Secrecy on Heaver Island Drives Captain Plum Tale
Captain Nathaniel Plum of the sloop Typhoon lands on Heaver Island, a Mormon stronghold, seeks settlement from King Strang for looted ship. Obadiah Price binds Plum to deliver a package to Franklin Pierce and notices a young woman with the scent of lilacs. Plum escapes danger, rescues Neil, and faces pursuit by Arbur Croche.
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Nathaniel Plum
Heaver Island
Obadiah Price
Mormon Council
Price
Nat
Franklin Pierce
United States
Plum
Strang
Casey
St. James
Neil
Arbur Croche
Winnsome
Marion at the whipping post sparks a quest for truth
Nathaniel helps a freed prisoner and learns Marion was spared by a mysterious sister. Neil reveals Marion is his sister and vows to kill Strang, while Obadiah’s hints deepen the web of clues. Nathaniel weighs his loyalties as pursuit closes in.
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Nathaniel
Neil
Obadiah
St. James
Strang
Marion
Plum
Captain Plum
Nat
Damages for Sale of Morphine by Chemist in France
A Tenth Chambre Correctionnelle decision holds a pharmaceutical chemist liable for damages after selling morphine without a prescription to a student at Nancy, who then passed it to a comrade causing addiction. The chemist must pay 100 francs fine and 4,000 francs damages, since selling a poisonous substance without prescription makes the seller liable for misuse. Paris letter to the London Lancet.
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Chambre Correctionnelle
Nancy
Paris
London Lancet
Senator Root Attends Depew Farewell Dinner in Washington
Not very accurate remarks by Senator Root at Senator Depew's farewell dinner in Washington praised his European tour. He joked about gathering more accurate information abroad than Lady Salisbury's housekeeper provided visitors, recalling a companion tale of misidentified portraits at Salisbury Castle.
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Root
Depew
Washington
Lady Salisbury
Salisbury Castle
Catherine d'Medici
Venus d’Medici
Catherine a’Medici
Purist’s Verbal Diagnosis Echoes Oais’ Debate
A compact note raises a playful linguistic challenge to Oais about terms like apotheosis and epothecela, inviting stylistic restraint and clever wording without slipping into pretentious phrasing. The quip mirrors a civic newspaper voice and keeps the exchange light.
Pollard Pledge Plan Born From Judge's Dilemma
William J. Pollard, Dayton Street police court magistrate in St. Louis, faced a battered wife pleading for her husband. He offered a one year liquor abstinence pledge with biweekly home checks instead of jail. The Pollard Pledge spread worldwide, influencing laws in Vermont England Australia and New Zealand.
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Pollard
William J. Pollard
Dayton Street
St. Louis
Vermont
Australia
New Zealand
Jim Martine of New Jersey Shaping US Senate Presence
James E. Martine of New Jersey emerges as a prominent Democratic candidate for the United States Senate, acclaimed for long political engagement and a blend of public life, farming, and oratory. Known in Plainfield for his conspicuous fedora and public reach, he embodies a traditional, ruralist image as he campaigns.
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United States Senate
James E. Martine
New Jersey
Jim” Martine
Mr. Martine
Plainfield
Martine
Jim
Cedar Brook
New Federal Judge Named from Iowa for Eighth Circuit
President Taft taps Representative Walter Inglewood Smith of Iowa for the eighth circuit federal bench to replace Judge Van Devanter, elevated to the Supreme Court. The pick stirs political circles as insurgent George W Norris had been a progressive alternative candidate. Smith has served in Congress since 1900 after Iowa judicial service beginning in 1890.
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President Taft
Walter Inglewood Smith
Iowa
Eighth Circuit
Federal Court
van Devanter
Supreme Court
Judge Smith
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Cannon
Rules Committee
Smith
Congress
Council Bluffs
Fifteenth Judicial District of
House of Representatives
Lea Named To Tennessee Senate Seat After Carmack Tragedy
Luke Lea of Nashville has been chosen by the Tennessee General Assembly to fill the U S Senate seat vacated by James B. Frazier. At 32, he is noted as a key ally of Governor Patterson and a longtime rival of Col. Cooper in the Carmack assassination aftermath. Lea, son of Overton Lea and a descendant of Andrew Jackson, rose to prominence in 1905 over Nashville telephone franchise battles and later backed Carmack during the county unit primary shift in 1907.
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Luke Lea
Nashville
Tennessee
General Assembly
United States Senate
James B. Frazier
United States
Carmack
The
Tennesssen
Lea
Patterson
Cooper
University of the South At
Sewanees
Lake Lea
Overton Lea
Andrew Jackson
Home Telephone Company
Cumberland Telephony Company
Senator Carmack
Brothers in deadly pistol duel near Noblesville
Charles Avery twenty two shot and fatally wounded his brother Calvin thirty eight in their home over a horse feed dispute. Eight shots exchanged left Calvin with a chest wound, he sought help, then died after walking with a shotgun toward his home. Charles fled to woods west of the city.
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Noblesville
Charles Avery
Calvin
James Tyler
Charles
Authorities Seek Forger Joseph Stepp in Shelbyville
Authorities hunt a local forger known as Joseph Stepp after he cashed a $22 check at Mueller Me Collum bakery. The check bore Will Robbins signature and was deemed worthless by the bank. Robbins once owned a livery stable. Stepp had worked there briefly.
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Shelbyville
Joseph Stepp
Stepp
Mueller & Me.Collum
Will Robbins
Joseph Brow
Robbins
Freight Train Wreck at Danes East of Logansport
East-bound Wabash freight No. 82 wrecked at Danes, former Cass Station, overturning twelve cars and damaging track for 500 feet. Four hours of traffic delay. No crew injuries. A tramp concealed in a overturned car crawled out intact.
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Logansport
Danes
Cass Station
Call Schools Insanitary Richmond Report Criticizes Schools
The Woman's College club released its report on sanitary conditions in local school buildings and harshly criticized management. A letter detailing the findings will be sent to the superintendent of schools for the school board’s awareness.
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Call Schools Insanitary
Richmond
Woman’s Collegiate Club
Women's Organization
Churchmen In Conference In Indianapolis Diocese
A special conference of the bishop and clergy of the Episcopal diocese of Indianapolis was held and will meet at St Stephen's church to discuss practical matters for clergy duties and advancing parish work.
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Terre Haute
Episcopal Diocese of
Indianapolis
St. Stephen’s Church
Insurance Bills Approved by House Committee in Indianapolis
The house committee on insurance will report favorably on a bill to permit insurance companies to lend money on leases of more than fifty years and a bill to permit mutual insurance companies to carry on fire insurance in a territory of seven contiguous counties.
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Indianapolis
House Committee On Insurance
Police Search for Farmer in Washington Mystery
Relatives of Viga Chadd, a young farmer living southwest of the city, report his disappearance after a day’s work. Police have been asked to aid the search as authorities consider whether he may have taken his own life or was foully dealt with in the darkness.
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Farmer
Washington
Viga Chadd
Chadd
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