Christine Dupray Returns to Love After Dark Gamble
Christine Dupray, raised by the scheming Madam Dupray in a corrupt colonial gaming house, escapes to England with money and training from a guardian who rescues her from degradation. Years later Guy Hardcliffe, fortune made in gold, finds her in Paris after a dramatic life where Christine rises to fame on stage. He persuades her to marry, revealing a past bound to the wickedest woman in the Colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madam Dupray
Colonies
Madam
Christine
Christine Dupray
England
Guy Hardcliffe
Golden Gulch
Hardcliffe
Paris
Mademoiselle Santelli
Gay
Marrying for Money in a New York Court Case
Jennie June critiques a recent New York court case where an eighteen year old woman married a wealthy widower. He secretly transferred 150000 in property to his daughters before marriage to deprive her of her share. She sues for dower, alleging fraud and misrepresentation. The judge reserved decision. Jennie June mocks the suitor while noting the cunning transfer and the ethics of marrying for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine
Jennie June
New York
A Good Word for the Last Legislature
The piece touts the last General Assembly praising tax cuts of over $600,000 and repeal of odious liquor provisions while expanding miner protection and local acts. It notes a shorter session, savings, and argues theDemocratic party will gain public favor in fall elections. It mentions the Potter bill uncertain impact and critiques constitutional limits on municipal power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Wood County
Republican
Potter
C.nomnati
Noah
Keyser's Horse Told By Max Adeler In A Parlor Tale
The narrator and Cooley visit Mr. Keyser, who shares a wild reminiscence of a horse that “never seen his equal” in the state. While Keyser indulges the story, his wife interrupts with kitchen chores and sharp commands, prompting Keyser to vent in fits of rage before promising to recount the episode later. The tale ends as the party departs, with Keyser hinting at a future fuller account. The note adds that the yellow fever has appeared at Key West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Adeler
Cooley
Mr. Keyser
Keyser
Mr ' Cooley
Mrs. Keyser
Hoxs
Foreign items stir bitter political discord abroad
A Berlin dispatch reports eighty ecclesiastics imprisoned in Posen amid religious strife in Mexico. Don Carlos faces Carlist charges in Navarre as Jovellar may retire. The Paris Bien Public notes Brazil’s emperor may abdicate to his daughter and settle in the United States. Rumor claims a Papal delegate has been arrested over administering Posen’s Archbishopric. The Carlists advance toward Santander hoping to reach Castle. A trial at Baroda ends with a split commission on poisoning the British Resident. France bans American potatoes and packed sacks to curb Colorado beetle. Spain seeks Don Alfonso’s arrest under extradition with Prussia, with Prague to hold him if he enters Prussian territory.
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Mexico
Berlin
Posen
Don Carlos
Navarre
Marquis de la Concha
Jovellar
Paris Bien
Brazil
Countess d'Eu
United States
Santander
Castile
Cologne
Spain
Prussia
Don Alfonso
Far-reaching news items on law, politics and strikes
Opened topics include police closures of banks lottery and policy shops in Washington, arrests for fraudulent warrant issuance in Vicksburg, canal fraud exposure praised by New York Chamber, Tennessee ex-senator jailed for marrying granddaughter, Irish parade in Jersey City memorial, Cannon cleared in polygamy case, strike violence in Pennsylvania coal regions, Spinner’s retirement draining Treasury funds, hangings in Cincinnati, Texas border outrages and federal aid, New York Assembly trial delays compensation, Ton of legal/Indemnity talk with Mexico, gold premium easing hopes for bond sales, and a London cab proprietor improving horse stability with wooden gratings to save straw.
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Washington
Vicksburg
New York Chamber of Commerce
Tilden
Robert McKenna
Tennessee
Irish Association of New York
Jersey City
Mitchel
Geo. Q. Cannon
Salt Lake
Congress
Pennsylania
Hazelton
Spinner
Treasury
Cincinnati
Rufer
Egner
Texas
Department of Texas
New York Assembly
Theodore Tilton
Henry Ward Beecher
Mexico
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T. Bh, Aldrich
St. Peter
Arcee
Australia
Mezzo
Italy
Mezo
Marrying For
Dike
JO Tegel
Essen
Zaquirer
The
Journal of Applied Chemistry
Stuttgart
Royal Laboratory
S. Bottone
Profescor Beaser
Iowa State Agricultural College
S. B. Higgins
Baxter
Iowa
Gulf Coast
New York Tribune
Roth
London Journal For
Key West
Guikwar
Baroda
Colorado
Europe
Thal
London
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