The Wire's Secret or A Bitter Reckoning Chapter XXIV
Ethel hosts a tense dinner with Captain Pelling and Bertha Collins. Pauline's engagement, love, and a fatal accident expose secrets as Captain Pelling contemplates leaving his wife, who dies after a riding mishap. Pelling plans to aid Dornton and Jack while Ethel longs for Jack.
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Sir Geoffrey
Ethel
Pelling
Bertha Collins
Bertha
Miss Collins
Pauline
Wether
Gata
Miss Malling
Intrusive visit ends in tense confrontation over a hidden child
Pauline contends with Pelling in her apartment as he presses to know about their child and their past marriage. She reveals their baby died at three months and warns he could have harmed her. He laments past choices and the pull of fate, fearing further tragedy.
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Ethel
Lord Summers
Sir Geoffrey
Pauline
Geoffrey
Dornton
Pelling
Central Africa
Paris
Jack
Pell
Babette
Monsieur Corevin
Bois de Boulogne
Alec
Italy
Fred Jack
Alexander Perllin
Alwaye
Sho
Mallingford
Proverb Comes Out Amid Divorce Rumors
Miles recalls Lapleigh who went west years ago and married an heiress. Giles confirms Lapleigh’s wife filed for divorce. Miles jokes about fools parting with money as the talk swirls. The Walts accuse someone of crowding them out in Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Miles
Lapleigh
Giles
Gilles
Walts
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Count de Rochambeau Aided American Revolution
The Count de Rochambeau, a French soldier, aided the American cause from the start. He fought at Maastricht and Minorca, shielded by fortifications in Rhode Island, and coordinated with American generals. His efforts helped pressure Cornwallis and contributed to Yorktown's outcome.
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Count de Rochambeau
France
Aiege
Maestrich
Fort St. Philippe
Minorca
Fort Mahon
Asolier
America
Brest
Bermuda
Rhode Island
Rochambeau
Sir Henry Clinton
Arbuthnot
de Rochambeau
Yorktown
St. Simon
Cornwallis
Democratic Leader John Sharp Williams of Mississippi
Portrait of John Sharp Williams born 1854 in Memphis and educated at Virginia and Heidelberg. Longtime Mississippi congressman and Democratic leader famed for persuasive tactics, balancing velvet diplomacy with firm authority, shaping party strategy from his Yazoo County roots.
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John Sharp Willames
Mississippi
House of Congress
Wil James
Congress
Memphis
Tenn
Baden
Germany
Williams
Minor and Southall
University of Virginia
Harris, McKisick & Tarley
Shelby County
Yazoo City
Miss
Chicago
Cleveland
Stevenson
Willams
Williama
New York
The Army of Teachers in United States Schools
An overview of American educators reports 450000 teachers nationwide with 120000 men and 330000 women. It notes native-born majority, age ranges, racial and regional distributions, and bold growth from 125000 in 1871 to 450000 currently.
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America
Army of Education
United States
England
Germany
West Virginia
Vermont
Orator Williams Energizes House With Sarcasm And Defense
A detailed portrait lauds the vocal range and sharp sarcasm of Williams in the House. It praises his defense of Gen Sherman against charges of violating the laws of war and notes his appeal to American ideals, highlighting his blend of Southern origin and patriotic stance. The piece closes with home remedy recipes for neuralgia and cough relief.
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Williams
Gen
Sherman
Mrs Roosevelt Offers Coffee To Secret Service In Storm
In Oyster Bay, during a summer storm, Mrs Roosevelt invites two secret service men inside to warm with coffee. The men, sheltered under a tree, recall her thoughtful gesture as she uses a makeshift kitchen to brew the drink.
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President Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Secret Service
Long Island Sound
Mrs. Roosevelt
Success Magazine
Honest Abe as a Lincoln nickname and trust emblem
The Century notes that in a crime free community with plain dealing Lincoln earned a reputation for integrity. Honest Abe was a tribute to his honesty rather than a nickname, reflecting a moral culture where fairness was expected and misdeeds were noteworthy.
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Abe
Lincoln
Homeward Dinner Call Service Suggested
The article notes that the average man dislikes eating out and proposes arranging a free ride from his home at the time dinner is over to call him home.
Great Schoolmaster Dr George Moberly of Winchester
A former pupil recalls Dr George Moberly head of Winchester School England as a forceful, memorable figure. He used ridicule at times to discipline and confronted parental letters in public. He challenged a boy over a smoking letter and warned the pupil with a sharp remark to deter future misbehavior.
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George
Winchester School
England
To Find His Bent A Father Plays With Toys
A father tests a child's interests by giving a toy printing press steam engine paints tools and more. The child smashes all the items leading to the joke that he will become a furniture mover. The exchange appears in the New York Weekly.
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Ming
Philosopher
New York Weekly
Sailors Reluctant Earrings Reflect Trade Shift
A ship chandler notes a decline in earrings among sailors. In earlier days many saltors wore ear jewelry, sometimes paying up to 50 per pair, though sailors never favored diamonds or pearls, only agate stones. The vendor recalls selling a jewelry case in the past and laments the diminished market for sailors earrings.
Angelic Typist Praise in Beetho Odes
A New York Weekly note extols a girlish typist whose typing on a dusty old machine turns ordinary business letters into music-like performance. The piece uses playful phrases to praise the charm and skill of the typist and the machine’s quality.
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New York Weekly
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