A Hundred Dollars and a Quiet Household Trial
Eva Maria confronts Jeremiah Wranklin demanding a hundred dollars for new clothes. He hesitates then secretly hides his money in the grate. After pressure and a moral reckoning, he offers a check and they reconcile, revealing her hidden resolve and his softened heart.
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Jeremiah
Lince
Fannell
Eva Maria
Bob Meort
Providence
Hoe
Tie
Aha
Maria
N. Y
Largest electric searchlight at world's fair dazzles crowds
An enormous electric searchlight built for the world’s fair is described as ten feet six inches tall with a 60 inch lens and a 6,000 pound frame. The Mangin type mirror, 60 inch diameter, drives a 200 amp lamp producing about 875 million candela. Heat is vented, moths and insects are drawn to the beam, and the light can be seen for miles on a clear day.
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America
Hght
Mount Washington
White Mountains
Young India and the new Indian society described
The article argues that a new Indian society named Young India has emerged among the educated lower middle classes. It notes that European education prompts ambition for government posts and English proficiency, leading many to seek higher offices while others face hunger or join politics. It criticizes the gap between superficial European knowledge and true cultural meaning.
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Sete Pte
Ayn v8 Weekly
India
Europe
New Hampshire Man Funds Newspapers for Libraries
A retiree and former schoolmaster in Atkinson New Hampshire named William Todd funds newspaper access for libraries, giving two thousand dollars yearly to Boston Public Library and recently to Newburyport Public Library. He argues free reading rooms will grow in demand as the press educates the public. Neighbors know little of his past or fortune but see him as frugal yet generous. The piece notes his belief in the press as a diffuse information engine.
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Brown
Charei
Cousin Brown
Mra Vranidlin
Artemisius
Mr. Wranklin
New Hampshire
William €. Todd
Boston Public Library
Harper's Weekly
Public
Newburyport
Atkinson
Real Burial Place of Garfield Assassin Revealed
Deputy Warden Russ describes burying Charles Guiteau in the jail laundry after Garfield's execution. The body was interred beneath floorboards with trustees and guards present, far from the public eye, while organs were disposed of differently. The story notes the spleen was on display at the museum.
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Russ
Joll
Guiteau
Garfold
Sicks
Ater
Crocker
Charley Reed
Guitean
Hicks
Garfield
Five Cent Rubber Ball Replaces Night Sticks in Patrol Tactics
Local precincts report a shift from wooden night sticks to a harmless looking five cent rubber ball with a hidden ammonia sprayer. The device, used by Fourth Ward patrols, delivers a quick reviving spray to sleepers, quickly rousing them from stupor and disrupting criminal activity.
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Land of Dreams
Oake Street
Reformatories Life Sentence for Tea Adulterers Promised
A report details harsh penalties for adulterating tea, including life imprisonment and extended penalties to buyers and others involved in the scheme. A benevolent visitor at a Boston-area reform school is portrayed as shocked by the inmates, whose private histories are rarely known.
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Renmple
Heman
Boston
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