A Clerical Error and a Rail Romance On the Train
A narrator in Carbonaro recounts boarding a train after a bishop visit and reading a clerical bound book while a young couple plots a secret elopement. The man Allan and his lover Eleanor scheme with a rail worker to outrun her father the master mechanic, facing pursuit and a planned wedding in a hotel parlor. The tale ends with the narrator considering interrupting their scheme as a cliffhanger titled TO BE CONTINUED.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbonaro
Father Penburton
Jehoash
Alameda Street
Poppa
Roderick
Allan
Eleanor
Smail
Graffo
Union Depot
John Bostwick
Savez
Nimehi
Alan
Lavarack
Hardwicke
Lavarock
Ohio
Tom
Jove
Alcantro
Syracuse
Bosty
291
Brownsville
Jack Benson
Jack
Rascal
la Vaca
Romeo
Knave
American Force In Cuba May Return To U S
General Randolph urges the return of four artillery companies from Cuba to the United States and assignment to Portland for summer maneuvers. If approved, U S troops in Cuba would drop to about 500 as Cubans increasingly operate their own guns under American instruction. Remaining units would be redistributed to Guantanamo and Bahia Honda naval stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuspa
Randolph
Cuba
United States
Portland
Root
Coast Artillery
Havana
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Guatanamo
Bahia
Honda
Nature of Uprising in Macedonia and Albania Threatens Balkan Stability
The New York Sun reports renewed unrest in Ottoman Macedonia and Albania as Bulgaro Macedonian insurgents continue campaigns against Turkish forces. Turkish reprisals, railway sabotage, and telegraph outages intensify fears of European intervention and a Berlin style settlement. Albania’s revolt and protests against foreign gendarmerie underscore the risk to Abdul Hamid’s sovereignty and possible power intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Albania
Europe
Balkans
Berlin
Bulgaria
Epirus
Abdul Hamid
Yildiz
Constantinople
Mitrovitza
Gold Boom Magnates and Queer Colorado Miners
The article portrays Pat Casey of Black Hawk as a self made Colorado gold figure who rose from illiteracy to wealth after a single gold strike. It details his colorful personality, frequent public speeches from a dump pile, and his generous yet rough way with workers as Black Hawk miners crowd the shafts. It mentions his misgivings about a diamond drill and a hard working couple named Flanagan in Black Hawk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadville
Gallagher
Pine
Pat
Denver
Grand Central Hotel
Dave” Gage
Chicago
Tiffany’s
New York Sun
Colorado
Pat Casey
Black Hawk
Casey
Kuniel Casey
Flanagan
Womp
Soner Meen
Great Tensile Strength of U S Treasury Notes Revealed
A Washington Star item reports a treasury expert demonstrating the heavy duty of U S paper money. It notes a single note at 34 by 73 inches can bear 41 pounds lengthwise and 91 crosswise, four notes per sheet can hold 108 and 177 pounds respectively, and explains cashiers pull bills hard to avoid shortages. It also recounts a college prank about a dentist sign ending with the gag caption Gas Administered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
Treasury
Tommy
New York Times
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Francis Lynde
Winnsboro News and Herald
England
Benedict
Carter
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