The Fledgling of the Wickersham Brothers
The tale follows Salathiel Wickersham and his sons Robert and Thomas, two brothers who toil together in Illinois before a fateful split on a mountain, a dream of buried gold, and a long search across the West. Dreams of a tree and gold unite past and present as Robert searches for Tommy across years, ending in a promised reunion by the River of Years.
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Thomas Wickersham
Grass Valley
Try
Kansas
Aladdin Creek
Fever River
Eldorado
Wickersham
White
Rome
Rapid Nebraska
Assentine
Rob
Tommy
Salathial Wickersham
Mississippi
Ilnois
Louisa Ilen
Robert
Thomas
Salathiel Wickersham
Louisa Ellen
Colorado
Salathiel
Walnut cultivation trials planned in Wenatchee valley
Ten Wenatchee valley farmers will plant 45 acres of English walnuts to prove soil and climate suitability for nut culture. Projects aim to show local nut production can meet rising U S demand, boost farm prosperity, and attract diversified tree crops, reducing import reliance.
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Wenatchee Valley
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Chelan County
Clarke County
Puget Sound
Wenatchee
United States
South America
Cremation in England Gains Slow Public Support
United States Consul Mahin reports nine crematories in operation across Great Britain and notes gradual shift toward cremation. Public interest remains tepid due to ignorance and strict certification rules. A 1894 court ruling affirmed Christian burial unless wills instruct otherwise, dampening widespread adoption. The loss of Sir Henry Thomson, a leading cremation advocate, dampens momentum.
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United States
Mahin
Nottingham
Great Britain
Henry Thompson
Homeless Twenty-Six Travelors Form On Road Fellowship
A Pittsburg born group named The Homeless 26 gathers aboard private travels. It forms last Thanksgiving with 26 men unable to reach home, adopting an emblem showing H with 2 over 6 beneath. Members sign hotel registers on trips, sustain a $250 burial fund, and pay $1.26 initiation plus 26 cents quarterly dues, now over 2,300 members.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Feared for His Liberty in a Private Romance
A brief quarrel over marriage plans unfolds between Albert and Miss Brown as they discuss church and the minister's house. The exchange appears in a New York News item, reflecting domestic intrigue.
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Albert
Miss Brown
Alice
N. Y
Whimsical quips spark noisy exchange in papers
In brief notes from multiple papers, a casual theory about a late responder to events is noted as a joke. A quip suggests a detective stereotype. The items reflect playful banter over language and preferences.
Princeton Students Survive Swamp Bear Attack in Michigan Forest
Princeton University students Carel Pepin and Albert Nyquist were rescued near Marquette after four days in Swanzy district swamps. Lost by a faulty compass, they endured mosquitoes and hunger, and fought a black bear on the third day, both sustaining severe injuries before collapsing in exhaustion. Local searchers found them clinging to the bear in a death grip, narrowly surviving the ordeal.
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Marquette
Mich
Carel Pepin
Albert Nyquist
Princeton University
Swanzy
Nyquist
Durance
Princeton
Pepin
Pepla
Revenge on Girl Tied to Horse Ends in Death
Rome tale recounts Francesco Vergani’s return to Monselice after learning his former fiancée Eloise Ferrari wed another. He abducted a horse driven crowd to witness a brutal act, ripping out her tongue and being dragged to his death as bystanders unleashed a galloping punishment.
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Rome
Francesco Vergani
Monselice
Padua
Vergani
Eloise Ferrari
America
New York
New World
Boston
Vergant
Italy
England's Pigeonitis Sparks London Pigeon Derby Mania
A travelogue of England's pigeon fancying craze describes 10500 carrier pigeons worth 60000 entered in a Paris to Lancashire derby, with prizes over 5000 and royal participation. It notes special trains, pigeon state rooms, and public interest at landmarks like St. Paul’s and the British Museum, plus breeding trends and odd features such as the wattle.
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England
Nantis
France
Lancashire
Prince of Wales
Midlands
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
British Museum
St. Paul's
Supreme Court
Talking Newfoundland Haunts Lincoln Avenue Night Patrols
Pittsburg police armed with repeating rifles patrol Lincoln avenue amid robberies to chase a supernatural dog. Detectives Aymer Ehrenfield and Shields trail a large Newfoundland that appears, speaks in a deep voice saying good morning, then vanishes in green vapors. They find no dog tracks. locals laugh at their tale.
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Pittsburg
Lincoln Avenue
Charles Aymer
Arthur Ehrenfield
Charles G. Shields
Sisters of Divine Providence
Japan May Guild Locomotives in Canal Project
An initiative in Japan aims to build locomotive canals, outlining a plan to integrate rail and water transport. Details remain sparse, but the proposal signals innovation in transport infrastructure and industrial collaboration.
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Japan
Moorish Pretender Bou Amara and the Dead Saint
An Algerian tale recounts Bou Amara the Moorish leader plotting murder to reclaim faith among his followers. In a burial ground a loyal follower is buried alive as Bou Amara feigns divinity, and a chant from the grave appears to affirm him while the crowd hails the supposed saint as Bou Amara contemplates his peril of being betrayed.
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Bou Amara
Algeria
Amara
Itaga
Mae
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