The Treasure Tale of Archer Treviyn and Margie Harrison
After years of misfortune and secrecy, Archer Treviyn reveals a vow fulfilled by changing his fate. He confesses love to Margie Harrison, who accepts, sealing a betrothal amid New York society. Their happiness blooms as Margie returns to town with Mrs. Weldon and Archer’s social ascent continues.
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Margie Harrison
Sharp
Margie
Archer
Migs
Ros Ores
Harrison
Ja Soar
Cape
Lou Ctrani
Cantran
Alexandrine Lee
Gambler Cummins Dies by Own Hand in Fort Scott Hotel
Howard M. Cummins a Clinton Mo gambler known across Missouri Kansas and Texas shot morphine after an initial suicide attempt in his Huntington hotel room Fort Scott. He left a letter directing burial in a pine box at a cheap lot and instructed no funeral parade or invitations. He was 28 and had recently won 4800 from gamblers before traveling to Houston and back. His body was moved by draw.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Howard M. Cummins
Clinton
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Huntington
Cummins
R. E. Larimer
J. R. Cummins
Oklahoma Territory
Kingfisher County
Houton
Tex
Weir City
Pittsburg
Kansas City
Edward M'Cormack
Ahe
McMackin
Dward McCormack
Strangled Girl in New York Flat. Police Seek "Jack the Strangler"
Detailed report of the murder of 13 year old Mamie Cunningham in East Thirty-seventh Street a month ago. The scene shows brutal struggle with a kitchen knife and garrotte like strangling. Police name suspect Edward McCormack, while seeking the assailant described as "Jack the Strangler" amid neighborhood sightings.
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New York
Jack the Strangler
Mamie Cunningham
Anna Cunningham
No. 31
East Thirty-seventh Street
East Thirty-sixth Street
Cis
Au Avery
Ts An Farfell
Lar
Escaped Prisoners Overpower Guards in Oklahoma Jail Break
In Gvtnnts Oklahoma on July, fourteen of fifty nine prisoners overpowered guards at the United States jail and fled. Dalton gang survivor Dynamite Dick Hill Doolin and deputy marshal killers were central players. A posse led by Bill Tigham pursues the fugitives as captors recapture or track down the escapees.
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Okla
United States
Hill Doolin
Dalton Gang
Ingalls
William Heck
Doolin
Schofield
Bill Tigham
Chang Li Hung Chang to Visit United States in September
News reports outline Li Hung Chang planning to travel to Paris and London, with a stop in Chicago en route. He intends to meet with President Cleveland and deliver a letter, delaying departure from Europe until the president’s return.
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Low
Bismarck
China
United States
Paris
London
Washington
Europe
Cleveland
Buzzard's Bay
Congress
Li Hung Chang
Chicago
Herlin
France
England
Germany
Kipling and literary notes dominate July magazine plans
In the July issue preview, E Kay Robinson writes on Kipling with his circle, plus Marion Crawford Roma pieces and reflections on Rome and Leo XIII. Essays cover Burns, Field, Riley and other poets, while industrial topics include Spain's metal exports. Health tips note lettuce for insomnia and strawberries whitening teeth.
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Kipling
E. Kay Robinson
Atlalems
Democra
Scien
Marion Crawford
Wford
Rome
Leo
James Whitcomb Riley
Eugene Field
India
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ella Alban
Hopkins
Rns
Arthur Warren
England
St. Peter's
J. Crawford
Vatican
Eugene Ware
Robert Burns
United States
Casten
Po Crane & Co
Topeka
Kansas
Kamsus
Thunderbolt Cleaves School House and Tree in Parsons WV
A fierce storm in Parsons West Virginia struck a chestnut tree causing it to split in two and tear the gable end from a private school building owned by W H Maxwell. The lightning trace split along the aisle floor leaving deep furrows, and even killed a hen’s chicks under a brooding mother. The article also notes the Persian shah’s wealth estimated at twenty million dollars.
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West Virginia
Parsons
W. Va
W. H. Maxwell
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Mr. Treviyn
Archer Treviyn
Mrs. Cunningham
Martens
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Fifth Street
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Purfield
Brooks
Central Office
Mediterranean
Chang
de Hope
Wirxrsmanna
Kansas Prairies
Spain
St Ia
Persia
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