Poor House To Palace Chapter IV Dramatic Departure
In this installment Mary and Alice are sent toward the poorhouse. Mr Knight aids the journey as Mary faces the stark contrast between a hopeful future with Mrs Campbell and the grim reality of the care home. Mary’s tearful farewell to Billy and the looming separation frame the chapter.
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Mrs. Campbell
Kile Campbell
Ewan
England
Elin Coust
Campbell
Ello
Sir Mary
Aliee
Mat Mary
Allee
North Uhloopee
Mary
Billy
Alice
Mra. Campbell
Elia
Mors
Mia Campbell
Ella
Mia
Hele Attie
Min Smith
Hilly
Mary and Billy Hope for Change in Quiet Country Scene
In a muddy rural morning, Mary consoles herself after a loss and prepares for visitors while Billy returns from work. Henry Lincoln taunts Billy, Mary shelters Billy in her room, and they discuss Ella’s potential wealth and future. Billy vows to keep Mary and Alice away from poverty, dreaming of schooling and a better life. (To be continued.)
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Mary
Mr. Knight
Sal Martosi
Walker
Alice
Anid Mary
Mra. Parker
Polly
Aleep
Klekap
Abe
Paty
Patay
Sal Furbush
Sal
New England
Miss Dolly
Mary Grundy
Mrs. Grandy
George
Billy
Grundy
Mrs. Grou
Billy Bender
Henry
Lincoln
Ella
Tve
Widh
Bila
Barrowbarber Bargain Brings Grins and Grateful Cheers
A quirky tale notes Stinger quips about Barlow, who jokes about saving money by letting barbers from the college shave him and trim his ball. The scene highlights frugality sparking amused gratitude from onlookers.
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Stinger
Barlow
Barbers’ College
Mrs Gage Dies After Nine Weeks Illness
Mrs Lyman J. Gage wife of the U S secretary of the treasury died at 9 20 P M at 1716 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest after a nine week illness heart trouble from grip complications was the immediate cause Funeral companions included her husband a married daughter and the attending physician in attendance she remained cheerful and conscious to the end
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of the Treasury
Lyman J. Gage
McKinley
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Massachusetts Avenue Northwest
Mra. Gage
McKinley reports hope for Mrs McKinley as crisis nears
May 17 in San Francisco President McKinley described Mrs McKinley’s marked improvement as a transformation though doctors warn she remains dangerously ill. A 48 hour window is needed to judge crisis. Telegrams flood in from across the nation and foreign diplomats express sympathy while a launch ceremony for the Ohio former row is scaled back. Miss Barber and Miss Deshler will participate remotely.
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San Francisco
McKinley
United States
Tuberculosis Congress Opens Second Day in New York
The American congress of Tuberculosis and the Medico Society held a joint session with addresses on tuberculosis. A noted physician argued that no infectious diseases exist, smallpox is not contagious, and tuberculosis is not caused by infection, blaming fear for disease spread. A free annex for consumptives will open at the Home for Incura bles in the city.
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New York
American Congress of Tuberculosis
The
Medico Society
The Father Riegel seed Case verdict in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on May 20 the jury found Jacob Wynn guilty of second degree murder in the Father Riegel case. The Cheltenham Catholic priest was found dead on a doorstep in the tenderloin district from poison in his beer. Wynn and eight others, who had been drinking with the priest, faced indictment for the crime.
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Philadelphia
Jacob Wynn
Father Riegel
Cheltenham
Tenderloin
Smallpox Epidemic Reported in Skagway District
Private advices from Bitka dated May 11 describe a serious smallpox outbreak in Skagway Alaska and nearby areas. Dr Moore notes widespread infection, especially among children at the mansion. Runsion and Indian Ranch show cases with quarantine measures and guarded access by Indian police.
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Seattle
Bitka
Alaska
Moore
Bkagway
Linhart
Juneau
Indian Ranch
Russian Town
Runsion
Indiana
Missionaries slain by cannibals in New Guinea
May 20 Vancouver reports details from the steamer Moana about the massacre of Rev. James Chalmers and Rev. Oliver Tomkins of the London Missionary Society at Debe near the Fly river mouth. The Dido crew say natives killed the pair and six native boys after a warning of tribal war, with some bodies devoured. The Niue captain saw bodies with heads removed but did not land. Confirmation comes from native missionary Isai.
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Vancouver
B. C
Sydney
New Guiana
James Chalmers
Oliver Tomkins
London Missionary Society
Debe
Fly River
Niue
Isai
WONT JOIN THE COMBINE Salmon dispute stalls Alaska pact
In San Francisco on May 20 the Alaska Packers' Association halted talks with Pacific Packing & Navigation Company after executives refused cash sales. Promoter T B McGovern said the combine would succeed without the association, noting about 3.2 million cases of salmon packed annually and Alaska's output around 1 million.
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San Francisco
Alaska Packers’ Association
Pacific Packing & Navigation Company
Fortman
Hirsch
T. B. McGovern
Alaska
Legal ruling upholds employer blacklist legality
In Chicago on May 20 Judge Baker ruled it legal for employers to maintain a blacklist. Miss Condon, a Libby Packing labeler and painter who struck in February with other workers over wages, sued to test the practice. The court held firms may take protective action against those who quit without valid reasons, sustaining the blacklist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leagalty
Chicago
Baker
Libby Packing Company
Miss Condon
Conger Backs Ship Subsidy At Delmonico Banquet
Edwin H. Conger minister to China spoke at the American Asiatic Association banquet at Delmonico's. He urged subsidizing American ships as patriotic policy and lamented that new Pacific possessions lack American cable connections.
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New York
Edwin H. Conger
China
American Asiatic Association
Delmonico's
Pacific
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Mary J. Holmes
Tuberculosis Congress
Skagway
Oubt
Syas
Canibals
Missionarie
New Guinea
Combine
Salmon Trust
Conger
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