Adventurer Kelly Nearly Wrecked Train Robbery Plot
Cleveland journalist recounts John W. Kelly trapped for two days by Beale gang in the Indian Territory. He warned authorities and narrowly escaped harm after being tied to a tree, later released and sent on a pony ride as the criminals abandoned plans to sack a town and wreck a train.
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Kelly
Cleveland
John W. Kelly
Indian Territory
United States
Franco
Washington
Ned Best
Best
Beag
American Legend and Telegraphic Train Car Whispers
A long fragment recounts casual gossip on a train where two men mock a bride and groom with knife taps, and a later tale features a philosophical artist facing critics. The piece blends humor and satire within a commuter setting and ends with a moral about honesty and trust.
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Peste
Ernest
Yeal
Feece
Reproof and Rivalry in Court and Car Tales
A Croker anecdote recalls a Brighton court rebuke by the king for a witty remark about the navy. In a Louisville shoe shop a clerk helps a curious customer find left over shoes for luck on a wedding night. A Chicago woman's attack on New York manners causes a crowded Sixth Avenue Elevated scene, with locals reacting to Western bluntness.
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Lon Pree
John Wilson Croker
George IV
Croker
Brighton
Duke of Clarence
William IV
Admiralty
Board of the Admiralty
James II
Fouth
Louisville
Leather Review
Chicago
Sixth Avenue
West
New York
Nee
Thirtythird Street
Twenty-fifth Street
Pittsburg
Downtown murder pact prompts moral debate
A man shoots his wife and two children prompting dialogue on guilt and palliation. John Simpers defends the shooter after a night of drinking while Willie Sharper questions how to judge the act. Verus Siftings notes a Swiss wine nickname tied to the Battle of Birs.
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John Simpers
Willie Sharper
Sharper
Verus
Blooi
Birs
Carpet stock liquidation at Portage Cody store
A Portage Cody retailer announces a broad horizontal price cut to reduce excess carpet stock. The sale touts Body and Brussels carpets, moquettes, art squares, rugs, oil cloths, and linoleum at unusually low cash prices to clear inventory for fall stock.
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Portage Cody
Life and peril in winter lumber camps in North America
A reflective survey of winter lumber camps across New Brunswick Maine and Quebec describes monotonous toil daily chopping and hauling broken by rare shocks from forest spirits. It notes dangers from animals accidental injuries and isolation, and contrasts camp life with efforts to strengthen home ties through reading aloud and family bonding.
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New Brunswick
Maine
Quebec
Himelf
New York Press
Ito
South Sea Island Coconuts And Palm Uses In Island Life
The article describes coconut palms’ value for food shelter fuel utensils clothing and wealth on plantations. It explains tree climbing methods for harvesting coconuts, copra production drying, and oil extraction. It also touches weeds origin and adds notes on music-related facial dimples and piano agency notices.
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South Sea Island
Frank Leslie
Hureps
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