Christmas Eve Ride Ends With Unexpected Kindness
A pessimist bachelor in a boarding house endures Christmas Eve as a crowded streetcar carries him with a tired mother and child. He initially resists helping yet gradually assists, then joins a warm family scene where Nellie and siblings dream of gifts while a hidden secret gift awaits in the home. The story closes on a hopeful note of generosity and familial love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temblea
Ocnilat
New York
Omar Khayyem
Leas
Machelor
Vachelor
Samio
Teouhl
Christy Cassife
Nellie
Josie
Willie
Uttle Wille
Sol
John
Jose
Grandma Laring
Flint
Inder
Wade Brown
Dell
Grandma
Nelle
Tapa
Brandma
Alv
Miamiima
Christmas Eve Orphans Sing Before Miserly Bachelor
A ragged group of five Bell orphans on the cold eve before Christmas sings for a aloof bachelor in a grand mansion. The merciful moment comes when the bachelor secretly helps them, after their brave song moves him to kindness.
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Mary
Jimmie
Bell
Chs
Kary Dell
Ifa
Iia
Geotvrel
Father Taylor and Butler Exchange Humorous Preface
An old Sea- Bethel crowd on Hanover Street recalls Father Taylor and Butler in a witty exchange. Taylor explains erring is human and that he rectifies larger mistakes while letting minor slips pass. Butler adds he sometimes lets small errors slide to avoid fuss.
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Enilers
Bethel
Hanover Street
Taylor
Heston Wwe
Busindaleine
Certai
Lutter
Cutler
Mine of Financial Information Ridgely’s Spring field Wealth
William Barrett Ridgely, comptroller of currency since 1901, is a prominent figure tied to hoarded assets and financial upheavals. The Ridgely family has long been influential in Springfield Illinois, with a history extending seventy two years and connections to the old United States Bank in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barrett Ridgtey
Clock Runs Five Years at Station Belonging to Belgium
A fragment describes a clock placed at a railway station in Eoelsium by the Belgian government in Tost that requires winding only once in five years. It mentions British officials, including the Earl of Mint Wheas as viceroy of India, receiving a salary of 750,000 a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eoelsium
Tost
Ireland
Earl of Mint
India
Fragmentary Yonkers Statesman dialogue snippet
A garbled exchange shows a cheerful speaker asking about changes since a prior visit and notes a friend’s return after a long absence. The legible lines hint at mistaken identity and a remark about hair color.
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von Rea
Yonkers
Union Directory notice seeks secretary updates and corrections
Notice requests locals not listed to provide missing information for the union directory and asks secretaries to inform of officer changes or corrections to keep the directory accurate. Includes names and addresses for several unions and officers in West Virginia and Capitol City trades groups.
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Stm
azaSeee
Taylor and Butler
Union Directory
Samuel Gourpers
Ees
Frank Morrison
G Street N. W
Washington
19. C
W. Va
State Federation OF Labor
John Sugentiyance
Yates
Arcade
Chearleston
WeoVa
Geo
Kollman
KR. F. D. No
Clarksburg
John Nugent
Clark Johnson
Charleston
Dist
Jesse Coleman
J. S. Mustings
Local Directory
Capitol City Trades Ass
Kas
W. Engler
Tink Heizer
ATELY
Presleny + SOCTetare
John IL. Ritter
J. L. Whitten
Carpenters No
J. W. Gilmore
E.F. Shanklin
Be, E. McClure
Charles Stalnaker
Newseows
Harry M. Morgan Wister Bartlan
Tee Eee Ee Ee
Hes
Howard S. Jarrett
D.C. Lovett, Jr
Union Label
West Virginia
Organized Labor
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