Alice of Old Vincennes saga unfolds at Vincennes
In a sprawling tale of early American frontier, Alice and Jean, adopted by French settler Gaspard Roussillon, navigate a riverfront struggle over a captured flag, British siege, and perilous loyalties as Long Hair the Indian enforces a brutal punishment among hidden loyalties, romance, and rebellion.
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Alice
Jean
Gaspard Roussilan
Vincennes
Father Beret
Rene de Ronville
France
Rene da Ronvilla
Roussillon
Long Hair
Long Mair
Father Hetet
Reng
Adrienne Bourcier
Mort
Sackville
Rouession
Rene Heutenant
Helm
Fitehugh
Beverley
Clark
Aller
Roussilion
Ace
Hiawatch
Hamilton
Tarleton
Virginia
Roumsilian
Father Retet
Ronesillan
Rene
Farnatorth
Adrienne Bourest
Yeather Beret
Farnsworth
Father Feret
Handson
Koussttten
Beverlvy
Gaele Jagon
Simon Kent
Lang Halr
French Prisoner in a Fort Stirs Tensions At Night
Captain Farnsworth escorts Miss Roussillon to a stockade room after a tense encounter at Housillon. Commander Hamilton, wary of French influence, orders strict confinement and speaks harshly while Farnsworth seeks to defuse the clash and protect the prisoner.
Echo of Pike Township Whitecaps Case In Superior Court
Austin L. Russell sues Thomas Welton in the Superior Court for damages over alleged malicious persecution in a Pike Township area incident. Neighbors formed a mob over chickens dispute on Welton’s farm. Trussell was alleged to be involved but was not prosecuted. Russell seeks damages for humiliation and inconvenience from the peace proceedings.
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Pike Township
McMasters
Austin L. Russell
Thomas ©. Welton
Walton
Trussell
Rungell
Russell
Modern Crusoe on Ittle Island of Ga Maa Near Tunis
A visitor to Ga Maa island off Tunis reports an Italian named Varco and a large family living there. The story recounts Varco fleeing Italy in 1950 after killing a man, traveling to Gallia in a small boat, discovering coins in a cave, returning to Naples to cash them, and later moving with relatives to La Calle Algeria and then Galita where they now reside as a prosperous family. Varco seeks Italian nationality anew and has urged the Tunis resident-general to accept government action.
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Paris
Ga- Maa
Tunis
Varco
Dace
Italy
Gallia
Carsairs
Naples
Darren
la Calle
Algeria
Dares
Galita
Daven
Tuma
Rome
Lower Court Sustains Damages in Railroad Collision Suit
The Bix Four railroad company was ordered to pay farmer J P F Stewart five dollars for injuries from a May 24 1899 accident near Indianapolis. Stewart crossed crossing Missouriat when struck by a Big Four train of over five miles per hour violating a city ordinance. The circuit court awarded damages. the appellate court affirmed.
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Bix Four Railroad Company
J. PF. Stewart
Indianapolis
Stewart
Misrouriat
Mable
Sultan Likely to Balk Reforms in Macedonia
The sultan appears reluctant to back reforms in Macedonia, displeased by a rumored Austro Russian note. Abdul is wary, viewing the note as a veiled threat that could trigger withdrawal of support for his maneuvering in the troubled districts.
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Constantinopld
Maredonia
Abdul
New Departure Promises Better Hair Preparations
An advertised notice promotes hair care products with claims of improved results and value. It emphasizes a sale price of 1.00 for quarts and urges readers to try the brand Wells’ for women, suggesting superior quality and satisfaction. The language imitates a period ad, with fragmented phrasing and promotional blends.
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Gabesa Siah
Girls Fought Officers in New York Strike Clash
About 50 young women aligned with roughly 1,000 demonstrators to confront police near Steinberg Junk Shop on First Avenue. They hurled stones, smashed helmets, and fought officers as James Ballian, a Steinburg employee, suffered a scalp wound and was taken to Bellevue Hospital. Kimma Schwartz, ring leader, resisted arrest despite injuries and torn clothes.
