Burglar Wanted and a Town Full of Secrets
Paul Duncan is missing with no clue to his whereabouts. The tale weaves rival families Capesthorne and Duncan over estates once owned by Elmsford and Oakwood, a Creole wife, and a maid named Mary Mosscrop. Mortimer Capesthorne swears revenge as Ellen Corbielle’s fate shifts observer to a curious mansion Nant Gwern where two girls explore and a jack-daw uncovers a hidden object.
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Paul Duncan
Eimsfeld
Capesthornes
West Indies
Elmsford
Paul
Oakwood
Mortimer
Eilen Corbielle
Mortimer Capesthorne
Duncans
Ellen
Mabel Duncan
Mary Mosscrop
Mary
Ogwen
Mabel
Nant Gwern
Mery
Williams
Jack
Miss Mabel
Owens Williams
Nant. Gwern
Picture Gallery
Armory
John Mosscrop
Oswestry
Glyn Ogwen
Annie
Mr. Williams
Mamma
Florence
Ellen Ie Paul
Mystery at Nant Gwern deepens as solitaire resurfaces
Mrs. Duncan learns of a turquoise solitaire found by Jack in Nant Gwern. The heirloom once belonged to her husband Paul and is linked to Mortimer Capesthorne, a rival. Mrs. Duncan resolves to uncover the truth, traveling to Glyn Ogwen to consult the Mosscrops and inspect the haunted estate.
Old Mansion Hides Yet Untold Murder Mystery
A narrator hints at a murder within a gloomy mansion. Mrs. Duncan believes the walls whisper of her husband’s fate in that room. The tale carries a somber mood with a lingering sense of tragedy and a promise to continue.
Feeding Fodder for Winter Stock: Efficient Use of Corn Fodder
The article argues that corn fodder, if cut at the right stage and properly cured and stored, provides excellent feed when combined with other materials like bran and oil meal. It emphasizes shelter, prudent branching of grain sales, and widespread feeding of fodder with other roughage to maximize profits, wintering stock, and manure production.
Weary Chicago voter weighs suffrage and politics
A woman questions Amber about voting in a Chicago Herald piece. Amber rejects suffrage, comparing politics to pitch that defiles a clean man. He argues women who vote or campaign seem monstrous, preferring knowledge of politics before casting any ballot. The earnest woman leaves sobbing, and he claims victory.
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Amber
Chicago Herald
Velvet painting with oils and metallics by Maude Haywood
Maude Haywood advises under The Ladies Home Journal on velvet art. Begin with a thin oil wash in subdued colors on dark velvet, use a short pile material, simple subjects like birds or flowers, and avoid fine detail. Thin paints slightly, outline in metallic gold, then add bronzes and natural tints to brighten leaves flowers and fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Haywood
Ladies’ Home Journal
Van Buren Dodges Plain Question On Sun’s Rising Point
On a steamer a passenger tested Martin Van Buren's plain answer ability. Asked where the sun rises he began with remarks on east and west as conventional, then paused, prompting the tester to declare the bet lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin van Buren
American Statesman
Mr. van Buren
van Buren
Tattered Terry and Ragzed Rafferty Dismissal Report
A fragmented Boston News item portrays Tattered Terry injured after a beer wagon collision. Rafferty confirms the wagon caused Terry’s accident, ending with a grim fate as the speaker imagines termination.
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Terry
Rafferty
Den
Boston News
Fire Devastates St Louis Large Dry Goods Row
A massive blaze in Loum on November 18 destroyed Penny & Gentiles, Sonnenfeld Millinery, The Famous, and related stores on Broadway and Franklin. Winds hindered fire crews. one probable death, several injuries, and about $1,000,000 in property losses with thousands displaced. Fire consumed four story complexes and caused widespread damage to multiple firms and the Famous building.
