Margaret Leigh Meets Doctor Wilson in New York
Margaret Leigh greets Doctor Wilson, discusses city life versus country roots, and shares her longing for Elmwood. Wilson contrasts Gotham wealth with nearby poverty, and they discuss the city’s moral complexities as their dialogue hints at future developments.
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the Cedars
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Colon
Noreh
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Dinner invitation hints at social ambitions and misperceptions
Margaret and Brian discuss bringing Dr. Wilson to dinner to correct his impression of Bertie, while Wilson’s interest in a potential match and Bertie’s social status loom. The dialogue hints at cynicism, vanity, and money’s sway in courtship.
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Wilson
Bertie
Brian
Dr. Wilson
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Power of Money
Duty Put On Raw Cotton in Tariff Bill After Spirited Senate Fight
The Senate approved an amendment by 42 to 19 placing raw cotton on the dutiable list at 20 percent ad valorem, the first such cotton duty in tariff history. Senator Bacon of Georgia led the amendment against strong opposition, with notable Democratic defections and sharp exchanges during a daylong debate.
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Bacon
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Tillman
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Jones
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Gray
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Father shoots his boy in drunken act in Atlanta
In Atlanta on a Tuesday night Thomas J. McClain a painter awakened from a drunken stupor and shot his five year old son as he finished his meal, then fled. Neighbors reported the man had been drinking for days and offered no warning before firing.
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Nell
Margaret
Bertie
Alica
Atlanta
Thomas J. McClain
Strength of insurgents totals eight thousand armed bands
An AP Havana correspondent reports 8000 insurgents well armed, split into small bands, operating between Cape San Antonio Pinar del Rio and Moron line in Puerto Principe. Thousands more Cuban natives inhabit insurgent camps, many unarmed or with machetes.
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Associated Press
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Cape San Antonio
Pinar del Rio
Fireworks Factory Explosion Injures Many in Chicago
A workman dropped a match at the M. Shure fireworks factory in Chicago causing a blast shortly after 6 pm on Tuesday. The explosion injured twenty five people including workers and pedestrians as rockets and candles flew into nearby sidewalks.
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M. Shure
Chicago
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