Leah Faces Dilemma as Father Urges Warrior Mission
Leah Ray resists her father Martin Ray’s plan to use her as a public lecturer for a grand political movement. He pressures her to teach and fund the cause, comparing her to historical heroines, while she fears harming others and herself. Sir Arthur Hatton arrives seeking answers about his sister and her children, igniting confrontation.
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Leah
Joan of Arc
Hungary
Judith
Esther
Ble
Martin Ray
Leah Ray
Hattons
Hettie
Nertie
Sam
Martin
Sir Arthur Hatton
Kk. C. B
Tratton
Doris Ilatton
Arthur Hatton
India
Sir Arthur Latton
Tam Martin Hay
Gen. Hatton
Martin May
Welcome Home Uncle Hatton Brings Mournful Reunion
General Hatton arrives to meet Martin Ray and the two girls Leah and Hettie. He seizes the moment to deliver a message from their dead mother and greets the sisters with tender, uneasy affection as he recalls their mother and their shared past.
General offers to adopt Leah and Hettie as daughters
In a dramatic scene, General Hatton proposes to adopt Martin Ray’s daughters Leah and Hettie after exposing their mother’s wish. He pledges to educate them, provide a chaperon, and divide his fortune equally, seeking to rescue them from their father’s alleged imposture and agitation.
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Leah
Martin Ray
Anit
Sam
Martin
Gen. Hatton
Jetter
England
Cather
Hettie
Tewh
Foum
Haive
Dewey Transfers Home Title Amid Surprise and Disapproval
Admiral George Dewey transferred the title of the people’s gift home first to a friend and then to Mrs. Dewey relying on two deeds. No reasons were given for the unusual step, sparking rumors of debts and lawsuits. Widely criticized, the move prompted indignant letters from fund subscribers who say the house was meant for Mr. Dewey, not Mrs. Dewey.
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George Dewey
United States
Dewey
Washington
Mr. Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Accusations of Col Metcalf Shot Prisoner in Philippines
Serious charges were made at Topeka Kansas that Col Wilder S Metcalf then brigadier general for gallantry in the Philippines shot a defenseless Filipino prisoner of war at Caloocan. Private Harus C Husky and Lieut Arthur M Fermson swear the act occurred after a draw of revolver provocation and before a prisoner was bound. Metcalf denies the accusations and says he does not know the accusers.
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Topeka
Kan
Wilder S. Metcalf
Galantry
Philippines
Harus C. Husky
Arthur M. Fermuson
Kansas
Metsalt
Ilusky
Madila
Massive Battle Reported in ColombiaKilling 1000 Rebels
A Bogota dispatch describes a fierce fight near Bucaramanga between rebel forces and government troops. About 1,000 rebels killed and 2,000 wounded in a clash totaling roughly 10,000 combatants. Rebel General Pablo Villar said to be among the slain.
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Columbian
South America
Bogota
Bucamaranga
Pablo Villar
Murdered His Father in Dexter Crime Confession Told
Elijah Moore aged 1 in Dexter Missouri confessed to killing his father Rev Jesse Moore and implicated his sister Mary as accessory before later exonerating her The child said the planned murder occurred two weeks earlier and cited a hard cruel father with harsh discipline as motive
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Young Moore
Dexter
Elijah Moore
Jesse Moore
Mary
Ngid
London Welcomes Female Barbers and Ballet Recruits
London gains women barbers as the city imports American ballet dancers. Parliament also acts to adjust freight rates in England. India reports 170000 widows under nine years of age amid ongoing social crises.
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London
Parliament
England
India
Toklo
Indiana State News Highlights Local Tragedies And Growth
A sweeping Indiana summary notes farm and factory spurts, accidents, and crimes. Reports include Union City rail accident victim Charles Currier, a wild man near Lawrenceburg, three deaths by self harm in Greenfield and Richmond gas rate fights, plus new factories boosting towns like Shirley and Mishawaka.
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Kokosno
Seymour
Greenfielst
Charles Currier
Union City
Lawrenceburg
Delaware County
Farmers’ League
Tipton County
Fern Mefsovern
Anderson
George Borders
Washington
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Colonel Metcalf
Colombia
Indiana State News
Florence Barnhart
Darlington
William Heimick
Winamac
Weary County
Evansville
Theadora Pratt
Crown Point
Joseph Johnson
Eliza Hering
Palmer
Lake Shora
Elkhart
Round House
Ontario Silverware Company
Muncie
Leo Titetson
Masons
Union Station
Dillsboro
John Davis
Richmond Natural Gas Company
Joseph Cockburn
Logansport
Masonic Temple
James T.’. Cockburn
Indianapolis
White River
Noblesville
Electric Railway Company
Shirley
William Ward
Colin
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