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Sonnenfeld
Penny & Gentles
St. Louis
Lilliputians
Morgan Street
Broadway
Franklin Avenue
D. Crawford & Co
Tre
Famous and Sonnen‘eld
Weinman House
Square Deal Clothing Company
E. B. Stowe & Co
Shoe and Clothing Company
Sonnenfeld Millinery Company
McDonald Brothers
G. H. Clements
Charles Stix
Specht & Ritter
Jasper
Sounneneld
John Lynch
Alonzo Simon
Mike Conyers
Weinman
Taylor
Shoe
Penny & Genties
James Shaw Dies After Derrick Accident at Phenix Works
James Shaw of Phenix Manufacturing died following injuries from a falling derrick at Eau Claire Wisconsin yesterday. Shaw was hospitalized after the mishap and succumbs to his wounds today, authorities report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Duatre
Wis
Navy
James Shaw
Phenix Manufacturing Company
Found Only 60 Centa at Hoxan Special Brief
A dispatch from Hoxan Minnesota dated November 18 reports the ProxzER Press story about silver stolen from the Bank of eo donia being found buried opposite LaCrosse is incorrect. The tale originated from 60 cents found in the bottom of the stolen buggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoxan
Minn
Proxzer Press
Eodonia
LaCrosse
Bond Cases Began In Douglas County Court
Several noted Douglas county bond cases involving five to six thousand dollars were heard today in district court. The first case to be tried concerns W. A. Moore, believed to represent holdings of C. T. McCoy and other Aberdeen parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirchett
Special Telegram
Navy
Douglas County
District Court
W. A. Moore
C.T. McCoy
Aberdeen
Minneapolis and Chicago grain and feed price listings
Agricultural market notes list current prices for wheat corn oats rye barley and feed mill products in Minneapolis and Chicago. Includes No 1 hard wheat No 1 Northern and No 3 spring prices, bran shorts middlings and meal costs, hay timothy and wild hay, flaxseed time seed and various ground feeds with bids per bushel or per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Northern
St. Paul
Dale
Lillian Russell Rumored to Wed Amsterdam Millionaire Son
Gossip at the Casino centers on Miss Lillian Russell marrying Will Maya Sanford, heir to a carpet business fortune in Amsterdam New York. The two have long been close and could wed, though authentication is uncertain. A public statement from Russell is anticipated.
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Lillian Russell
New York
Sven
Will Maya Sanford
Amsterdam
N. Y
Sanford
Miss Russell
Mrs. Sanford
Russell
Butler Seriously Ill With Abscess of Car
A lengthy bulletin notes Gen. Butler's severe illness from an abscess of the ear and surrounding complications.
Bassett Must Come Off in Ticket Split Fight
Curiaco Nov 18 The general passenger agents of lines between Chicago and St Paul warn C W Hassett to stop selling split tickets. Bassett had learned of tickets sold by scalpers at 10 dollars Chicago to Minneapolis. He said agents sold them with lineage tickets to Chicago and would account for full tariff 11.59 dollars making a 19.50 Pittsburg to St Paul rate against the 22 dollar differential. He is informed that ticket splitting interferes with Northwestern line revenues and must cease.
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Curiaco
Chicago
St. Paul
C. W. Hassett
Pitsburg & Western
Bassett
Minneapolis
Pittsburg
Northwestern
Panama Canal under liquidation seeks power to sell assets
M Monchicourt the canal liquidator reports to the Seine tribunal that the recent agreement with United States of Colombia regarding the canal, as negotiated by Lieut Bonaparte Wyse, falls short of his hopes. He warns Washington seeks a quick, low‑cost control and urges a law to empower sale of the entire property or realization of assets and distribution of proceeds.
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Nad
Panta
M. Monchicourt
Panama Canal Company
Seine Tribunal
United States of Colombia
Bonaparte Wyse
United States
Washington
Harrison
Raenae
Benjamin Harrison
United States of America
Uneasiness Felt at Pierre Over Cheyenne Agency After Fugitive Band
Reports from Cheyenne agency say sixty Indian policemen pursue the fugitives and only three remain at the agency. Fort Kearny near Cheyenne agency was abandoned weeks ago as troops moved out. Locals fear weak agency protection if trouble similar to last winter occurs.
