Quail on Toast Routine Sparks a London Dinner Tale
Gerald Lowther, brother of the Earl of Lonsdale, famed for American knowhow, recalls a London dinner anecdote about a West mining town waiter who serves quail as pig feet. The English guest insists on quail, the waiter retorts with a revolver display and silence.
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Gerald Lowther
Earl of Lonsdale
Alice Bright
Washington
Lowther
America
London
West
Snake
Walter
Chalk and cameras spark a joke at photogra phers convention
Senator Tepew prompts a chalk anecdote as a Georgia photographer jokes about a bald head. The tale shows chalk used to mask shine and humor at a convention of photographers.
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Tepew
Senator Depew
Georgia
Considerate Kentucky judge grants four week delay before execution
Representative Kehoe recalls a Kentucky judge sentencing murder convict Mr Dodson. The judge states the jury and law condemn him to be hanged and offers four weeks' delay to allow a final meal, asking when he would like to die. The condemned man accepts, saying timing matters little.
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Kehoe
Kentucky
Dodson
To a Girl and a Texas Statesman Incident
A fragment from New Orleans Times-Democrat includes a verse about a girl and her mood, then reports Samuel Bronson Cooper receiving a silver loving cup from the Texas house delegation in a Ways and Means Committee room with Johnny Stephens presenting. An advertisement seeks a first class butcher and meat cutter, with Scandinavian or Dane preferred, by F. E. Lyons.
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Texas Statesman
Congress
Texas House
Samuel Bronson Cooper
Ways and Means Committee
Johnny Stephens
Wantep
F. E. Lyons
Electric railway planned in Damascus amid Turkey progress
United States Consul reports serious plans for an electric railway and lighting in Damascus, the sultanate’s oldest city. Officials Ahmed Izzet Pasha and Mustafa Bey join the funding pledges, with $260000 to be raised, signaling Turkey’s move toward modern electrical infrastructure.
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Turkey
Europe
United States
Stivadal
Damascue
Damascus
Ahmed Izzet Pasha
Mustafa
Corbett A Marathon Racer Claims Sullivan Testimony Revises Record
John L. Sullivan says James J. Corbett holds the marathon run record, disputing Thomas J. Hicks. Sullivan recalls Corbett covering over twenty five miles in a 1902 New Orleans bout and notes heavy training for the clash. He explains he shed fifty pounds to face Corbett and weighed near 190 in the ring.
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John L. Sullivan
Jim
Thomas J. Hicks
Sullivan
James J. Corbett
John Lawrence
New Orleans
Corbett
Flick Recalls Surprising Stint at Second Base
Elmer Flick recalls subbing for Larry as Cleveland’s second baseman last season. He describes the odd feeling of adapting from outfield to infield, laughing at himself and finally going a week without an error under Armour’s instruction.
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Flick
Larry
Elmer Flick
Cleveland
Armour
Bookshop Error Leads to Cooking Guide Offer
A Detroit bookstore scene shows a discerning female reader seeking the latest Literary Digest but finding it out of stock. The novice clerk apologizes and, instead, offers a copy of What to Fat and How to Cook It from the Detroit Free Press as a substitute.
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Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Canadian immigration drive boosts U S interest in the West
Canadian authorities announce lively interest in immigration after World’s Fair advertising. They expect increased flow to the Canadian West. A note adds that 25 cent brooms are available at Lyons.
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Dominion
United States
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Herman Enderson
Harness & Saddlery
Bowbells Meat Market
R. F. Migge
Tate& Hurly
Bowbells
John Shippam & Son
Drinkwater Proprietor
City Dray
N. Dak
Ason
Times-Demo
Lyons
R. B. Cox
Roswell & Miller Hats
R. B.cox
Roswelle
Ty & Staple Groceries
Jens Peterson
Axel Gillstrom
Langworthy Lumber Company
Langworthy Lumber Co
N. D
Peter Dahlquist
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