Rebecca and Little Women on a Fictional Court Stage
The writer reviews Rebecca as the supreme woman character in fiction, contrasts her with Rowena and Becky Sharp, and shifts to memories of Dora, the March sisters, Little Nell, and Clara Pegotty, weaving praise, nostalgia, and a melancholic court room metaphor through literary heroines and their trials. The piece blends critique with affectionate reminiscence, celebrating enduring fictional ideals.
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Rebecca
Ecortel
Naton
Ashby de la Zouche
Ivanhoe
Front de Aceuf
Brian de Bois Guilbert
Rowena
Becky Sharp
Dora
David
Ber Auute
Betsy Trotwood
Laurie
Marmie
Nell
Clara Pegotty
Pegotty
Clara
David Cop
Multitude of fair ladies in a dreamlike pageant
A long tableau of elegant heroines and visiting nations is described as guests fade from a grand room. The prose personifies beauty and nobility, evoking wreaths and roses while spirits linger in corners. The piece blends fantasy with reverent tone about women of fiction and historic hues.
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Pat Many
Mary
Cteature
Paris Panama case reverses verdict in long fraud trial
The Court of Cessation quashed all sentences in the Panama Canal company fraud case against Ferdinand de Lesseps and four co defendants. The offenses were deemed time barred and indictments irregular. Five defendants faced penalties, others released, with de Lesseps serving a reduced one year term in a cell.
WALA DAY Celebrations in Athens and Park Events
Athens hosts commencement in College Chapel on Wednesday June 21. Hermony Grove and Crawford play baseball at the Park with Athens and Atlanta teams also scheduled there. Opera House promises the greatest show of the season on Wednesday with 35 and 25 cent admissions. Rail lines offer one fare into Athens Tuesday and Wednesday and out Thursday and Friday.
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Athens
College Chapel
Hermony Grove
Crawford Cross
Atlanta
Opera House
Cherokees Charge Collusion Over Strip Money
The Cherokee delegation in Tahlequah faces believd collusion rumors with Wall Street figures over 66 million Cherokee Strip securities. Chief Harris says reports are sensational, but anger grows as funds remain unpaid and fears of violence rise among Cherokees, especially the full bloods.
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Fort
Gissox
I T
Tahlequah
Wall Street
Harris
Mr Skiff's Once a Week Talk on Honest Courtship and Marriage
The column argues marriage fails when courtship is dishonest and impulse leads to unhappy unions. It urges men and women to show true character before marriage and warns against deceitful charm. It promotes honest intentions and ends with a plug for Skiff the Jeweler, the place to buy jewelry and have repairs.
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Ana
Skiff
Land of the Living
S&‘ff
Jewelrer’s
Convicts Set Free After Panama Canal Fraud Appeal
Paris court of cessation quashed sentences of Charles de Lenseps and others, ruling statute of limitations covered the offences and the indictment was irregular. Eiffel liberated at once, while de Lessep, ill in St Louis hospital, learned he was freed. Mrs Nancy Wirts of Baltimore endorses Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup for children.
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Paris
Charles de Lenseps
Panama Canal
M. Eiffel
M. Charles de Lessep
St. Louis
Hos
Nancy Wirts
Capoline St. Baltimore
Mil
Two First Ladies to Meet at Cranston on the Hudson
Mrs Ulysses Grant and Mrs Jefferson Davis plan daily greetings at Cranston near the Hudson amid memories of West Point. Mrs Grant hosts the visit while Mrs Davis, with daughter Miss Winimore, stays at the Marlborough hotel before touring the historic site.
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New York
Ulysses
Grant
Jefferson Davis
Cranston
Hudson
West Point Military Academy
Davis
Miss Winimore
Marlborough
Mrs. Grant
The Contractor Censured at the Coroner Inquest
Washington June 17. Contractor George W. Dant drew sharp censure at the coroner inquest into Ford's Theatre victims. Testimony criticized his methods though some praised his skill as a mechanic. Dallas Brownwood Bank closes its doors as directors cite bank troubles with a $150,000 capital. A black bank in Chattanooga also shuts, liabilities $8,000 assets $17,000. Nationwide bank failures include Grundy Iowa and a late June rail accident in Little Rock.
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Brownwood's
Dallas
Tex
Brownwood
Texas
City National Bank of
Saqiened U7 Co
Negro Bank
Chattanooga
Penny Savings Bank
CoL0mer
Tenn
George Childress
Connor Sessey
Sesialacs
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Riley Elected President at Howard Baptist College
Dr. Rey E F Riley was elected unanimously as president of Howard Baptist College in Birmingham Alabama at five o clock yesterday. He has led the college for five years and was born in Alabama with Erskine College training. He is 42 and highly cultured and capable. Medals for next year's debates were approved eight in total to reward class winners in competitive debates across societies. Commencement sermons and addresses are set for the morning and evening with Rev W E Boggs and Mr A C Willcoxon of Atlanta. Fraternities will remain. Phi Kappa Alpha won the champion debate opposing state Prohibition with Ham delivering the decision.
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Charleston
Berkley County
Oscar Johnston
Twellman
Linconville
John- Fe
Augusta
Johnston
Rey E.F. Riley
Riley
W. E. Boggs
A.C. Willcoxon
Atlanta
Board of Visitors
Board of Trustees
Two Other Sensations From Atlanta Scandal Reports
Atlanta correspondent reports sensational rumors of scandals surpassing the Rawson case. A Baptist minister and a society woman are alleged to be involved in a publicized affair likely to lead to divorce actions. Other items note political patronage shifts in South Carolina and appointments in Georgia and Washington.
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Atlanta
Macon Telegraph
Redwime
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Coney Island
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First National Bank of Grundy
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Russia
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Charles W. Otley
Georgia
Princeton College
Pilgrim‘s
St. Anthony's Shrine
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Sane Sjemeer Perend
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Anaes
Chattanoogue- St
Howard College
Belles Letters
Phi Kappas
H. W.j.ham
Demosthenians
Mesars Brand
McGregor and Humphries
Messrs. Morris, Bardwick and Bacon
Atlanta Press
D.C
South Carolina
E. M. Rucker
Columbia
Tinny Rucker
Law
D.B. Darby
Walhatta
Mc. N. Turner
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