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Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo, Iowa

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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1910

Page

14

Death by own action on a bridge amid autumn rain

On a Hampton Court Thames bridge a man named John Smithers contemplates suicide after planning to end his life for love. A stranger carrying a brick also seeks death, but Smithers rescues him, sparking a tense exchange. They share a drink at a nearby inn where revelations unfold.

John Smithers Thames Hampton Court Tybertius Ronan Smithers Bond Smithera Tam Aly Ilne R.A Suildhers

Modest Heroine Molly Wayne Learns Telegraph Morse

A young girl named Molly Wayne grows up at a railroad station where her father works as an agent on the O BR and 3 railroad. She loves telegraph keys, learns Morse code, and sends messages from a young age, delighting in real-time train orders arriving as predicted.

Molly Wayne Molly Tryne Melly Vartecs Arcec

The River Rescue and a Twin Tale of Love Misfortune

In a foggy river scene a man is pulled from the water after a quarrel about who saved whom. The stranger, Merridew, reveals he loves Smithers’ wife, while Smithers hopes to win the woman through a single, decisive act.

Smithers Chertah Merridew

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