Steamboat Raid Turns Deadly Onboard
On a deserted steamboat after a raid the crew gathers to feast but infighting erupts. Captain Kettle and Hank Nutt clash with white and black crew, culminating in Nutt stabbing a man and a deadly riot as Kettle asserts control over the surviving slaves aboard.
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Mexican Gulf
Frank
Priend
Hank
Watt
Sui Generis
Ana Dack
Nutt
Kettle
Captain Kettle
Prettle
Jemi
Billy Nutt
Gengsolf
Elis
Mr. Nutt
Cap
New Orleans
Wank
Matt
Jettle
Nick
James
Jemima
Ste
Ain Cabin
We meet Miss Kildare in a cosmopolitan chat
In a hotel piazza Elsie Kildare and Pat Cambel discuss fashion, dance, and life in London and America. Elsie plans an England visit with the Van Liews, then return to the States as she contemplates her future.
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Pat
Cambel
London
Miss Kildare
Mabel
England
Tony
Elsie
Camber
Florida
van Liews
States
Rise of Feminine Fancies Sees Wallace Take Over
Iris Berenger, editoress of Feminine Fancies, faces bankruptcy as the weekly teeters. Nigel Wallace, a celebrated author, offers to finance and buy the paper, proposing Iris as his wife and editor under new ownership, while clearing debts and reshaping staff.
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W. R. Hearst
Iris Berenger
Nigel Wallace
Metropolitan Monthly
Wallace
Sam
Williams
F. &. Publishing Co
Printing House Square
Tillt
Mien Berenger
They Scoffer At Railroads and River Trade Contradiction
In a Kansas City Star interview, Thomias Jobson recalls early 1800s river and railroad debates. Promoters mocked rail travel as unsuitable and unsafe, foreseeing steamboats would dominate transport while rail promoters planned connections from Hannibal to St. Joseph.
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Thomias Jobson
Hannibal and St. Joseph
Keansis City Star
St. Louis
Brunswick
Mulberry
Miris Pwain
Jeff Stivers
The Rich Drifting to Hotels in New York City
The Chicago Record-Herald reports a shift of affluent residents to hotels and large apartments in New York, with a permanent hotel population near 135000. Hotels offer luxury and independence to those who can pay daily rates from 2.50 to 6.00, as 9000 families leave home to seek ready-made comforts and avoid housekeeping burdens.
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New York City
Chicago
Record-Herald
Washington
Dr Swain Receives Doctor of Laws Degree
Professor Swain of the Boston School of Technology awarded doctor of laws by the University of New York for scientific research and engineering work. He has served over twenty years as a prominent member of the Massachusetts railroad commission.
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Swain
Boston School of Technology
University of New York
Massachusetts Railroad Commission
Kissing a Religious Ceremony Among Doukhobors
The Craftsman notes Doukhobor church services run long from before dawn as men recite prompts from women. After service, men and women exchange kisses as a bond of amity. Elders discuss community affairs and read letters from relatives exiled in Siberia. Doukhobors work hard on the road, excel in bridge building, and pay loans, with land ambitions to unite scattered groups in Canada.
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Siberia
Prince Albert
Verigin
Canada
Assistant secretary signs mistaken voucher as affidavit
A federal department official, overwhelmed by workload, signs a document he has not read. A clerk flags the paper as a voucher, but the secretary, surprised, requests it back thinking it is an affidavit. The tale highlights reliance on subordinates and superficial review.
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Iris
Darling
George
Jeff Lo
Tom
Washington
A Blacksnake Steals Henhouse Eggs
A hungry blacksnake crept near a hen-house and swallowed four eggs. It hid to digest, while poultrymen later found a snake skeleton twisted around the china eggs, a grim relic of the feast.
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Juiga
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Min P
Ana
Mr. Wallace
Dir
Enoch
Charing Cross
Temple
Manocle
Iris Darling
Missouri
Hannibal
St. Joe
Lars
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