Winks, Jugs, and Secrets on a Southbound Train
Thomas Ardmore and Henry Maine Griswold ride from Atlanta chasing a wink turning up in Raleigh. Griswold warns Gov Dangerfield while Ardmore learns the hidden daughter is Miss Barbara Dangerfield. A brown jug carries a threat tied to a North Carolina political conflict and a comic escape follows.
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Thomas Ardmore
Henry Maine Griswold
University of Virginia
Atlanta
Griswold
Ardmore
Gov. Osborne
South Carolina
Columbia
Barbara Osborne
Gov. Danger
New Orleans
Raleigh
Mr. Billings
Kildare
Miss Dangerfield
Father
Jerry Dangerfield
Ardmore Encounters Miss Dangerfield at Governor's Home
In a tense drawing room scene Miss Geraldine Dangerfield confronts Mr Ardmore about a pursuit of her father. He defends his integrity, plans to return a threatening note, and vows action against a criminal gang. The meeting shifts to a park courtship and a later call to the governor's office.
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Ardsley
Geraldine Dangerfield
Miss Dangerfield
New Orleans
Mr. Ardmore
Ardmore
Pharos Club
Jerry
Mamma
Ard
Mr. Billings
Governor's Mansion
Statehouse
Cork
Kildare
Appleweight
Miss Dangerfield Appoints Ardmore Private Secretary
Miss Dangerfield declares Ardmore as private secretary in a formal ceremony. She signals urgent travel to Atlanta to locate her father, noting he will not be home that night as she surveys the park and empty hall.
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Ardmore
Bassford
Atlanta
Papa
Governor absent as danger tests North Carolina faith
Miss Dangerfield declares she is acting governor in North Carolina and sketches a plan to use papers and telegraphs to meet a public peril. Ardmore agrees to assist with official duties while warning he will not resign, signaling a tense political crisis to be continued.
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Papa
Ardmoras
Miss Dangerfield
North Carolina
Mr. Ardmore
Ardmore
Old North
Man Slain in Train Brawl Between Canton and Carrollton
Frank Woodfill was arrested in Alliance on charges of killing Frank Champers during a fight on a Wheeling and Lake Erie passenger train from Canton to Del Rey. The driver says Champers insulted Woodfill and a blow fractured Champers skull. Champers died near his Carrollton home after being removed from the train.
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Champers
Carrollton
Woodfill
Arbaugh
Garfield Blasts Standpatters At Tippecanoe Club
James R. Garfield denounces standpatters in Cleveland addressing the Tippecanoe club. He warns the Republican party must be progressive or lose usefulness. He avoids naming Theodore Roosevelt Taft or the Ohio governor's race and urges action over empty promises.
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Cleveland
James R. Garfield
Tippecanoe Club
Republican Party
Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt
Interior
Taft
Ohio
Reformers Lamblasted In Akron Speech Clash
Mayor W T Sawyer clashed with reformers led by Dr Wilbur F Curtis head of the National Reform Bureau in Washington. The men demanded stricter law enforcement while Crafts attacked Sawyer as a liar and oath violator and claimed the police court is a farce with illegal houses and gambling openly protected. Sawyer retorted Crafts is not gentle and seeks cheap publicity and sordid gain as a professional moral wave promoter.
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Akron, D
Wilbur F. Curtis
National Reform Bureau of Washington
W. T. Sawyer
Crafts
Men’s Federation of Clubs
Sawyer
Toledo man travels to deny death by mistaken obituary
Walter Shean of Toledo travelled from Cobalt Ontario to protest a Detroit rooming house death obituary believed to be his. The body aged about 45 with bricklayer ties matched relatives’ identification, then was brought to Toledo for burial.
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Toledo
Canada
Walter Shean
Cobalt
Ont
Detroit
German School for Blacksmiths in Halberstadt Courses
Vice-Consul James L. A. Burrell describes the German Trade School for Blacksmiths at Halberstadt in the Magdeburg district. The program trains youths in shoeing oxen and horses and prepares them for the imperial shoeing examination of 1 July 1883. It is funded by city and provincial appropriations and two agricultural associations. Tuition is 25 marks for the course, with cheap board and lodging available. four free courses yearly for students without means, and premiums for excellent exam results. Only six students may enroll per course.
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James L. A. Burrell
Halberstadt
Madgeburg
New Definition of Gentleman by the Philosopher of Folly
The Philosopher of Folly defines a gentleman as a man so certain of his status that he feels no need to declare it to others. The remark frames the social idea of humility versus self-assertion in gentlemanly behavior.
