Night Attack at the Hotel. The Wolf Returns
In darkness the narrator fortifies a hotel hostelry against a band of armed intruders led by Darby Meeker and Tom Terrill. Porter is seized, a window is shattered, and a tense confrontation erupts as the defense holds with Wainwright Fitzhugh and the others ready to resist to protect the boy.
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San Francisco
Livermore
Doddridge Knapp
Doddaids
Knapp
Wainwright
Fitzhugh
Porter
Abrams
Lockhart
Wilson
Brown
Ealls
Darby Meeker
Tom Terrill
Mr. Wilton
Meeker
Operatic Find Leads to Five Year Contract for Mezzo
Oscar Hammerstein of the Manhattan Opera House in New York encountered Mme Mariska Aldrich in Paris. Melba witnessed the audition and approved. After the first number the mezzo soprano earned a five year contract offer.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Manhattan Opera House
New York
Mme
Mariska-Aldrich
Mariska Aldrich
THE
Manhattan Opera
Candies Fruits and Nuts Sold for Christmas Trade
Notice advertises a selection of fresh Christmas candies fruits and nuts at Mrs Chas R Wests shop with a premium city line and hours Mon Wed Fri for shoppers.
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Chas. R. Wests
Olden Day Surgeons and Executioners Linked by Surgery
The article traces a historical link between executioners and surgeons in Europe, noting that surgeons were exempt from juries in capital cases because they were seen as bloodthirsty risks. It cites instances from Denmark Norway and Prussia where hangmen acted as surgeons or physicians, up to the early 19th century, and discusses social disdain versus perceived medical expertise.
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Great Britain
Samuel Romilly
Denmark
Janus
K. Caroy
Copenhagen
Frederick II
Anders Freimut
Gaspar
Christian IV
Gluckstadt
Holstein
Ole Worm
Henry Koster
Christian V
Andreas Liebknecht
Bergen
Norway
Erik Peterson
Trondhjem
Sweden
Painting the Town Red
A London News correspondent notes the saying did not originate with a cockney myth. It traces a Dantean origin in The Divine Comedy where Francesca and Paolo confess their sins as Dante encounters them in the infernal cavern.
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Dante
Virgil
Francesca
Paolo
London News
Remembering the Telephone's Early Laughter
An old Washington Star quip notes how the telephone once caused laughter and now invites profanity, reflecting on evolving public reaction to new tech amid a playful debate between an inventor and a mapmaker.
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Central
Washington Star
Hobo theft joke in Chicago News cartoon caption
Mrs Shellpod humorously accuses hobos of stealing laundry from the lineage, while Farmer Shellpod-Hiram questions the claim. The caption ends with a quip that they took everything but the towels.
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Hiram
Farmer
Chicago News
Better Within Earns No News Noted Proverb
A German proverb states that inner improvement yields better outcomes. It reflects a mindset valuing self as the source of progress rather than external change.
The Rule of Three on Skyscraper Crews
Ernest Poole cites a superstition among high rise workers who donate to Sisters of Charity, believing a pattern of misfortune governs accidents. The piece notes pay rates, communal generosity, and aging beliefs across industries, ending with a foreman’s cautionary remark about near consecutive accidents signaling a third.
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Ernest Poole
Everybody’s Magazine
Sisters of Charity
Why not upgrade home comfort with modern conveniences
A persuasive plea contrasts full baths, on demand hot water, filtered cistern water, lush yards, and centralized services with the idea that better housing depends on economy and enterprise rather than money alone. It argues improvements enhance family health and daily ease through available technologies.
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Ohio River
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