Lady Caraven Helps Widow Amid Estate Strife
In a continuation titled Chapter XIl, Lady Caraven learns of Mary Woodruff’s hardship after her husband John Woodruff’s death. She vows to aid rent payments for the cottage, confronting Earl Caraven and Blantyre. The scene shifts to Hildred’s private retreat where Raoul consoles her, urging patience and reform instead of flight as she faces a crumbling, unkind world.
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Lady Caraven
Mr. Blaintyre
John Woodruff
Ellen
Caraven
Hildred
Mary Woodruff
Lord Caragen
Blantyre
Raoul
Li Caraven
Anthony Oldys
Arthur
Hilstone
Mor
Arthur Oldys
Ravensmere
Thore
Caraye
Sir Raou
Pleasance
Sir Raoul
Foley's Kidney Cure Advertisement Claim
A brief medical advertisement promoting Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy for kidney or bladder diseases. It includes a guaranteed claim attributed to J. H. Hammond.
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Foley
J. H. Hammond
Local Lawn Tennis Club Plans Formed At City Bank
A group of young men met at the city state bank Wednesday evening to organize a lawn tennis club. L. E. Jones of Ellsworth & Jones Iowa Falls arrived and, with J. Boody, drove to Grundy Center. Turner Forker moved to new quarters one door north of Borsack’s meat market.
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City State Bank
L. E. Jones
Irm
Ellsworth & Jones
Iowa Falls
J. Boody
Grundy Center
Wm. Lettow
Turner Forker
Borsack
Birdsall
India
Diet and Hygiene Gazette
Cuba War Horror Described to Senate by Gallinger
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire told the Senate of Cuba’s war as a starvation and extermination crisis. He cited 645 people found nude and starving in Los Fiocas, 800 dead in six days at San Cristobal, and widespread famine across the island. He urged U.S. intervention to end the agony and free Cuba from Spanish rule. Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, echoed calls for action, citing mass starvation and displacement under Weyler’s policy and urging U.S. support for Cuban independence.
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Benator
Gallinger
Enator Gallinger
New Hampshire
Senate
Maine
Spain
Thurston
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Cuba
Churston
Nhutan
Woegler
United States
Lberal
United States of America
Sister ships Kentucky and Kearsarge launch as mighty war machines
The Kentucky and Kearsarge, launched Thursday, are exact counterparts and two of Uncle Sam's greatest vessels. Each measures 368 feet long with 72 feet beam and 23 feet draft, displacing about 11,500 tons. Armament includes four 13-inch main guns, two 5-inch secondaries, twenty 6pounders, six 1-pounders, four machine guns, five torpedo tubes, and twin machine-gun tops. Armor is nickel steel with 15-inch turrets and 15–17 inches in front, plus armored bulkheads protecting vitals.
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Kentucky
Kearsarge
Prinipal
The Kentucky and Kearsarge Build For Atlantic Service
The Kentucky and Kearsarge can steam ten knots for 6000 miles or thirteen knots for 4000 miles across the Atlantic. They carry 1210 tons of coal, with 400 or 500 tons extra if needed. Engines and boilers are top quality, each with 10000 horsepower and a speed of sixteen knots. The ships cost about 4,000,000 dollars each, with similar patterns now under construction.
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Kentucky
Kearsarge
Atlantic
Frost Hits Crops Across States Damaging Early Fruit
A westward cold wave last week caused widespread damage to fruit trees and early vegetation from Illinois to Texas. Orchardists expect a severely hurt crop as blossoms failed to set and fruit losses mount, with reports of thousands of dollars in damage from strawberries and other fruits across the northern tier and Midwest. Some regions in Arkansas and Ozark country anticipate protection from snow, while Texas growers fear near ruin of their crops.
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Sinteg
Illinois
Missouri
Ozark
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arkansas
Texas
Guns Ordered East in War Prep Measures
The army administration issued orders to military commanders calling for immediate shipment to the Atlantic seaboard of all siege, field and rapid fire guns east of Denver. The commissary department authorized unlimited tents, camp equipment and clothing for the Government. Accoutrements for the quartermaster general's office are to be supplied for both state militia and standing army. All gambling at Dawson City, Klondike, restricted to legitimate games.
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Army Administration
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Denver
Commissary Department
Quartermaster General's Office
Mrs Thurston's Dying Words to the Women of America
The item reports on Mrs. Thurston delivering a message to American women, framed as her final words or appeal. It notes the audience, context, and the social or political implications as presented by the newspaper, with emphasis on her guidance or warning.
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MacKinley
Congress
Mark Hunna
Floods devastate Indiana and Ohio amid record deluges
Severe floods sweep Indiana and Ohio with millions in damages, forcing thousands from homes and crippling railroads and factories. Reports describe highest water levels, widespread homelessness from Greensburg to Columbus, and major railroad wrecks as towns like Zanesville and Delaware endure heavy losses while Canal Dover and Dayton face isolation and flood dangers.
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Indianaland
Ohio
Ciiies
Uinals
Missouri
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio
Frazersburg
Columbus
Ind
Indiana
Greensburg
Franklin
Shelbyville
Rushville
Canal Dover
Zanesville
Diana
White River
Richmond
Warsaw
St. Paul
Bickhart
Decatur County
Cambridge
Indianapolis
Louisville
Louissville
Newark
Cincinnati
Hamilton
H. C. Ross
Muskingum County
Delaware
Tuscarawas
Wakatomika Creek
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Guneion
Leim
Rone
Halle Maine
Mark Hanndn
McKinley
Sagasta
Hardin
Dave Henderson
God Bless
Belfort
Uncle Sam
Dawson City
Klondike
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rondal
Madison
Southern Teachers’ Association
Terre Haute
William
Prince Bismarck
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