A Bribed Painter Refuses a Worldly Life
In a London mansion Fedora contemplates fidelity as Jack Overton confronts a moneyed captain Livermore offering wealth to lure him away from his painting and away from Fedora. Overton visits Fedora surreptitiously, asks for a final decision, and Fedora pleads for mercy while choosing duty over passion, sealing a mournful, dramatic farewell.
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Livermore
Overton
Cape Town
Bombay
Jack
Fedora
London
Captain Livermore
Strand
Paradise
Bohemia
Hera
England
Defance
Lfe
Jacok
Grandpa
Alan
Jack Overton
Thorpe
Duel Declared Over Insult In Cafe Scene
Captain Livermore confronts Overton after a deliberate insult. They agree to a pistol duel at sunrise, with Livermore vowing to kill, while Overton taunts him about motives. Jack leaves the cafe and later proceeds toward the building indicated by Fedora's card.
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Livermore
Overton
Jack
Fedora
Chapter Versus Tempting Fate in a London Glade
In dawn light near London England, Jack Overton and his ally Donald McGregor pursue a bold plan. A four wheeler arrives with Livermore, his elusive associate, and a surgeon. The group meets at a secluded glade where a dramatic confrontation and extraordinary feat await.
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London
St. John’s Wood
Jack Overton
Donald McGregor
Fedora
Jack
Overton
Livermore
McGregor
Collar fashion blamed for women’s colds by doctor
A New York Sun column quotes a physician blaming high collars for most women’s colds. He urges women to go bare at the neck, arguing ribbons trap heat and invite illness. Also noted is Manila’s ban on smoking in theaters during performances and the saying Money makes the mare go and women make the money go.
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New York Sun
Manila
Commoner Comment on Taft Memorial and Philippine Policy
A memorial from the Philippines carried by Governor Taft to the Senate urges an end to colonial rule. It argues for territorial status with eventual statehood, warns that full independence or citizenship is needed to avoid upheaval, and contrasts Republican and Democrat views on sovereignty. The piece also calls readers to reference the Kansas City platform and critiques the banking system as tied to government policy.
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Philippines
Taft
Senate
Federal Party
Manila
Philippine Islands
Republican Party
Filippinos
Slippine Islands
Philippine
United States
Kansas City
Central and
South America
Home Market Club
Boston
McKinley
Congress
Why Not The Bank Currency Debate In The Traveller
The Boston Traveller questions the asset currency idea raised by ex congressman Walker. It asks why government notes cannot replace bank bills if banks issue notes backed by assets. It contrasts bank and government guarantees and urges direct government note issuance as a safer alternative. The Portland Oregonian’s view on British and American colonial campaigns is noted, highlighting the subjection versus obedience distinction.
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Boston
West
Walker
United States
Mr. Walker
Lobby of diverse interests fights re enactment of Geary Act
The Chicago Chronicle cites the Geary Exclusion Act as facing the strongest Washington lobby ever assembled. It says former Senator John M. Thurston backs shelving the act on behalf of the Union Pacific railroad, while many laborers would be surprised that the Republican party acts under special interests, potentially undoing the Geary law despite pledges and pretensions.
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Chicago Chronicle
Washington
the Chronicle
Pacific
Philippines
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Chronicle
Union Pacific Railroad
Prejudiced sources debate on Filippinos and empire policy
A physician of letters critiques biased reporting on the Filippinos, arguing that carpet-bag officials with colonial interests shape perceptions. Senator Teller warns that elevating others against their will is historic folly, while American money and finance loom over the imperial project. The text shifts to US domestic policy, recounting Dunham’s compulsory education bill passing Iowa House by 84 to unknown. It highlights amendments, costs, and the aim to curb child labor through truancy measures and school access.
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Irving Winslow
New England Anti-Imperialist League
Exrpel-Bng
Mr. Winslow
Filippinos
Teller
Dunham
Des Moines
House
Colden
Cruikshank
Dodds
Frodden
Hitsinger
Koontz
Langan
Crawford
Larrabee
Marshal
Iowa
Railway Tax Statute Proposal Aims to Boost Iowa Rail Revenue
Des Moines Iowa senate sub committee finished drafting two railroad taxation bills to replace the present method. The measures seek a more equitable system and higher state revenue, with a stocks and bonds valuation test and an appointed state statistician to report on railroad properties.
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Des Moines
Veh
Senate
Towa
Ways and Means Committee
Iowa
Junkin
Healy
Lewis and Porter
Executive Council
Ways and Means
Cummins
Herriott
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Smnegr
Sucre
New York
Collar
Doctor
W. J. Bryan
Portland Oregonian
Great Britain
Seoma
Lord Avebury
Abraham Lincoln
Chase
Bates
Tennallytown
McClellan
Pennsylvania
Lincoln
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