Night of Music and Mystery On a Train Stop
A young musician, Mary Remington, flees a city party with Tryon Dunham. He aids her through a tense departure, lends comfort and a ring, and arranges discreet travel to Chicago with rail officials, as she hides from pursuing danger while awaiting a safe, distant destination.
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Dunham
Mary Remington
Young Dunham
Buppess
Tryon Dunham
Liszt
Trahgar
New York
Washington
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Tryon Dunbar
Ming
Cautious Hiram Swap After Cyclone Damage in Town
In a western town two farmers discuss cyclone aftermath and joke about the new barn, noting damage but humorously unsure if it was harmed. The exchange, recounted by Youth's Companion, captures regional rustic wit.
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Hiram
Oyster Profits Could Redefine Maryland’s Economy
The Baltimore Sun notes oyster cultivation could expand from 1,200 to 80,000 acres in Maryland within a year, with 1,000 acres of water ready for cultivation promising up to 220 million dollars annually. Projections span roads schools and lighter taxes amid growing leases and applications. In a separate anecdote Mrs. Alexander MacLachlan once arrived late to a Women's College Club meeting, was seated by a student presiding, and then invited to take the chair after the business adjourned.
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Maryland
Sava
Baltimore Sun
A. Alexander MacLachlan
Women’s College Club
Mra. MacLachlan
Public Ownership movement gains Iowa focus in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts a conference of twenty men advocating public ownership of railroads and utilities and forming a statewide organization to push a national commission to study the issue. Col. Brookhart leads the executive committee with members from Sioux City, Des Moines, Newton, Shenandoah, and others in a nonpartisan effort to investigate advisability before backing ownership.
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J. R. Hanna
Das
Maines
Newton
J. J. ~ Reiddy
Shenandoah
Iowa
Laws Organization
Congress
Wilson
National ‘Commission
Executive Committee
Brookhart
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