The Teller's Story at Day & Co Bank
Reginald Trescott, a trusted teller, falls in love with Enid Day while Jerome Naylor schemes to ruin him. A forged confession surfaces implicating Trescott, but Enid exposes the cashier’s plot, vindicating the innocent man and upending the banker’s confidant.
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Day & Co
Tellor
Enid
Jerome Naylor
Androx
Jarome Naylor
Enid Day
Khow
Gail
Truscott
Mr. Day
Naylor
Thad
Miss Enid
Haya
Jones
Trescott
Scienae
Reginald
The Crown of Misery Poem Fragment
A fragment from M. EB. Ford in the Penny presents a meditation on love’s gift turning to sorrow. A speaker questions what is found in Love Paradise when the beloved voice and soul fail to yield joy, leaving an emptiness deeper than blindness or dumbness.
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M. EB. Ford
Watermark Confession Ends Naylor’s Bank Career
In a dramatic confrontation, Enid exposes a forged confession dated 1884 on 1887 paper, discrediting Naylor. He admits loving the woman but is ruined as the truth dismantles his honesty, and the narrator becomes cashier, keeping the watermark to safeguard reputation and win a worthy wife.
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Naylor
Jerome Naylor
Scientific and Industrial News Highlights
Occasional reports note pure native iron in meteorites and a plan by two Paris aeronauts to stay aloft for 24 hours. An electric lamp attachment lights with a button, while a pinmaking machine can produce 8000 units hourly. A Saargemund inventor curbs runaway horses by touch. Spider silk threads prove far tougher than steel. Crookes deems Lucium a misnamed impure substance. X rays are claimed to exist in nature from glow worms, capable of passing through aluminum. The British Museum catalog lists 11 092 snake specimens, with 1327 of 1639 known species represented. Berlin police discuss sabroponmetry for criminal identification. Arkansas manganese deposits appear more extensive, including nearly pure ore in beds four inches to six feet wide.
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Paris
Saargemund
Crookes
British Museum
London
G. A. Boulenger
Berlin
German Empire
American rubbers see big German market edge says consul
United States Consul Monaghan reports in Chemnitz that Germany has a large market for American rubbers. Russia and German-made rubbers are inferior to the American product yet cheaper goods flood the market. He notes Germany’s growing trade with England via New South Wales and argues the United States could capture this trade with cheaper faster Pacific freight. Monaghan also criticizes German sales methods and circulars as ineffective.
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Germany
United States
Monaghan
Chemnitz
State Department
Russia
Empire
England
New South Wales
Pacific
Woylet
Lord Salisbury
Hamburg
Bombay
India
Toad
Saven
Madrid
Cuba
Wayler
Lee
Weyler
Porto Rico
Spain
M. Shiakin
Ciia
Russiian
Beer
Council of the Empire
Count Mumioff
Eimpress
Australasia
America
Europe
Ells Loubottas
Nosey Nose at the Shrewsbury School Lane
A humorous tale recounts an exciseman nicknamed Nosey by boys at a Shrewsbury school. He grows angry after Dr. Butler enforces respect, but the pupils defiantly cover their eyes to block his view as he passes. A note titled Lives of Dr Samuel Butler accompanies the piece.
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Shrewsbury
Butler
Slinnns Perishable Products Demonstrate Long Transport
A fragmented report details perishable goods traveling from Australia to South Africa and then 700 miles to Kimberley. It describes damaged packing, ventilation failures, and inadequate temperature control along the route, with inconsistent handling at multiple points.
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Englien
Australia
South Africa
Kimberley
Statues to Women and Paris Fashion Trends Highlight Era
The piece notes Hartford planning a Harriet Beecher Stowe statue as the third honoring a woman in the country, after Margaret Hanghory and Emma Willard. It surveys evolving fashion from sun plaits to turbans, buckles, jewelry trends, and women’s professional strides, including women in medicine and public life, with a Chicago ties and European fashion notes.
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Harriet Becher Stowe
Hartford
Conc
Margaret Hanghory
New Orleans
Emma Willard
Troy
N. Y
Platt Nominated U S Senate Candidate by Caucus
In New York, Thomas Collier Platt was chosen as Republican candidate for the United States Senate to succeed David B. Hill. The caucus vote stood 142 for Platt and 7 for Choate among 149 Republicans present, with Platt named only after the roll began and then made unanimous by motion.
