Nameless Soldier and a Hidden Will in Kingsford
In Kingsford a nameless soldier rests under a cross. Drummond, a reporter, and the narrator uncover a muddled Merrill estate dispute. A pendulum clock conceals a 1803 will naming Arthur Merrill as sole heir, and Jane Stanbury inherits the property. Albert Stevens is identified as the nameless soldier.
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Lonor
Congreve
New York
Henry Drummond
Merrill
Mate coast
fie
suille
Kingsford
Drummond
Sotlice
Portland
romarce
Miss Stanbury
bella
Stanbury
Drummon
William Pendulum
war department
Wilam Pendulum
Pendulum
Margaret Stanbury
Jane
Margaret
Ass Stanbury
Wilam
Willis
Wills N. Pendulium
William
Boston
George Merrill
Pennsylvania
leutenant
Arthur Merrill
Arthur
George
Sam Merrill
Willis N
Samuel Merrill
Jane Stanbury
Albert Stevens
India's Army Elephants In War Elephant Engineers Move Guns
A British writer describes Indian army elephants aiding artillery. The animal judges mud depth, tests wheel grip, and uses its padded forehead to push guns, signaling bullocks to pull. If bullocks balk, the elephant rages, brandishing its trunk to force obedience.
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India
Germans in Brazil a state within a state
A National Geographic bulletin notes a million Germans in Brazil concentrated in Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina Parana and Sao Paulo. It details colonization since 1825 German influence in Port Alegre Joinville and Santa Catarina, land grants up to 174 acres and German schools led by pastors. The piece claims Germans control much of coffee production and retain language and customs amid pan Germanism. In closing a Shakespearean line is cited.
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Brasil
National Geographic society
Rio Grande do Sul
Santa Catarina
Parana
Sao Paulo
Theodore Roosevelt
Brazil
San Leopoldo
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Denmark
Austin Harrison
William II
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virgina
Tennessee
federal court
Prince de Joinville
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Dom Pedro
Konigsburg
ia Grande de Sul
Wile
Charity begins at home quoted in Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press quotation contrasts domestic charity with extravagance elsewhere. The exchange notes that charity should start at home but laments extravagance in downtown bars, framing a social critique in a concise, period voice.
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Detroit Free Press
Dance on a Wet Night Sparks Rubber Boots Jest
A playful exchange notes a rainy night and a mother cautioning her child. The boy responds with humor about wearing rubber boots and pumps inside them, defusing the mood with a light joke.
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JAMES J. ROSS
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CARTER & DEEN, Agts
L. IRVING JONES
Greensboro, Md
ALEX. NOBLE
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Preston, Md
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HARVEY L. COOPER
C. W. HOBBS
T. C. WEST
J. A. TRAZZARE
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