The Red Storm Of the Days of Daniel Boone
Rosalide is abducted by Cherokee and Star-Light plans to take her to the river. Star-Light uses deception to conceal Rosalide and prepares for pursuit as Daniel Boone and supporters rally to rescue the girl, with Le Bland seeking to influence events but denied authority.
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Daniel Boone
Rosalide
Misa Alston
Ebony
le Blanc
Miss Alston
Rosaline
Roealthe
Rosalihe
Wassshauza
Otter Lifter
Wassahauza
le Bland
Carse
Star-Light
Sholaka
Dong
Ebony and Ronalthe: Miss Alston Family Seek Missing Daughter
Ebony denies aiding the escape as Elizabeth Boone, Miss Fleming, and others search the forest for Ronalthe. Family members including Mr. and Mrs. Alston, Daniel Boone, and Joel Logston rally, concluding the girl has likely been spirited away and must be found quickly.
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Logston
Vesuvius
Andrew
Allan
Simon Kenton
Cretor
Joel
Mr. Alston
Ebony
Miss Boone
Monsieur le Bland
Alston
Alstons
Captain Boone
Joel Logston
le Bland
Rosalthe
Legaton
Calain Boone
Daniel Boone
Boone
Darky
Missy Alston
Morris
Rosaline
Elizabeth Boone
Misa Alston
Dar
Elizabeth
Matilda Fleming
Ronalthe
Allan Norwood
Mrs. Alston
Storm Awakens Wrathful Elder in Quarrel with Family
After a severe night storm, Mrs Top ham slept through it. She laments lack of wake up from her children and grandchildren, fearing she could have been struck by lightning in her sleep and died unknown to them.
Dialogue Snippet Reveals Domestic Tension
In a clipped exchange a Mrs Singleton asks her husband for a favor while Miss Singleton-I suppose you wear your sweetest smile on such occasions. Mrs Wedderly retorts she uses tears to gain effect. The fragment hints at marital dynamics and social pressure.
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Miss Singleton
Mrs. Wedderly
Woman's Arm
Dialogue excerpt shows a speaker reacting to a woman Katharine throwing kisses at Reggy Sapp. Tom explains that women cannot throw straight, and his view links the kisses to him when Katharine aims at Reggy.
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Katharine
Reggy Sapp
Tom
Reggy
Hard to Lose in Chicago Mud and Cinders
A brief exchange between a patriotic Chicago man and a south side resident expresses nostalgia for the old town. The men contrast sentiment with a gritty image of cinders and mud that clings to memory.
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Chicago
South Side
Feathered His Nest and Jack-Fred’s In Luck
A fragment suggests two tales of fortune and marriage. Fred asks about an inheritance while Jack notes he will not need work after marrying a milliner in a likely humorous or gossip tone. Names indicate characters Jack and Fred with a milliner spouse.
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Jack
Fred
Poultry and Wheat Product Comparison 1900 Census
The census of 1900 shows poultry and egg products at 280 million dollars and wheat at 370 million. Exports reach 141 million, leaving home consumption at 229 million. The poultry and egg bill thus exceeds the wheat bill by about one fourth with the egg bill slightly higher.
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Franklin Forbes
Success Magazine
Pooh Bah of Panama Rides in Canal Zone Law Order
Capt George R Shanton重要 chief of police for the Isthmus and czar of canal zone justice leads a 146 man force mounted on Whisky Pete. He enforces harsh discipline to quell crime as 50 000 workers descend for canal work and a diverse criminal class from around the world gathers, with Shanton as final arbiter in a harsh landscape.
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George R. Shanton
Chugwater
Wyo
Isthmus
Panama
Supreme Court of
Canal Zone
Canal Gone
Shanton
Utica Globe
Canal
Suez
Whisky Pete
Denver
Pete
Wyoming
Cowboys
Buffalo Bill
Cuba
Margaret le Mar
Eas
Dreamer Hester Caplin Finds Quiet House of Peace
Hester Caplin, lifelong caretaker in a modest home, endures a restrained life with an ailing father and limited social contact. A neighbor’s visit reveals Hester’s inner dream and the sense of a larger, tranquil place she has long missed. Youth's Companion notes her quiet revelation and the solace found within.
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Hester Caplin
Hester
Misa Hester
Explorations and Theories Span Science Frontiers
Dr Koch prepares an expedition to study sleeping sickness in German East Africa funded by the German colonial department. Prof Frederick Soddy argues gold may decay into new elements and notes resource limits comparing to vast gold in Bank vaults. Pennsylvania Railway fixes middle train position by mandating a baggage car as first or rear car for safety. Paleontology compares Brontosaurus weight to a 75 foot sulphur bottom whale, estimating 38 tons versus 63 tons. Langley’s aerodrome experiments receive War Department funding delays despite photographs supporting future flights.
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Koch
German East Africa
Frederick Soddy
Glasgow University
Western Australia
Newland
Mike
Bank of England
Pennsylvania Railway
Rocky Mountains
American Museum of Natural History
New York
W. K. Gregory
Smithsoniamn
P. Langley
War Department
Langley
Wealth and happiness clash in gilded misery
In a terse exchange Mrs Willingness and He discuss whether riches guarantee happiness. He muses on wealth while She counters with a biting line about gilded misery, implying the allure and emptiness of wealth without contentment.
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Willingness
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Death makes her rich. Ethel Beatty inherits wealth from Marshall Field
Mrs Ethel Beatty of the British navy becomes one of the world's richest women upon her father Marshall Field's death. She was first married to Arthur Tree of Chicago, later wed Capt Beatty after a separation in England.
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Mra
Ethel Beatty
Marshall Field
Arthur Tree
Lambert Tree
Chicago
England
Women Chauffeurs Learn To Run Their Own Machines
In Washington a chauffeur school enrolls women who study to operate and own their own cars. The general view that women cannot be good chauffeurs is challenged, as these students train not as professionals but to become owners and hopeful operators of their own machines.
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Ebony
Andrew
Washington
Not Recognized as Good Things by Cordelia and Jin
A dialogue about living simply. Cordelia argues against foolish acts for simplicity while Jin resists being seen as a “good thing.” The exchange questions social perception and authenticity in a quiet life.
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Joel Robinson
Otter-Lifter
Herolam
Capt. Shanton
All Nations
George B. Shanton
the Dreamer
Mes, David Neatty
Chhaufeurs
Cordelia
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