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Acaany
N. Y
Thomas Collier Platt
United States Senate
David B. HI
Joseph H. Choate
Brush
Kings
Cheate
Piatt
Pavey
New York
Choate
Platt
Brackett
Pratt
Chonto
Mr. Bonte
Thomas C. Platt
Jerry Sullivan
Bowery
Thomas C
Frederick E. Hates
Tempkina County
Mr. Choate
Senator Wray
Assemblyoian Mackey
Delaware County
Key
Wray
Afr
Ellsworth
Mer. Platt
Par. Choate
Brooklyn
Tibbitts
Rensselaer
Assembly Bates
Tompkins
Lambist
New York City
Thomas Qollier Platt
Oowozo
Tioga County
Yale
Owego
Granty
Gurfield
Blaine
Conkliing
Senate
Republican Party
Conkling
United States Express Company
Madison
Wis
John C. Bpooner
Oswego
Justice Wright
Supreme Court
New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company
Emma Cooper
Cantor
Senate of
Albany
Charles Cuthbert Hall
Union Theological Seminary
Thomas 8
Hastings
National Monetary Convention
Indianapolis
Ind
Congress
Concord
N. BH
James O. Bayford
Jacob H. Gullinger
United States
Montgomery
Castle William
Governor's Island
New York Harbor
Cincinnati
Platt and Choate Caucus Outcome Sparks NY Politics
Debate over Platt's nomination reveals party divides and key absences. Frederick E. Hayes surprise vote marks shifting loyalties as supporters trumpet Platt while foes anticipate further maneuvering in a tight Republican contest.
Two Printers Die From Gas In New York Hotel Room
William Ferguson secretary of Typographical Union No. 6 and James NoKonna a leading union member were found asphyxiated in a New York hotel room after gas was accidentally turned on by Taoy before sleep.
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William Ferguson
Typographical Union No. 6
James NoKonna
Unio
New York
Taoy
Filibuster Seeded Ship Seized by Dolphin in Jacksonville
The Clydastonmer Dataware was seized by the United States dispatch boat Dolphin from Jacksonville Florida on suspicion of being a filibuster bound for Cuba A Dolphin lieutenant escorted the vessel to Jacksonville where the error was found.
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United States
Dolphin
Jacksonville
Fla
Cuba
Labor unions push free textbooks and wage disputes arise
The Labor World reports unions in Rochester demand free textbooks while the Federation of Labor touts postal savings banks. A restaurant owner sues striking workers for damages of 500. Wages in Michigan drop to the 14 to 15 monthly range, and Oregon’s Labor Exchange to buy wood for stores. Milwaukee masons earn forty cents an hour as New York night workers near 100000. The Theatrical Protective Union plans a boycott from January 2 1898 for scenery handled by nonvolunteer firms. Electrical workers in New York seek wage increases effective January first 1893.
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Rochester
N. Y
Federation of Labor
Allan
Montmorency County
Michigan
North Yamhill
Oregon
Labor Exchange
Milwaukee
Wis
New York City
Theatrical Protective Union
South Dakota
Minneapolis
Mana
Electrical Workers
New York
Albert S Willis Dead United States Minister to Hawaii
Albert S Willis died at his Honolulu residence on January 6 after several months illness. Pneumonia was the cause, contracted in San Francisco last year. A guard detail will remain at his home until the funeral, flags lowered, and business and ships observed mourning. Mrs Willis and family sail for home.
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United States
Hawaii
Albert &Willis
Honolulu
Pneumonis
San Francisco
Willis
Mia
Wills
Albert and Willis Aboard the Steamer Australia
Two sailors named Albert and Willis are listed aboard the steamer Australia in January. The brief entry notes their presence with no further details on ranks, duties, or voyage purpose.
Willis of Kentucky and Hawaii Minister in Turbulent Era
Sydney Willis born near Shelbyville Kentucky about 55 years ago, son of a noted physician. Elected to Congress in 1878 succeeding Henry Watterson, served five terms. Appointed Minister to Hawaii in 1893 amid monarchy upheaval. Queen Liliuokalani deposed, Cleveland trusted Willis to seek amnesty conditions. Married Florence Dulansy in 1876. they had a son Albert S. Willis Jr.
