When He Marries by Jean O Loizeaux
Rivers debates law and love in a probate case as Miss Annie Morrow, client of his firm, struggles with her ill mother's finances. Rivers courts Miss Nannie Wiley while guarding Annie, who hides a concealed romance and a fortune lost at sea. In the end he finds a heart and a bill, fulfilling a vow.
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Associated Literary Press
Rivers
Jefferson
Miss Rose Wentworth
Jef
John Rivers
Jeff
Nannie Wiley
Maunder
Annie Morrow
John Morrow
Atta
Thoughery
Morrow
Atkinson's
Annie
Himeelf
Miss Wiley
Miss Wentworth
Miss Morrow
Rose Wentworth
Annie Wiley
Dramatic Sense Exposed In Actress Dinner Critics Tale
Arnold Bennett shared a joke during his American tour about a young actress. Two men debate her future and a critic’s praise shifts to mockery, noting her so called dramatic sense shows itself in weekly $4 dinners she hosts for critics and correspondents.
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Arnold Bennett
Bennett
Birth and fame bloom from posthumous children across history
A historic list notes numerous notable figures born after their fathers died. From John Jacob Astor to English poets and presidents, posthumous births are linked to later achievements and enduring interest despite early loss.
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John Jacob Astor
Alexander the Great
Philip of Macedon
Alexander
Ben Jonson
Thomas Herbert
Lord Herbert of
Cherbury
George Herbert
Abraham Cowley
Dean Swift
Adam Smith
Thomas Chatterton
Bristol
Andrew Jackson
United States
North
South Carolina
America
Ireland
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Spain
Alfonso XI
Mary Queen of Scots
Richard Wagner
Bob Dinkins Race for Life Tall Tale Told by Old Codger
An old codger in Troublesome Bottoms recalls Bob Dinkins racing a long black thing that menaced him on a Sunday. The pursuit ends with Bob crashing into the stable yard as his family half fears disaster, only to learn the threat was a harmless long halter strap dragged from his shoulder.
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Bob Dinkins
Bob
Galloot
New York Times
Europe’s Rose Gardens and the Grasse Trade
The rose trade in Europe is dominated by Grasse in France and Kasanlik in Bulgaria. Grasse Cannes and nearby villages yield about 2,650,000 pounds of roses annually with harvests reaching 150 tons in peak days. Only the Cabbage Provence variety is used commercially.
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Europe
Grasse
France
Kasanlik
Bulgaria
Cannes
Alpes Maritimes
Provence
Let Them Down Lightly Stages In East Lynne Town Hall
A strolling troupe arrived without costumes and unclear lines yet performed in East Lynne. Reporters feared harsh reviews, but the next morning’s paper praised the evening with perfect theater ventilation and a pleasing orchestra program.
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East Lynne
Betrayed by His Collar in a City Flat Sale
A renting agent refused tenants after noting a dog's collar with four addresses, three scratched out, implying constant moves. He judged the applicants as transients and canceled the leasing, citing instability and potential tax-day changes.
Woman's Work In the World by Dr George Draper
Dr George Draper of the Rockefeller Institute discusses women's work in the world and notes that child bearing is not the sole measure of a woman's contribution. He cites a parable of two women by a windy ocean pier highlighting differing life choices.
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George Draper
Rockefeller Institute
San Francisco
Power of the Mind in Adversity and Craft
The article highlights mental strength amid illness and recalls notable feats of perseverance. It recounts a Thames shipbuilder overcome by chronic rheumatism who still guides factory work from a wheel chair, embodying the belief that a skilled mind surpasses many hands.
New Salvation Army Commander Bramwell Booth Installed
Gen Bramwell Booth named new commander of the Salvation Army after his father’s death. He faces vast correspondence and may tour major posts. described as tall with military bearing, praised for potential leadership and value to government service. The Army has over 75,000 officers in 55 countries.
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Bramwell Booth
Salvation ‘Army
Owas
Army
Salvation Army
International Salvation Army
Nominated Governor Oscar Straus a Historic First for Jews
Oscar S Straus nominated for governor of New York by the Progressive party. He would be the first Jewish member of the U S cabinet if confirmed, having earlier served as secretary of commerce and labor under Roosevelt and held multiple diplomatic posts in Turkey and at The Hague.
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Oscar Solomon Straus
New York
United States
Commerce and Labor
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr.Straus
Georgia
Col Ingsworth Institute
Lazarus Straus
Oscar, Straus
Columbia Grammar School
Columbia College
Columbia Law School
James H. Hudson
Hudson & Straus
Stern, Straus & Thompson
Straus
Turkey
Cleveland
America
McKinley
Roosevelt
Permanent Court of Arbitration
The
Hague
Harrison
Mrs Potter Palmer Studies Art in Berlin For Chicago
Mrs. Potter Palmer, returning from Paris to Berlin, underwent a thorough study of galleries and museums under Dr. Bode director of the Royal museums. The aim is to raise artistic appreciation in Chicago society for next winter's events.
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Potter Palmer
Paris
Berlin
Chicago
Palmer
Bode
Royal Museums
J. Pierpont Morgan
Famous Man Whose Public Career Ends in Congress Closure
The article notes Joseph W. Bailey of Texas as a premier figure among notable lawmakers whose careers end with the closing of the Sixty-second Congress. Bailey, first elected to the Fifty-second Congress at twenty six, gained fame for eloquent speeches and tenacity in reforms, becoming an early insurgent voice in the House.
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Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Bailey
Congress
House of Representatives
House
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