Hidden Wealth and Ruin in Roebuck's Iron Empire
Blacklock reflects on his rise under Roebuck and the Ellerslys while exposing a tangled web of finance and hypocrisy. Roebuck pressures Walters after a tense audit style confrontation reveals waste, insider deals, and a moral test for power and loyalty.
Riis On Generosity And A Rich Banker
Jacob Riis condemns a millionaire banker in a workingmen's club talk. He contrasts the banker’s wealth with a loyal bookkeeper’s modest pay and a twenty-fifth anniversary gift of a photograph, prompting the bookkeeper’s quiet, dignified reply.
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An Inquisitive Boy from Lippincott's Magazine
A boy named Robbie asks which cigars to offer a guest, prompting a moment of surprise as his father hears him at the top of the stairs. The exchange reveals Robbie's observant nature and curiosity about social gestures.
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Monson
Sam
Blackrock & Co
Blacklock
Anita
Seight
Ellersly
Lippincott's Magazine
Robbie
Papa
Yosemite Bandits Hold Up Passengers In Valley Stages
J W Dusenberry among victims of Yosemite bandits. He lost 60 cents while ten $20 gold pieces a watch and chain were found on him. The robber spared minor loot, used a parasol concealment, and burned discarded clothes after the robbery. Detectives traced the gang as they fled the line of stages in a treacherous canyon.
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Walters
Mr. Roebuck
San Francisco Chronicle
J. W. Dusenberry
Yosemite
Dusenberry
Highwinyman
Wells Fargo
Express Company
Direct primaries and the politics of the people
The author argues that the convention system entrenches corruption and caste in county politics and that a new generation—readers and educated voters—pushes for direct primaries. He notes the transformation in media and education fueling demand for reform and predicts direct primaries will move the nation toward governance by the people.
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Conventmont
Bob Saunders
Klenny Thomas
Bob Sauinders
Homer
Henry Thomas
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Bob
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Gamle
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Fentleman
Fourth Ward
Washington
Jackson
Lincoln
Garfield
Cleveland
Blaine
Mr. Elkins
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Ben Butler
Massachusetts
Harper's Weekly
George William Curtis
Carl Schurz
James Russell Lowell
Flarper’s Weekly
Iss
America
Thee
Sguditt
Sheriff Fray
Wand
Mississippi Valley
Camille Clifford to wed Lord Aberdare son
A New York manager claims the German beauty Camille Clifford will marry Lord Aberdare's son despite opposition from his family. She recalls London fame and hints at a planned play based on a love letter story that ends with a surprising family twist revealed from a dated letter.
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Camille Clifford
Henry Bruce
New York
Philadelphia
London
Lord Aberdare
Miss Clifford
Lister
Tuiar
Papa
Alpine Society Seeks Access To Tyrolean Peaks Hindered
The Austrian Alpine society pushes to open Tyrolean peaks to tourists but faces obstruction from wealthy Nimrods who claim hunting is harmed by the influx of visitors.
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Austrian Alpine Society
Tyrolean
Dog guarding grave harms in Chicago cemetery tale
A fox terrier named Spot refuses to leave the grave of 14 year old Hbugene Sorunzen at St Marys cemetery. The dog twice returns after being taken home and stayed by the grave day and night despite illness and approaching winter.
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Chicago
Spot
Perplexed Bridegroom in From Life Parable
Humorous vignette in Life features a groom avoiding a clear answer to the wedding vow. He notes his bride’s family believes the union is for better while his kin insist it is for worse, highlighting competing expectations in marriage.
Oldest New York resident tortoise turns 306 at Bronx Zoo
Buster the giant tortoise at the Bronx Zoo is 306 years old, weighing 156 pounds in early life and gaining 81 pounds in recent years. Despite age he remains healthy and gentle, feeding from keepers, with a forecast of a long life ahead.
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Brox Zoological Park
White House
Washington
Samuel Argall
Virginia
Buster
Guallapagas
Bronx
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