Ornament to Society Ends in Freedom for Cleo Harrowsby
In Nebraskan town, widow Hat Harrowsby’s death sparks talk of Cleo’s future. Pap Jack plans a conventional ornament to society as Cleo learns painting, music, and patience, finally choosing a return to farm life with Esther’s broader, kinder path and Frank’s compromise.
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Ack Harrowsby
Jack
Nebraska
Miss Harrowsby
Jack Harrowsby
Hull
Chicago
Hat
Omaha
Nolce
Hatallus
Cleo
Sassiety
House of Mourning
Harrowshby
Harrowshy
Efallo
Pap
Harrowsbey
Hillside
Hal
Frank Stanley
Harrowsby
Cleopatra
Cleopatra Harrowsby
Maltby
Frank
Nurre
Molly
Dr. Eldridge
Eliza Louise
Kansas
Guide Rock
Cleor Harrowsby
Guide Book
Rats and Foxes Wiped Island of Nova Scotia Pillars
A Canadian paper recalls how rats survived a shipwreck off Sable Island near Nova Scotia. Rats thrived until cats were introduced, but a passing ship left foxes that killed rats and cats. Foxes now threaten settlers and the government ponders a crusade. The piece offers a wry closing observation on storytelling and romance.
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Sable Island
Nova Scotia
Texas Rail Disaster Leaves Dozens Dead in Wreck
A Southern Pacific passenger train from San Antonio to Galveston struck a broken rail twenty five miles west of San Diego. The wreck occurred early Friday with at least forty feared dead and many injured. Cars burned quickly. private car occupants escaped. Relief trains from El Paso Del Rio and Sanderson were dispatched with surgeons to assist and ferry injured to El Paso.
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Southern Pacific
San’ Antono
Texas
Maxon
Sandergon
At & O
Thomas Ryan
New York
Galveston
Harrisburg
San Antonio
Division
I Paso
del Rio
Sanderson
el Paso
Threats of Boer Army Leader Near New Orleans
A letter to President Roosevelt from Gen Samuel Pearson, an officer of the Boer army in the U.S., threatens to raise an armed force against British horse shippers in New Orleans for alleged neutrality violations. Pearson claims a military camp exists there. authorities see no law violation and will rely on New Orleans police to quell any force. Pearson fled Barberton during British occupation and left family behind.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Samuel Pearson
Pearson
New Orleans
Southland
United States
Barberton
Transvaal
Ipensiont Bureau
Church and Clergy News Highlights and Plans
The Christian Endeavor Society reaches its majority while Methodists in Indianapolis raise fifty thousand dollars for a hospital. The Methodist Episcopal Bishops set their next conference for May 1 in Chattanooga. Vatican staff secretary Mgr Michael Antonini has served twenty four years. Emanuel Baptist Church Chester Pa readies dedication costing about fifteen thousand dollars. Dr McConnell critiques seminaries prioritizing quantity over quality. Installation services for Rev Henry B Taylor at Church of the Redeemer Universalist St Paul held. Rumor of St Johns Church Richmond sale and demolition denied officially.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Methodists of
Indianapolis
Bishops of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mgr
Michael Antonini
Vatican
McConnell
Henry B. Taylor
Church of the Redeemer
Universalist
St. Paul
St. John’s Church
Richmond
Patrick Henry
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Soma
Esther
Chicago Tribune
Fear Borty
Southern Pacific Railway
Henderson
Buena Vista
Congress
Mount Vernon
Capitol
Daniel Cox
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
D. B. Henderson
Fort Donelson
Corinth
Naval Committee
Secretary of the Navy
Corps of Constructors and Civil Engineers
Gov. Taft
House Committee On Insular Affairs
Philippine Islands
Taft
Moro Islands
Payne
Edwin G. Madden
Maj. Reeve
Atamo
Postoffice Department
Foreign Mail Service
Postal Service
Harrison
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Representative Richardson
Tennessee
House
Democratic Congressional Committee
Union Railroad
Chester
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