Engineer Breen Returns to City and Encounters Old Flame
John Breen, famed civil engineer, returns from Latin America to New York City. He contemplates his life, fame, and a possible reunion with Josephine after years apart, amid memories of past projects and the pull of the urban world. He recalls meeting Josephine in a tenement district and reflects on ambition, luck, and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Breen
C. E
Paraguay
Chile
London
New York
Europe
America
Great American Society of Civil Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers of
Great Britain
John
Colfax
Sandy Hook
Almon Strauss
Paris
China
Pug
Harboard
Josephine
Rivington Street
Man Returns to Old Haunts as Social Life Swells
A fragmentary narrative follows John reconnecting with Josephine in New York, recalling old meetings at Canal Street, Fifth Avenue, and an appearance by Almon Strauss. Interwoven are local notices about Halloween events, school reports, and community gatherings, including a junior class play and various social activities in Armstrong and surrounding towns.
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John
Enginers
Josephine
Almon Strauss
Plaza
Canal Street
Fifth Avenue
Judge Kelly
Marvin Conklin
Heinrich
Bobby Brewster
Bobby
Rupert Beverly
Rolls Royce
Raymond Lamar
Rupert
Grandma
Dorthea
Joe
George Lee
Lamar
Laura
Jesse
Nebraska
George
Jessie
Superior High School Assembly
Russell Tan
Russ
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lord Randall
McBreen
Emmet
Chicago
Lucius Tow
Fogde
Graettinger
Irma McMullen
University Hospital
M. M. Schaper
Fostoria
Harold Carlson
Superior
Wis
Arno Reinitz
Ladies of the Cemetery Society
Olson's Hall
Hannah Wade
Joe Prochaska
Clarence Brubaker
Frank Leupold
Harvey Brown
Ruthven
Swanson
Hallowe'en News and Community Socials Across Wallingford
Wallingford residents attended a funeral Thursday for Mrs Graff’s nephew. Many local families hosted Hallowe’en parties and suppers with games, candy, apples and cookies. Pupils and teachers held Halloween events at schools and homes, while corn picking continued along Lake road and residents shared Sunday dinners and visits at multiple homes.
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Ina Jones
Hallowe'en
Olson’s Hall
Stuart
Frank Johnson
Eileen Johnson
Ralph Stuard
A. C
Martha Bringle
Lake Park
John Graff
Andrew
Harold
M. Bender
Lee Kamp
P. Schmidt
Carl Patterson
Armstrong
Lavonne Logan
Delma Dyke
Dorothy
Stanley Egertson
H. Frisbie
Mr. Frisbie
Carroll
Henry Askeland
Carl Halvorson
Andrew Opsal
L. E. McIntire
Oscar Johnson
8. K. Knutson
L. E. Andrew
Arnold Ziemer
Iowa Lake
Claire Strong
Victor B. Peterson
Victor Sorensen
Ringsted
Axel Hanson
Evelyn Eastman
Lloyd Eastman
Lake Road
C. J. Houseman
Harold Davis
Earl Mixell
John Gate
Leonard
Leslie Carey
Nick Griffin
Conrad Landsteiner
Fairmont
James Manley
Roy Kesler
Austin
Minn
Nels Flindt
Merle
Glenn
August Hansen
John Hansen
Marie Irmiter
Dale Hansen
Irvin Halvorson
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Manchester Biscuit Co
Georgie Porgie
Per
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ABC
Cretonnes
Sitie
Plano
the du Barry
John Bren
Felix Pirdenacne
Audrey Fessenden
Rouge School
Mike
Harb
Wade
Irvin Clark
Terris
Esther Miner
Des Moines
Superior School
Ruth McQuirk
Marvin Hildreth
Lewis Clark
North Central States
Raymond Delling
Halfa
Elmer Felkey
Chris Peterson
Elmer Micklebust
George Bannister
Wheaton
Floyd Colegrove
Minnesota
Will Martin
Ike Watts
Jease Felkey
Fern Hanson
Bernelle Watts
Johnnie Watts
Armstrong School
Betty Parker
Theodora Hovey
Swea City
Kenneth Boyd
Minneapolis
James Buchan
Leona Blakefield
Jess Felkey
Estherville
Will Hanson
Julia Gangestad
Vernon Anderson
Emmet Center
Gus Anderson
Soren Nielson
Lester Stevens
Yessler
Cedar Rapids
Kohl
Irene Madden
Waterloo
Irma
MelIntire
James Edwards
Dr. Brown
Dr. Smith
Argentine
Petersburg
Lena Meyer
Ellsworth
Peter Rasmussen
E. E. Peterson
Heron Lake
Nels Jensen
Mabel Olson
Alyina Rasmussen
Irvin Golla
August Jensen
Albert Olson
West Bend
Herb Shelgren
Marvin Rasmussen
Housfeld
W. H. Bchneckloth
Albert Ringle
Peter Hanson
R. J. Rasmussen
C. J. Holmes
W. H. Schneckloth
J J. Schneckloth
A. B. Benson
Friend
Gordon Grulke
W. H. Schnecklot
Jowa Lake
Irene Irmiter
Detmar Thompson
Vindicator
Emmet County
Republican
Times
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