Plantation confrontation and reform under Carrington leadership
Hugh Carrington tightens control at the river plantation after a late night confrontation with Black and white laborers. He orders whipping for two captured men, envisions restoring order, and plans a mass labor reset while nurturing uneasy alliances with Maude Young and Miss Tazewell as Nannie confides gratitude and budding affection.
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Arington
Hough
Hugh
Miss Tazewell
Do Protector
Maude
Carrington
Carter Perley
Willie Norton
Wilhe
Cartersbrook Plantation
Haugh
Jerry
Corter
Carter
Uncle Jerry
Willie
Ma Boub
Eastover
Scroggs
Iimmoltion
Garrington
Mande
James Carrington
Bob
Faults of Pronunciation and English Language
A London Chronicle correspondent rails at common mispronunciations in English and notes how foreign speakers vary in errors. It cites words like pronounciation, Giberalter, heighth, isthmus, aerated, and diphtheria. The piece discusses advice from Prof Freeman on Berkshire and regional pronunciations.
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Scarborough
Berkshire
Derby
Cerk
Freeman
Barkshire
Berry
Berwick
Burry
Burrick
Bairkshire
Sand “Clairk
London
Weekly summary of crop conditions east of the Rockies
The Agricultural Department reports cooler than ideal weather east of the Rockies with excess moisture in some central valleys and heat in the South. Maturity varies by crop with corn needing warmth in the north, early corn promising in the south, and lodging in Iowa and central Illinois. Wheat harvests face interruptions from showers. cotton shows overall deterioration except in the Carolinas. Apple prospects rise in New York and Ohio, Kansas and New England show good crops, while dry conditions hinder full seeding in some regions.
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Rock
Agricultural Department
Rocky Mountains
Missouri—valley
Cotton Belt
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Pacific Coast
Corn Belt
Iowa
Illinois
Red River Valley
Minnesota
Oregon
Washington
Carolinas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Maryland
New York
Ohio
Kansas
Michigan
New England
Missouri
Lake Region
Grant's Granddaughter Weds Roosevelt Kin in Cobourg
Vivian Sartoris, granddaughter of Ulysses S. Grant, married Frederick Roosevelt Scovel, a Roosevelt cousin, in Cobourg Quebec. Sartoris, 28, had previous engagements with Archibald Balfour and Timothy Nichols before this match. Nellie Grant Sartoris’s marriage is noted as a crowning social season event in Washington.
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England
Timothy Nichols
New York
Nellie Grant
National Capital
Readers note eclectic state and national items from 1920s era paper
A collage of brief items covers weather, politics, crime and industry. Topics include a frost in Iowa, a Bulgarian brigand joke, a walking delegate remark on Judge Jackson, a Kansas defeat, a police impersonation robbery, King Edward’s caution, White House electricians’ strike, and the closing of the Philadelphia Smelter with ore shortages and a new Utah smelter starting at Murray.
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Texas
Jackson
Hayti
Uncle Sam
Iowa
Kansas
Bliss Stone
the Treasury
Edward
White House
American Smelting and Refining Company
Philadelphia
Pueblo
Colo
Murray
Utah
Reserve in Divine Revelations and Life's Path
A sermon discusses God's restraint in revealing future events and trials until believers are ready. It argues the Bible holds insights for later experiences, not present strength, and honors the calm teaching that the faithful are guided step by step toward what they can bear. It contrasts youthful optimism with mature understanding in faith.
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Byde R, Miller
Jesus
God
Iad
Lttle Graves
Christ
Jesus Christ Above All Names Leads World Reverence
Rev. R. Keene extols Jesus as supreme among heroes and reformers. The sermon notes the gospel’s reach from palace to throne and prophecies of every knee bowing to Him. It laments idolatry and praises worldwide worship rising, from Africa to China and India, in anticipation of Christ’s universal Lordship.
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William E
Heaven
Hell
Jesus Re
Chicago
Christ
Rev. R. Keene
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Prisat
Africa
India
China
Japan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eastover Court House
Henry Burnham Boone
Kenneth Brown
Harper & Brothers
Plapter
Scroggy
Maude Young Scroggs
Charter Perley
Wille Norton
Beeen Lees
Legye
North
Carterabrook
Nannie
Cartersbrook
Nandie
ORCA
Roosevelt
Goa
Trast Lane
Canteld
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