Uncertain romance at Westmacott household garden scene
Clara Walker and Mr Westmacott share a tense night by the garden gate while discussing Browning and looming marriage risk. Clara comforts her sister Ida as Harold Denver and Ida linger nearby, hinting at family entanglements and a forthcoming court case framed by their quiet evening.
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Browning
Clara Walker
Pippa
Miss Walker
Herve Riel
Setebes
Setebee
Clara
Mr. Westmacott
Papa
Harold Denver
Ida
Mr. Denver
Westmacott
Auster Westmacott Meets a Propaganda Visitor
Mrs Westmacott arrives with election posters and bills, pressing Admiral Westmacott to attend a rally. He refuses, then contemplates the bold, elegant figure of the energetic organizer as Ida and Clara linger on family duties and possible matches.
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Clara
Hullo
George
Mrs. Westmacott
Charles
Williamses
Walker
Naval Conquest Chapter In The Morning Ramble
A seaman and a physician walk daily between breakfast and lunch, discussing news from Pearson and Denver. The Admiral celebrates his son’s progress as the Crystal Palace looms and London skies stretch above their quiet, tree lined street.
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Crystal Palace
London
Morning Post
Mora Claim Paid by Spain After U S Pressure
Spain will settle the Mora claim of Antonio Maximo Mora, an American citizen of New York, for about 1.5 million dollars in full. The long disputed settlement follows U S government pressure and changes in Cuban policy, with Madrid aiming to avoid American opposition amid Cuba events.
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Madrid
Antonio Maximo Mora
United States
Taylor
Cortez
Cuba
Washington
New York City
Havana
New York
Mora
State Department
Cleveland
Bayard
Gresham
Spain
Olney
Sullivan's Secret Predicts Firstborn's Gender Formula
In Washington John L. Sullivan claimed a math based baby gender method. By counting letters in both parents' full names the even sum yields a boy and an odd sum a girl. The writer notes no editorial guarantee for accuracy.
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John L. Sullivan
Washington
John
Washington Post
Cuba’s Mosquito and Butterfly Variety Counts
A Cuban science note reports twelve varieties of mosquitoes and 300 varieties of butterflies found in Cuba.
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Cuba
Cyclone Rips East New York Area Causing Fatalities and Destruction
A major cyclone struck Cypress Hill and Wood Haven in New York on Saturday afternoon, killing one person and injuring many while destroying dozens of houses and a large school building. The storm also harmed Cherry Hill Hackensack and nearby communities, with volunteers collecting funds to aid homeless families and victims.
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New York
Cypress Hill
Lower Plains
Wood Haven
New Jersey
Cherry Hill
Louisa Ketrequin
Third Avenue
Rockaway
Catholic Summer School Opens in Madison
The Roman Catholic Summer School in Madison Wisconsin was formally inaugurated with a crowded ceremony. Dignitaries high in the church attended as solemn pontifical vespers were sung. A grand reception at the Opera House tonight will feature speeches by Senator Vilas Governor Upham and other national and state officers.
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Madison
Wis
Opera
Vilas
Upham
Went Down with a Yacht in Sudden Squall
South Haven Michigan reports on July 16 as H Tittsworth launched his new yacht Artist with builders Coats and Stillson. A squall four miles north of the harbor capsized the craft at about three oclock. The life saving crew and the tug McClure reached the scene but the yacht was beyond reach and all aboard were drowned.
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South Haven
Mich
H. Tittsworth
Messrs
Texas Attorney General upholds 1891 prize fight ban
Attorney General Crane rules the anti prize fighting law of 1891 is valid and operative. His opinion responded to a Dallas county attorney inquiry about the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout planned for October. The ruling settles the issue for Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Crane
Dallas
Texas
Russia to Send Four Ironclads to Far East Fleet
Four first class ironclads will be dispatched by Russia to join its squadron in the far east. The move is announced from St. Petersburg dated July 16.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Far East
Steamer Kite Sails from St Johns to Relieve Peary
The Kite departs St Johns N S July 13 to relieve Lieutenant Peary in Greenland. Captain John Bartlett, age 24 in 1869, leads the expedition with Patrick Dunphy as chief assistant and McKinlay as engineer. Weather shows a mild winter with little ice, aiming to reach Peary at Falcon Harbor Bowdoin Bay by August 4 or 5.
