The Dunhaven Heiress and the Lord's Uneasy Pact
The sixteen year old Lady Hilda Dunhaven confronts a grim inheritance as her father the Earl dies and her future is tied to Leonard Dunhaven, the new earl, by a will that orders marriage within a year or forfeiture of her fortune. Lady Darel and Miss Darwin shape the plan while Hilda seeks the sea for solace and the truth behind her sudden change of fate.
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Hilla Dunhaven
Eiupjeuly
Norfull
Hurst Sea
Dunhaven
Joseph Bowden
Lilia
Haventale Park
Hudson
Couse
Miss Darwin
Darel
Leonard
Saruird Darel
Ele
Havendale Park
Tilda
King of Terrors
Hilda
Mita
Sheba
Londe
Wilda
England
Lord Dunhaven
Hilda Dunhaven
Ats
Anice
Tai
Tiean
Earl
Joan
Stephen Homes
Wilda Dunhaven
Earl Dunhaven
Mr. Preston
Lady Darel
Trilda
Sf Darel
Lady Dare
Norway
A Child's Hymn Silences Mine Disaster Crowd
A German child among Scranton mine spectators lights a rescue lullaby reciting Luther’s hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. The crowd joins in, calmer, and work resumes with renewed zeal. by morning miners are found alive.
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Scranton
Luther
God
Burial of the Earl at Hurst Sea churchyard
After the will reading at the gloomy Hurst Sea house the family, led by the young earl and Lady Darel, discuss the late earl's fortune. Mr Preston arrives with the will as Lady Hilda unexpectedly enters the library, heightening tension.
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Hurst Sea
Preston
Lady Darel
Mr. Preston
Lady Hilda
The Transition Year of Lady Hilda at London
Lady Hilda leaves Hurst Sea for London under Lady Darel. The world of music perfume and color swamps her. She adapts with wardrobe lessons dancing drawing and music while yearning for love from a husband she has not met since their parting on the sands. He writes of a cruise and plans for future choices.
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Hilda
Hurst Sea
London
Lady Daarel
Lady Darel
Barel
Darel
Carel
Tough Scorpion in Boot Turns Out to Be Blacking Brush
An English army officer stationed at Allahabad felt a prick and, after several scorpions appeared, stomped his boot to kill one. He found the supposed scorpion was a blacking brush left by his servant, revealing the danger of blind panic.
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Alahabad
Consolation Tales of Miserly Fathers and Wealthy Men
A collection of old moral tales about avarice. A rich man wants his son to bury much wealth with him, the son places a check in the coffin remarking the governor never carried money. A dying Croesus, a clergyman, laments leaving gold, and his servant notes it would melt anyway.
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Croesus
Earth
Heaven
Tom
Our Splendid Dog Passed On After Alleged Bite
An anecdote recalls a dog once owned by Bigson I who could tell vagabonds from respectable people. He was forced to give the animal away after a bite. Tid Bits also remarks on a thinker who preps towels before entering a tub.
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Bigson
Jigson
Tariff bill advances in Congress amid tax and trust debates
Senate moves through tariff provisions with 20 percent ad valorem duty on hides, changes to sugar trust and live animals, and revisions on watches, iron ore, and glass. Hawaiian reciprocity shielded, inheritance tax debated, and several pension measures reported as the process nears final passage.
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Senate
Finance Committee
Wuist
Smuth
New Jersey
Allen
Nebraska
Rawlins
Utah
Omala
Congress
Ales
Heitfeld
Mantle
Teller
Mr. Allen
Turpie
Indiana
Yhe
House
Welcome salutes from distant peoples described
The piece surveys greeting customs among diverse groups including the Dadas Indians of the Neilgherry Hills, Australians who stick out their tongues, South Sea islanders who splash water, Eskimos who pull noses, and Malacca residents performing a gymnastic rite in crowded streets with the left foot crossing over the right leg and face.
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South Sea
Malacca
World’s largest lamp by Belgian inventor
A Belgian inventor claims a lamp six feet tall and three feet ten inches wide, burning lard oil. Its light is so strong that readers at 600 feet can see it, and the lamp known as the Great Eastern comprises 8,000 pieces.
Strange Worships Across Cities Reveal Hidden Societies
In London a sect preserves ancient Greek rites and invocations while in Paris a small order venerates the devil with shrines and fires. Both groups report prosperous balance sheets, indicating healthy finances.
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London
Paris
Varieties of Language in American Journalism
The piece notes 24 languages in U S newspapers and lists German the most common after English. It cites many cities hosting German and other language press, with counts in Portuguese Spanish Dutch Welsh Norwegian Italian Hebrew and more. It concludes these papers show America’s diverse population and role as an asylum for the downtrodden.
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United States
Atlianta Constitution
Judes
Union
New York
Ohio
San Francisco
New Oirleans
Louisiana
Spanis
Sinyou
New York City
Chicago
Cleveland
Omaha
Racine
Wis
Portland
Ore
America
Globe
Croquet Mischief and an Ingenious Gate
A courtroom anecdote recalls Judge Snell fining a street ball player while the boy’s father questions the policeman. The judge amends the fine after learning the ball was knocked into the street. In a second tale, a wealthy engineer explains his gate doubles as a water pump, highlighting frugal ingenuity.
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Snell
Tudge Snail
Sneil
Berlin Street Running with Wine
A van in Lenne street Berlin overturned after hitting an obstacle. Hundreds of wine bottles shattered, creating a river of wine on the road. Curious urchins drank the spilled wine, and many intoxicated Arabs appeared, blocking passage for some time.
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Berlin
Lenne
A Remarkable Occasion
A remark from the Sultan about war notes a rare family side in quarrel history. He says the war has annoyances but a single joy that his wife’s relatives sided with him. The Grand Vizier asks what it is, and the Sultan explains it.
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Washington Star
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