Escape Plan Saves Prisoner With Mulatto Girl Aid
A Confederate prisoner on death row evades the gallows with a daring escape aided by Laur i Fain and the mulatto girl Souri. She hides him by slipping him clothing, guides him through jail routines, and leads him to a river crossing before sending him toward Union lines with Laura securing safe concealment in the Fain house attic.
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Sour
Souri
Mark
Lauri
Dakey
Miss Triggs
The
Sentinel
Mrs. Triggs
Triggs
Priggss
Mrs. Finges
Priges
Takey
Jakey
Loni
Triges
Flort
Raccoon Mountains
Brown's Ferry
William’s Island
Terra Firma
Moccasin Point
Chattanooge
Fains
Tennessee
Leutenant
Night in a Confederate farmhouse as escape unfolds
Mark hides in the Chattanooga area with Miss Fain aiding his escape from Union pursuit. He fears search by Federal troops, contemplates his fate, and wakes to a dawn patrol and a near discovery that tests Laura Fain and Daniel the enslaved helper. The scene ends with the ongoing chase and a cliffhanger.
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Lookout Mountain
Mark
Mart
Chattanooga
Fain
Laura Fain
Daniel
Miss Fain
Tennessee
Lauri
Jakey
Saur
Old Triggs
Louri
India’s First New Woman Krupabai Satthianadhan
Krupabai Satthianadhan, died recently, was the first Indian woman to study medicine and write modern fiction. Her novel Laguna and posthumous Kamala drew attention to the plight of Purdan women, with Kamala prompting a scholarship for native girls in India.
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Krupabai Satthianadhan
Beccan
Bombay
India
University of Madras
Krupabai
Cambridge
Madras Presidency College
Toru Dutt
Laguna
Kamala
Iingland
Antitrust League Aims to Break Six Great Monopolies
The Antitrust League, led by Benjamin Rush Davenport of Newark and once a journalist, seeks to end six combines that control daily consumer goods and raise prices. It targets the Leather trust, Standard Oil, and a meat-packer coalition, claiming no political motive and victory at the polls if it comes.
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Antitrust League
Benjamin
Rush Davenport
Newark
D. J
Cobb
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Interior
United States
Davenport
Benjamin Rush
League
Leather Trust
Standard Oil Company
The Champion Godmother
Ex Queen Isabela of Spain is said to be sponsors for many children. She reportedly never refuses a sponsor request from any who has a plain request. Wearing well fitting shoes at home is said to reduce fatigue compared to loose slippers deemed lustful yet tiring.
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Isabela
Spain
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American: Press Ass’n
Laurs
Souis
Tie
Spood
Wen
Missionary Ridge
Hte
Megro
Aman
Laura
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Croker-Dwyer
England
Croker
Dwyer
Ban Gallie
Banquet
Mark’s Keeper
AK Ne
Dearageen
Conia
Krupabali Satthlanadhan
Erupabat Satthianadhan
Theat
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