Claudine’s Crime in Paris Ends in Madhouse Confession
A Parisian girl Claudine Remond admits to killing her lover George Remond in Cite Jeanne d Arc. She describes weeks of concealment and a haunted, decomposed corpse urging punishment. Chief of Public Safety M. Cochefort confirms the ghastly murder and that she will be confined to a madhouse.
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Paris
Cite Jeanne d'Arc
George Remond
Remond
Claudine
Bureau of Public Safety
M. Cochefort
Claudine Remond
Lillian Russell
Australia
India
South Africa
China
Messrs. Canary & Lederer
R “Ecard
Miss Russell
United States
Europe
Lederer
Russell
Mexico
Jealousy and Murder Near La Francais Village
In southwestern France near La Francais a farmer named Henri Barthes lived with his wife and his little... The fragment hints at a domestic tragedy with possible jealousy and murder but lacks full details on events or outcomes.
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Jeanne Devantours
Pierre Longueville
M. Barthes
la Francais
France
Henri Barthes
Young Hero, 23, Saved Miners Before Fatal Scranton Accident
John Anderson, 23, died at Scranton while trying to board a Pennsylvania freight train. He was a former Luke Fidler colliery worker who saved his fellow miners during a gas explosion, though he was crushed by the wheels.
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John Anderson
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Anderson
Luke Fidler
Electric storm rages as Mercedes battles treacherous seas
The Mercedes arrived in Philadelphia from Bilbao after a December voyage across the Grand Banks where a violent south southwest gale tore the deck, damaged masts, and flooded the ship. Electric fire balls lit the night as repairs were improvised and officers steered toward port, a dramatic, perilous escape attributed to crew valor.
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Mercedes
Philadelphia
Bilbao
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Tait
Theatrical Goss and Memoirs Stir Broadway Gossip
A review of Mary Anderson and Lillian Russell memoirs and careers, highlighting Anna Braga’s Berlin roots and Irving Place Theatre success, plus notes on English influence in American stage life and anticipated international tours. The piece comments on English bias in Anderson’s memoirs and implications for future American theater during a troubled season.
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Anna Braga
Irving Place Theater
Berlin
Germany
Dusseldorf
Stadt Theater
Cologne
Ludwig Barnay
Berlin Theater
Conreid
New York
Sabine
Grosstadt Luft
Gucki
Mary Anderson
de Navarro
England
America
Mary
Thackeray
Madame” de Navarro
Madame
Mrs
McKenzie Scotsman Outsmarts Inspector with Quick Claim
A Scotsman seeking police enlistment fooled the famed spotter at Scotland Yard by wearing a worker’s jacket and replying to the query about his trade with the dramatic reveal that he is a McKenzie. The anecdote echoes Sherlock Holmes in its perception and wit.
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McKenzie
Constabulary
Scotland Yard
Sherlock Holmes
Phila. Inquirer
Impoverished writer pleads for ten dollars in letter
The gifted but impecunious literary genius writes to a personal friend asking for ten dollars to avoid starvation. He laments that he may not receive the money now, but predicts a mercenary grandchild will profit from his letter later.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Life in the City and a Weather Faking Habit
A Washington Star exchange quips about a persistent offender and a regular contributor who fakes weather reports. The editor notes the paper's community confidence while the reply acknowledges partial success.
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The
Washington Star
Washington Pan Taney humor tale about fish
A Northern member testifies that women have humor. A young lady visits the Capitol and asks if he has eaten crazy fish. He says no, then she points out market fish are often caught in a seine, highlighting wit in a light Capitol anecdote.
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Washington
Taney
Capitol
Seine
Waslington Ost
How They Shook Him Whist Club Resigns
Quote from Harper's Bazar recalls a whist club reshuffle after members resign en masse except Borley and forming a new club. The remark discusses how Borley was kept from re signing and the ensuing club reorganization.
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Borley
Harper’s Bazar
Mars Does Your Wife Do the Cooking How
Comic strip exchange from the World column features a husband asking about his wife cooking after life insurance. Dialogue hints at domestic dispute and financial irony. The brief item captures a humorous social note with a punchline about insurance.
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Mars
Wit and Banter Across Papers in Snippet Dialogue
A collage of quotes from multiple papers shows wry exchanges and humorous asides. The snippets include remarks on handshakes disease, self made men, dinner invites, and light courtroom style banter. The mix presents a cross section of period wit and newsroom voice.
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Miss Anderson
Mise. Anderson
Mme.” de Navarro
Anna Oskaua
Halo
Irving
Bernhardt
Yvette
Henry Clay Miner
Milwaukee
Olive Thanet
Mme. de Navarro
Sarah Brooke
Sarah
Yvette Guilbert
John Hare
Moses
Willard
Tiller
Louisville Courier-Journal
Flora
Ned
Boston Transcript
Thomas
St. Louis Mirror
Gen. Pompass
Dashaway
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