A Brave Girl's Trial. An Alderman's Daughter in Flight
Gertrude Brandon's departure with her father leads to a tense escape from a hidden suitor. Jerome Munro presses for truth while Elmer Howard pursues clues, and Dick Chase and Mrs Chase shield the alderman's daughter as danger closes in around a web of promises, betrothals, and a distant love.
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Gertrude
Mr. Brandon
Elmer
Brandon
Elmer Howard
Penne
Jerome Munroe
Artrude
Papa
McEne
Mrs. Chase
Pelfed
Jerome Munro
Gertrude Brandon
Dick Chase
Mooster
Eno
Daugher
Wes
Mother
Munro
Cmakot
Saayett
Cianovery
Boston
Snce Munro
Mr. Munro
Ick
Mrs. Chasey
Bey
O Ning
Sone
Jeannot
Brude
Mr. Howard
Strange Girl, City Detective Detects Missed Car
Ebner pursues a girl resembling his sister as a Metropolitan horse car pulls away. Elmer questions Detective Duke about the attempted pursuit, while Duke feigns ignorance and a wry smile hints at hidden truth. The scene ends with unclear deception and suspense.
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Donald Dyke
Mr. Dyke
Elmer
Duke
Ebner
Mystery Deepens in Chapter Conflict over Fidelity
Gertrude Brandon faces pressure from Jerome Munro as she refuses to see Howard without his consent. She defends fidelity, probes deception, and signals that she and Howard remain confidants while Munro presses for control, the scene unfolding with tense confrontation and looming confrontation.
Dyke Follows Lady to Hidden Flat in Narrow Street
Detective Donald Dyke trails a young, pretty woman to a dingy building at No 57 where a slender hallway and cigar fumes mark a secret meeting. He enters to find Clarice and Clotilde in a tense room as the detective confronts a new, silvery voice and the wary beauty who hints at danger and arrest without a warrant.
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Villian
Brandon
Elmer
Mr. Dyke
Lynn
Donald
Jerome Munson
Duke
Ww Street
Yang Scamp
Donald Dyke
Say
Sam
Adam
Yorder
Albe
Clarice
Meg
Clotilde
Tam
Philip Ross
Gin
Caere
Naked ride to save home sparks Indiana sensation
In Columbus Indiana Esquire David Newsom rode naked through the streets in a landau to protest a mortgage held by Frank Crump. After the stunt Newsom claimed release from the mortgage with a $100 forfeit. observers were amused and confused as to the legality and outcome of the act.
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Indiana
Lady Godiva
Columbus
Ind
United States
Esquire
David Newsom
Frank Cramp
Bartholomew County
Newsom
Palmer & Maynard
Crump
Cruto
Explaining Cousin Relationships in Plain Language
A note clarifies terms like first cousin, second cousin, and first cousin once removed using a fictitious Jones pedigree. It explains that relations across generations are not mutual, defines removes, and shows how cousin levels progress from one generation to the next.
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Mary
Tom
Jones
A. Jones
J.jones
Tom Jones
Mary Jones
R. Jones
Mr. Jones
Messrs
William
Thomas Jones
Alfred
John
Thomas
Charles
Henry
Richard
Secon
His Last Week at Pittsburg Despatch Show
This week ends the show run of D. S. Thomas, a famed newspaper representative. He returns to the art preservative and will have a top job office in New Haven. Friends wish him half the success that others have earned.
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Pittsburg
D. S. Thomas
Dave
New Haven
Conn
Marriage license issued to Flood and Bradley
Hartford Sunday Journal reports a marriage license granted to Christopher Flood of Wallingford and Ellen Bradley of North Haven. The license was written in the town clerk’s office on the 8th inst. The bride is 34 and the groom 84. parents indicated they might marry.
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Hartford Sunday Journal
Christopher Flood
Wallingford
Ellen Bradley
North Haven
Resignation and doctrinal clash split New York Congregationalists
The New York and Brooklyn Association of Congregational Churches opened a session as Rev. J G Roberts presided amid talks on church Sunday school relations and a committee study. Rev Beecher announced his withdrawal from the association while elaborating his views on the nature of God, Christ, punishment, and the scriptures, stressing personal responsibility and doctrinal distinctions.
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New York
New York and Brooklyn Association of Congregational Churches
Park Congregational Church
Seventh Street
Sixth Avenue
J. G. Roberts
Rochester Avenue
Mr. Stiles
Plymouth Church
Thomas G. Shearman
M. K. Moody
Park Church
Hudson
Dr. Merritt
East
S. M. Malo
W. Laidier
Newhots
W. Bishop
E. EF. Stewart
Henry Ward Beecher
A. Whittemore
H. M. Storrs
H. Kirkland
G. D. Pike
W. F. Crofts
BE. Broadhead
W. H. N. Shannon
Edward Beecher
P. Halliday
J. G. Malcolm
W. C. Stiles
Crofts
Lee Avenue
Congregational Association
Vared Society
Storrs
T. G. Shearman
Gin
Shannon
Broadhead
Eas Congregational Church
Beecher
Tie
Mr. Beecher
Jesus Christ
God
The Dorset in Connecticut Hearst Times on Tight Lacing
A Hartford Times reader argues against the belief that women tighten corsets with “tight lacing.” The writer asserts few women lace now, notes modern corsets are soft and comfortable, and claims the hourglass figure is unappealing while health and ease are valued. The piece says tight lacing is largely a relic.
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Hartford Times
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