A Smiling Villain Returns to Moyra’s World at Caterham
In the December quiet at the Rectory Moyra endures Bertram Charteris’s resurfaced charm while Welcoming new arrivals Angus Robertson and family. The day ends with a seaside walk that rekindles old memories, and Moyra recalls past happiness and pain as the scene closes with ominous calm.
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Moyra
Bride
Australia
Angus
Bertram Charteris
Bertram
Robertson
Gerry
Lulu
Anus
Maoxland
Lida
Desdemona Portrait Dream and Sisters’ Dilemma
Delda sleeps as Bride frets over growing up and Bertram’s visit. Moyra consoles Bride about Bertram and plans a Desdemona portrait by Charteris, hoping to keep Bride grounded while contemplating adulthood. Morning brings news Bertram has left, easing Bride’s mood.
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Chiapter
Delda
Moyra
Septpain
Bride
Bertram
Tie
Terry
Moira
Desdemona
Moyra Rose
Beresford Visit Reveals Worldly Robertson Family
Angus Robertson charms the Beresfords with tales from a life of travel across Scotland, Australia, and South America. His quiet reserve masks a sharp wit and a hopeful, trusting nature as Moyra weighs his modest means against his rich experiences and family history.
Survival of the Unfit and rising infant survival
Dr. John V. Shoemaker notes readers' report that today a baby has a 50 percent better chance to reach age five than fifty years ago. He lauds improved infant survival as a triumph of civilization while warning that the weakened are less likely to be weeded out, potentially raising late life death rates.
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John V. Shoemaker
Audience weeps at staged death scene in old theatre riff
The leading lady asks if the audience noticed tears in my death scene and a soubrette notes viewers cried because the demise was not real. An Observer of Nature praises the mosquito as a sagacious animal, while a summer landlord jokes about its season.
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Bertram
Moyra
Dertram
Lulu
Delda
Burt Bride
Theyssle
Mostra
Vierst
Bride
Beggar Seeks Aid as Child Support Drought Strikes
An elderly man pleads for pennies to support six young children. A passerby politely refuses, saying he already has enough children to provide for. A note on meat imports indicates Spain sources most from Portugal France and Morocco supplies the rest.
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Spain
Portugal
France
Morocco
Big Strike Spreads To Telegraph Network Across Cities
A nationwide telegraphers strike spreads from Chicago to thirty five cities, crippling wire service nationally. Western Union workers strike in sympathy with Los Angeles counterparts, leaving numerous offices deserted as keymen walk out. East coast cities including New York Washington Philadelphia and Baltimore feel the impact as service collapses and only a few lines remain active.
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Chicago
Western Union Telegraph Company
Los Angeles
Western Union
Postal Telegraph
New York City
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Detroit
Atlanta
East
South
Middle West
Third Big Key Strike Recalls Historic Telegraphers’ Labor Wars
A condensed history of American telegraphers strikes highlights the 1883 Western Union action sparked by a 15 percent wage demand and public sympathy for the workers. It recalls earlier 1869 actions, San Francisco layoffs, and the broader impact on business as operators quit in sympathy and extras cried the news.
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Western Union
Grand Chief of Telegraphers
Pittsburg
General Grant
Brotherhood
John A. Campbell
League
America
San Francisco
Chicago
Lightning Kills Many Across U S Regions
The weather bureau reports about 800 Americans die annually from lightning. The lethal belt spans Florida to southern Alabama and Georgia, with 45 thunderstorms yearly, while northern Georgia and Alabama see 40. Death density varies by area, with over five deaths per 19,000 square miles in the eastern mid-Atlantic and New England zone.
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United States
Weather Bureau
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Illinois
Kentucky
Arkansas
Texas
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Virginia
Connecticut
Boston
Rockies
Pacific
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
West Virginia
Ohio
Ilinois
Maryland
Chicago
St. Paul
Des Moines
St. Louis
Memphis
Atlanta
Norfolk
Striking Telegraph Operators Cripple AP News Service
Denver Salt Lake and Los Angeles postal operators joined Western Union staff in a broad walkout. Associated Press leased wire operators in Chicago and other cities also struck, crippling AP news coverage for about ten to twelve days. Chicago saw a general strike after 100 operators quit. The move surprised national labor leaders and lasted briefly with limited success for the strikers.
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Western Union
Postal
Denver
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Associated Press
General News Association
Chicago
News Dispatches Meager Amid Telegraphic Disruptions
Telecommunication lines were greatly curtailed as union operators halted during a strike. Chicago was isolated as every Western Union operator stopped work, with postal operators following. News from major centers dwindled, and leased wire service showed widespread demoralization. A note adds that mail arrives by rocket ferries near Tonga due to reef dangers, delivering only a few letters.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Western Union
Five Men Arrested in Counterfeiters Den Raid Near Smithfield
In a raid on an alleged counterfeiters den near Smithfield Pennsylvania five men were arrested a large number of coin molds were seized and a substantial quantity of spurious coins found authorities said.
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Den
Smithfield
Government Peril in Strike Sparks Vision of Presidential Intervention
A telegraphers strike worries Washington as a general walkout could cripple federal operations and crop reports. Weather, sea safety, and grain markets hinge on uninterrupted telegraph service, with frost timing and prices in flux. Separate items note Vinderbilt fined for speeding in Newport and a “black hand” attack suspect in Pittsburg.
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Washington
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Wheat
Northwest
New York
Catskill
N. C
Reginald ©. Vanderbilt
Newport
L. I
Middletown
Rapp Guy
Pittsburg
Doubt Cast On Southwest Africa Cotton Promise
A Berlin based German official, cited by a New York Herald correspondent, says Southwest Africa will not rival U S cotton. He notes soil limits local to the region, and argues natives will not perform hard field labor or serve as cheap labor, a key factor in cotton production.
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New York Herald
Berlin
United States
Southwest Africa
New Light Aids Oculists In Eye Vessel Study
Paris Academy reports Dr Fortin has refined illumination using mercury vapor light, blue glass, and a lens to reveal retinal vessels. A pinhole screen yields magnified vessel images, revealing 2.1 thousandth mm capillaries and counting blood corpuscles. method promises deeper eye insight. State superintendent McBrien designates Aug 20 as housecleaning day for Nebraska schools. Soldiers of the 25th Infantry cause a disturbance in San Francisco Barbary Coast. eighteen Negro soldiers arrested for disturbing the peace.
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Academy of Science At
Paris
Fortin
J. L. McBrien
Nebraska
Twenty-Fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Barbary Coast
San Francisco
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Caterham
Movra
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Mr. Robertson
Beresfords
Ele
Tuulu
Alec Robertson
Glasgow
Ife
Alaska
Melbourne
South America
Robertsons
Washington Star
Marie
Tion
Curtaiy
Tonga Group
Eastport
Montreal
Duluth
Bismarck
Huron
North Platte
Galveston
New Orleans
Jacksonville
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