The Lincoln Family Moves and Henry's Fate
The Lincoln family departs Glenwood for Chicopee with Henry seeking purpose and a future after his father to California. Henry dies in California after a doomed love and a fever, while Ella recalls his kindness. Mary prepares for a September wedding to a Boston magnate at Mrs. Mason’s house as Jenny and Ida plan bridesmaids duties amid village chatter.
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Glenwood
Chicopee
Henry
California
George Moreland
Hope
Jenny
Mr. Lincoln
Miss Herndon
Indy
Ella
Land of Gold
Rose
Mary Howard
Billa
Ida
Mary
Henry Lincoln
Boston
Sally
George
Willie
Chicago
Furbush
Bill Furbush
Willian
Massachusetts
Varmont
Bill
England
Sarah Fletcher
Peter Fletcher
Dan
Beersheba
Temple
Sarah
Fletcher
Ameries
Sally Furbush
Sutured lives at the Boston cottage circle
Mary and George navigate family ties and discoveries from Sally’s delusions to Ella’s true kin. Mary aids Sally’s recovery as Jenny Lincoln blooms with William, while Ada Ola finds fragile happiness, and the clan reconvenes at Chicopee after Mary’s western journey and Mr. Lincoln’s California venture.
Fragmentary Verse Narrates Graves and Marble Marker
A damaged OCR fragment references a pale moon, a gown, a coming day, and a watch over a grave. It mentions a conversation with a cousin and Mary resting a hand on a grave board. A marble marker marks the spot where a father and infant lie buried, describing a quiet cemetery scene.
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Ani
Mary
Will Contest Land Entry by Lawton Businessmen
Guthrie attorney John J. Calvert files contest papers at the local land office against Wichita born Womey R. Woods entry. Woods claimed 160 acres along Lawton townsite, blocking Miss Mat tle Bears of Wichita who won No 2 lottery claim. Five hundred Lawton businessmen sign the contest papers asserting Woods violated the homestead act's spirit and intent.
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Lawton
Wichita Girt
John J. Calvert
Guthrie
Womey R. Woods
Mattle Bears
Wichita
Woods
Hottest of months cloud Causel alarm and Kruger mind
Alarm over the condition of former South African President Causel grows as reports say his mind is deteriorating. In London and Rotterdam observers fear a complete breakdown, with a nervous disease specialist summoned from Berlin to advise on preserving any restful state.
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Causel
Kruger
London
Transvaal
Rotterdam
Berlin
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Mercury
United States
Hoosier Happenings and Local Incidents Summary
A wide array of Hoosier deaths, accidents, and civic items fill the column. Postmaster A C Payne of Morgantown dies at 50. Records show recurring tragedies across White, Posey, Vincennes, Laporte, Tipton, Gas City, Hartford City, Muncie, Jeffersonville, Kentland, Williamsport, and more, from train strikes to drownings to factory mishaps. The piece also notes militia plans for Buffalo Expo, gas stove explosions, diamond thefts, truancy law revisions, and a list of Indiana patent grants with inventors and cities.
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John Winterheimer
Posey County
Vincennes
Charles Harmon
Fred Newes
Michigan City
Laporte
Company 1
Indiana
Frank Coburn
Spiker
George Edwards
Cloverland
Brazilland
Benjamin Thomas
Gas City
Jacob DeRoy
Tipton
George Cochrane
Elwood
Mary Crow
Brazil
Charles Myers
Richmond
Pantlandie
Wagner Glass Factory
Walter S. Harrington
St. Louis
Oliver Chilled Plow Works
South Bend
Hartford City
Muncie
Charles Crawford
Ohio
Jeffersonville
George Herberick
Chester Roberts
James Roberts
Kentland
John Songer
Harvey Mill
Williamsport
Attica
Songer
Wesley Reeder
Auditor’s Department
Vandalia
Terre Nante
J. M. Washburn
George Greyer
Anderson
Butler
State Board of Charities
James H. Armstead
Indianapolis
William L. Casaday
Halleck Floyd
Dublin
George M. Frampton
Pendleton
John E. Frederick
George A. Harrison
Lafayette
Jacob E. Hillstrom
Charles Ludeke
Greencastle
Joseph L. Manlove
Milton
Gate
Ellsworth A. Mitzner
Thelma
Ira L. Neely
Fairmount
Link
Robert E. Poindexter
John Kiley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary J. Holmes
Mrs. Campbell
Lilly
Slater
Jane
Mra. Campbell
Alice
Sally Fist
William
Jenny Lincoln
Ola
Mr. Elwood
Lexington
Parker
Miss Grundy
Peter
Lydia Knight
Mount Holyoke
Perkins
Mattie Rials
Paul Kruger
Hoosier
A. C. Payne
Morgantown
Ile
White County
Monticello
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