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Kite
St. Johns
St. Jonys
N. S
Greenland
Peary
John Bartlett
Patrick Dunphy
McKinlay
Falcon Harbor
Bowdoin Bay
Inglefield Gulf
Cape York
Sir John Ross
Arctic
Lee
Henderson
Investigations Tarnish Chicago Business Leaders Bribery Probe
A special grand jury in Chicago is probing alderman bribery tied to an anti injury ordinance and the Calumet and Blue Island RR lakefront use. Witnesses name prominent businessmen as bribers and indictments are expected against Aldermen Finkler and Charles Martin for soliciting bribes.
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Cuiiaco
Ill
Grand Jury
Calumet and Blue Island Railroad
Lake Front
Chicago
CuicaGo
Martin
Wm. Finkler
Charles Martin
To Go Dry In Earnest
Judge McAdam rules Sunday sale of only soft drinks by saloonkeepers violates the Sabbath law, not the excise law. He notes lemonade peddlers and druggists selling soda on Sunday may face arrest. Police commissioners pledge enforcement.
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New York
Galesburg Race Track Eyes Grand Summer Meet
At Galesburg Illinois work intensifies for the August 26 to September 7 meeting. Owner C W Williams plans massive advertising, grandstand upgrades, and lodging to host 1000 plus horses, 38 races, and large purses. The scene includes Ferron, Domino, Nancy Conkling, and famed pacing dog Sport in a bustling setup expected to draw a record crowd.
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Galesburg
Ill
C. W. Williams
Chas Terbush
Falfe
College City
Williams
Monroe Salisbury
Ferron
Domino
Nancy Conkling
Speedy Domino
Terbush
Murrango
Bell Pilot
Muscoute
Allerton
George Belmont
Belmont
Harold
Mercer
Frank Stickney
Abel Muscovite
Harry L
Green Trotter
Joe Fifer
Tno
Ed Trask
Cole
Florisand
Geo. Mosher
Hanover
Kewanee
Minnie A
Jiravis
Lyman
George Redfield
Denver
Yellow fever epidemic in Cuba spreads toward Havana
Advices to the surgeon general of the marine hospital report a rapid rise in yellow fever across Cuba and the West Indies. Santiago notes increasing deaths, Puerto Principe's military hospital is crowded, and the malady is described as malignant and spreading toward Havana and the island’s western end.
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Havana
Iowa Patent Office Report Shows Iowa Patents Issued
Four thousand nine hundred twenty seven patent applications await action at the U S patent office in Washington D C Six Iowa inventors received patents last week A H Gilman Aurelia Kinger F C Jones Lewis T E Miller Leando C S Moseley and Dubuque Specialty Machine Works endless chain cutter mortising machine Thomas Oliver Epworth and C E P Hobart Cherokee Circulars offer free guidance on securing value and selling patents Copies of drawings and specs are available for twenty five cents Tuos G and J RaALPu Orwie solicitors
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Des Moines
United States
Washington, D. C
Iowa
A. H. Gilman
Aurelia
Kinger F
C. E. P. Hobart
Planter
Tuos
G. and
J. Raalpu Orwie
Train Collision Kills Twenty Five at Craig's Road Station
A pilgrim excursion from Sherbrooke on the Grand Trunk railway was split into two sections at Craig's road. The second section crashed into the first, driving the engine through Pullman and first class cars. Twenty five people died and about forty were wounded. Driver McLeod and Fireman Perkins were among the dead. Ten passenger cars and an engine were wrecked.
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South
Quebec
Que
Craig’s Road
Grand Trunk Railway
Sherbrooke
Craig's Road
McLeod
Perkins
Sparse Nevada settles per inhabitant in large land area
A newspaper note states Nevada’s sparsely settled population yields about two and a half square miles per resident. Separately a Worth County Georgia schoolteacher uses threats and a pistol to maintain pupil discipline.
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Nevada
Worth County
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