Are You Married Yet at the Glengolf Castle Ball
Ivan Carlyon returns to town and meets Cora Marricott at a grand Glengolf Castle ball. She battles embarrassment and secrecy as Milli hints at a past romance while the party continues and a seaside pursuit ends in a dangerous fireworks accident at Scarborough.
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Ivan Carlyon
Cora Marricott
Loraine
Carlyon
Paradise
Miss Marricott
Ivan
Joye
Iack
Seid
Jack Stanforth
Cora
Glengolf Castle
Alilli
Milli
Grundy
Scarborough
Duels and Political Violence Mark Early Kentucky Feuds
A historical overview of Kentucky political strife and duels shows how partisan conflict spurred early violent clashes. The account recalls Cassius Clay vs Wickliffe lighting a pistol duel near Lexington, then a clash between Clay and Sam Brown where a scabbard bullet misled as a wound, illustrating the era’s lethal politics and personal combat. The piece frames these events as part of a long tradition described as dark and bloody ground.
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Goebel
Kentucky
Cassius M. Clay
Charles Wickliffe
Congress
Wickliffe
Clay
Lexington
John Bennett
Wickliffes
Sam Brown
Mississippi
Brown
Yellow mail dog loved by New Orleans letter carrier
A New Orleans Times-Democrat recounts a postal worker's tribute to a yellow dog who helped with daily mail deliveries. The dog patiently waited at the corner, ran to the carrier when letters were ready, and showed pride in the task despite his rough appearance. The owner's passing left the carrier moved to tears.
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New Orleans
Yellow Dog
Political killings cascade through Kentucky and beyond
Goodloe attacked Swope with a knife and pistol, wounding him and killing him after a deadly exchange that left thirteen wounds six mortal. Swope died before aid arrived and Godllog died two days later. The era’s next major killing followed Col. John D. Sandford in Covington by Senator Goebel, then Goebel’s assassination on Capitol grounds in Frankfort.
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Goodloe
Swope
Godllog
Col
John D.sandford
Covington
William Goebel
Senator Goebel
Capitol
Frankfort
Congressmen Comment on Women and Books in Fractured Tale
A jumble of quotes covers politics and literature. Congressman Champ Clark rails against women. Marion Crawford’s romance, Macmillan’s edition, Paris Revue changes. Notes on editors, authors like John Hay, Bret Harte, and G G Roberts. The piece wanders through publishing, prizes, and literary gossip.
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David Harui
Paris’ Revue
Juliette
M. Gheusi
Gam
John Hay
Stree
Mme
Cote Aporel
Aporel
Albert Ross
Julvat
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Humphry Ward Heave
Reyer
Harte
Bret Harte
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Hing
Ars Ward
G. G. D. Roberts
St. Lawrence
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