Ulla the Viking Ends in Silent Tragedy at Baldersund
In a sprawling siege tale a Norse raider conquers a fortified burgh looting captives and a princess then escapes with her as the tower burns. The white maiden dies with the hero as he casts himself from the parapet, ending the saga of Ulla the Viking and his final grief.
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Cora
Franklin
Ulla
Black North Sea
Baldersund
Ulla Erlingson
The
Authors’ Alliance
Brave voyage ends with dramatic Viking storm scene
An anchor lifts as a voyage resumes. a cliffside castle looms and a fire erupts. A white woman on the tower weeps as the narrator bursts into a fierce cry and dives into the surf in a desperate bid for land.
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Ulla
Education and a bargain in a West Virginia store
A tale from the Boston Herald recounts a mountain trade where a merchant takes advantage of a native's inability to count eggs. The shopper questions the deal as the trader suggests education matters more than perceived savvy in knowing how many eggs are spoiled.
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West Virginia
Boston Herald
Ancient yew in Darley Dale hailed as world’s oldest tree
In Darley Dale England a vast yew tree in the churchyard is celebrated by authorities as possibly three thousand years old Its 33 foot girth bears scars from vandals yet the tree stands fenced and revered Rev Dr John Charles Cox notes it sheltered Britons Romans Saxons and Normans and later Christian worshippers from baptism to burial at its roots, a living witness to ages.
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Darley Dale
England
John Charles Cox
BP. Diama
London
Fairy Tale Debate Sparks Talk on Economy
Quoted dialogue shows children asking for a tale while Grandpop muses on economy. He dismisses the term as odd, noting world scorns those who save and those who spend, reflecting a playful lesson on financial prudence.
Wyman Receives Daily Reports On Yellow Fever
Surgeon General Wyman in Washington is updated by Dr. Lindsley about Tennessee health board inspectors at Memphis Grand Junction Baymere state line Chattanooga Cleveland and Ducktown. He orders marine hospital forces to cooperate. Dr. Guiteras reports two mild yellow fever cases in Cairo Illinois have been isolated and containment steps taken with little alarm.
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Wyman
Washington
Lindsley
Tennessee State Board of Health
Memphis
Grand Junction
Baymer
State Line
Chattanooga
Cleveland
Ducktown
Marine Hospital
John Guiteras
Cairo
Ill
General Strike Grips Brunswick Longshoremen
A sweeping labor dispute in Brunswick Georgia sees all dock workers and longshoremen walking out over wage cuts. Mallory line and Brunswick Terminal workers seek 20 cents an hour, cotton laborers demand five dollars per day, as petitions circulate protesting foreign labor imports amid reports of seven or eight violent incidents. City officials brace to shield people and property should northern laborers arrive.
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Bronswick
Brunswick
Mallory Line
Brunswick Terminal Company
Mallory
Hazleton strike tense as miners return meagerly
In Hazleton Pennsylvania the Lattimer Pardee mines saw only about 300 of 1300 miners resume work amid ethnic tensions. Hungarians rallied at night beating cans to deter workers, with women leading bands threatening a march on the mines. The Thirteenth regiment remains on high alert for further trouble.
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Hazleton
Pardee
Lattimer
Perpetual injunction sought in Debs case at Wheeling
Ex Governor A B Fleming of Fairmont asked for a perpetual injunction against Eugene V Debs and others in the September term of the U S court for the district of West Virginia at Wheeling. With no appearance by defendants the injunction was made perpetual and Judge Jackson indicated he would grant the same order if similar facts were presented, as at Parkersburg where a temporary injunction was recently issued.
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United States Court For
District of West Virginia
Wheeling
A. B. Fleming
Fairmont
Eugene V. Debs
Monongahela Coal Co
Jackson
Parkersburg
New Orleans Fever List Records Biggest Day Yet
The New Orleans board of health logged eighteen fever cases by Monday 6 PM, the highest daily total since the outbreak began two weeks earlier, with nine cases attributed to Dr. Joseph Holt all quarantined. Holt also revealed nine more cases among his own patients.
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New Orleans
Board of Health
Joseph Holt
Lee Confers With President Over Cuban Situation
General Fitzhugh Lee met with President McKinley at the White House for nearly two hours. The Washington special notes it was Lee’s first meeting since his return two weeks ago and that Secretary Alger attended the session. Lee reviewed Cuba situation and detailed requested information.
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Washington
Fitzhugh Lee
White House
Lee
Mr. McKinley
Alger
Cuba
End of Great Mine Strike Brings 75,000 Back to Work
M D Rachford of the United Mine Workers announces the strike ends in the central bituminous fields. About 75,000 miners resume work as contracts and prices are settled to end the walkout, with a shift toward annual joint wage talks to prevent future strikes.
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M. D. Rachford
United Mine Workers of America
Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Illinois
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Indiana
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Ratchford
Big Fire Destroys Depot and Sash Factory in Columbus
A major blaze in Columbus Ga. destroyed the Butts & Cooper lumber yard and sash factory along with the Southern railway freight depot on Monday night. The fire consumed cotton loaded freight cars from Louisville and Nashville. Estimated loss reaches fifty thousand dollars.
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Columbus, Ga
Rankin House
Butts & Cooper
Southern Railway
Louisville
Nashville
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Thor
Sveinke
Hades
Sweet Skulla
Bethe
Gunna
Baldereund
Galen
Trew
Balderlund
Old Valhalla
Omy
Eugene Debs
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