Masterful Captain Wins Ellen in Civil War Tale
Captain Smith and Ellen Jones drift between loyalty and love aboard the Greyhound as a Confederate gunboat closes in. Deception, duty, and danger frame a doomed romance set during a perilous blockade run near Hatteras Inlet. Ellen surrenders to affection while fearing capture and possible marriage.
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Bos N
Ellen Jones
Smith
House
New Providence
Confederte
Coley
Ellen
St. Lawrence
Coles
Captain Smith
Captain Coley
Captain
Id “Byers
John Rivers
Mr. Smith
George
Miss Ellen
Miss Jones
Crood-by
Byers
Greyhound
Evers
Captain Evers
Brown
Trrom
Hatteras Inlet
Eoo
Neuse
Jones’ Inlet
Chloe
Misa Tellen
Mr. Robinson
Pageant and Brilliant Ball Planned for Taft and Sherman
A correspondent previews the Taft inauguration pageant and ball with fireworks to outshine prior events. It notes 8000 civic participants and similar military contingents, alongside West Point cadets and Confederate veterans. The piece highlights decorative schemes, comfort for crowds, and a simple yet impressive ceremony. It also reports New York gas and electric usage figures, noting 32 billion cubic feet of gas and 84,474 electricity customers in a year.
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Roosevelt
William J. Taft
Dames
Sherrin
Washington
Cleveland
West Point
Annapolis
United States
New York
New York City
Taft Completes Cabinet With Knox as Secretary of State
President-elect Taft confirms his cabinet including Knox as Secretary of State after Congress action. Dickinson named Secretary of War. Vanderventer to Treasury. Meyer Navy. Gullinger Interior. Litchcock Postmaster. Wickersham Attorney General. Nagle Commerce and Labor. Wilson Agriculture. Taft says eligibility issue is now settled.
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Taft
Hils
Knox
Congress
Jacob M. Dickinson
Chicago
Nashville
Tennes
Willis M. Vanderventer
Wyoming
Treasury
Navy
George von TL. Meyer
Massachusetts
Interior
Richard A. Gullinger
Washington
Frank Litchcock
George W. Wickersham
New York
Commerce
Tabor
Charles II. Nagle
Missouri
Agriculture
James Wilson
Iown
Mr. Knox
White House
California to Count Japs in Immigration Study
California lawmakers approved a 410000 appropriation to fund a census of Japanese residents and occupations in the state. The measure aims to inform possible future Asiatic exclusion policy and reflects a cautious legislative stance on alien immigration. Senate defeat of Senator Marc Anthony’s plan for a statewide advisory election on Asiatic immigration ended 22 to 12.
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Senate
Gillett
California
Marc Anthony
Newspaper advert flood with remedies and anecdotes
A garbled page features numerous patent medicines and cures including Hall’s Catarrh Cure peddled with a $100 reward, Mother Gray’s remedies for women, Brown’s Bronchial Tea, Gardeld Tea, and Grape-Nuts testimonials. An old travel tale from Dr. Parsons in Mexico and a Nebraska reader tout Postum and Grape-Nuts as healthful, economical foods with claims of calm nerves and fewer doctor bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unlls
Hall
All Druget
Halls Family
NEY & CO
Toledo
Ostium Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellsville
Jo Pligs
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Lere
Ata
Cyrus
Brady
J. B. Lireixcert Company
All Rights
Indy
Pete
Washington Star
Sherman
Gray
Mother Tray Co
Letoyn
John Obrown & Ron
Boston
Mass
Colombia
Spranish
A.W. Parsons
Mexico
Main Hie
Walter
Castillan
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