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Sydney Willis
Shelbyville
Don
Henry Watterson
Willits
Congress
Willis
Hawaii
Willig
Liligokelan
Claveland
Willia
Florence Dulansy
Albert 8. Willis, Jr
Plague Drives Mass Flight From Bombay City
More than half the population in Bombay, about 900,000, has fled as plague cripples daily life. Markets, docks, and offices are deserted. money lenders, courts, and officials have vanished. Many doctors fled. remaining practitioners avoid patients. Camps form at Audher as sanitation fears threaten cholera. Cemeteries overflow. dead are buried in troubling conditions.
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Bombay
India
Methia
Tr Tg
Audher
Tower of Bionce
Senate approves sweeping public land bill for homesteading
The Senate passed the Free Homestead bill opening 39,252,541 acres of Indian lands to settlement with no payment beyond office fees. It aims to release settlers and extends beyond Oklahoma to all Indian lands. Final vote reported as 35 to ft.
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United States Senate
Commissioner of the
General Land Office
Oklahoma
South Carolina Reads Anti-Trust Bill After Georgia
Representative Rainsford introduces an anti trust measure modeled on Georgia law in South Carolina. Targeting combinations that seek to fix prices or regulate shipments and rail or telegraph rates, the bill imposes fines from 500 to 1000 dollars or imprisonment up to ten years. The proposal has broad support and is expected to pass.
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Rainsford
South Carolina
Georgia
Foreign Trade for 1886 Shown a Large Balance on Our Side
Treasury figures show December exports at 116,128,934 with yearly total 686,871,256, a rise of about 25,052,000 from 1885 and 179,128,000 for the year. December imports reached 57,958,009 and annually 680,556,229, with 921,951,826 duty free and 358,004,707 dutiable. The monthly gain stands near 4,200,000 while the year ends with a loss around 121,113,000. California Governor Budd proclaims January 16 a legal holiday to mark the defeat of the Pacific Railroads funding bill in the House.
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Ieeetates Treasury
Eaomber
Budd
California
Pacific Railroads
House of Representatives
Cuban War Secretary Arrested in New York
General Carlos Roloff, Cuban Secretary of War, was arrested in New York on neutrality law charges related to a 1895 war expedition. He was released on bail.
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Carlos Roloff
New York
Minor Mention of Odd Facts in Old News
Berlin savings banks note a rise of 80 million pounds in de youltes last year. Indianapoli enforces keep right. Three orring team s tom fined one dollar each. Connecticut Cattle Commission reports 14 percent condemned for tuberculosis. Paper shelled pecan nuts from Victorias County Lexus face reduced shipments. Mor house bowls on the Tennessee River above Chattanooga. A young couple Jonathan and Amanda Hunsucker elope from Lepps to Sut praeks near Sargeant. Diner’s Federation seeks protection for miners amid deadly British mines. Navy calls for government inspectors for every ten thousand workers. 600000000 acres of public land warrants exist in the country not counting Alaska’s 36000000.
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United States
Daviess County
Missouri
Minnesota
School of Agriculture
Gage County
Nebraska
Graeco
Zbhree Duchessey
Cleveland, Sutherland
Bedford
New York City
East Thirtieth Street
C. H. Lippincott
Minneapoli
Minn
Jane Henrietta Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Charles Henry Swinburne
George
Earl of Ashburnham
New York
University of Berlin
Zurich
Barney Barnato
South Africa
London
Vincent
Kansas
Topeka
Washington
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Cal
University of California
Berlin
Deyoultes
Indianapoli
Ind
Connecticut Cattle Commission
Victorias County
Lexus
Tennesse
Chattanooga
Jonathan
Amanda Hunsucker
Lepps
Black and Cumberkiod Mountains
Sut Praeks
Sargeant
Fedeation
Choy Bay
Navy
Alaska
Arbitration treaty faces Senate review amid doubts
The arbitration treaty language is set for experts analysis before Senate confirmation. Several senators who supported it initially now doubt its immediacy, while action on the document is unlikely to be rushed as debates unfold.
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Senate
Sherman
le Hed
da Lome
Joseph Willard
Washington
Cologne
Germany
William D. Warmer
United States
House
Cuban League
Cuba
Bis
Senato
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Albert & Willis
Lesdville
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William L. Ward
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