O Donohue and Aileen Mavourneen Escape Ireland tale
Thomas ODonohue, Irish nobleman, rebels against English rule with a partner, is captured and slated for execution. His wife Aileen devises a daring ruse and, with sister Kathleen, frees him from prison by disguising him as a woman and escaping to France. Cromwell later pardons him, and he returns to Ireland with restored estates. Martha B. Dugan.
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Dermot
Ireland
O’neillls
O'Gradys
O'Connelis
Oliver Cromwell
Thomas O’donohue
Aileen Mavourneen
O'Donohue
Charles I
Thomas
Thomas O'Donohue
France
Dom
Kathleen
O’'Donohue
Aileen O'Donodhue
Aileen
O’donohue
Cromwell
Martha B. Dugan
Punishment That Fails for Clara in Mark Twain tale
A mother uses punishment to reform her daughter Clara, a philosophical child, but Clara hides in a clothes closet and crafts a fairy cavern with hanging robes. The attempt backfires as Clara enjoys the confinement and treats the closet as a play space, per Mark Twain's autobiography excerpt.
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Susy
Clara
Mark Twain
North American Review
Indian Proverbs Scrap Book Excerpt Reflections
A collection of dated tribal adages and maxims noting courage deception and social norms. Witty lines discuss bravery and cunning with references to Native peoples and their interactions with outsiders. The tone mirrors 19th century anthology language.
Dog and Egg Heist by Clever Billy
A western farmer owns two dogs, Alice a large hound and Billy a small one. Alice tries to reach a nest under a shed but cannot. Billy crawls under, retrieves the egg, and brings it to Alice who eats it, then both dogs depart.
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Alice
Billy
Chicago Tribune
Lively In the Tenements Social Snapshot
A New York mission worker recalls tenement life describing cheerless days and a lively night on her floor. An eleven year old shares that residents seek small diversions to avoid blue moods. She notes a man with tremens and a woman who snapped at her sister, illustrating vivid street life.
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East Side
New York
New York Tribune
Widow Seeks Job for Son Citing Need for Wages
A Philadelphia Press item recounts Mrs. Nuritch quarreling over a widow who pleads for her son’s work. The widow insists the boy must be employed even at a small wage, sparking tension over perceived insults.
Do You Enjoy Poetry Says Miss Cayenne
A quoted exchange from the Washington Star features Miss Cayenne praising poetry as a conversational convenience that lets people quote rather than be original. The snippet ends with a line about happiness and youth linked to Blackewood.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
The Geacher And the Rastlers
A rambling western tale recounts a settlement where a schoolteacher arrives to teach children and help uncover rustlers. The ranchers chase horse thieves, a dramatic shootout occurs during a storm, but a heroic sheriff arrives to save Ben and the narrator before they are executed. The story ends with the death of Kid Regan and the two men' s narrow survival.
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Scratchgravel
Hull
Ben Hathaway
Ben
Kid Regan
Hogan
Justice
The Man With the Zebra Waistcoat Heist
In the far west a bank courier transports thirty thousand dollars by train. A shady zebra waistcoat figure and an accomplice stage a bold ambush as the money is seized then recovered. The teller later rises to become bank president.
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Ibrne Mills
Osage Monster Hunt Ends as Flora Jones Passes
In 1844 pioneers on the Osage River pursue a supposed monster after the Flora Jones steamboat whistles through Harmony Missouri. A company led by Uncle Whitely and James Breckenridge tracks the beast while fearing for their families, but the boat and its passengers pass unscathed as the hunt ends without a confrontation.
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Flora Jones
St. Clair County
Matthew Arbuckle
Papinville
Arbuckle
Uncle John Whitley
Jackson
New Orleans
Whitley
Matt
Breckenridge
St. Louis
Newfoundlands
Harmony
Osage Valley
Kanaus City
Heir to a Fortune for Cen tral City Man
George A. Hay of Central City learns he is heir to an estate in Germany valued around 129000 dollars. The unexpected fortune comes as his wife recovers well after a serious operation at St Joseph's hospital in Deadwood.
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George A. Hay
Central City
Germany
Mr. Hay
St. Joseph's Hospital
Deadwood
Mrs Jeannette Babcock Dies at Home in Deadwood
Mrs Jeannette May Babcock wife of Dr V V Babcock died suddenly at her Williams street home Deadwood at 6 10 last evening after heart trouble. Dr Babcock left briefly and found her gasping on a sofa. Funeral from the Episcopal church tomorrow at 2 pm under Royal Neighbors and Modern Woodmen auspices.
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Upper
Drabcock
L. F. Babcock
Episcopal Church
Van Keuren Makes Off With $50 From Bank
Van Keuren, a former employee of George Stevens, forged Stevens signature to cash a $50 bank check from the Miners' and Merchants' bank. He vanished this morning and remains at large as police in two cities and sheriffs in five counties hunt for him. Previously reputable, his act leaves his employer and associates puzzled.
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van Keuren
George Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Miners’ & Merchants’ Bank
Stevens
Summer River Departures From Mills City
Tim Foley plans to load his household goods and move to Spearfish for a month long summer stay with his family. Several Lead residents will also rent in Spearfish, forming a temporary colony as they fish and enjoy the valley. Also reported is the death of Sam R. Patrick aged 46 in Streator Illinois from a kidney tumor. his wife and two daughters live in Deadwood.
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Tim Foley
Spearfish
Tim
Lhe
Samehel R. Patrick
Lead
Streator
Ilinois
Patrick
Deadwood
Electric light official to leave for coast visit
Arthur Reynolds, long time in the electric light company, will depart tomorrow or Monday for the coast for a few months or more and may decide to settle there.
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Arthur Reynolds
Electric Light Company
Coast
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