The Moma Diamond and the Highwayman
John Marsden, famed for wearing a legendary Moma diamond, fends off a midnight attack by a would-be thief along a dark byway. After a bold confrontation he befriends the assailant, learns the diamond’s true tale, and ultimately aids the man, who later sails to England as a richer passenger.
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Moma
John Marsden
Ife
Marsden
Amsterdam
Atlantic
John
Charles August Freeham
England
H’m
Brazil
Pittsburg Press
Fraudulent dealings endanger a family estate
A narrator recalls a con man who bought shares in fake enterprises, secured mortgages on all possessions, and falsely claimed a family heirloom, the Moma diamond, belonged to the deceased father. The lawyer advised abandoning the claim to avoid costly litigation, allowing the rogue to seize the jewelry.
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Moma
Revived Army Scandal Leads to Military Wedding
The long buried scandal from Fort McPherson in 1897 resurfaces with the marriage of Second Lieutenant Frank E. Bamford of the Fifth Infantry to Mae O'Brien widow of Lieut. Michael J. O'Brien. The affair included a broken betrothal, a parade ground confrontation, and a court martial of Capt. Romeyn.
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Frank E. Bamford
Fifth Infantry
Mae O’brien
Michael J. O’brien
Fort McPherson
Bamford
Nina Romeyn
Henry Romeyn
Lieut
O’brien
Romeyn
Morida
United States
A Curious Run of Appreciation Letters
A Memphis Scimitar note describes a young woman receiving a small package left by a suitor on his first visit. Letters of appreciation multiply in a playful exchange that grows into a growing arithmetic progression, with hints of more serious content and potential complications to come.
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Memphis Scimitar
Big Ben Tone and Timekeeping Surpass Notes
The House of Commons clock, famed for its consistent timekeeping, uses a striking mechanism with weights near a ton and a half on a 174 foot shaft. After chimes end, the hammer falls on the sixteen ton bell within one second of Greenwich mean time, showcasing precise engineering despite criticism of its tone.
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Big Ben
London
House of Commons
Greenwich
Timothy's Mistake at Margate Sale
Auctioneer Timothy and his wife visit Margate. On day two he wishes to return home because locals taunt him about his business. Forty boatmen grin and remark it is a nice day for a sale. The reluctant narrator notes that looks come from a good stomach.
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Timothy
Timothy Knockdown
Margate
Railroads Link West and Nation, Transforming Trade
A New York Evening Sun account contrasts prerailroad travel with modern rapid routes from New York to Buffalo Chicago and the Pacific coast. It highlights boosted crop outputs in Kansas Nebraska Minnesota North and South Dakota Montana California Oregon Washington and Colorado, powered by railroad shipments and cold storage cars, plus dramatic transport improvements since 1849. The piece notes wheat and fruit profits, rail-led expansion to Portland Seattle and Puget Sound, and a light anecdote about a boy autographing President McKinley.
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New York
Buffalo
Chicago
Pacific Coast
George H. Daniels
New York Central Railroad
International Commercial Congress
Philadelphia
Pacific and Oriental Mail
San Francisco
Missouri River
Kansas
Colorado
Buffalo Bill
North Platte
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Ogamala
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Northwestern
St. Paul
Burlington
Wheat Belt
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
California
Golden Gate
Cape Horn
Plains
American Desert
Pacific
Mississippi River
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Wash
Columbia River
Puget Sound
Oregon
Washington
United States
British Columbia
Alaska
North
President McKinley Fake Excuse Briefly Circulated
In Milwaukee a group of students sought to fake an excused absence by having President McKinley sign an excuse. The plan would allow skipped classes on the day in question with a signed note attributed to the President, exploiting the idea that a presidential endorsement would legitimize the absence.
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Milwaukee
McKinley
Man of Blood and Iron Buller Leads British in South Africa
A portrait of Gen Sir Redvers Buller as the British commander in South Africa. The article đểpects his 75,000-strong force, long military career from the Chinese war of 1860 to the Boer War, and his uncompromising, disciplinarian nature. It describes his aim to quickly plant the British flag over Pretoria and his reputation for energy and stern tactics.
