Baronne's Plot Shocks Calhoun's Secretary in Oregon Saga
Senator Calhoun ascends to secretary of state with Texas and Oregon on the line. Nicholas Trist navigates secrets, a Baronne von Ritz, and Pakenham schemes to bend England toward American expansion. A dramatic revelation and a costly political bargain threaten fidelity and nation.
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John Calhouns
Tyler
Texas
Oregon
Nicholas Trist
Baroness von Ritz
Pakenham
Ads
Nicholas
Jim
Calhoun
England
Mexico
Elizabeth Churchill
Montreal
Elizabeth
Wint
United States
von Rittenhofen
Senora Yturrio
Pery
Washington
Polk
Pakenham Prices and a Hushed Entrance in a Narrow Hall
A narrator hides in a dimly draped corridor while a loud man debates arrival and secrecy. A woman answers that her father is present, and a tense exchange hints at unauthorized entry and a plan to leave after a key is found. The scene suggests intrigue and social tension in a constrained space.
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Pakenham
George Eliot
The Victim Maker in Craft of Violin Making
A Harper's Magazine piece describes a master violin maker chiseling spruce and maple blocks into a slender resonant box. He seeks the intangible essence of sound, disregarding conventional beauty or design, chasing elusive tonal perfection across generations of craft.
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Harper's Magazine
Three Men Arrested In Dubuque Lumber Yard Fire
A Dubuque fire tour recaps an arson spree that damaged the Standard Lumber yard and Conlin & Kearns ice house, causing about 386000 in losses. Three men were arrested as investigators suspect an organized incineration ring active in the factory district.
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Dubuque
Standard Lumber Company
Contin & Kearn
Star Brewery
Dubuque Industrial Incorporation
Standard Company
Conlin & Kearns
Star Brewery Company
Lorenzen Offered Deanship for State University Law School
Cedar Rapids May 29 The state board of education adjourned Prof Ernest Lorenzen who resigned the deanship of George Washington university college of law and was tendered the deanship of the state university law school It is understood the Moore Holdem controversy and Ames presidency are in committees to be reported later The board established a course in agricultural education at Ames An additional member will join the Ames faculty and graduates of the department will be qualified to teach agriculture.
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Cedar Rapids
State Board of Education
Ernest Lorenzen
George Washington University College of Law
State University Law School
Moore Holdem
Ames
Quartermaster is Home
Ora Martin, chief quartermaster in the United States Navy, arrived home in Prairie City from Washington D C on Saturday. He will visit his mother for a few weeks while awaiting the transfer of the new ship Utah to the government before resuming his duties.
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Quartermaster
Prairie City
Ora Martin
Washington, D. C
Mr. Martin
United States Navy
Utah
Aged Relatives Meet in Newton Visit After 55 Years
C Moglten and his Nebraska wife visit cousin F B Earon and spouse in Newton. The four, married in Ohio in 184, once shared a home but had not met for 55 years. The average age of the group is 65 years.
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Newton
C. Moglten
Nebraska
F. BE. Earon
Ohio
MacLean Talks Education Post With Taft View
MacLean from the state university arrived in Washington from the Lake Mohonk conference. He has been immersed by Senator Cummins for commissioner of education and will likely discuss the matter with President Taft.
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MacLean
Washington
Washington, D. C
President MacLean
The
State University
Lake Mohonk
Cummins
Taft
Bentley & Olmsted to Build New Des Moines Shoe Factory
Will construct a $100000 shoe factory on East First street and Court avenue this summer. The structure will be the largest shoe manufacturing establishment in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Bentley & Olmsted
East First Street
Court Avenue
Towa
Kate Shelly Near Death in local hospital
Carroll May 29 Kate Shelly Iowa s famous heroine who saved a Northwestern train from an open bridge near Boone twenty years ago is reported near death in a local hospital. Luncheon of Club Women: Boone Federation of Women s clubs hosts over a hundred at a 1 o clock luncheon with federation president Mrs Clara Mann among the speakers.
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Kate Shelly
Carroll
Iowa
Northwestern
Boone
Hea
Boone Federation of Women’s Clubs
Clara Mann
Federation
Garfield Tea Promises Health Cure for Pimples and Marks
An advertisement urges women to use Garfield Tea to regulate the liver cleanse the system and purify the blood claiming it will prevent disappointment by addressing skin blemishes silver marks and overall complexion.
Comic Family Accord Turns On Baseball Bride
A humorous remark notes a nephew to be wed to a female baseball player. The groom is described as having curly blond hair and a knack for picking flaws on a guitar, while the couple’s union is presented with light, ironic tone.
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Puck
Curious ball game hug leads to arrest and crowds
A Fouty man hugged a stranger at a baseball game and was arrested. The judge received expert testimony supporting his claim that any man might do the same. The next day the stadium saw about 5,000 girls in attendance.
Drawing Him On Edith and Ernest Plot Escape
Edith taunts Ernest with a plan to run away from the parlor. He vows to chase and restrain her, and she counters by preparing to attempt the escape, setting a domestic tension scene.
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Edith
Ernest
Coffee to Postum Turns Health and Workaround
A Wisconsin creamery manager details improved health and work performance after stopping coffee. He describes digestion relief, reduced stomach fullness, and fewer palpitations, crediting his wife for switching to Postum following box directions. The letter promotes Postum as the era’s great table drink and references The Road to Wellville.
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Wis
Postum
Postum Co
Attle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pligs
Iaver
Thas
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