Mary Lincoln on Trial in 1875 Chicago
Mary Lincoln faces a courtroom question of sanity as Robert Lincoln sues for control of her affairs. Homer Croy renders a stark, largely dialogue driven account based on contemporary Chicago reports. The book questions whether the widow of a president was sane by modern standards.
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Abraham Lincoln
Homer Croy Duell
Sloan and Pearce
Chicago
United States
Croy
Americana
Best Seller Hardcover Listings From Publishers Weekly
A compiled list shows top hardcover sellers with fiction titles including Ship of Fools Porter Dearly Beloved Lind Youngblood Hawks Wouk Uhuru Ruark Reivers Faulkner and non fiction selections like The Rothschilds Morton My Life in Court N key jig s and jules The Guns of August and Travels with Charlie Steinbeck.
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Ship OF Fools
Porter
Dearly Beloved
Lind
Youngblood Hawks
Wouk
UHURU
Ruark
the Reivers
Faulkner
Morton
Nizer
Hudson
Tuchman
Charley
Steinbeck
Publishers’ Weekly
Columbus man ran four gambling games at fairs ruling bans licenses
Franklin County Common Pleas Court ruled that four games run by Robert R. Keener violated state gambling laws. A judge had previously directed temporary licenses despite Agriculture Director Robert H. Terhune's refusal, but the court sided with the state.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
Robert H. Terhune
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Robert R. Keener
Terhune
Keener
Reading List Cites Classic and Contemporary Works
News of books titled I SHOULD HAVE HER MORE THE LISTENER Caldwell THE CAPTIVE WOMEN Edmonds RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH Skirer THE BLUE OF CAPRI CORN Burdick THE POWER OF BLACK Longman THE EDGE OF SADNESS O CONNER THE CARPETBAGGERS Robbins THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 1960 White A NATION OF SHEEP Lederer.
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King
Caldwell
Edmonds
Skirer
Burdick
Longman
O'Conner
White
Lederer
Oil Novel A Gusher But Good
A vintage style review of The Power of Black by M. B. Longman, a 75 cent Dell paperback. It traces Asheland Oil Co. from Reconstruction to World War II, noting a lengthy span and a blend of industry drama, wealth, and occasional sex, with dual attribution suggesting Steinbeck influence.
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M. B. Longman
Dell
Ashe
Asheland Oil Co
Ashland Oil
John Rockefeller
Sinclair
Standard Oil
Mellons
Trouble at probation hearing in Waukegan
In Waukegan Illinois an AP report describes a probation hearing where the defendant says he married, prompting the judge to ask if that constitutes trouble during probation. The exchange highlights tensions around compliance and personal decisions in the probation context.
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Waukegan, Ill
Chennault's Widow Writes Of Romance
Anna Chennault narrates the romance of Major General Claire Chennault, father of the AVG and CAT airline, detailing his 54 year age gap, the couple’s brief years together, and the challenge of parental consent in a poignant account that blends marriage with history.
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Chennault
Claire Chennault
14Th Air Force
CAT
China
Anna
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Franklin
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Robbins
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Anna Chennault
Paul S. Eriks
Son
Eibeam
Sunbeam Vista
Sunbeam
Lady Sunbeam
Vigra
Vist
ADOS
Central Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Spencer
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