Broadway Jones in the Play of George M Coran
Broadway Jones nicknamed Broadway leaves Jonesville for New York finds himself entangled with his uncle Abner's legacy and a gum plant in Jonesville. He wrestles debt romance with Mrs. Gerard, faces Wallace's offer, and vows to stay to help the town as he confronts his past and choices amid bustling factory scenes and a pivotal plant decision.
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Jackson Jones
Broadway
Robert Wallace
Flo
Gerard
Wallace
Sffairs
Abner
Europe
Peter Pembroke
Consolidated Chewing Gum Company
Roadway
Elace
Jonesville
Spotswood
Joris Richards
Tudee Spotswood
Clara
Joule
Joadway
Sammy
Josie
Mrs. Spotswood
Higelus
Jones
Higgins
Joaio
White Servants and the Rise of a Southern Yeoman Class
A Harper's Magazine view argues that white servants helped build southern landed aristocracy by enabling cultivation of vast lands. Some gained freedom and small estates, creating a democratic element, while others remained tied to frontier protection. Notable freedmen included two Declaration signers, Thompson, and General Sullivan, with many becoming planters or respectable citizens.
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Harper's Magazine
South
George Taylor
Mathew Thornton
Charles Thompson
Continental Congress
General Sullivan
Seizing Opportunity in Romantic Ice Rescue
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tale recalls a couple meeting on skates when a woman fell through thin ice. He rescued her after a terrible struggle and proposed while they were cold and soaked, prompting playful disbelief about his nerve.
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Clevs
Plain Dealer
U. S. Refugees Rescued and Sailing Home From Europe
Five army transports were ordered to Newport News to load coal and supplies for Europe relief. Refugees arriving in New York from Europe were aided by a relief committee and telegraph funds, with many heading home. Ambassador Gerard attended to arrangements in Rotterdam as refugees sailed back on a Dutch liner.
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Washington
War Department
Newport
News
Europe
Kilpatrick
Denver
City of
Macon
Memphis
State Department
Berlin
Germany
Adolf Wermuth
Americana
Rotterdam
James W. Gerard
United States
Mr. Gerard
New York
J. £. Morgan & Co
Morgian, Marjes & Co
Paris
France
Switzerland
Credit Suissa
Italy
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Town wiped out by fire near Nanaimo, British Columbia
A blaze destroyed South Wellington, six miles from Nanaimo, injuring 350 homeless with 60 homes lost. Stores, post office, and Wellesley Lumber saw mill burned while Pacific Coast Coal Mines works survived. Loss exceeds 360,000, most victims are striking miners out of work for over a year.
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Nanaimo
B.C
Wellington
Pacific Coast Coal Mines Company
Wellesley Lumber Company
Rail Official Slain In Chicago
Edward P. Amory secretary of the Western Railway association was murdered in his office at the People's Gas building in Chicago on Wednesday. The slayer is unknown. Payson found Amory's body after earlier leaving him alone. Amory was killed by a blow to the head, possibly with a billy or club. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Chicago
Edward P. Amory
The
Western Railway Association
People's Gas
Amory
George Payson
German Walters Are Arrested in Ireland and Roberts Appointed
In Dubin Ireland on August 15 scores of Germans employed at Dublin hotels near the coast were arrested. A prisoner carried plans of the country around Dublin bay. In London on August 15 Lord Roberts was named commander in chief of overseas Dominion forces comprising regular British troops and colonial units.
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Dubin
Ireland
Dublin
Dublin Bay
Lord Roberts
London
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Edward Marshall Erate
George M.coran
Tala Ufe
Carnegie
Lief
Lnto
Jesse
Mrs. Spotawood
Sroceyles
Worka
Mra. Spotswood
Jesh
Omeath
County Louth
Caylingford
Newry
London Chronicle
U.5
B. C
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