Mutineers Reach Shore as Frere Captures Vessel
The brig Osprey's mutineers under Rex seize control after a tense night. Bates warns of a trap, Frere is captured, and Mrs Vickers Sylvia Bates and Frere head to the mainland with Grimes Bates sustains a fatal chest wound. Frere vows to care for Sylvia as Bates dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvia
Bates
Rex
Fair
Cheshire
Frere
Poe Cerher
Maskere
John Hey
Lesh
Bates Frere
Singh
Mrs. Vickers
Sylvia
Hell
Lyon
Riley
Tute
Russen
Rex Seering
Beshire
O& Irere
Mateo Srere
Grimes
Egere
Barker
Jobo Rex
Beea
Fren Ehalp Island
Bebbog Rex
Res
Saove Ong
Cy Bates
Mr Frere
Ais
Vickers
Sylvie
Mrs. Vickera
Krere
Mex
Sylvan
Field Dies in New York Pneumonia Claims Chicago Merchant Prince
Marshall Field the Chicago magnate died at the Holland House New York from pneumonia brought on by a cold. Physicians failed to halt the decline as his wife and relatives looked on. Family members including Mrs Field Mrs Marshall Field Jr and Stanley Field were at his bedside as medical efforts continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Field
Prince
Chicago
Holland House
New York
Field
Marshall Field, Jr
Mroobold
Mr Taeld
Hoaty
Hoaty Verite Tittle Grandson, Morsted Fred 11
Frank Billings
Saremienet
Walter Bo James
Edward G Janeway
Austin F. Riggs
Hinawi
Mr Field
Stanley Field
Henry Dibblee
Norman B. Ream
Wiliam G. Beale
Robert T. Lincoln
Marshall Field the Merchant Prince of Modern Times
This concise portrait traces Marshall Field from Conway Massachusetts born August 18 1835 to Chicago magnate. It follows early farm work and a failed store start to successful mercantile ventures with Coley Wadsworth Leiter and Potter Palmer, ending as Marshall Field & Co a leading world class retailer.
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Prince
Gulf
Marshall Field
Chicago
Conway
Mass
John Field
New England
Afarshall Field
Deacon Davis
Young Field
Marshall
Conmntry
Pitty Geld
Cooley, Wadsworth & Co
Field
Gooley, Farwell & Co
Farwell, Field & Co
Field, Leiter
Marshall Field & Co
Fortune of Marshall Field’s vast global holdings revealed
The article estimates Field’s wealth at least 125 million with real estate and business interests across 491 properties worldwide. It notes extensive holdings in Chicago and New York, stakes in railways and manufacturings, including woolens and cotton mills, and a sizable portfolio of stores and factories. Field is described as the second richest American, yet modest and private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Field
Mr Field
Cockert
Serwood
America
Raeder
Field
United States
Banat
Gemsipy
Northwestern
Hailway
New York Centre
Wutrala
Stek
American Weeden Company
Ameryatten Company
New England
Hig
Mr. Field
Rockefeller
Fragmented Chronicle of Historic Dates and Figures
A scrambled list of centuries events and names including Richard II, Luther, Franklin, Montgomerie, Napoleon, and Hayes. The text lumps treaty dates, wars, assassinations, births, and political milestones across England France Spain Denmark America and Japan with scattered, imperfect OCR clues.
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Richard II
England
Madrid
Charles V
Spain
Francis I
France
Martin Luther
Wittenberg
Savoy
Denmark
Louis XIV
Benjamin Franklin
Kenogland
Scotland
Too Soon for Divorce
A returned traveler asks about a divorce while a native explains a wedding occurred six weeks ago, framing the chatter as a light local anecdote from the Philadelphia Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Brette
Philadelphia Press
Green-Eyed Menater at Niagara Falls Wedding Trip
A quip describes a jealous wife reacting to her husband admiring Niagara Falls. The exchange notes her envy during the couple’s wedding trip as the scenery captivates him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menater
John
Niagara Falls
Two of Many Society Dialogues From Philadelphia Press
A Philadelphia Press item captures a witty exchange between two society women. One recalls marriage to a man, the other confirms with a boastful line about being married to him long ago, prompting playful chat on who married him first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. de Voss
Philadelphia Press
Progress Report Sparks Town Pride at Football Game
A farmer notes his son has shown substantial progress in football, hoping the town will accept him home and avoid trouble with tramps, as witnessed in a game that impressed the community and the Washington Star reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corntosa
El—Tafter
Washington Star
Fixing the Limit On A Slower Train
A humorous exchange unfolds as a fussy passenger asks why the train is named the Limited. The porter explains travelers are not supposed to tip more than one dollar at a time, creating a comic miscommunication aboard the slow train.
LOVER OF HOME. Marshall Field’s Simple Life Despite Wealth
Portrait of Marshall Field a cautious, family oriented Chicago merchant who shunned public display. Married twice to Nannie Scott and Delia Caton he fathered three children. Marshall Field Jr died by accidental self-inflicted gunshot. The item notes Field’s quiet religious habits and private charitable acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Field
Field
Nannie Douglass Scott
Robert Scott
Ironton
Ohio
Nice
France
Lewis Field
Marshall Field, Jr
Albertine Huck
Chicago
Ethel Newcomb Field
Arthur Magie Tree
David Beatty
England
Delia Spencer Caton
Arthur Caton
Warshall Field
Notable Civil War Veterans and Literary Figures Remembered
The piece notes living Civil War era figures including four governors and J Lathrop Allen at New York state of 00. It mentions Lord Strathcona and William Sprague near Narragansett Pier among others, plus William Thompson of Shelbyville Indiana and John Bartlett of Familiar Quotations. It also recalls Dr William Rolfe's eighty seventh birthday and John Bartlett's death at 86.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lathrop ‘Allen
United States
New York
Wiliam Sprague
Narragansett Pier
Frederick Holbrook
Brattleboro
Samuelrawford
Kansas
John Pett
Mississippi
William Rolfe
Cambridge
Mass
John Bartlett
Boston
William Thompson
Sho
Shelbyville
Ind
Ssedes
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Hiambie
the Weekly “Historian
Montgomerie
New York City
Pope Tenmtecht
Jon Masons
Wit
Vermont
Sandwih Ustlands
Amers
Ameria
Clare Sid Pane
Firtante Fees
Spatesa Edit Magaanat
Maont
Ted Berm
Stuinygten
Napoleon
Hatteras
Totes
Seo Caperal
Anwlian
Cittawa
States Senate
Scary Stanton
Tompkins
Dos Mor
City of London
Henry St Stan
Trish National League
Dublin
Parnell
Rutherford B. Hayes
Felix Faure
Indianapolia
Richard O'Leary
Guna
Alex Majors
Pony Express Overland Mail
Rvice
Nelson Topley
Maine
Tvverse
Port Arthur
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Mr v
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