Love and Duels At Gibraltar Ball Sparks Rumors
Charlie Halcombe runs into danger after dueling Di Luga and plans to leave Gibraltar with Major Cleveland. Imogene’s warning note foreshadows tragedy as Gladys Carew endures rumors of infidelity and contemplates Rome with Lady Montressor while high society brims with flirtations and schemes.
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Continven
Senora
Charlie
Duc di Laga
Sance
di Castellos
di Laga
Cleveland
di Luga
Major Cleveland
di Lugan
Charlie Halcomb
Pedro di Luga
Charlie Halcombe Rival Sparks at Fashionable Ball
In a marble hall scene, Gladys contemplates her future amid whispers of marriage to Lord Beverley or Raoul and Sir Jasper. Lady Montressor wields influence as the couple escapes to a garden marquee where Lord Beverley meets Gladys for a dance and a pivotal moment.
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Gaybot
Beverley
Jak
Barbara Dormer
Stirling
Flora
Carew
Halcombe
Methuen
Charlie Halcombe
Barbara
Countess of Montressor
Lady Bath
Hilda
Gladys
Colonel Scott
Captain Stirling
Lord Beverley
Lady Montressor
Rome
Old City
Charles Halcombe
Raoul
Sir Jasper
Poe
Val Sholto
Communal life in social insects and beavers described
The article explains two classes of animal social structures from Popular Science Monthly. It contrasts typical banded social groups like carnivores with weak individual ties to a distinct class of communal animals such as ants bees termites and beavers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Virginian Lady's Role in Plantations and Society
The Virginian woman is described as a home keeper who manages stores, teaches children, oversees servants, and even prescribes for illnesses on the plantation. Her duties reflect self-sufficiency in a world without nearby towns or schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Old Dominion
Ekiah Butterworth
St. Nicholas
Coalition Sets Unified Coal Price Scale Across Five States
The National Convention of Coal Miners and Operators in Columbus approved a standardized price scale with revisions excluding Staunton and Springfield Illinois. Pittsburgh led at 70 cents per ton, with varied rates for Hocking Valley Indiana blocks and other districts. A four-member arbitration board from miners and operators in five states was elected to handle national issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Staunton
Mount Olive
Springfield
Ill
Pittsburgh
Hocking Valley
Indiana
Wilmington
Streator
Grape Creek
Desana
Virginia
Wha
Reynoldsville
Fairmount Screen Coal
Edison and Mina Miller wed at Oak Place in Akron
Thomas A. Edison and Mina Miller tied the knot at the Miller home Oak Place in the western Akron, following Methodist Episcopal rites. Best man F W Tappan. bride given by her father. Groom gifted a diamond and pearl necklace worth 3000 and rumored transfer of 1 million in real estate. Guests sent wishes under a large floral wishbone. dinner by a Chicago chef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Mina
Lewis Miller
Oak Place
Millers
Methodist Episcopal Church
F. W. Tappan
U.S. N
New York
Chicago
Dallas Wins Intercity Cocking Main in 15 Fights
The Dallas team defeated St. Louis 8 to 7 in the 15 bout intercity cocking match for 5600. The final fight saw Dallas blue bedell kill the Missouri red cock, with bets totaling around 5700 and losses nearing 60,000 for backers. Spectators included Senor Martinez of the West Indies and Jose Pineo of Barcelona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
St. Louis
Senor Martinez
West Indies
Jose Pineo
Barcelona
Spain
Gleeson Dies After Sudden Poisoning at St Clair Drug Store
Cleveland report states Dr. J H Gleeson entered Lais Haber's drug store on St Clair street and drank two ounces of cones acid, thinking it whisky. He died in ten minutes, and the druggist Haber reacted with profound grief and desire to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
J. H. Gleeson
Lais Haber
St. Clair Street
Haber
Pension Increase Sought for DanteLy Soldier
Private DanteLy is reported to have his pension raised to 30 dollars a month. His 85 year old father, in Washington, oversees the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DanteLy
Washington
Miss Rose Cleveland Refuses Portrait Sale Rumor
A brief notes that Miss Rose Cleveland declines to permit selling her photograph for revenue. It mentions a rumor about "Lucky" Baldwin possibly spending $75,000 on a California girl and also reports on satin rain umbrellas as Parisian novelties and the King and Queen of Sweden becoming teetotalers.
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Rose Cleveland
Baldwin
California
Senate Debates over Grants and Pensions Highlight Day
Congress debates a Grant monument bill and questions over Attorney General powers. House and Senate consider public land entries, Indian lands, railroad grants, and the Des Moines river settlers bill. Pension bills advance as party lines flare over reforms and silver coinage policy.
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Washington
Gen. Grant
Senate
Plumb
San Francisco
Fort Dodge
House of Representatives
Morri
Treasury
Hewitt
Kansas
Gorenmann
Beck
Butterworth
Ohio
Carlisle
Des Moines
Iowa
Idaho
Committee On Public Lands
Southern Pacific Company
Murphy
Ronsepin Canal
Seaboard
Northwest
United States
Liverpool
Edmunds
Foreign Affairs Committee
Frye
Committee On Commerce
Staten Island Sound
Arthur Kill
New York City
House
Henderson
Ty Eyee
Townshend
Commissioner Black
Eemge of
Aations Committee
Pension Office
Sanship
Warner
Pennsylvania
Dudley
Randall
Browne
Indiana
Moroney
Oregon
Blair
Morrison
Committee On Rules
Gibson
West Virginia
Pulitzer
Sadie
Rogers
Arkansas
Breckenridge
Barnes
Missouri
Committee On
Wolrorpd
Kentucky
France
Candler
Georgia
Clements
Georgian
Jones
Texas
P 6
Tto
Death in a Chicago Saloon After Drinking Beer
A Detroit Free Press note recounts a Chicago saloon tale where a man dies just after finishing a beer. The quip suggests the death was linked to the drink, with a bartender warning it could happen anywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Detroit Free Press
Reformation Rumors and a Horse Theft Confession
Fragmented dialogue chronicles a talk about a man nicknamed Small who supposedly reformed after years without drink. The speaker doubts the claim and learns the man is in prison for horse theft, anchoring the tale in a grim punchline about reform.
