Trials and whispers surround the Dawes case at Port Arthur
In the courtroom chaos of a Port Arthur trial a notorious prisoner Rufus Dawes faces skepticism and sensational testimony about the mutiny on the Osprey. Sylvia Vickers, Maurice Frere, and others watch as Rex and companions seek leniency while public interest soars.
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Java
Singapore
Hongkong
John Rex
Port Arthur
Dawes
Captain Frere
Sylvia Vickers
Frere
Meekin
Miss Vickers
Sylvia
Poppet
Papa
Rufus Dawes
the Crown
Vickers
The
Crown
Fes
John Shiers
James Lesly
Macquarie Harbor
Maurice Frere
Ruffan Dawes
Maurice
Mr. Frere
Mr. Dawes
England
Rex
Captain Brain
Darling
Iniquity Trust Company and Its Asylum
A judge contrasts a tall gleaming building named the Iniquity Trust Company built from the savings of widows and orphans with a back alley asylum for the same vulnerable group. The dialogue hints at social critique of exploitation and charitable rhetoric versus grim neglect.
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Iniquity Trust Company
Scientific Vagaries and Electric Arcs
A Baltimore American quips that talk of using electricity to hang criminals is nonsensical and urges science to focus on humane uses such as an electric arc to prevent innocent people from drowning.
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Baltimore American
Washington's Leap Year Ball by British Envoy's Daughter
The 1906 leap year is observed as a ball in a rented hall by Washington society led by Miss Durand daughter of the British ambassador. Young men will be escorted by their chaperones and the young ladies attending.
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Washington
Miss Durand
Swiss Fame: From Cheese to the Grand Limburger Moment
A curious exchange questions Switzerland's claim to fame tracing cheese to Swiss dairy and asks for a grander accomplishment. The scholar tosses out Limburger as a provocative contrast cited by the Cleveland Leader.
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Johnny
Switzerland
Cleveland
Newcomer Presses Claim in Alaska District
A newcomer touts a gold claim in Alaska saying it is the best in the district. Chilkoot Charlie scoffs that the seller is trying to mislead buyers with gold dust. The exchange is quoted from Philadelphia Press and Baltimore American snippets.
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Alaska
Chilkoot
Charlie
Philadelphia Press
The Island of San Domingo as Caribbean Power Pivot
The article surveys Santo Domingo and Haiti on Hispaniola, praising the island’s natural beauty and vast potential resources. It contrasts Spanish speaking San Domingo with French speaking Haiti, notes poverty from civil war, and highlights strategic value of Samana Bay for any great power, plus outlines fractious Dominican politics and key leaders like Caceres and Vasquez.
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San Domingo
Cuba
Antilles
Pennsylvania
Iland
Switzerland
Bay of Naples
Norway
Gulf of Gonave
Gierra de la Selle
Vega Real
Columbus
Cibae
Hemisphere
Mr. Hill
United States Geological Survey
Spain
France
Haiti
Central Africa
Thea
Bay of Samana
Caribbean Sea
Panama Canal
Central American
Jiminez
Turk’s Island
Caribbean
Carlos Morales
West Indies
Clyde Line
Turk's Island
New York
Santo Domingo
Horacio Vasquez
Horacistas
Emiliano Tejera
Horacista
Ramon Caceres
Ulysses Heureaux
Caceres
Caceres Domicello
Francisco Leonte Vasquez
Morales
Ramon
Santiago
Interior
Demetrio Rodriguez
Monte Christi
Rodriguez
United States
Santo Domingo Improvement Company
Puerto Plata
A Little Lesson In Patriotism Francis Lewis Biog
Francis Lewis, signer of the Declaration of Independence, born in Wales and educated in Oncoming, joined the Revolution at once. He aided the colonial cause with business judgment, faced personal risk as British seized his Whitestone home, and his wife was imprisoned. Lewis helped found Sons of Liberty, served in the Continental Congress committees, and held key offices in the new government.
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Francis Lewis
Declan
Llandaff
Wales
New York
Hanus Lewis
Whitestone
Long Island
Lewis
Sons of Liberty
Continental Congress
Beand
Admiralty
Santo Domingo History and Key Facts From 1492 Onward
A compact survey covers Santo Domingo’s area of 18 045 square miles and a 500 000 population, listing languages, race mix, slavery timeline, major cities with populations, government structure, religion, schools, press, debt, revenues, and main products. It traces colonial transfers, revolts, and statehood events through 1905, ending with a note on Judge C. W. Raymond’s early career and a success story about self-improvement.
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Santo Domingo
Puerto Plata
la Vega
Santiago
Samera
Congress
Spain
Toussain L’ouverture
Boyer of Hayti
Hayti
Santana
United States
American Senate
Ulises Heureaux
Heureaux
Rrmon Caceras
Figuers Jimines
Vasquez
Wos Y Gil
Jales
Not a Born Forger Endorsement of Checks Seen as Simple
A bank teller approves a check payable to Mrs. M. J. Smith despite the middle name. The story contrasts the ease of endorsing a check with the caution needed for proper signature. It includes aside lines from Airy Fiction and a quip about a man who wins at the races.
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Lucy B. Smith
M. J. Smith
M. J
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
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Baltimore
Tr. C. W. Raymond
United States Court of Appeals
Inadian Territory
Onarga
Ill
Henry A. Button
Raymond
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