A Hidden Love and a Duke's Death Change Fortunes
In a tense scene amid Fernhurst's trees and moonlight, Lord Dunhaven confronts Lady Hilda and the Duchess about a scandal involving the duchess, her guardian and an old arranged marriage. The duke dies unexpectedly. forgiveness and new loyalties reshape the survivors as a fresh chapter begins at Holmdale.
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Hilda
Girit
Nyried
Hardale
Lord
Ben
Duchess Lurline
Lesa
Tuscurl
Joh
Lur- Nees
Twisp
Leonard
Ilel
Ve Five
Hich
Je Wonuis
Miley Ape
Lady Hilda
Indies
Lurline
Fernhurst
Miss Dunn
Duke of Nairn
Kent
Holmdale
Fernhurst Castle
Lord Dunhaven
Duke of
Constant Rain Regions Around the World
The Sis ters or Seven Sisters south of New Zealand are noted for nearly perpetual rain. Terra del Fuego and nearby mainland share similar dampness with sleet and snow. A world line at four to nine degrees hosts zones of near continuous precipitation with some drier pockets.
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New Zealand
Terra del Fuego
The Only Way and the Widow's Fate
A fragment hints at a spendthrift friend who married a rich widow to access her wealth. The note, titled The Only Way, alludes to money motives and a muttered phrase about the husband’s fortune. The text is incomplete but suggests a cautionary tale of financial maneuvering.
Portland in Portland and Yukon Gold Riches Reported
The Portland arrived at Seattle with thirteen miners and about 575000 dollars in gold dust on board. Names and amounts include J. Rowan 50000, W. Oler 80000, and others, noting vast Yukon riches despite a small haul. Prospectors eye Stewart river and surrounding creeks for future yields as floods and earthquakes in Japan affect life and property.
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Japan
Kliondyke
Portland
St. Michael
Seattle
J. Rowan
James Bell
Joseph Goldsmith
N. W. Powers
W. W. Caldwell
W. Oler
C. I. Zilly
F. W. Cobb
W. Zahn
A. Buckley
M. S. Lansing
B. W. Farnham
M. R. Camler
Yukon
Hungary Reports Record Wheat Harvest and Shortage Forecast
The Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture releases its annual estimates describing the world harvest as extraordinarily light. Wheat output is 573,760,000 metric hundredweights, while annual requirements reach 655,150,000. A deficit of 50,800,000 hundredweights is projected for 1897 and 1898, with on hand 38,000,000 to 45,000,000. Total supply for the year, including stocks and harvest, is placed at 610,000,000 to 651,000,000 metric hundredweights.
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Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture
Beautiful Cuban Girl Evangelina Cisneros Faces Long Prison Term
General Weyler presses war on civilians as Evangelina Cisneros, niece of rebel President Cisneros, faces harsh sentencing. The case underscores harsh attitudes toward Cuban revolutionaries and their families during the conflict.
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Gen. Weyler
Evangelina Cisneros
Earthquakes in Japan Cause Massive Destruction
A great earthquake struck Japan on August 15 lasting eight minutes and was followed by a tidal wave. By August 10 Yokohama reported over 5,000 houses inundated or washed away and 100 to 300 people drowned or injured. Coal mines at Hosaka were flooded drowning more than 100 miners. Earthquake shocks on August 5 ranged from four to sixteen in various places with east to west movement.
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Nigata
Naoyetzu
Rikuten
Navyedzu
Japan
Yokohama
Hosaka
Political quotes from 1900s newspapers collection
A compilation of brief quotations from various papers including the Baltimore American Boston Herald Detroit Free Press San Francisco Chronicle Chicago Inter Ocean Richmond Dispatch Chicago Post Baltimore News and Washington Star. The clippings touch on harvest, mining, wireless telegraphy, immigration and political rhetoric.
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Baltimore American
Boston Herald
Detroit Free Press
Irondyke Outfit
San Francisco Chronicle
Chicago
Richmond Dispatch
Weyler
Spain
Chicago Post
Baltimore News
Washington Star
Ready to Open Mines Along Baltimore and Ohio Line
Pittsburg district coal operators plan to open several mines on the Wheeling division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with imported labor. Railroads agree to share costs and aid recruitment. Mines near pit mouths will allow quick unloading and keep government mail trains running, with government protection at its expense.
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Pittsburg
Wheeling
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
United States
Gobin Elected Grand Army Commander in Chief
Brevet Brigadier John P. S. Gobin of Lebanon Pennsylvania was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army on the second ballot at Buffalo. A long time Pennsylvania politician and former state senator, Gobin also served in the Eleventh Pennsylvania Infantry and with the Nineteenth Army Corps in the Red River and Shenandoah campaigns. Cincinnati won the next encampment with 526 votes over San Francisco at 214.
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Pennsylvania
John P. S. Gobin
Lebanon
Grand Army
Buffalo
Senate
Eleventh Pennsylvania Infantry
Nineteenth Army Corps
Red River
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Farmers' Increased Receipts Boost Farm Income This Year
Assistant Secretary Brigham of the Agricultural Department predicts farmers will gain from 400 to 500 million dollars more in total receipts than last year. He says higher farm prices will aid the laboring class as increased farmer spending and debt payments create demand for labor across industries.
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Brigham
Agricultural Department
Col
Notable European Figures and a Medalist’s Tale
The Duke of Northumberland turns 88 in October. Prince Victor Napoleon just turned 35 in Brussels amid a family gathering at his Avenue Louise hotel. A Nelson bullet relic rests in a crystal locket in a crimson bag. The Paris bourse porter dies after 30 years at 240 dollars yearly, leaving a 50,000 dollar fortune from tips. Francois Coppe, the French poet, recovers after surgery. The Korean minister’s wife studies Chinese classics and learns English soon. The Duchess of Cumberland and Princess Thyra suffer another breakdown and are moved to a private asylum near Vieong.
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Duke of Northumberland
England
Prince Victor Napoleon
Brussels
Avenue Louise
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Paris
Francois Coppe
Duchess of Cumberland
Thyra
Denmark
Princess of Wales
Czarina
Vieong
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