The Q C s Story Shapes a Courtroom Tale of Love and Loss
In a sweeping late Victorian narrative, a barrister recalls defending Lady Atherley amid a sensational trial of divorce and scandal. He chronicles her lone public shame, the Earl’s cold resolve, and a tragic wedding where a doomed bride meets death as observers watch a life shattered by betrayal.
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Earl of Atherley
Atherley
Medusa
Lady Atherley
Lord Atherley
Earl
London
A Queer Purchase Repeats On An Old Master
An old master once bought as a queer purchase in Don Don was sold successively for 7, 80, 700 and finally 2000 pounds, to a continental gallery. The Terburg now revealed as the magnificent work by a renowned artist who spent time in England and left notable productions.
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Lady Atherley
Dondon
England
Sioux War Trial and Coal Field Reassessment
Plenty Horses, Sioux warrior who killed Lieut. Casey, faces trial at Fort Meade and Sioux Falls with judges ruling a state of war existed. The case highlights treaty rights and US military action, while mining news shifts look from Lackawanna coal line to Forest City and Elk Hill tracts with a new fourteen foot vein discovered under Northwest Coal Company holdings.
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Plenty Hirses
Lieut
Causey
Plenty Horses
Casey
Living Bear
Chief Two
Iband
Brooke
White Moon
Rock Road
Red Cloud
Plenty
Fort Meade
Deadwood
Sioux Falls
United States
Shiras
Attorney Powers
Carlisle
Carbondale
Susquehanna County
Lackawanna Valley
Forest City
Elk Hill Coal Company
Elk Hill Company
Northwest Coal Company
Upper Lackawanna
A British View of It Why We Do Not Celebrate the Glori Fourth
A London article reflects on how Fourth of July celebrations have softened for Britons and Americans alike. It notes the fading of revolutionary bravado, the civil war’s memory dulling old enmities, and urges reconciliation with neighbor nations as veterans from Federal blue and Confederate gray meet at Gettysburg and honor the fallen, while suggesting French and German harmony at Gravelotte.
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George the Third
Gettysburg
Gravelotte
London
The Supply of Anthracite Believed Safe for Centuries
A Philadelphia Ledger dispatch notes that current fears of exhausting anthracite coal in the region within a century have faded. Scientists and miners suggest the vast reserves ensure heat for industrial use for at least a few hundred years, with no immediate shortage expected.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Atchison Globules and Humble Proverbs on Character
A compilation of aphorisms and maxims on virtue, temptation, love, and human nature. The observations reference gender roles, honesty, and resilience, noting how appearances and social expectations shape judgments and behavior.
Our National Birthday and the Fourth of July Traditions
The author asserts the United States uniquely celebrates a national birthday, tracing the Fourth of July back to 1776 the signing of the Declaration in Philadelphia. Civil war paused the observance but it was revived and now Independence Day is celebrated nationwide, with hopeful views for a stronger Union and a nod to the tune Hail Columbia.
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United States
France
Europe
Philadelphia
Ermine Snapshot Ends Hen House Raid
A Northern farm family uses a camera and flash to capture a white ermine as it attacks a hen, while the father fires a shotgun. The trio of photographs shows the moment the mustelid seizes its prey, but the shot comes too late for the final frame.
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Plymouth Rock
Paterfamilias
Heroic Child Sacrifices in a Church Beam Trap
A child saves a comrade from a collapsing beam in St Leonard’s Bridgeworth church doorway incident. The elder frees the younger, then falls to the floor below after loosening his hold, while the younger survives and climbs to safety. In Texas, pecan farming thrives with large trees and rising state exports, aided by foreign buyers who process nuts for oil and confections.
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Oxford
St. Leonard’s Church
Bridgeworth
Chatterbox
Texas
San Angelo
Prairies
New Orleans
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Ting
Channing
Lexntiel
Darieg Rock
Boston
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Boisragon
Marie Antoinette
Paris
Atchison
Puck
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