The House Next Door A Tale of Pride and Prejudice
Sir John Cotswold and Sir Isaac Jacobson clash over class and race as Adrian and Esther and Ulrica and Cecil pursue forbidden loves. Sir John denounces Jacobsons, while Cecil sings for their reception and seeks Esther’s hand. Tensions rise as family pride and anti Jewish prejudice threaten marriages and future wealth.
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Sir John Cotswold
Kensington
London
Isaac Jacobson
Isaac
Cotswold
Adrian
Esther
Sir John
Cecil
Ulrica
Mararet
Jacobsan
Sir Isaac
Gertiles
Oxford
John
Becca
Trevor
Cotswolds
Airica
Dhrica
Jacobsons
Sir John Apologizes to Sir Isaac in Chapter XVII
Sir John finally admits a past discourtesy and offers a formal apology to Sir Isaac. The two men exchange formal greetings as Sir Isaac asserts his own readiness to reconcile. Sir John emphasizes his unusual humility as he apologizes for his hasty remarks two days earlier.
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Sir John
Vining
Sir Isaac
A Bitter Pride and a Jew Denied A Gift
Sir John battles his pride over a thousand pound debt to Sir Isaac, who offers only gratitude and urges reconciliation for the sake of their children. Sir Isaac reveals a hidden lesson about kindness, while Sir John confronts prejudice and loneliness, contemplating his fate and family.
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Sir Isaac
Sir John
Cecil
Damme
Disraeli
Lord Beaconsfield
Alrica
Mrs Sidney Love to Receive Part of Burns Estate
Mrs Sidney Love wife of a Chicago and New York stock broker is said to be to receive part of the Burns estate in St Louis Missouri. Descriptions of her as the most beautiful woman in America are noted in connection with the inheritance claims.
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Sidney Love
Chicago
New York
Burns
ST. Louis
Love
America
Keep Your Tongue In Check A Plea Against Harsh Talk
Ella Wheeler Wilcox reflects on a young girl's pledge to speak no ill of others and laments how social chatter often centers on others' faults. The essay warns that constant criticism deforms the critic, eroding charm and character over time, and urges self restraint to sustain kindness.
Failure and destiny in Napoleonic legends
A reflective piece argues that small twists of fate shaped Napoleon and Wellington. Had Napoleon pursued mathematics and Wellington secured an excise post, history might look different. Destiny, it suggests, guided both to paths that defined Europe.
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Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Napoleon
Wellington
British Isles
Eustid
Alexander
Caesar
Europe
Leutenant
Toulon
Italy
Wife Leaves Him In Hypnotic State Deed Suit In Brooklyn
Artist Gill Martin of Brooklyn New York sues his wife for the recovery of a deed to his home claiming it was conveyed to her while he was in a hypnotic state. Mrs Gill Martin left her husband about a year ago and her whereabouts are unknown.
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Gill-Martin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eye Hospital Anecdote Highlights Charity Report
A Dublin charity report notes large medical expenses but few deaths. The tale recalls two countrymen at a famed eye hospital where surgeons remove eyes and place them on a table for inspection.
Czar Defies Reds Aboard British Russian Escort
Czar Nicholas of Russia arrives at Cowes England with King Edward nearby as British and Russian warships form a protecting ring. He prepares to come ashore despite anarchist threats, risking his life in a bold defiance.
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Cowes
Eng
Nicholas
Russia
Edward
Hatpin scene sparks chase at Bedford railway
A stranger grabbed a woman in the Southern Indiana railway waiting room at Bedford on August 2. The woman screamed and used a hatpin to drive him off, sending the man running toward the tracks and escaping before police arrived.
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Bedford
Ind
Southern Indiana Railway
Baby Poisoned by Fly Killer in Union City
Union City Indiana August 3 The baby Josephine Stump daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Stump died after chewing a yellow tuft on a patent fly killer mistaken for flowers The poison caused death within hours and prompted a local fatality report.
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Union City
Ind
Josephine
Louis Stump
Newspaper Man and Bride Wed in Marengo Cave
George A. Lutz a young newspaper man wed Miss Mabel Hartloff of Chandler in Marengo cave. The ceremony was performed underground, reflecting Lutz’s fascination with underground scenery.
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Boonville
Ind
George A. Lutz
Mabel Hartloff
Chandler
Marengo Cave
Lutz
Death by own action ends Cutsumber’s life near New Palestine
John Cutsumber, 40, died at City hospital Saturday afternoon from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Coroner Allen of Hancock county ruled the death a suicide, though initial belief favored murder. Cutsumber resided in a camp near New Palestine.
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John Cutsumber
City Hospital
Allen
Hancock County
Cutsumber
Blackwell
New Palestine
Thomas Bump Ends Life in River Tragedy
Crawfordsville Indiana August 8 60 year old Thomas Bump tied a rope to a heavy stone and jumped into the Wabash River. His body was recovered.
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Thomas Bump
Crawfordsville
Ind
Wasbash River
Turkish troop transports sail for Crete amid Greece conflict risk
Four Turkish transports carrying troops departed from Constantinople today with escorting fleet units. The sultan aims to land forces on Crete, signaling a possible war escalation between Greece and Turkey.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Crete
Greece
Falconio Returns From Europe To United States
Monsignor Diomede Falconio apostolic delegate to the United States arrived in New York aboard the Kron Prinzessin Cecilie marking his return to America after a voyage overseas.
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Falconio
New York
Monsignor
Diomede Falconio
United States
America
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