By a Aid of Morpheus in a Hudson Valley Tale
A party gathers in a Hudson valley drawing room where Madam la Baronne de Vaux shares a droll village tale. Brennen confronts his love for Mrs Morse amid secrets, insomnia, and a wakeful night that ends with a possible marriage proposal between Mrs Morse and Mr Blennen.
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Madam la Baronne de Vaux
France
Madam In
Madama Baronne
Blennen
Elié
Mr. Blennen
Hudson Valley
Grace
Vance
Brennen
Mrs. Morse
Mr. Morse
Madame
Witchcraft and war rumors stir Zululand uprising
Thousands of Zulus under Chief Ku la move toward rebel leader Bambaata as colonial troops rush forward. Kula's imprisonment at Pieter Maritzburg sparked follower riots. Reports claim witch doctors sacrifice children to make warriors invulnerable, while Cape officials protest German troops operating in British territory.
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Kula
Bambaata
Pietermaritzburg
Cape
Earning His Money
A cartoon caption where a man questions a boy about pocket money and the boy explains he yawns when visitors arrive to keep his sister from seeing them, a humorous Ally Sloper moment.
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Ally Sloper
Chinese electric trolley venture planned for Canton to San Wu
Chinese in British Columbia organize a $2,000,000 company to build an electric trolley line in China from Canton to San Wu a 60 mile route. The project will be the first strictly Chinese run of its kind and the government charter bans non Chinese stockholders.
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China
British Columbia
Canton
San Wu
Presidential booms and Cortelyou named rising cabinet star
Washington notes surging presidential booms two years before the nominating convention. It highlights George Cortelyou from stenographer to postmaster general and his rise within the Roosevelt era cabinet. Also covers airship sighting exciting lawmakers and page boys in the capital.
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Washington
Bryan
William J. Lrydan
Congress
Baley
Parker
Mason and Dixon
Bailey
William R. Hearst
House
Folk
Missouri
Ana
McClellan
New York City
Fairbanks
Indiana
Albert J. Beveridge
Tift
Roof
Shaw
Speaker Cannon
la Follette
Wisconsin
Foraker
Ohio
Gov. Cummins
Iowa
Roosevelt
Great Post Office Department
Republican National Committee
George Bruce Cortelyou
Cortelyou
White House
George Cortelyou
Anzle 3Afi
William McKinley
Mr. Roosevelt
Great Dome
Senate
Cullom
Pettus
Alabama
No Coney Island Attractions Fail to Draw in Washington
Washington shows few amusements in suburbs as government workers, scarce leisure time, and travel costs curb spending. Past attempts like Luna Park struggled. locals tend to leave for summer breaks, limiting summer entertainment options for wage earners.
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United States
Washington
Coney Island
Atlantic City
Pittsburg
Sam
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Bellevue
Tex
Stoneburg
Hamilton
Morpheus
Joseph B. Bowles
Blennten
Catskills
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