Story of Francis Cludde in Co ton church rebellion
Sir Anthony Cludde defends a Queen Mary era church service as Clopton supporters disrupt the Mass in Coton. The sheriff’s raid on Father Carey triggers a broader clash. Anthony’s resolve tests loyalty, while Baldwin plots to shield the clergy and tenants amid mounting danger.
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Coton Inds
Sir Anthony
Callk
Brother Ferdinand
Anthony
Clapton
Ferdinand
Petronilla
Anne
Balwin
Martin
Baldwin
Vilagera
Piers Gludde
Clopton
Mather Carey
Father Carey
Aadames
Coton
Hildebrand
Martin Luther
Solomon
Ridgeway
Philip Clapton
Sir Phillip
Ven-Geance
Retired Calvary Officer Names Devon Villa The Retreat
A calvary veteran, never notable in the South African war, retires and builds a seaside villa in Devonshire. He asks a friend for a fitting name for the house and is advised to call it The Retreat. The piece also notes iron ore wealth and potential for U S steel industry.
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Devonshire
United States
The Necessity of Crop Rotation
From The Future Wheat Supply of the United States September Century argues for crop rotation to maintain soil fertility. It warns continuous wheat exhausts organic matter and minerals, urging alternating crops and livestock to sustain wheat production for generations.
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United States
South
Sioux Falls Divorces Lose Their Shine in 8.D.
In a shift noted by George Fitch in American Magazine, Sioux Falls tires of the divorce trade once a proud local industry. The piece recalls the city’s growth, new wealth, and pride in other enterprises such as packing houses and granite quarries, while visitors persist in prying into diversies.
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Sioux Falls
George Fitch
Mr. Fitch
Great Northland
Sioux Fall
Spelling contest honor goes to Marie Bolden amid New Orleans tensions
The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin reports a New Orleans spelling gathering honoring Marie Bolden, a Black student who won a national contest in Cleveland. City officials canceled the permit fearing a race riot, depriving Bolden of a celebratory moment while white residents questioned justice.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
New Orleans
Marie Bolden
Cleveland
National Educational Association
United States
Marie
Pittsburg
Leaves From a Broker's Diary in Goldfield Gossip
Nov. 1 I am $800 overdrawn and the bank reports me badly. Nov. 2 Maron called with a bill and is arrested for dangerous lunatic. Nov. 3 A customer buys stock and the office force faints. Nov. 4 A funny man asks would you rather have a gold piece without a motto or a motto with out a gold piece. Nov. 5 Borrowed $2. credit still good. Nov. 6 Borrowed 50 cents. Nov. 7 Borrowed a dime. Nov. 8 Stopped eating. Nov. 9 To the Salvation Army Hal lelujah.
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Maron
Bill
Salvation Army
Oh the Women Speak in City Society
Mrs West avers her cousin is on speaking terms with the best people in the city while Mrs East asks if she is a waitress or a telephone operator.
Mark Twain's new home at Redding described in detail
The article visits Mark Twain's Redding Connecticut country house Innocence at Home then under construction noting its billiard room large dining area with French doors acetylene lighting and scenic wooded views. It reports Clemens moving in after completion and expresses the writer's favorable impressions.
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Mark Twain
Redding
Conn
Everyon
Mr. Clements
Clemens
New York Tax System Promotes Upbuilding and Raises Questions
The Minneapolis Journal notes New Yorks practice of assessing land equally while valuing buildings separately. It argues full valuation may curb rents and foster growth, yet tempt extravagant public spending. It also says full market value equality benefits the poor and middle class while inviting tax dodging by the wealthy.
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New York
Minneapolis Journal
Germ of a Bad Cold and Its Hidden Germs
A Chicago Tribune piece explains the difficulty of identifying the microbes behind a common cold and notes multiple germs feeding on bottle food in a Washington lab. It discusses a potential preventive vaccine, the germ’s small size, and its varied effects from throat and lung infections to meningitis in the brain membrane.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Washington Laboratory
Washington
Kitchener Snubs Autograph Lace with Sharp Wit
An old Army anecdote recalls Lord Kitchener dining in a regiment’s mess when a junior officer asked for his autograph on a handkerchief. Kitchener mocked the owner’s taste and refused to sign, then quipped about hair pins. The note also cites Paris meat figures for horses killed for food last year.
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Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
K. of IK
Paris
The Quest for Physical Immortality in Science and Theology
A discussion on extending human life through medical science and spiritual belief. It cites Hammond and Allen arguing the body can be renewed or preserved. notes aging results from imbalances and impure diet, and contrasts religious views with scientific understanding of matter and life.
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William A. Hammond
United States Army
Thomas J. Allen
M. A
LIL. D
Epictetus
Luther
Disastrous Crops and a Wild Orchard Tale
The man with a long chin whiskers jokes about a disastrous cherry crop blaming heavy fruit and chickens under the trees. He recalls 200 bushels of cherries but 40 chickens killed by falling fruit, ending with a humorous note on plums and a stray remark about a pygmy mouse of Siberia.
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Francis Cludde
Mary
Shariff
Knave
Chicago Evening Post
William C. Whitney
Whitney
Judge Lamar
Mr. Whitney
Whit
Putnam's and
the Reader
Siberia
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