Jack Overton Faces a London Rival in a Bohemian Saga
In May London, Jack Overton, a young American painter, watches Fedora with a nobleman on Rotten Row. A past love rekindles fears of money’s pull as he seeks Fedora’s hand amid a clash with Captain Maurice Stanton Livermore. A dine scene with the English officer follows, hinting at a perilous duel of hearts and loyalties.
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Jack
Bohemia
Big Ben
Jack Overton
Paris
Strand
London
Overton
Rotten Row
Fedora
Wedora
Moloch
Mr. Jack
Quick Yotea
Mazette
Mammon
Chancery Lane
John Overton
Delberately
Maurice Stanton Livermore
India
Captain Livermore
Secret Heartache and a Lost Love
Throbbing with conflicting emotions she talks herself through a crisis. She contemplates her weakness and vows that a hidden pain must remain secret as she fears Felera is lost to him forever because of the allure of gold. The inner turmoil hints at a doomed romance and the pull of wealth over affection.
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Felera
Womanly guidance and mythic love in old lines
A compact meditation contrasts womanly guidance as a shaping force with mythic limits on divine romance. The text pivots on gendered archetypes, noting Minerva’s unattainable love and a masculine man’s attraction to a mannish woman, provoking reflection on roles.
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John Ruskin
Minerva
Senate blocks Payne redistricting bill in 1902 Des Moines
Notes from the Capital reports Senate committee killed the Payne redistricting bill with no dissent, House committee likely to follow suit. Supreme Court rules Homestead case, orders sale of farm journal, but not Wisconsin Partner or Live Stock Journal. Railroad valuation debates continue as State Treasurer Gilbertson predicts higher assessments, while Army posts plan a Rifle Range project costing 28,250 and construction funds near 506,000. Civil service bills and licensing commissions for auctioneers engineers barbers optometry and city engineers face uncertain futures. Humor and anecdotes close the column.
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Senate Committee
Payne
House Committee
Supreme Court
Big Farm Journal
Wisconsin
Live Stock Journal
Kansas City
Stewart
Pierce
Turner
Army Post
Washington
Shoulder to Shoulder The First Important Alliance Between Races
London reports a parliamentary paper outlining a Japan Great Britain pact to defend China and Korea. The five year accord, signed January 30, commits neutrality if one ally is at war, then aid if others join. Seen as a Western Asiatic alliance impacting Russia and Wei Hai Wei.
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London
Great Britain
Japan
China
Korea
Lord Lansdowne
Toldo
Claude M. MacDonald
Great
Britain
Russia
Wei Hai Wei
Prof Pearson Resigns From Northwestern University
Chicago February 13 Professor Charles W Pearson resigns as English literature professor at Northwestern University. The voluntary move follows recent church and biblical infallibility debate. He sought a church dismissal letter, which was granted then recalled. He remains until a successor is found and salary continues to January 1908.
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Northwestern University
Chicago
Charles W. Pearson
Pearson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cradon
Prof. Pearson
Treaty Ties Britain and Japan United States Absent
Japanese minister Takahira notified Secretary Hay of Britain and Japan signing a treaty to act jointly to preserve China's and Korea's integrity. The United States not required to assent, but would likely agree. The text notes no US joint action yet and suggests the preamble echoes US positions on Manchuria. Fragments on irony and aphorisms follow.
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Washington
Takahira
State Department
Hay
Great Britain
Japan
China
Korea
United States
Redistricting Plan Passes with Two Votes Against
Des Moines February 14 Harriman joint resolution for reapportionment of state senatorial and representative districts passed the senate by 40 to 2. Only Blanchardopposed on the final ballot to file a motion for reconstiation. The plan preserves senatorial districts while limiting the house size to 110 with county based representation.
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Harriman
Des Moines
Senate
Blanchard
Bishop
Craig
Allegn
House
Brighton
TB Brooks
Townsend
Harper
Hayward
Progress of Iowa War Claims and Governer’s Settlement Plan
Des Moines reports state war claims against the federal government are being adjusted. Senator Allison and Secretary Shaw say the Iowa claim has been withdrawn from the court of claims and can be adjudicated largely by precedents in New York and Pennsylvania. A treasury special auditor will verify Town claims, with early accounting expected. the Lothrop bill may shift the settlement to the governor for a suitable deal with Captain Lothrop.
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Indianapolis
Central
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Des Moines
Summns
Allison
Iowa
W. H. Fleming
Shaw
Department
Court of Claims
New York
Pannsylvania
Treasury Department
Senate
Lothrop
Russia Accepts Anglo Japanese Pact View and China Core a Independence
St Petersburg reports Russia’s official reaction to the Anglo Japanese treaty praises peace aims and pledges to defend China’s integrity and Corea's independence. It says Russia would veto any move harming those principles and that America is not a silent partner. The piece notes AMERICA’s assurances and questions about other powers, with unrelated anecdotes following.
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Corea
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
England
Japan
Russia
Kurino
America
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