Skeptic Brown Faces a World of Omens and Fear
A rationalist named Brown clashes with belief in signs and portents. After a dream showing a torn newspaper and a missing steamship name, he plans a voyage to prove or disprove omens. A sequence of near-misses and eerie coincidences leaves his friends divided on whether fate warned him or memory misled him.
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Brown
Ai Lance
Dael
Ferguson
Randall
Great Eastern Common
Wall Street
Tate
Phevtonias
East
Randal
Diewn
Old Brown
Forty-second Street
Cetch & Train
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Millionaires in Bach Case Courtroom Roundup
A string of lawsuits in Atlanta Constitution coverage shows Zella Tolans seeking 20000 from George Gould for alleged breach, Moss Mack suing George Law for 150099 for breach of promise, and John Barnes accusing ex Mayor Magowan of alienation of affection seeking 166000. All claim millionaire defendants face blackmail and legal peril while narrating the era’s wealth-based disputes.
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Bach
Tao
Womack
Zella N Tolans
George Gould
Zella
Moss
Law
Trenton
John A. Barnes
Frank A. Magowan
Magowan
Capias
Barnes
Gould
Atlanta Constitution
Remarkable Catalina Mountain Escape by Seaweed Aid
Mass Grace Pitney, a Los Angeles girl, fell 300 feet from Sugar Loaf peak on Catalina Island. She rolled down the cliff, landed in the bay on a seaweed bed that kept her afloat and unconscious until rescuers arrived. Her left ankle was fractured. otherwise she was not seriously hurt.
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Catalina
Cal
Mass Grace Pitney
George Putney
Los Angeles
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Bay of
Pittsburg
Open The Graves Of The Two Great Englishmen
A fragment from a St Louis Republic piece contrasts early tech dreams with modern tools and business, then quotes a small Austrian critic on Shakespeare authorship. The critic argues a poor King Lear performance would settle the Bacon versus Shakespeare question by exposing the true author in the grave.
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St. Louis Republic
Shakespeare
Bacon
Berlin custival event praised German emperor, tribune notes
The New York Tribune reports a Berlin gathering where prominent locals attended a colored residents’ celebration. A speaker praised the German emperor, while Newtons and others described blacks as content and equal to whites, with the term branottes appearing in reference to color.
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Berlin
Branottes
New York Tribune
Yial Gane Coming Hall Camm to Visit America
The New York World reports author Hall Camm, known for The Deem ster and The Afansian, will travel from England to America around mid September. He seeks health recreation and material for his writings, and has many literary friends in New York.
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Yial
Hall Camm
America
England
New York
New York World
Their Chance to Travel for US Tourists
Fourteen prominent chambermaids from as many major hotels plan to start in one night towns after Mrs Langtry’s refusal to visit again. The note hints at keen competition. American travelers this season are estimated to spend about 25 million dollars. Europe would be glad if Americans stay away.
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Europe
New York Telegram
Willows (Cal ) Journal
Speediest of all nickel aluminium yacht proposed
A full working nickel and aluminium steam yacht model was shown at the Maritime Exchange in New York. Designer Charles D. Masher with Lewis Nixon claims a 100 foot long vessel with 11 foot beam, 4 foot draft and two independent 2,000 horsepower engines could reach 35 knots. The craft would feature water tube boilers, electric lighting, telegraph signals, and ocean-crossing range, with two boiler rooms and ample accommodations. The owner remains undetermined.
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Maritime Exchange
New York
Charles D. Masher
Lewis Nixon
Navy
Mosher
New York Journal
Italian Doctor Claims New Serum for Tuberculosis Cure
An Italian professor, Maragli ano, reports to the Bordeaux medical congress a new serum treatment for phthisis. The formula is undisclosed, but early cases show promise. Dr Roux at Pasteur’s lab voice uncertainty about how the vaccine works, seeking more details before forming an opinion. The report comes from the European edition of the New York Herald.
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Maragliano
Bordeaux
Paris
The
Soir
Redacteura
Roux
M. Pasteur
Rue Durot
Rows
New York Herald
Tionesta Valley Rail Time Table Update
Rail timetable notices indicate changes to southbound trains starting May 1 1902. The schedule reflects adjusted departure times and service frequencies for the Tionesta Valley line, guiding passengers and freight users.
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Skeptic Brown
Boston
Sononosd
Conata
Puget Sound
New York Times
Philip Boehm
Adam
Jersey City
Philip
Neva
California
Carson City
Washington Star
Raymond Woovérince
Springfield
M. M. Fenner
Fredonia
Penner
Prince
Theel
Arch
Etrute
Sun
Puddin'’s Alley
Arch Street
Gerts
Hop
Mae
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Warren
Siegfried & Co
Davis, Drreeists
Chichester
Madison Squalor
Piuiease Pa
Poultry Food
Rxports
George Kolfrat
Allerden Mills
Cor Fourth
Pine 8
Mansion House
Gash
Warren, Penna
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Kinzua
Bradford
Salamanca
Lean
Olean Expr
Olean Express
Irvinton
Tidioute
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Oil City
Pittsburgh
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Roche Coveraverseit
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Laos
Sid
Ily Dale
Cascades
Moons
Inelairyinie
Gerry
Oss Mill
Faicover
Jamestown
LO Pa
Falconer Junction
Weensburg
Entonville
Acklers
Russell
Bilt Cforth Warren
Irvaineion
Aoungsville
Pittsfield
Garland
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Newton
Grand Valle
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Dotyvine
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Ins Land
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KH. Ketcham
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Eric
Williamsport
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Erie Lines
Cleveland
Cincinnati
SNY & Boston
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Lispm
New York Special
Chautauqua Express
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M. L. Fors
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Garfield
Depar
Tionesta
Brookston
Sheffield Junction
Howland
Shefield
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Wit RR
P. & Her
Werry Crary
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