The Jims of Crime and Fate in New York Tale
Jim, a lifelong sneak thief, skirts the law across New York with his daughter Alice awaiting a better life. A captain offers two paths: betray Jim for a new home for Alice or arrest him for a long prison sentence, ending Jim’s criminal career to spare his daughter from disgrace.
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Rae
Jim
Tfnl
Ken Zork
Alice
Pollah
Mississippi
Henas
Royal
Brena
York
Wilson
Cap
Jan
Ter
New York
Shorry
Alice Score
New-York
Allee
Hirobumi Shin meets grand old man of Japan label
A fragmented note praises Hirobumi as Japan’s grand old man, likening him to Peter the Great for Russia and Richelieu in Louis XIII’s France, highlighting his diplomatic legacy.
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Hirobum
Japan
Peter the Great
Russia
Richelieu Wan
France
Louta XIII
Mrs Samuel Bmartwood Dies in Pennsylvania at 47
Mrs Samuel Bmartwood died in Pennsylvania at age 47. She was mother of twenty five children, married at fourteen, and her first child was born shortly after to thirty. There were only two sets of...
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Jim
Mother Isaacs
Alice
Samuel Bmartwood
Pennsylvania
Women Rise to Toppled Mayor in Richmond Campaign
A civic movement in Richmond sees 1200 women at mass meetings and speeches demanding reform. The incumbent mayor, accused of private and public moral failings, loses amid a surge of female voter activism. Similar female-led backing for Jerome in New York cited by the Boston Herald as proof of women’s practical political influence.
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Jane Sede
Richmond
Indiana
New York
Jerome
Reform
The
Boston Herald
Pilosa
Grover Cleveland
Women of Philadelphia Lead Reform Drive in 1900s
An account praises Philadelphia women for active reform work alongside city leaders. They addressed crowds led by notable speakers including Mrs. Rudolf Blankenburg and Mrs. Owen Wister, influencing mood and press commentary on political integrity and civic improvement. The Toledo paper notes admiration and stereotypes about women politicians.
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Philadelphia
Rudolf Blankenburg
Owen Wister
Virinian
Mise Jennings
Weaver
Toledo
Jer
Ethal
Massachusetts Milliners Battle Over Bird Plumes
The State Game Commission warns Boston milliners and all residents that Massachusetts laws against using and wearing plumage of insectivorous birds will be vigorously enforced. It notes penalties for possession or display of such feathers and states authorities may arrest violators.
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Massachusetts
Mifilinera
Boston
State Game Commission
Record of World Letter Totals by Nation in 1904
The United States sent about 4109 letters in 1904, roughly equal to all from Britain and Germany. France issued 844 million, with other nations near 500 million. Germany led in rental cards, while the United States trailed behind.
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United Blatea
Great Britain
Germany
France
United Blazea
The Rationale Anthem and Army Regulations Amended
Army regulations amended to honor the United States colors with standing, salutes, and flag protocol on reveille, retreat, and during battle, including respect for foreign anthems, flag displays at forts, and the use of To the Color when no band is present. The changes specify salute positions, flag lowering, and timing for the Star Spangled Banner and To the Color.
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Army
United States
Atention
Wid
Medical note on an early anaesthetic trial death
A medical note describes a black patient in a hospital who agreed to free treatment and anesthesia by a local physician's new discovery. The patient died within a minute before surgery began, the operation halted. Attending doctors agreed the patient would likely have died under any anesthetic, and the report implies the procedure would have caused distress to the patient if completed.
Prentice Ends Poetry Like a Handsome Girl Values Best
A quip suggests poetry that a handsome girl appreciates most is written with a moustache on her lips. The remark blends jest about masculine style and feminine taste in verse.
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Prentice
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Martie Pire
New Haven
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National Photographic Chemical Company
Alth St. End
Penn Ave
Washington, D.C
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Eugene P. Lyle
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Jacgieling
Bos
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Doubleday, Page & CO
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