Olivia and the Tam o Shanter Mystery On the Annandale Platform
On the platform at Annandale I trail Pickering toward the Chicago express as Olivia Gladys Armstrong, in gray and a tam o shanter, engages me with wary dignity. Taylor lectures on shipping while Olivia, grown and worldly, hints at a past and a warning I can scarcely parse, leaving questions about Pickering and the lake night unresolved as the private car hitches to the train.
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Stoddard
Pickering
Taylor
Chicago Express
Chilly Billy
Metropolittan Club
St. Agatha’s
Indiana Farm
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, Which Interested Me More, When Mrs. Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
United States
Fray
California
Theresa
Olivia
Cincinnati
Olivia Gladys Armstrong
Tam-O'-Shanter
Cwho
Schapel
Olivia Gladys Armstrong Rand
Arthur Pickering
Annandale
Rosalind
Orlando
Miss Armstrong
Colorado
New York
Make an Engagement in Chapter XV Train Scene
A south bound train nears, ten minutes out, as students on the Chicago platform mingle. The girl in gray stands with about six classmates, all animated in conversation.
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Chicago
Where Congo Gold Goes and Whose Hands Hold It
Robert Park argues in Everybodys that Congo gold funds Leopold II’s empire and its palace gardens. He says European elites profit from forced labor and human lives as Leopold’s press machine shields his philanthropy image.
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Congo
Laeken
Europe
Woman Authority on History
The late Mary Bateson of Cambridge England is described as a leading English historical scholar. She devoted herself to early English borough law and custom research and her writings on these subjects are of great value.
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Mary Bateson
Cambridge
England
Balti girl recalls Charlie Maxwell and torn poem episode
A Baltimore woman remarks on luck with friends and Charlie Maxwell. He writes charming verse yet acts unsure, tearing up a poem rather than sending it to a magazine. A friend notes the irony as Maxwell reacts with offense and pouts.
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Baltimore
Charlie Maxwell
Charlie
Folk A Can Enter Race for US Senate in Missouri
Jefferson City formal entry declares Gov Folk is a candidate to succeed W J Stone. He told attorney W H O'Brien in St Louis he is in the race and will stay. The governor had long been seen as a likely candidate but not publicly confirmed.
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Jefferson City
United States Senate
W. J. Stone
W. H. O’brien
St. Louis
Gov. Folk
Senator Stone
Blizzard Blurs Chicago Streets In Snow Accident Spike
A severe snowstorm swept Chicago and neighboring Evanston causing multiple accidents. A 90 year old woman, Mrs. Sarah Hill, wandered from a Champlain avenue home and remained missing late at night. Adelbert S. Mack, a car demonstrator, collided with a streetcar, injuring himself and Dr. M. E. Emerick as the car was shown to a potential buyer.
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Chicago
Ill
Sarah Hill
Champlain Avenue
Evanston
Mack
M. E. Emerick
Fans of Vienna erupt in sectarian war reports
In Djakova Albania a violent clash between Catholic and Muslim residents left about fifty people dead and twice as many wounded. Muslims reportedly seized a Catholic priest, who was rescued by Christians after a fierce street fight. As an insult, a pig was hung in a mosque and the retaliation continued throughout the day.
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Vienna
Djakova
Albania
Bible sold for 1225 dollars in Baltimore auction
The Milton family Bible printed in London in 1588 with John Milton's autograph dated February 24 1654 on an inside cover slip fetched 1225 at the sale of William H Buckler of Baltimore now secretary of the American legation in Madrid. E H Richmond a dealer bought the item.
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New York
London
John Milton
William H. Buckler
Baltimore
Madrid
E. H. Richmond
Meat Prices Jump Amid Slower Packers’ Shipments
In Chicago wholesale meat markets prices rose despite large livestock arrivals at the show. Packers cited reduced shipments as the excuse. Pork led gains, advancing two to three cents on all cuts, while beef increased about a quarter to a half cent.
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Chicago, Ill
Chicago
Six Boatmen Drown Near Frazer River Falls
Vancouver reports a boating party attempting the Frazer river upper falls sank. Six men drowned and one remains missing, survivor P McLaughlin reports after reaching Vancouver.
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Vancouver
B. C
Frazier River
P. McLaughlin
Mrs Taft Ill Mother Near Death In Massachusetts
Mrs Louisa M Taft mother of Secretary Taft has long been ill at her Millbury home and is not expected to survive A family conference decided not to notify the secretary to avoid interference with his official duties
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Taft
Worcester
Mass
Louisa M. Taft
Millbury
Gustave Takes Regency Amid King Oscar Health Fears
In Stockholm the aging King Oscar XI is so weakened by insomnia that Crown Prince Gustave seizes the chance to assume regency. The report notes the king's advanced age and growing unease among officials and court circles.
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Gustave
Stockholm
Oscar
Gustave Knap E .Herfedy Clinda
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Endorsed by California Fig Co
An advertisement touts the combination of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle yet effective laxative. It claims ethical manufacturing by the California Fig Syrup Co and urges purchase only from this brand through leading druggists, priced at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Figs Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup Co
His Turn To Criticise A Child At Church
Four year old Little John has learned the Lord s Prayer and is amused and puzzled as the minister prayers aloud during his first church visit His mother whispers to hush him but John loudly protests that the minister is not saying it correctly revealing a child s earnest but misinformed judgment
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John
Sores as Big as Pennies Cure Documented
After measles marked my head and neck with penny sized scaly sores I lost hair and tried doctors remedies without relief for six months. A set of Cutiura Remedies then cleared the sores in three weeks with complete recovery. Mrs Henry Porter Albion Neb Aug 25 1906.
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Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
A Fascinating Game by the Busy Street Window
A precocious girl named Gladys watches the crowded city street from a window, explaining she likes “watching the cars go pro and con.” The snippet appears with other notes from Harper’s Weekly and a wry exchange about home laundering and bread lines from New York sources.
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Gladys
Harper’s Weekly
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