Trial in Smoky Mountain case near end with Jessica on stand
In a Smoky Mountain trial the state builds a case around Dr. Moreau Hugh Stires and Prendergast aftermaths. Jessica Halloran testifies about her warning and ties to the accused. The courtroom goes dark as she speaks, heightening tension over the fate of Harry Stires and the murder charge.
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Harry Ha
Leiter
Brent
Prendergast
Tom Felder
Hugh Stires
Mrs. Halloran
Jessica
Paddy Wise
Feider
Dr. Moreau
Sacramento
Smoky Mountain
Moreau
Felder
Derk
Harry
Jessiea
Pole travel and court drama intertwine in a tense scene
In a courtroom drama a minister is accused as a witness exposes a shocking truth about Henry Sanderson and a fire at St James chapel. Felder pursues evidence while Hallelujah Jones swears faith in the Bible and a pistol-wielding charge shifts the fate of the trial.
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Hallelujah Jones
Walt
Harry
Felder
St. James’ Chapel
Henry Sanderson
Hugh
Jessica
Slugh
Roeling
Mr. Sanderson
Brent
Tom
Moreno
Rural teacher abandons boarding house over bad food
A rural district schoolteacher abruptly left her boarding place, telling the committee she could not eat the food. The landlady, surprised, recalled repeated bread complaints she had excused, noting the bread was bad two or three times.
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Chicago
Nature's Rapid Production by Wallace at Royal Institution
Dr Alfred Russel Wallace addressed the Royal Institution on Darwinism noting rapid reproductive power in animals and plants. He cited Sisymbrium sophia seeds could seed half a million, elephants from one pair in 750 years, and rabbits in four to five years reaching a million, as in Australia where they are a national calamity.
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Alfred Russel Wallace
Royal Institution
Darwin
Australia
The Horse That Laughs On German Vaudeville Circuit
An Englishman bet that a horse on the German vaudeville circuit could not be made to laugh except on stage. The horse was led to a room above Unter den Linden and, under the trainer’s command, smiled and then opened its mouth to produce a loud “horse laugh” for the crowd below.
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Washington
Koston
Ty Cook
Alfred Mitchell
Columbia University
Keary
Barth
Cook
Weil
New York World
Unter den Linden
An Engineer Dies Boldly in Virginia Wreck
The engineer Samuel Bush faced his pain with grit in the Virginia collision. Though scorched and wounded, he refused help and whisky for fear of tainting his record. He urged rescuers to aid the passengers, then died, leaving a wife and children.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Samuel Bush
Collier’s
Most Ancient Coin Found in North Syria Reveals Aramean Origins
An archaeologist discovered a pure silver coin in north Syria bearing an Aramean inscription Panamecu Bar Rerub king of Sechamol, dating about 300 years before the Lydians. This suggests Semitic Arameans created money earlier than previously believed, rewriting early monetary history.
Marjory King Stuns Two Engineers at Commencement
Stanton Thorpe and Kid Walker vie for Marjory King the Fine Arts specialist as they coach her through philology. On graduation day King ends with Professor Brown, leaving the rivals stunned as the crowd cheers Brown and King.
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Stanton Thorpe
Kid Walker
Stanton
Marjory King
Professor Brown
Dr. Brown
Marjory
Kid
Jess
M. King
Philology Brown
Rip
King
Water Quenches Thirst Described In Plain Terms
The excerpt explains thirst as a sensation from dryness in the tongue and throat caused by liquid shortage. It notes warm air can trigger artificial thirst and that water relieves distress by replenishing lost fluids, cooling the palate, and easing craving, likening it to cold waters for a thirsty soul.
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Solomon
Salvation Army Name Origin Among Mission Followers
Commander Eva Booth recounts in Van Norden's Magazine how a line in a dictation led to the adoption of Salvation Army. A secretary wrote over volunteer with salvation and the phrase gained popularity, shaping the movement’s new identity.
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Salvation Army
Eva Booth
van Norden
Booth
Christian Mission
Salvation
Australian Sheep Shearing Craft In Modern Range
Australia relies on steam and electric shearing machines as hand shears fade. Skilled shearers can process up to one hundred sheep in an eight hour day, earning from five dollars per hundred. Merino wool, valued like gold, is shipped from Sydney Melbourne Adelaide or Brisbane to global markets. Inland stations boast hot dry summers, refined homestead life, and adaptations to extreme heat.
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Australia
Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide
Brisbane
Egypt
Adventurous Lady Sarah Wilson Writes on South Africa
Lady Sarah Wilson, noted woman war correspondent, prepares a book titled Recollections of South Africa. Captured near Mafeking at the siege, she sent vivid letters to the press and was exchanged for a Boer prisoner. She holds Grace and St John of Jerusalem decorations and is Major G C Wilson's wife.
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Sarah Wilson
South Africa
Sarah
Mafeking
Ladies of Grace
St. John of Jerusalem
Red Cross
G. C. Wilson
M.V.O
Duke of Marlborough
How the Cotton Crop Was Saved
A Cairo tale recounts how a derelict palace near the Delta barrage was stripped of its silks and divans to block gate holes guarding a cotton crop. An engineer noted the fabric could seal breaches, and the action saved the crop.
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Delta Barrage
Egypt
Legend of the Wrekin described as world center hill
The piece recounts the Wrekin as a central Shropshire hill overlooking the Severn and the universe. It tells of a myth where a flood of Welsh per jurers floods the Severn and the Enemy of Mankind tries to dam the river but a single spadeful of earth slips and becomes the Wrekin.
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Severn
Shropshire
What He Called It
A courtroom exchange has the attorney asking for the witness’s occupation and the witness replying he works in a boiler factory. The attorney suggests that is an occupation, but the witness insists it is two jobs rather than one.
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Satan Sanderson
Hallie Erminie Rives
The
Gow
Aniston
North Pole
Associated Literary Press
Lady Sarah Wilson
Legend of the Wrekin
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