Life on the Wheel in a Humorous Lesson Debut
In Chicago Times Herald narrative, Mr Blanque teaches his wife to ride a bicycle, her initial fear and missteps leading to bruises and comic dialogue about the duplicitous nature of man. Neighbors watch as she falls repeatedly, while he urges practice and stares at a wheel with skepticism, ending with a cheeky wheelman remark.
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Mr. Blanque
Biangue
Asnes
Burt
Harold
Tiny
Harold Blanguy
Wansmith
Alice
Evanston
Aume
Chugwater
Mr. Conanter
Tuggins
Mr. Chugwater
Crop statistic agents named. reform school escapes widen
June 26 report lists state crop statistic agents across regions led by Heavy Garvey for Kansas and Missouri with salaries near 720 dollars. In a separate item, Eleven boys escaped Reform School in ten days, four more this week, one shooter fired on pursuing staff as escapes continued.
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Kansas
Missouri
New England
A. L. Parry
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Steeley
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Nathan Pratt
Virginia
West Virginia
J. M. McBride
North
South Carolina
W. There
Frank E. Carsturphen
Colorado
Michi- M. E Marsh
Ilinois
Frank V. Gil- Jona
S R Davis
Texas
Allen Blacker
Nebraska
Robert Furnas
Reform School
Cyclone Strikes Quincy Causes Wide Damage
A cyclone swept Quincy Illinois last evening with rain thunder and lightning. Trees were torn from roots, wires including telegraph telephone and electric light were prostrated, windows broken, and several small buildings struck by lightning and burned. The storm caused heavy property damage across the town.
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Quincy
Ill
Crusade Against Vice Arrests Thirteen Denver Citizens
Dexven June 26 The grand jury indicted thirteen prominent Denver citizens for renting houses for immoral purposes. This is the first use of a vice crusade on these lines in Denver and the movement stirs much inquiry.
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Denver
Doubt Cast On Swindler Masked as Woman
A Chicago Times Herald subserite recounts investigators doubting a swindler who disguised as a man. They note the suspect’s womanlike gait and hands yet report no decisive proof after tests at bargain counters and with a released mouse, concluding the case as shadowed.
Santa Fe to Build Direct Line to Albuquerque
A Santa Fe party including D. B. Robinson and H. A. Mudge arrives in Topeka with plans for new machine shops and a possible extension from Panhandle to Albuquerque. Rail officials discuss a direct line that could shorten the Wichita to Albuquerque route by over three hundred miles and speed California transfers. The report hints at broader strategic significance beyond the shops.
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Santa Fe
D. B. Robinson
H. A. Mudge
Dan
John Player
Topeka
Mr. Robinson
Old Mexico
Arkanesa City
Kansas
Panhandle
Albuquerque
Wichita
California
Modern Harbor Defense Improves New York Bay Fort Hamilton Tests
In New York Bay Fort Hamilton completed testing of a new position finder invention by Lieutenant A Fiske. The device provided an error rate under one percent per thousand yards, meeting U S and English standards as part of the harbor defences. William Moody plans a summer trip from New York to England via New York City.
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New York Bay
New York
New York Harbor
Fort Hamilton
A Fiske
United States Navy
Fiske
United States
William Moody
Town
New York City
England
Europa
An Accommodating Road and Distant Debtors
A San Francisco Post quote describes a street railway crew delaying for debt collections and meals, praising courtesy while a horseplay of shoppers and workers unfolds. The scene includes Joe Thomas, Will Keenan, Henry Hopper, Charlie Hardin, and a blacksmith shop, ending with a digression on diplomacy and a New York World exchange about Li Hung Chang.
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Santa Rosa
Joe Thomas
Joe
Henry Hopper
Charlie Hardin
Will Keenan
Blacssmith
San Francisco Post
Chefu
Mutsu
China
Li Hung Chang
New York World
Quick factory sale list with assorted candies and cigars
A bulleted catalog shows Yucatan Gum per box with 508 pkgs Root Beer Adams Pepsin Gum boxes Cheer mix candy by the pound and other confectionery items priced per box bottle barrel and pound. Also notes One Dozen Large Lemons priced at 25 cents. Small boxy entries resemble a bulk goods listing.
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Pall
Climax Tobacco
Wah
Battle Ax Tobacco
Kirk
Bulk grocery ad listing varied Californian canned fruits and staples
A dense price list advertises numerous items including California grapes and peaches, gooseberries, nectarines, jams, coffee, tea, dried goods, canned vegetables, spices, and household staples. Quantities are listed with per can or per pound pricing, plus several brand names and packaging sizes.
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California
Calif
Curtis Brothers Fine
Arbuckle’s
Boston
An Average Housekeeper
A brief exchange shows Mrs Bingle-What lamenting mold from weeklong weather and missing a gun, with Mrs Binga pleading for mercy as sun shines in, and shutters to be closed in New York.
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Mra Bingle
Binga
Marr
New York
Breakfast Misunderstanding Between Wife and Husband
A light domestic exchange from Once a Week sketches a wife saying she didn’t hear her husband last night and he jokes that perhaps she didn’t hear him either. The brief quip highlights a playful domestic moment.
No Murderer Wanted In Town Aired In Barroom Exchange
A late night Woodward avenue encounter features a man claiming to be a murderer from Arkansas and asking for arrest. An officer dismisses the request, noting distance and suspect’s apparent motive, while the man jokes about justice and taters. Detroit Free Press report.
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Woodward Avenue
Sam
Arksnaas
Arkansas
Scott
Detroit
Fragmented Old Manuscript Dialogue in Chicago Tri
The passage quotes testimony about a thief breaking into a house by cutting through a front door and a library door with an ax. A defendant protests his innocence with a mock alibi and a stage direction style crowd scene ends as Dr Higginspiker is called amid applause.
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Yolen
Dr. Higginspiker
Housah
Ted
Chicago
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W. F. White
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Angel of Peace
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