Guilty Innocent Mystery Ends in Escape and Love
Barbara battles public doubt as she fights for George Bouverie to prove his innocence in a bank robbery. A key confession by cashier Mr Grey and a police pursuit aboard the Lucania pave the path to exoneration. Barbara’s devotion and a lawyer’s persistence culminate in a hopeful reunion and new life.
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Barbara
Rouveria
Saville
George Bouverie
Parbara
George
Sebastian
Tasmania
Mrs. Saville
George Bouverig
Grange
Mrs. Nonverse
Dublin
Metropole
Mr. Grey
Bouverle
Mrs. Bouverle
Mr. Jarvis
George Brouverle
Cavalry Leader Gen N B Forrest Once Unlettered Man
The Saturday Evening Post notes Gen N B Forrest rose from poverty and slave trading to become the South’s foremost cavalry leader. An uneducated man, he advanced from private to lieutenant general and commanded cavalry west of the Mississippi, eluding Union forces for years before being defeated at Selma. His career highlights include his unexpected rise and the period’s shifting military balance.
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Grant
Sherman
N. B. Farrest
J. A. Wyeth
Forrest
South
T.ward
Richmond
Mississippi
Hood
Nashville
Geor
James H. Wilson
Selma
Torrest
Saturday Evening Post
More Nose Bags Wanted at the Front
An elderly South Africa bound man distraught by delays at the war office is shown a telegram he asks about. The wire secretly states More nose-bags wanted at the front, prompting a mix of raving and pleading before the official grants a private view.
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War Office
South Africa
London Express
Heating and stoves in Uruguay then and now
Stoves are rare in Uruguay with no chimneys in most homes. A recently built house cost 14000 dollars and had only one chimney with two stovepipes. Cattle graze year round while winter dampness from April to October raises pulmonary risk. Montevidean dealers offer American made heating stoves. oil stoves are popular as coal sells for 10 to 14 dollars per ton.
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Uruguay
Monteviden Se
Pony service raises child question at church
A five-year-old girl at a church service asked her mother during a prayer what “while aways” are and why good people would want to steal them after hearing a hymn line drawn out in the old-fashioned manner.
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Besida
Suspicions Visitors Photographed at Bank of France
The Bank of France ran a hidden photographic station behind the cashier’s desk to snap pictures of suspected visitors without their knowledge when signaled by staff. The camera also aids fraud detection by revealing evasive check misrepresentations in photographs.
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Bank of France
Democratic critique of McKinley era war in New Mexico
War and conquest in New Mexico amid Democratic party politics are examined, detailing 1846 48 events. It notes Democratic votes enabling treaty ratification, then criticism of the President for using the army to quell insurrection. It recounts Kearney's civil government, the 1847 uprisings, battles at Pueblo de Tayos, and losses on both sides, with later Congress inquiries and Polk's defense of military sovereignty.
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Cuba
Hawaii
Spain
Philippines
Aguinaldo
United States
William Jennings Bryan
McKinley
War Department
New Mexico
Kearney
United States Authority
San Fernando de Tayos
Arroyo Hondo
Rio Grande
Sterling Prica
Pueblo de Tayos
Fernanda
Num
Ber
Hendley
Vegas
N. Mex
Price
Tucolott
Mora
Congress
Caliifornia
Polk
Gaid
California
Trade Balances and the Case for American Ship Power
The article argues the United States remains a debtor nation due to annual payments to foreign ship owners and associated costs. It contends that fostering a large U S ship owning and building industry would keep at least 200 million dollars yearly at home, transform the nation to a creditor status, and reduce foreign indebtedness by boosting exports and domestic employment.
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United States
Passage of shipping bill urged by bimetalists
From ore mining to forest felling and the Bulps, the text argues the shipping bill will end dependence on foreign shipping for carrying all goods. It calls for active support of the measure by every monometallist and bimetallist in the United States, outlining several reasons though space is limited.
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United States
Open the Mills rallying cry cited in McKinley era report
Akron D 1896 campaign shows wage growth and factory payroll gains under McKinley. A National Committee survey of 200 manufacturers tracks employed workers rising from 90,438 in 1894 to 174,645 by last year, with wages increasing from about 49.5 million in 1890s to roughly 65 million by 1898 99. The analysis argues national prosperity followed the mills opening.
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Eudtry Fay Rolla
Akron
McKinley
Charles Dick
Republcan National Committee
Republican National Committee
National Association of Manufacturers
National Association
American administration improves condition in the Philippines
A British consul in Manila notes visible improvements under American rule with better drainage and town appearance since last year. He cites opportunities in local trades and praise for Post Office and Telegraph operations under joint American British control. The British vice-consul at Tollo adds US forces have secured the letter part of the island and foresees a happier future with peaceful rule and further improvements.
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Phillippines
Manila
Post Office
Telegraph
Tollo
United States
McClellan Disqualifies Self Over Kansas City Troop Stance
Congressman George B. McClellan disqualifies himself for second on the Kansas City ticket citing his vow to deploy sufficient troops to quell the toss. The offense is deemed unforgivable by the Democratic party.
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George B. McClellan
Kansas City
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Lucania
Portraven
Sebastian Saville
Mr. Jarvis Astens
Mr. Bouverle
George Bouverle
Mr. Jarvin
George Bouverte
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