New Year’s Promises and a Twist of Luck
A tale of a man who expects luck to shine in New Year's events, suffers a broken plan when Alma Adams accepts another, marries plain Laura who proves the wiser choice, and learns that fate rewards hopeful courage. The narrator resolves to live by the maxim to expect good luck and find happiness through patience and love.
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Zeph
Far West
Indiana
Alma Adams
Miss Adams
Alma
Laura
Wilcox
George Carey
Mr. Mason
Dr. Mason
Mr. Carey
New York
Whenli
Gertrude Garrison
New Year Luck and a Boy's Dream of Fortune
A story of faith in luck told by Dr Mason, recounting a boy's belief that good fortune comes to those who expect it. The tale follows his youths, the influence of a Castilian proverb, and how confidence inspired others, guiding him from toil to a hoped-for future startup amid a harsh winter chopping coal wood.
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Maister
Philip O'Sullivan
Judge Johnson
Zeph
Mason
Mme
Thada Eee
Ghad
Nick
George
Will Power
Jack
Year Ends, Winter Hushes In Old Year Snow Wakes New
A poetic reflection on the old year passing as winter quiet settles in. The rain and wind stop, snow falls softly, and the New Year arrives with a calm mantle replacing the old year's winding sheet.
Body of Irene Hawes Found in Lake Near Crime Scene
In Birmingham Alabama on December 17 officers recovered the body of Irene Hawes from a lake about a week after the mother’s body was found. The infant, weighted with four pounds of railroad iron, showed no violence marks and prompted no immediate unrest. Hawes refused to speak when told of the discovery.
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Birmingham
Als
Irene Hawes
Bomb found on doorstep threatens city official
Dec 17 Roceroxrp reports Rev Mead Holmes, a temperance city council member, received an unexploded bomb on his doorstep. Investigators say the device, filled with powder and iron scraps with a burned fuse, could have destroyed a house. Threats from alleged White Caps linked to whisky interests blamed.
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Roceroxrp
Tis
Mead Holmes
Holmes
Chicago Letter Box Robbery Convictions Reach Verdicts
The jury in the Overkampf and Mack letter box robbery case found both men guilty late Saturday afternoon. They were remanded for sentence pending a motion for a new trial. The crime involved rifling city letter boxes last summer and stealing thousands of letters with money checks and drafts.
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Chicago
Overkampf
Mack
Defense Opens Witnesses in Bauereisen Trial
The Illinois case against Bauereisen neared its end as defense testimony began in Geneva. Engineers and druggists testified Bauereisen never stated the strike was failing nor suggested dynamite. Several Burlington railroad former employees denied hearing such remarks or purchases of dangerous chemicals.
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Geneva
Ill
Bauereien
Thomas A. Kyle
Burlington Road
Brotherhood
Aurora
Bauereisen
John E. Bevier
Peter Hartz
Bevier & Hartz
Isls
John Whites
William M. Wilson
M. J. Saover
Wilbur Spaulding
A. E. Coon
H. R. Sperry
Henry Gass
Charles H. Phillips
Thomas Robinson
Morgan Hooker
Frank Emerson
Charles de Gerald
Frank Lang
Cyrus K. Robinson
Burlington Company
Bowles
Hertz
Bauereisen B
Cremonia
Sweney Law Declared Unconstitutional by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court ruled the Sweney bill unconstitutional, reversing a Iowa state high court decision that had upheld requiring foreign corporations like trunk line railways to incorporate locally. Goodell of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy was arrested. Wingate v Painter had earlier prompted a similar federal ruling.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Washington City
Iowa
Supreme Court
Goodell
Burlington
Krechbaum
State Supreme Court
Wingate
Painter
Colk County
Des Moines
Walking Egypt and Afro religious dance in emancipation era
The piece describes the persistence of African imagery in post free-people culture, detailing the Walking Egypt ritual born after emancipation, its sensory fever in George church revivals, and the transformation of old slave songs into liberated expressions, contrasted with cautionary notes on its severity. It also notes a dissenting view among educated Black leaders and touches on Swearing Off New Year resolutions and local transportation news.
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Watts
Gulf States
St. Petah
Jordan
Egypt
Georgia
Coming of age rituals in Siam celebrate New Year hair cuts
Siamese children reach adulthood at ages 11 or 15 for boys and 9 or 13 for girls. A tuft above the forehead is styled in a knot with a pin and wreath, with hair cutting ceremonies lasting days marking the end of childhood and entry into marriageable age. The text ends with a reflective note on duty and space-age imagery.
Labor Federation Plans Eight Hour Day Inauguration
The American Federation of Labor debated and pledged cooperation for the eight hour law with June 10, 1890, cited as the likely inauguration date. Delegates open to press in St Louis and telegraphic support from unions nationwide. Samuel Gompers reelected president with officers named. Boston chosen for next annual meeting and December adjournment set.
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American Federation of Labor
St. Louis
Turner Hall
Knights of Labor
American
Soap Adage For All Purposes Brings Joy And Wit
A fragment praising soap as a versatile aid and a source of joy for those with wise counsel. It frames soap as useful for many tasks and as a cheerful companion in wise thought. The tone evokes practical virtue and household virtue.
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Southern Express Company
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Miss
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Oberlin College
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Union Light, Fuel and Gas Company, of America
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Nebraska State Board of Transportation
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South
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Galveston
Santa Claus
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N. K. Fairbank & CO
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West Side Square
Fairfield, Iowa
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N. Y
Tus Cayface Company
Fulton Street, N. Y
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E. ST. John
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Gen’'s Ticket & Pass
Chicago, Ill
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