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Buller
South Africa
Redvers Henry Buller
Wellington
Waterloo
King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Manitoba
Lord Wolseley
Riel
Gold Coast
Ashanti
Coomassie
Africa
Frontier Light Horse
Kaffirs
Kassasin
Tel-el- Kebir
el Teb
Tamar
Abu-Klea
Geh. Buller
H E
Pretoria
Queen Margaret of Italy Refuses Luncheon Humor
A story recounts Queen Margaret of Italy visiting a town where grand preparations awaited her. The mayor escorted her to lunch but she asked only for water and a sandwich. After the modest meal she lifted her handkerchief and the mayor, misreading, bowed and declared the lunch paid for.
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Margaret
Italy
Old Fashion Revived in London Watch Trend
The piece notes London fashions reviving an ancient custom as modern dandies imitate 18th century style. It highlights a new trend where a New Yorker in London carries two watches one plain chronometer and one ornamental hybrid, plus a lofty cane, sword with silver hilt, ring, snuff box, and other accessories.
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London
A Fatal Omission in Society Letter
The editor of the Society Luminary frets over offending Mrs. Lorenzo Van Rensselaer after noting her Newport arrival but omitting mention of the retinue of servants accompanying her family in a curiously pointed item from Puck.
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Lorenzo van Rensselaer
Newport
van Rensselaer
Puck
Oldest German Coal Mines Began in 1195 Near Worms
The oldest German coal mines were first worked in 1195 near Worms. England did not begin to mine its coal until the fourteenth century.
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Worms
England
More men die of idleness than of hard work
A compact note emphasizes the paradox that idleness is deadlier than hard labor, reflecting a cautionary view on productivity and personal discipline. The saying frames a moral lesson about diligence and self-control in a community context.
Indiana boy saves train from wreck in daring act
In Knightsville Frank Williams a 1 year old? boy prevented a wreck on the Vandalia railroad by spotting a broken rail pressed out of position. He ran onto the track waved his hat at an approaching west bound passenger train, causing the engineer to stop the train within feet of the defect.
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John Marsden
John
John Marslen
Frank Williams
Vandalia
Williams
Knightsville
Brazil
Pranks at Eastern Indiana Normal University
At Muncie the prank involved Clarence Deaton who was smeared with wagon axle grease his clothes torn off and an electric battery applied leaving him hearing impaired. Another candidate was tied to a cemetery tombstone and kept there all night.
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Eastern Indiana Normal University
Muncie
Clarence Deaton
Anther
Girl Saves Child at Crossing by Miss Ethel Smock
Miss Ethel Smock of Contensial school Lafayette saved a child's life when the infant fell between Monon tracks as the Louisville express approached. She rushed before the engine, seized the baby, and narrowly escaped danger.
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Ethel Smock
Lafayette
Louisville Express
Explosion Wrecks Wood Undertaking in Farmersburg
A dynamite blast beneath W. J. Wood's undertaking establishment in Farmersburg wrecked the building and shattered windows across town. An unknown person or persons planted the explosive, and the blast caused terrrible damage to the scene and surrounding structures.
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Farmersburg
W. J. Wood
Tank Collapse at Wingan & Co Packing Base
In Indianapolis a massive water tank at Wingan & Co packing base collapsed causing an avalanche that destroyed the paint shop and several smaller buildings. The tank stood 1000 feet high and held about 200000 gallons of water. No injuries were reported.
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Indianapolis
Wingan & Co
Martinsville to get sewer system and more local reforms
Several Indiana towns and individuals are mentioned with projects and incidents. Martinsville plans a new sewer system. Anderson bolt works may move to Louisville. Muncie to establish a free library. Marion trust formed at Krein chain works. rail and train accidents claim several lives. a new steamer line is organized. labor disputes surface in Muncie and Crawfordsville. various local mishaps and civic actions are reported.
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Martinsville
Anderson Bolt Works
Louisville
Muncie
Waterloo
Fern McGovern
Anderson
Theodore Pratt
Ross Station
DeKalb County
Louis Schorr
Batesville
Benson Wantz
Millersburg
Ryan Hickerson
Petersburg
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Louisville Packet Company
Louisville and Cincinnati Packet Company
Midland Steel Company
Ambrose Colby
Noblesville
John EB. Kercheval
Kercheval
Colby
Indiana
Crawfordsville
Trust
Wm. Anderson
Greensburg
T. CC. Simpson
Jo. Smith
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Winon Assembly
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Mama
Mr. McKinley
New York Evening Sun
Man OF Blood and
Sir Redvers Henry Buller
Wrecek
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