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Pierre
Preene
Big Foot
Pine Ridge
Cheyenne Agency
Fort Kennet
Riverboat line planned to move crops to Dakota markets
Sioux City rivermen and South Dakota farmers and businessmen organize to place a Missouri River boat line between Sioux City and Dakota points. Railroads bottlenecked by heavy fall crops. 1900s-era venture led by Capt. P. A. Talbot aims for profitable future traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
South Dakota
Dakota Points
P. A. Talbot
Sugar From Beets in Minnesota Special
Fourteen sugar beet samples from Mankato area were analyzed by the state chemist showing sugar content from 10.3 to 14.5 percent. Care in cultivation yielded satisfactory results and suggests higher future sugar percentages may be achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato
Minn
Special
County Board Defers Wisconsin World's Fair Aid Request
The county board indefinitely postponed action on an appropriation request from Wisconsin's World’s Fair managers to aid a state exhibit. A board member called the previous legislature’s grant a disgrace and urged counties not to subsidize what he called small business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eav Craine
Wis
Wisconsin Board of World’s Fair Managers
Wisconsin
Miss Willard Again Honored at WCTU Convention
In Boston on November 18 at the fourth day of the WCTU temperance meeting John G. Wooley spoke on Rest Island reform school near Lake City Minnesota. Frances E. Willard was re elected president and Mary A. Woodbridge was elected recording secretary. Caroline E. Bull of Chicago became corresponding secretary Esther Pugh of Chicago treasurer. Mrs Russell of Minneapolis reported on WCTU restaurants. The president s prize banner went to Maine and the National Juvenile association banner to Iowa.
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Willard
Bostos
John G. Wooley
Rest Island
Lake City
Minn
Frances E. Willard
Mary A. Woodbridge
Caroline E. Bull
Chicago
Esther Pugh
Russell
Minneapolis
W.C.T
Abe Hewitt's Charge at Chickering Hall Protest
In New York Bishop Potter chaired a meeting at Chickering hall to denounce the Louisiana lottery. Speakers included ex-Judge Noah Davis Gen G D Johnston President Lowe Rev Father Elliott and ex Mayor Abraham Hewitt. Hewitt warned of lottery influence over state government recounting a 1876 electoral vote offer he refused.
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New York
Potter
Chickering Hall
Noah Davis
G. D. Johnston
Louisiana
Lowe
Columbia College
Father Elliott
Abraham 8. Hewitt
Plot Against a King in Greece
The Eclaire Paris dispatch reports a conspiracy discovered in Athens with ramifications across the kingdom The plot is said to aim at overthrowing the Greek ruling dynasty and involves several high ranking political figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Eclaire
Athens
The
Ramificane
Greece
Tragic blasting accident claims three Chinese workers
Three Chinamen were killed instantly and a fourth died later after a blasting mishap in a rock flume about 15 miles away. The workers had placed 10 sticks of giant powder near a fire to thaw it when the powder thawed too much. The six men were seated around the fire. bodies ferried to the city tonight.
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Borrr
Robbery at Farmers' Trading Company Store
Masked men robbed Farmers' Trading Company to day, driving clerks to a corner and taking sixteen gold watches eight silver watches and about $2000 in cash from the safe before fleeing. A posse is in pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sroxanz
Wasu
Farmers’ Trading Company
St Paul Fire Destroys Two Wholesale Firms in Five-Story Blaze
Last night St Paul endured a devastating fire at Griggs Cooper and Co. and Farwell Ozman Kirk Co. wholesale houses. The total loss nears 1 million dollars with substantial insured amounts. The five story brick and stone structure on Third Street and Broadway burned from the basement up, flames leaping the roof within half an hour. Firemen fought through smoke and explosions of canned goods, containing top floors while sugar and stock on lower levels burned, with the cause still unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Griggs, Cooper & Co
Farwell, Ozman, Kirk & Co
Totel
Broadway
Delosso
Jackson
Midway District
Third Street
Union Depot
Griggs, Cooper & Co.'s
Farwell, Ozman, Kirk & Co.'s
Farwell, Ozman & Kirk
Kirk
Foot, Schulge & Co
District Sunday School Convention Opens in St Cloud
The Eighth district Sunday school convention for Stearns Morrison Pope Douglass Benton Sherburne and Mille Lacs began a three day session with an informal reception at the Baptist church. A lecture by Dr. L B Sperry of Conteton college followed at the St. Cloud opera house under YMCA auspices before the formal sessions commence tomorrow at the Baptist church. The district Sunday schools are fairly well represented.
