn
Indiana Legislative Action Highlights in Early Cession Bills
The Indiana General Assembly advances numerous measures as finance and ways and means committees back key bills. Passed by both houses are the Dr Robert W Long hospital gift maintenance fund bill and several health and welfare measures including child blindness reduction and rabies treatment. The senate approves the third degree bill against coercive confessions and a tax levy for establishment funding.
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House
General Assembly
Senate Committee On Finance
House Committee On Ways and Means
National Guard Armory
Farmers’ Institutes
Agricultural Experiment Station
Purdue University
State Board of Health
Indiana
Woman’s Relef Corps
Senate
Robert W. Long
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