Night march through peril to Aunt Debby's keep
Fortner leads Harry Glen along a treacherous forest path by Blacksnake cliff and through a mountain cabin to Aunt Debby. They face dangerous ford crossings, howling dogs, and a tense reunion as Fortner reveals further wartime exploits and kinship ties amid the Confederate struggle.
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Fortner
Glen
Rockcastle Mountain
Harry
Scott
Rockassel
Debby Brill
Jess
Gabriel
Confederacy
Tige
Beauty
Bruno
Jim
Debby
President signs Mexi can pension bill strike hits New York
The President has signed the Mexi can pension bill. Longshoremen and freight handlers in New York City walk out, leaving about one hundred thousand idle. Analysts estimate millions in losses as strikes take their toll.
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Grover
New York City
Dakota Woman Voted GOP Faces Arrest in Washington
A Dakota resident with three thousand nine hundred five schools and five thousand fifty five teachers is kicked and cuffed by Democratic officials in Washington after voting for the Republican ticket. The action cites her support for GOP candidates and the spending on teachers salaries and school property values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Washington
Dubuque Leader Backs Renomination Ticket for State Offices
Lion J. K. Graves of Dubuque favors a renomination ticket with Larrabee for governor Hlull for lieutenant governor Adams for supreme judge and Akers for state superintendent. He estimates a twenty five thousand majority for the ticket.
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Lion. J. K. Graves
Dubuque
Larrabee
Hlull
Adams
Akers
Mason City man invents seven-part high-speed engine
A local inventor touts a high-speed compound engine of seven parts all running in oil. The device has no valves or typical engine components and allegedly achieves 2000 revolutions per minute, described as a marvel of machinists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Crry
President Vetoes Two Pension Bills Amid War-Era Critique
The President vetoed pension bills for Benjamin O. Bekian and H. K. Reeding as the administration continues to push forward despite criticism. The narrative notes the mill remains ready for business while the Executive attends social events and refuses compensation to veterans, framing the era's political tensions around Mr. Cleveland's influence and governance.
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Benjamin O. Bekian
H. K. Reeding
Baltimore
Richmond
Mr. Cleveland
Clergymen Targeted in Rail Pass Controversy
A feature of the interstate commerce bill bans railroad passes except for clergy. Critics say passes tempt and corrupt, urging officials to avoid letting preachers be drawn into sin while guiding others on the straight path.
Army reunions evoke aging veterans in reflective page
The St. Louis Globe Democrat recalls returning veterans marching by as they did twenty years ago. It notes their grey hair, stooped posture, and stiff limbs yet honors them as the flower of the grandest army, remembering the brilliant scenes they shared.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Athi Sullanos
F. L. Davis
Insurance and Loan
Missouri Aang
F. E. Fuller
Scranton
Iowa
Neek
South Carolina Leader Challenges Trade Advantage Claim
Eprrot Dawson of South Carolina criticizes a New York free trade speech arguing protection benefits Pennsylvania by 40 million dollars yearly but denies any real advantage to South Carolina Alabama or Tennessee. He urges enterprise across the South to prosper equally.
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Eprrot Dawson
South Carolina
New York
Verbs in Grant’s writings draw mixed critique
Iris notes Mathew Arnold’s praise of General Grant but criticizes his grammar and verb use. The piece recalls objections to Grant’s tendency to misuse verbs denoting purpose or design, once raised by Buckner Pemberton Lee and others.
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Iris
Mathew Arnold
General Grant
Mr. Arnold
Grant
Messrs
Buckner
Pemberton
Lee
Great Storm Period Predicted For February
Professor Foster answers a critic by outlining February weather as a storm period from the 1st to the 18th with a sun spot maximum. He notes Venus, Mars and Mercury alignments on the 3rd, 11th and 14th and lists storm dates February 1, 7, 13, and 18 along with lunar node on the 8th, perigee on the 9th and crossing the equator on the 11th.
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Foster
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Editorial favor shifts in supreme court nominations
The piece endorses Judge Miracle for Supreme Judge while not opposing him, calls him a capable jurist and loss to the eleventh district if promoted, and endorses Story County Bar's nomination of Judge Henderson, praising his merit and long service on the bench.
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Tue Hamilton Freeman
Miracle
Eleventh Judicial District
Story County
Judge Henderson
Iowne Stary County
Wellington F. Allen
District Court
Florinda L. Allen
Paris Street Life Through a Multitude of Faces
A Kansas City Times Paris correspondent guides a crowd view of grand boulevards noting reckless driving and a rare fatality, diverse visitors from many nations, soldiers in bright uniforms, funeral customs, catacomb bones, and the neat dress of Parisians while contrasting French grace with English bluntness.
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Paris
Europe
Horse Guards
Pere Lachaise
Montmartre
Kansas City Times
Beaconsfield and Beams of Autograph Fame
A curious memoir of an English autograph hunter who hunted stars from Bismarck to Tennyson, Beaconsfield, and Darwin. He recounts clever ruses, letters, and receptions, including a Berlin cabinet photograph from Bismarck and a batch of letters from Wellington and Victoria.
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England
Bismarck
Tennyson
London
Berlin
Europe
Lote Duke of Wellington
Queen Victoria
Albert Edward
Prince of Wales
Fry
Beaconsfield
von Moltee
Lord Beaconsfield
von Moltke
Charles Darwin
Professor Tyndall
Huxley
Reto
Harrington
Cardinal Newman
New York Sun
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Gineral
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Cumberland Gap
Aunt Debby
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Abigail
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Papillon Company
Chicago
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Sprague
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Horse Caves
Sass Bitters
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Texas
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Springfield
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