True American hotel clerk praised for service and cures
A Chicago clerk at the West End Hotel extols the role of the hotel staff, noting trains schedules and local theater gossip. He and the landlady discuss Athlophoros as a cure for rheumatism and neuralgia with patient testimonials and a sales pitch from Athlophoros Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Hammond
West End
West
Madison Street
Chicago
Clerk Hammond
Dad St
Directee Atulomonos Co
Wall Street
New York
Pie ends a life and other scattered clippings
A pie tale ends in a fatal indigestion. other items discuss rheumatism cures with Hostetter’s Bitters, courtship banter, church dance bans, a maternal warning, and crime statistics from Italy versus Britain.
Cloud height measurements at Upsala Observatory
Measurements of cloud heights taken at Upsala Observatory during the past summer show stratus from 3600 to 7200 feet, nimbus from 3600 to 7200 feet, cumulus from 4300 to 18000 feet, and cirrus at 22400 feet. These figures are considered fairly exact despite some uncertainty in cloud measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upsala Observatory
Prominent Vinegar Invigorant Promoted by Hazzard Co
The Palmer Journal notes Vegetable Walker’s California Vinegar as a premier invigorant and remedy. It claims to support nutrition, vigor, and health, noting its use against debility and nervous conditions. Hazzard & Co., New York, distribute through druggists.
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Searcos
Hazzard & Co
New York
Robert Newton
The
Eclectic College
City of New York
Cincinnati
Ohio
WM. Hall
WY Schum
Middlesex
Wendell, Fay & CO
Middlesex CO
Boston
Philadelphia
Isaac Thompson
John L. Thompson, Sons & Cow Troy
N. Y
Dye
Soltric
Marshall
Michican
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Lord Belmore
Jasper
Mrs. Colquhoun
di Castello
Trix
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Europa Flats
Old England
Beatrix Colquhoun
Gladys Carew
Belgrave Square
London
Beatrix
Europa Barracks
Colonel Colquhoun
Corney Ryan
Imogene
Addie
Montressor
S. Ane Puliadiemane
Lovex
Earl of Belmore
Belmore
Lady Barbara
Don Jose di Castello
Iis See Wineroom
Worth
Charmant
Milady
Earl of
Deepdene
Lady Bob
Lone
Lady Mountressor
Bab
Sir Guy Malcolm
Guy
Wilton
Jove
Bob Dormer
Animal Communities
Austria
Prussia
Progress IN
China
Charles Denby
Denby
Se Isung Chang
Admiralty Board
Tien-Tsin
Pekin
Board of Revenue
Li Hung Chang
Tso Tsung Tang
Li H Chang
Prince Chum
Imperial Palace
Akron (Ohio
Dispatch
Dallas (Tex
Sweden
Salvation A Army
More
RisTort
Congress
Old Jim
Mereric
John
Mandy
Maverick
Hostetter
Molly Fizzletop
Dr. Sage
New York Journal
J. H. Carter
Phelps Co
Sherman
New York Graphic
Ayer
International Criminal Congress
Italy
Hungary
Belgium
Great Britain
Germany
Far West
Leadville
Undertaker
Japan
Grand Union Hotel
Central Depot
J. D. L. Harvey
Palace Market
St. Jacobs Oil
New York Morning Journal
William H. Vanderbilt
Pike County
Port Jervis
Bigelow
Ulster County
Vanderbilt
Florida
the Land of Flowers
R. V. Pierce
Berger
Hall
Vay Jones
New Orleans Picayune
Puars
Rox
Palmer Journal
Scanlan York
Taylor
Holy Land
C. 1
William Spenger
Monticello
Ind
Lyon
Prickly Ash Bitters CO
Kansas City
Cheay
Dakota
Watertown
R. R's
Ietter
Price
Law
B.l.poole
C.st.p
St.Paul, Minn
Ely
Universal
Hayfever
Markey Bros
Fort Wayne, Ind
Sears
John H. Oodbury
S. Peart St. Albany
West Side Street
A. P. Lacey
Washington, D. C
Moody
Dolman
Moodt
Hops & Malt Bitters CO
Denno
Ica
H. H. Green & Sons
Mai
Thal
H.H. Green & Sons, M. Ds
Jones Avenue
Atlanta
Venter
B.H. McDonald Drag Co
Washington St
N.Y
Warthea
Atianta
Foutz
David E. Foutz
Baltimore
Llustrasus
Storrs & Harris
Painesville
Lake CO
Loomis & Nyman
Tipfin
Ward & CO
Louisiana, Mo
Trelis
Standard Silverware Co
Man
America
Tad
Nortoy
H.norts Cee
Stevens
Cleegymes
Fee
Wortom, Teleds, Ohta
Bledtus
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