John Henry at the Theatre in a Burlesque Night
A narrator recounts a chaotic New York theater outing with a lady friend. He jokes about cheap seats and bingeing on pasta, then endures a muddled burlesque with French bits and coquelin jokes. The tale ends with the couple leaving after an exhausting evening.
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New York
Sual
John Henry
Gussie Gladsop
Rbbon
Avery
Sarah Tecuharal
Baral
Frial
Dayne
Clare Jane
Henry
Sara
Bernhard
Irwin
Coquelin
Light Brigade
Mother Goone
Bernhardt
Lera Jane
Aly
Udine
France
Yannalen Cevalig
John Acn
Mission Work in Africa Receives Thankful Letter
A grateful note from Hetheladorp Cape Goluny thanks the London Missionary Society for renewed targets in Africa. Since Van der Kemp preached there in 1896, the district has grown to 120 independent churches with 10 000 communicants and 23 000 adherents across Cape Colony.
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Africa
London Missionary Society
Hetheladorp
Cape Goluny
Siagery
Vanderkemp
Cape Colony
Senate Passes Rail Rate Bill After Deliberation
After seventy days of debate the Senate approved the railroad rate bill by 71 to 3. The three dissenters were Foraker of Ohio and Morgan and Pettus of Alabama. The measure drew intense scrutiny and featured long floor speeches by La Follette, Daniel, Bailey, Lodge, Rainey and others.
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Washington
Senate
Foraker
Ohio
Morgan and Pettus
Almham
Congress
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Daniel
Virginia
Bailey
Lodge
Rainey
Dolliver
Halley
Double tragedy in Goldfield Nevada ends with two deaths
In Goldfield Bullfrog district a miner Steve O’Brien killed his wife at the Hotel Golden and Deputy Sheriff McDonald, attempting to intervene, was fatally shot. O’Brien, armed with a pistol and miners’ candlestick, died after being shot by McDonald. A mob formed at the scene as authorities rushed to control the tragedy.
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Goldfiard
Nev
Bullfrog
Steve O'Brien
Sherif McDonald
O'Brien
Asd
McDonald
Golden
Goldfield Street
Tim
Sheri McDonald
Ponce Donnelly
O'Orien
Santa Rosa
Cal
Mich
Carl Steuber
Wero
Naling
Mulneis Steel Works
South Chicago
M. Jakeyleff
Ganaiitutional Democrats
Bolu
Fire wipes out Cobalt Ontario mining town
A report from North Bay says the Ontario town of Cobalt, a mining center near the silver district, was completely burned. It notes explosions and several deaths, with about twenty stores and twenty mines in the district in operation nearby.
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North Bay
Oor
Cobalt
New Ontario
Forest fires devastate large Michigan area
Fragmentary reports say fires rage in upper peninsula near Detroit and Gladstone. Up to thirty square miles burned with several people reportedly burned to death and much territory destroyed.
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Michigan
Delroit
Detroit Nowy
Hyeanaba
Gladstone
Mich
Palaocula
Terriiny
Wedding Anniversary Conflicts and Secret Talks
A man and woman swap intimate banter in a tense domestic scene as he jokes about gifts and memories from five years of marriage. The conversation hints at strained loyalties, a rival, and unspoken plans while preparing for an evening that runs later than expected.
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Bella Armitace
Bella
Europe
Jim
Taif
Morsing
Menenitier
Armitage
Amy
Browlfaxt
Neal
Fragmented Wedding Evening Dialogue in Shifting Silence
In a tense, fractured scene a couple quarrels over plans and an impending separation. The woman examines her reflection then sits mute, while the man’s departure looms as the room fills with unresolved questions and hidden motives.
Clothes Made of Wood Show in Chicago Daily News
A humorous Chicago Daily News item reports on a trend toward wooden fabrics and garments. It describes suits made from pine or spruce fibers, comparing durability to leather and noting production methods and potential costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stara
Wouleo Villa
Native tribes ready to rise near the Thgela river
Reports say several Natal side tribes near the Thgela river are preparing to rise. The scene includes labor riot deaths in Bristol Tennessee, a Turkish raid at Lisolsi near Monastir, and various global incidents from Madrid to San Francisco.
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Natal
Thgela
California
London and Lancashire Tourance Company
Bristol
Tenn
Lisolsi
Monastir
Madrid
Alfonso
Ena
Shenandoah
Oakland Stock and Bond Exchange
San Francisco
House Committee On Insular Affairs
United States
Porto Rico
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Rouge McHvor
Eorge V. Hobart
Billie Pasaed
Fora Morgan and
Pettus
Miner
T. W. Manshew
B. Bowlaw
Row
Jupiter
Blake
We Metropolitan
Jeta
Chicago Daily News
M. Christianson
Warsaw
Carl Schurz
State Department
Berlin
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvant Insurance Companies
Joka Im
Kamloops
B.C
Bil
Union Lake
Theodore P. Clark
Millyile
X. J. S Manufacturing Company
Hichamt TR. Lewis
Arthur Moore
Crawford
Neb
James Moore
Hewalohman
Vanutactmore
Grace
Indiana
Pelea
Ang Gemelty
Madero Cal
David Lichly
Waller
Baratot Pray- Ince
Husula
Atharak
Noverul
Coreeks
Damee
Tennesnes
Norman
Chattanooga
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