Orphan Finds Work At B S Selden Co In Boston
Billy Bender, newly arrived in Boston after his mother’s death, seeks work with only his honest face and a reference to his Chicopee hometown. George Moreland, a Yale graduate and Selden Co. partner, hires him on a modest wage and introduces Billy into the firm, where they discuss books and shared pasts as Billy settles in.
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Boston
Billy Bender
B.S. Selden & Co
Selden
George
Billy
Mioacy
Chicopee
Lindlns
Elden
Jenny
Ida
R. J. Selden
Yale
Bender
Qati
Anchis
Sully
Ben
Wilbraham
A Tale of Mary and Ella in Chicopee and Boston
Billy helps George learn of Frank Howard's past and his sister's kindness at the poorhouse. Henry Lincoln returns, boasting of a prank on a college letter. George probes Mary Howard's fate, while Billy guards his quiet love for May Moreland and hopes for her education and happiness.
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Lincoln
Lilly
George
Billy
Henry
Frank Howard
Rank Howard
Howard
Bender
Bin
Frank
Mary
Ella
Alys
Mason
Eola
Campbell
Maury
Feller
Boston
Henry Lincoln
Yale
Chicopee
Mary Howard
Jim Brains
Chicopes
Jenny
Care of the Eyes Warns of Preventable Vision Loss
An old health notice stresses early eye care from birth, detailing boric acid eye washes, avoiding reused materials, light protection, and proper drying. It notes conjunctivitis causes, eye strain from reading, and limits on daily reading for children, plus a curious tale about Uncle Wellington de Bergh and his love of Walker’s Dictionaries.
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Wellington de Bergh
Walker
Tucle Wellington
West Baden Mineral Springs Hotel Destroyed by Fire
The Mineral Springs Hotel at West Baden, one of the West’s famous health resorts, burned early in the day. Estimates put losses around 400,000 to 500,000 with 250 guests in the hotel escaping in night attire. No deaths. injuries included a few serious, many minor from the stairway crush as guests fled to safety. Fire spread rapidly through wooden stairways and halls. rescues occurred from windows, ropes, and improvised routes. Guests and patients unable to move received aid from staff and management, while authorities opened the nearby French Lick hotel to shelter survivors. The hotel complex included opera house, swimming pool, bowling alley, baths, and conservatories.
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Matey
Pune
Birning
James
Lotel
West Bildimanes CT
Ayelo Danek
Au Bath Neuse Qitl Sayes
Utopia for Farmers Dreams of Fixing Crop Prices
Dr. Phillips envisions two agencies to empower farmers: a farmers’ bank with tens of millions in capital and a system to pool 8,000,000 farmers into cooperative actions to set prices. He claims storage and government subsidies could sustain 40 cent corn, while a Chicago bank would finance farmers via $10 shares.
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Conta Government Geranarios
Chicago
Joseph
Ald Weynt
Farmers’ Bank
Ptd- Hox
Slater Iy
West Hotel
Minneapolis
National Grain Growers' Association
Lis Faymoer
Tle
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Smokey
Oldest Buffalo Exposition Visitor Seen Far Aged Resident
Mrs Jase Mills of a Woodham Ontario farm, aged well over a century, is said to be the oldest visitor at the Buffalo exposition. Born in Freland she witnessed five British sovereigns and lived through three centuries. Her long life includes a century of witnessing writing and history, with a spry 20 year old son nearby.
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Jase Mills
Woodham
Perth County
Ont
Mills
Freland
Ning
TV Yours
Hhat
Mins
George Til
George TI
George IV
Wiliam Ty
Victora
Edward VII
Arso
Pension Bureau Report Highlights 11th Month Actions
Commissioner Myane notes four new pensioners added this fiscal period with no net rise by year end. Pensions granted include Mexican Indian civil war service and Spanish war veterans. Restorations for yarrowsens, verified certificates issued, and backlogs in Spanish War claims are addressed. Treasury totals show state by state disbursements, bank resources, and wartime transport adjustments. A large world map in the White House war room marks sovereignty and immigration controls, while Powderly backs exclusive ports of entry to curb border union immigration.
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Myane
Spain
Vanstern
War Department
New York
West Indian
Secretary of War
HinguKo
Beteen
Guba
Porto Nico
Department
General Bird
Secretary of Wr
General Powderly
Immigration Bureau
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China
Coast and Geodetic Survey
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