Steel Co Bans Cigaret Rolling at Mill
Foreign workers at Republic Iron & Steel Co in Youngstown Ohio faced an order banning cigarette rolling during work hours. Company officials report about ten percent of labor time had been lost to rolling cigarets and socializing with coworkers while handling makings.
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Youngstown, O
Republic Iron & Steel Co
Receiver appointed for Shaker colony in Union Village
Judge J A Runyan was named receiver for the United Society of Believers at Union village known as the Shaker colony. Four elder men testified in common pleas court that illness and other causes prevent them from managing affairs and asked attorney Judge Bunyan named as receiver. The colony currently owns 4000 acres of highly fertile land in Ohio.
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Lebanon
J. A. Runyan
United Society of Believers
Union Village
Shaker Colony
Common Pleas Court
Are
Ilness
Bunyan
Death by error in gunpowder mix at Grasselli works
In Cleveland Patrick Dowd 42 dies after attempting to pulverize gunpowder sent by Charles Vilm through intermediaries. A miscommunicated message led Dowd to work alone in a Grasselli laboratory where a violent explosion killed him and injured surrounding workers.
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Cleveland, O
Patrick Dowd
Grasselli Chemical Works
Dowd
Charles Vilm
Vilm
George Bowers
Wilm
Grasselli
Will Start Canal Inquiry in Ohio Senate
Columbus expects a senate public works committee to recommend a scientific inquiry into Ohio canals. A commission will decide whether to build a barge canal or abandon waterway sites with an appropriation of 30 000 to 50 000 dollars. Senators Huff man and Kuhl supported bills. Vincent Stevens Akron Chamber spoke for Akron to Cleveland, noting planned boat service next year.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate Public Works Committee
Huffman
Kuhl
Vincent
Stevens
Akron Chamber of Commerce
Akron
Cleveland
Akron Mayors Confront Social Threats From Reform Leader
Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts of the national reform bureau lays three proclamations before Mayor A urging action against penny picture laws, Sunday moving pictures, and saloon influence. He warns Akron faces a social explosion and plans a month of state work visiting Youngstown and Canton.
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Akron
Wilbur F. Crafts
National Reform Bureau of Washington
Labor party plan urged by AFL officials in Washington
In Washington the AFL executive council pushes a national labor party similar to England's. An alliance with the Farmers’ Union is planned with President Gompers urging the move. They argue that labor will soon be banished from the country if action is delayed.
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Washington
D. C
United States
England
American Federation of Labor
Farmers’ Union
Gompers
National Labor Party
Big Rise in Ohio Building and Loan Assets
In Ohio last year 627 building and loan associations boosted assets from 14 164 076.69 to 153 504 501.26. Judge O P Sperra, deputy inspector, reports no foreign concerns operating in Ohio. Cleveland with 23 associations ranks after Cincinnati and Columbus. Dayton and Columbus show gains, Toledo trails with nine associations.
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Columbus
Ohio Building and Loan
O. P. Sperra
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dayton
Toledo
Juror Unmoved by Looks in Old Missouri Murder Trial
In a southern Missouri county long ago an old juror, asked to judge the prisoner by appearance, finally declared he believed the man guilty after a long gaze. The moment caused unintended humor that relieved tension as the juror’s verdict echoed the prosecutor’s conclusion.
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Missouri
Paythefine's Chauffeur Noted For Speeding Life
Readers learn of a man known as Paythefine's chauffeur who leads a terribly fast life and becomes the focus of curiosity about his identity. The brief remark suggests a sensational tone about rapid travels and public interest in the driver’s persona.
Easy Task Soap Delivers Cleaner Dishes Safely
Advertisement claims Easy Task soap cleans dishes better than cheap yellow soaps and prevents taste residue. It emphasizes antiseptic cleanliness and similar price to ordinary soaps.
One Thing About Binks Always Under Cover
A dialogue contrasts Binks doing things openly with one action he always hides. The speaker challenges naming that discreet behavior, then reveals he is going home in the rain.
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Binks
Davis' Painkiller Claims Hold No Substitute
The ad states no remedy is 80 percent effective for rheumatism lumbago stiffness neuralgia or related pains. Sold in 2c 3c and 50c bottles. Mentions Dr Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism priced 75c. Ends with a vanity line about wisdom tooth leak.
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Detchon
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