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New York
Oct
Steinburg
Kimma Schwartz
Rhce
Schwartz Gir
Ani
James Ballian
Bellevue Hospital
Escaped convict kills two deputies in Oregon chase
A convicted escaped prisoner shot and killed Deputy Saton, attorney Harry Robert, and rancher John Wert near Burnt, Portland, as officers trailed him. He mounted a horse and fled after the ambush, leaving the town on edge.
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Portland
Ofc
Harry Robert
Saton
John Wert
Burnt
Ehrriffa
Fatal Injury to Clarence Miller in Tie Unloading
Clarence Miller twenty of Nanville Indiana was fatally injured while unloading ties from a Big Four car near Kingata parkhouse on Wednesday afternoon. A skull fracture left his condition critical as doctors transferred him by ambulance to St Vincent's hospital.
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Clarence Miller
Nanville
Ind
Kingat
Alex
Miller
Dr. Mackey
St. Vincent's Hospital
Stage Hands In Riot In New York Theater District
Stage hands at the Princesa theater clashed on Twenty-ninth street near Broadway, police used clubs to quell the disturbance. One woman en route to the theater was knocked down and her dress torn. Two stage hands initiated the fight. Pope Gets Job In Mexico.
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New York
Nana
Princesa Theater
Twenty-ninth-st
Broadway
Miller Almost Spanked to Death by Own Machine in Anoka
Oct. Minm Tarvey Miler, a Cedar Point farmhand for J. E. Reynolda, designed an electric punishment machine using phonographs to whip a boy from age two to sixteen. Strapped to a board, he was paddled as spectators watched. the device failed, rescue came, and Miler destroyed the invention.
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Anoka. Minm
Tarvey Miler
J. E. Reynolda
Cedar Point
Miler
Dutton
Robert
Milfor Hasetto
Miner
Eavnty
Innelt
Miller
God
Miletr
Big First Day NYC Tax Receipts Reach Record Heights
New York City on October 1 reports city tax receipts totaling 20.235 million dollars, a record first day haul. Funds were transported by a heavily guarded conveyance, with four officers guarding the bagged cash and checks to a bank in Wallet Tho reanure Vaa, amid a rush driven by an extra allowance in the reb area.
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New York
Oct
Polisaman
Tax Office
Manhattan
No pre famine in Central Federated Union area
At the weekly Central Federated Union meeting, a delegate from Piacaltamen's union announced the strike threat had been averted. Employers granted the union a raise to 14 dollars weekly and other concessions, lifting tensions in New York area.
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New York, Ort
Central Federated Union
Piacaltamen
Trachoma Outbreak Hits Gotham School Children
Trachoma reports in New York show over ten cases among eye diseases. health board orders exclusive treatment. Inspection of public schools found 18 percent of children affected. Also notes Shirley Church Dedication in Shirley Indiana scheduled for October 1.
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New York
Oct
Board of Health
Long Journey Made By Little Syrian Boy Arrives in Wichita
A Syrian boy named Jaraba, who left with his mother for America weeks ago, was left behind when his party returned to shore. He wandered to an inland town in France before being found by his mother. Transportation was sent and he arrived in Wichita on Saturday after an arduous passage alone.
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Beverley
Ventean
Buetrix
Long Hatr
Mamthon
Drigoner
Wichita
Kam
Jarana
Jaraba
America
France
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Awell
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Housallon Grace
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Farnstorth
Jock
Jenky
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Moncleur
Arinus
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Whitecaps
Lower Court
Jd. F. Stewart
BIG
FOUR
Appellate Court
Sultan May Balk
Fataly
Pope
Mexico
Washington
Vin. R. Pape
Supreme Court of New Mexico
Hood
Brek’s Bakery
Alassachusette-avo
C W. Briel
Monument-place
English Block
Wholmeale
East Iron
Stout's
Massachusetts
Kears
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Ington-at
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Garland Stove and Ranges
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Kordring & Bro
Sirawmyer & Nilige
Indiana
Dents College
Delaware
Ohio
Lake Erie & Western
Lafayette
Pennsylvania
Vandalia Lines
Bloomington
Indiana Baptist Convention
Gee
W. Richardson
D. P. AL
Boy’s
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Iran
Massachusetts-are
Oklahoma
Branca
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Dao
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