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Sr. Croup
Minnt
Stearns
Morrison
Pope
Douglass
Benton
Sherburne
Mille Lacs
Baptist Church
St. Cloud Opera House
L. B. Sperry
Sernces
Conteton Colege
Baptist Disgree
Bandits Storm Queen and Crescent Train at Collinsville
In Collinsville Alabama last night a group of fifteen well dressed men attempted to rob a Cincinnati bound passenger train on the Queen and Crescent line. An officer arrived and drove off the gang, who later tried to board the incoming train. Shots were fired by train men and citizens. three or four fled. One wounded bandit was captured, and the search for the remaining attackers continues in the surrounding woods.
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Bremingham
Ala
Cincinnati
Queen & Crescent
Collinsville
Mrs. Parnell's Fortune Amid Probate Negotiations
Lonpox Special The Exchange Telegraph company reports a compromise being arranged in the probate of the will of the late Mrs. Wood aunt of Mrs. O'Shea widow of Mr. Parnell. The dispatch indicates the compromise will likely succeed and that disputed questions may not reach court for decision.
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Lonpox
The
Exchange Telegraph Company
Wood
Parnell
O'Shea
Northern Pacific to repair washouts by Saturday
Paratitur Washington reports the Northern Pacific will repair washouts between get sound and the Cascade by Saturday. The flood losses in Western Washington are estimated at 200000 dollars.
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Paratitur
Wash
Northern Pacific
Get Sound
Tate
Washington
British squadron sails to Bermuda amid desertions
The British North American and West India squadron led by Admiral Sir George Watson, including the Bellerophon Emerald Pelican and Tourmaline, sails for Bermuda for winter quarters after a large number of desertions. A National Federation meeting in Tullamore discussed aiding evicted tenants, deciding to set relief contributions at 3 pence per pound.
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Seameen
Hallifax
N. S
Bellerophon
Emerald
Pelican
Tourmaline
Sir George Watson
Bermuda
Dusgin
National Federation
Tullamore
Bread laws Across Nations Regulate Weights and Prices
The Baker's Helper outlines how France enforces strict bread laws with weight and price controls plus a municipal surety fund. German and British regimes enforce strict standards on weight, shop conditions, and ventilation. Ontario empowers officials to seize underweight bread for redistribution to charities.
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France
Germany
Ontario
Caves near Southport Tasmania Captivate Royal Society
At a Royal Society of Tasmania gathering in June, Mr. Morton described recently discovered caves four miles from Ida Bay. Entered through limestone, with a stream and chambered halls. stalactites, stalagmites, and glow worms create a diamond-like spectacle. He believes further exploration will reveal miles of passages and tourist potential. The report also notes a vintage remedy and rising demand for American shotguns.
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Southport
Tasmania
Royal Society of Tasmania
Morten
Ida Bay
Morton
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Loum
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Ondensed Teleg
AMS
Butler
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Salvation Army
Omaha
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Economic Gas Company
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Italy
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Philadelphia
National
Swine Breeders’ Association
E. Morton
Camden
Ohio
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Fannie Cartwright
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W. ©. Clement
Thomas Emerson Ripley
Tacoma
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London
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Cadillac
Mich
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Farwell, Azmano, Kirk & Co
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Brown Street
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U.D
Buffalo
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N.W.N O
Lawrence, Kans
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ST. Jacobs
C. K. Neumann, M.D
ST. Jacobs Oil
Ee Iptso
Pla
ITC
Northwestern Conservatory OF Music
Neollet
Pest
A. Marshall
Organo
Duluth
W. D. Condit & CO
Des Moines
C. N. Newcomb
Davenport
J.p.allex
East Beye i
LG Wis
Monroe Eraser Mfg Co
la Crosse
Wie
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J. H. Jeeves
Accres
von Mohl CO
Inciamail
Obie
Gae
Loomis & Ryman, Tliff*y
OG. Harter Medicine CO
St. Loris, Me
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