Fitzhugh's Rise in a Web of Crime and Deception
In Chicago a penniless rogue Fitzhugh befriends Esther a Russian anarchist then inflames his hunger for wealth. After posing as a wealthy earner he plays stock swindles and a wheat gamble with Henry Hunt netting nearly twenty thousand dollars while confronting love Kathleen Otis and a deadly plot. Esther aids his escape and manipulation while Kath leen Otis discovers the truth.
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Daniel Randolph Fitzhugh
Chicago
Esther Strom
Fitshugh
Symington Otis
Otte
Kathleen Otis
Esther
Firzhugh
Ensily
Fitzhugh
Iea Ts
Kathleen
Nikolay
Quigg
Henry Hunt
New York
Hunt
Bull market schemes and wheat crash unfold at Chicago club
Hart Hunt and Fitzhugh plot a bull market run in December wheat while dining in a Chicago bachelor apartment. They forecast Otis and associates will attack when weak and unload as prices tumble, yielding Hunt profits and a tense vow of risk.
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Symington Ot
Hunt
Fitzhugh
Hart
Chicago
Lincoln Parkway
Otis
Fellowing
Otis and Company
Haki
The Courtier’s Check and a Woman’s Letters
Daniel Fitzhugh deposits thirty thousand dollars then walks in confusion toward fate. Esther’s letters grow from affection to despair and pleas for money. Fitzhugh mails funds to her, fakes a note, and hides away, while Hunt seeks him and a drunken tramp revels in Clark Street.
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Tay
Hunt
Burton
Fitzhugh
Board of Trade
Daniel Fitzhugh
Rosalia
Esther
Randolph Street
Fitzhugh’s Debauch Ends and He Returns Home
Fitzhugh’s two week binge ends and he sobers up. He slips up six stairs in the early morning, hides his shabby clothes, showers, and retires to his room in pajamas. Mentally he feels he pursued a gold rainbow only to find it illusive. He lies between white sheets with his eyes closed.
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Fitzhugh
Loyal Skye terrier Rags mourns owner after death
In New Jersey a Skye terrier named Rags followed his master to the station daily and mourned after his death. The dog returned to the cemetery and lay beside the grave where he died of grief, while a nearby hackman’s dog kept watch at the station, fueled by the railroad’s dining car scraps.
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New Jersey
Rags
New York Times
Sexton
Regs
Hackman
Pennsylvania Express
Nellie Bly
Unsure Notions of Christianity Among British Forces
In responses from men in the British army and navy, a general vagueness about Christianity appears. Most replies were materialistic and many soldiers could not articulate what Christianity means.
Whisky Found in Morgue Sparks Pitts Burgh Quip
A wry exchange recalls a morgue find of a large whisky stash in Pitts burgh prompting a joke about everyone being dead drunk.
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Pittsburgh
Mind on the Man Not on Stairs at Office Exchange
A reader recalls climbing stairs at the Exchange office with arms full when a neat young man caught attention and caused a fall. The fall happened as the observer’s attention wandered, and she recovered quickly and moved out of sight.
Chilean Iron Wealth Spurs Government Mining Push
Chile holds some of the world’s richest iron ore and plans to boost mining activity. Officials cite higher production targets as part of an effort to grow export revenues and job creation.
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Chile
Ity
Women’s Health Endorsements Prompt Trust in Favorite Prescription
Well Known Women Cleveland Ohio praise Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for relief from menstrual distress and pelvic discomfort. Mrs. J W Kesler of Conneaut and Mrs. Sarah Hilderbrand of Ashtabula report long term improvement and urge other women and daughters to try the remedy. Mrs. Carrie Whelpley from Lake Street notes daughters’ high praise.
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Cleveland
Ohio
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Depths
Burton & Burton
Dan
New-York
Ryan
Edwin Baird
Brownscale
Clark Street
Geta
Hves
Eatonic
Atonic
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