Arabian Nights at Madison Square
Carson Chalmers in his apartment near Madison Square hosts a lavish dinner for a homeless man chosen at random from a line of lodgers. The scene blends fantasy imagery with a grim social portrait as the guest, Plumer, reveals a defiant, hungry edge and insists on knowing his host’s name. The long harbor of tension unfolds through their unsettling exchange and the candlelit meal.
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McClure Co
Carson Chalmers
Phillips
Chalmers
Caliph of Bagdad at Chalmers Dinner Unearths Honest Tales
An Arabian guest at a New York dinner tells of hard luck stories and fame fading, likening himself to a modern oriental magazine with a red cover. He recounts Sherrard Plumer’s fall from painterly prominence and the uneasy urban dining scene where pretenders pry for stories.
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al Rashid
Chalmers
New York
Bagdad
Bagdad-on-the
Tommy Tucker
Wall Street
Mr. Chalmers
Phillips
Sherrard Plumer
Plumer
Portrait Painter’s Echoes of Hidden Faces and Fates
The tale follows a fashionable portraitist whose truthful depictions uncannily reveal inner flaws. Customers erupt in anger or flee as subjects confront unsettling traits, leading to dwindling commissions and a life of drifting work before a pivotal pastel sketch redefines his art and stirs a profound invitation to a fellow artist.
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Caliph
Wall Street
Chalmers
Plumer
Chalmer
Foreign Mail
Bagdad
Phillips
Reineman
Thaw suit dismissed and false New York tale debunked
Mrs. Harry K. Thaw withdraws her annulment suit against Harry K. Thaw. Justice Bodenben der confirms the New York American’s report of an alleged marriage to Mme Anna Gould and Prince Helle de Sagan was false. The Michigan battleship launched at Camden with Miss Newberry as sponsor. President Fallieres enjoys a visit with King Edward. Cleveland street railway strike continues. A Hawail national guard unit for Chinese youths is forming.
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Harry K. Thaw
Bodenbender
Mme
Anna Gould
Prince Helle de Sagan
United States
France
Edward
Cleveland
National Guard
Haewail
Heaw Lulu
Orchard theft reported in Menominee iron range area
Ishpeming Michigan May 27 theft reported to the sheriff involving an apple orchard owned by Dr Voorhies south of Norway. Every tree was uprooted and removed by cart. Location of the orchard and the thief remains unknown.
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Ishpeming. Mich
Dr. Voorhies
Norway
Menominee Iron Range
Sheriff's Office
Affection Turned Fatal in Cayuga Tragedy
Edward Wiltermood twenty one years old ended his life by throwing himself in front of the New Orleans special passenger train near Cayuga Indiana. He pursued Miss Susie Van Sant whose affections were not returned due to his dissipated habits.
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Cayuga
Ind
Edward Wiltermood
New Orleans
Susie van Sant
New Scheme to Raise Money by Mile of Pennies
Fort Wayne Indiana May 27 The Young Women's Christian Association aims to acquire a mile of pennies. Each worker collects a yard of cents on a plaster strip a yard long. Each strip holds forty eight pennies. The total yield equals 844 dollars and 80 cents.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Young Women’s Christian Association
Weather forecast for five states shows warm, fair conditions
The forecast covers Illinois Indiana Lower Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa through eight o clock tonight. It calls for continued warmth and generally fair weather with isolated thunderstorms possible.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Duel victor Prince Murat defeats two Vlen brothers
In St. Petersburg on May 27 Prince Napoleon Murat, a descendant of Napoleon, wounded both Vlen brothers in sequential duels. Murat, a captain in the Chevalier Guards, faced the two rivals one after the other amid St. Petersburg's exclusive social circles.
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Napoleon Murat
St. Petersburg
Bonaparte
Caroline Iranr
Bordentown
N. J
Vlen
Prince Murat
Chevalier Guards
Baltimore Methodists elect new bishops list
Baltimore May 27 The Methodist Episcopal conference completed an election of new bishops with the last four named yesterday Rev Dr W F P Anderson of New York Rev Dr J L Neulsen professor in Nast Theological seminary Berea Ohio Rev Dr W A Quayle pastor of St James church Chicago Rev Dr Charles W Smith editor of the Pittsburg Christian Advocate Rev Dr Wilson S Lewis president of Morningside college Sioux City Ia Rev Dr Edwin H Hughes president of DePauw University Rev Dr Robert McIntyre pastor First church Los Angeles Cal and Rev Dr Frank M Bristol pastor Metropolitan church Washington.
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Baltimore
Methodist Priscopal Conference
W. F P. Anderson
New York
J. L. Neulsen
Nast Theological Seminary
Berea
W. A. Quayle
St. James’ Church
Chicago
Charles W. Smith
Pittsburg Christian Advocate
Wilson S. Lewis
Morningside College
Sioux City
Edwin H. Hughes
DePauw University
Robert McIntyre
First Church
Los Angeles
Cal
Frank M. Bristol
Metropolitan Church
Washington
Grief Drives Man to Self Destruction in Menominee
Frank Cornelius a prominent Menominee businessman died by suicide in a sensational act after purchasing a ticket to Germany. He had been despondent since his wife’s death and bade farewell to friends before shooting himself en route to the station.
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Menominee, Mich
Frank Cornelius
Germany
Goodby
Southwestern Miners at Work Contract Nears Signature
Kansas City May 27 The last session of the joint committee of the miners and operators has ended with all controversy over the new contract resolved. The contract will probably be signed today and the miners have returned to work.
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Kansas City
Joint Committee of the
Shot and Cut by the Husband in Galesburg
John Leissinger was shot five times and severely cut with a razor by Judson Barnes. Barnes allegedly acted after learning Leissinger planned to elope with Barnes’s wife. Leissinger’s condition is reported as serious.
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Galesburg
John Leissinger
Judson Barnes
Leissinger
Troops Not To Be Withdrawn From Cuba
Washington reports after conferences among President Roosevelt Secretary Taft and General Bell that no United States troops will be withdrawn from Cuba at the present time.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Bell
Amy
United States
Cuba
Woman Killed in Runaway Near MedLeansboro
May 27 in MedLeansboro Illinois a runaway wagon threw and ran over Mrs John Barnett, instantly killing her. Local authorities investigated the accident and reported no further injuries.
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MedLeansboro
John Barnett
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