Basil's First Wife and the Lost Love of Basil
A Virginia marriage tests Basil and his wife as a childless widow caring for Basil after his parents die. The wife's beauty and passion strain the home until illness and death reveal true love. Basil remarries a refined, educated partner who earns his respect and lasting happiness at Stony Hall.
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Stony Hill
Hinsband
Virginia
Ti P
Darling
Nell
Ellen
Basil Cave
Jie
Mien
Solemmis
Cths
Stony Hall
Elem
Haly
Watched as Well as Prayed Parson Adams Story
Parson Adams a Lunebuarg Mass minister of over 30 years paused during a prayer service at a friend's house to notice a cake burning. He reminded Mrs Blank that they should both watch and pray, then the cake was saved and he continued reading scripture with calm.
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Parson Adams
Lunebuarg
Mass
Parson Adimis
Ble
Parson
Adidas
Great Chinese Bridge Aged 800 Years Old
A bridge spanning an inlet of the Yellow sea near Sungang with a length of five and a quarter miles. It features 300 masonry piers and a roadway that rises feet above the water. Reportedly built by Chinese engineers 800 years ago.
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Yellow Sea
Sungang
China
Portugal King at Center of Abject Public Outcry
The principal Portuguese monarchical papers condemn King Carlos as a coward and urge a republic, prompting fears of a revolution. King Jambert dispatches Italian ironclads to Lisbon to protect Queen Pia and royal heirs. The article notes Carlos’ strength in danger and past bravery, while political cowardice dominates the public discourse amid Miguelist tensions.
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Portugal
Jambert
Lisbon
Pia
Carlos
Collapred
Hlghwayman
Pwayfarer
Farrero
Boston
Maria de la Gloria
Ferdinand
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Victoria
Lise Hensler
Edlas
Shay Soho
Merdinand
First woman collector for Bellefonte Edison company
Catherine Humes Jones of Bellefonte Pa is elected unanimously as collector for the Edison Electric Light Company, becoming the first duly elected woman in the role in the state or country. A teen yet, she trained in printing, assisted her late father, and won the post after a strong applicant field. Her appointment follows her late father William Jones’s illness and death.
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Catherine Humes Jones
Bellefonte
Missy Jones
Edison Electriclluminating Company of
Catherine Jones
William Jones
Her Majesty’s Service
Electric Light Company
Misa Jones
Jones
Miss Jones
Breinessa
The Klondike Outfitters Advice on Travel Light
Krom Iktondike Nuggets author Joseph Ladue warns travelers to carry only essential items for the Klondike journey from Juneau to Dawson City. He discourages guns noting large game is rare and rifles or revolvers will cause trouble. The piece stresses a lightweight, practical gear approach.
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Maine
Juneau
Dawson City
Joseph Ladue
Locomotive Works Wins Japan Order for Twelve Narrow Gauge
Last month Schenectady locomotive works announced receiving an order from Japan for twelve narrow gauge locomotives, signaling a notable export contract.
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Schenectady
Japan
Noted Worker of the KE A Shows Secession Move Languishing
A report notes that one worker of the KE A and W Michael, famed as a physical marvel of the century, is languishing amid the secession movement. The item underscores a personal setback connected to ongoing political shifts.
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Michael
One of the Workers Aided Wheelmen's Rise in New York
Jacob A King a longtime New York activist in cycling groups including the League of American Wheelmen becomes a key organizer for driver pass influential through committees and streets and safety reforms while balancing public life. He helped recruit new members and pushed for bicycle ordinances and better street conditions, with a rise in league membership and a focus on public service.
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New York City
Jacob A. King
New York Press
Mr. King
Father Knickerbocker
Pehech
Icoringi 2
League of American Wheelmen
King
New York State Division
Fifth Avenue
Board of Trustees
Twenty-eighth Assembly
First Water
The
League
Riverside Wheelmen
Cupid
Flora Salz
Harlem
Wing
Wheelmen
New York
A Physical Marvel Jimmie Michael Rides Like the Wind
A portrait of Jimmie Michael, a small rider weighing 103 pounds, praised for bicycle speed and power. The description emphasizes his lean strength and lightning sprinting ability, portraying him as a remarkable, almost steam-engine fueled athlete in motion.
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Tie
Jimmie
Michael
Bicycle hire arraignment ends in civil route
Thomas B. Ritchie was arraigned in the Jeffer son Market police court New York on a bicycle theft charge brought by John J. Cary a dealer. The magistrate discharged him saying the matter belongs in civil court Cary estimated eight days use at 25 cents an hour about 42 54 and vowed to sue for the time. Cary criticized the ruling as a mockery of justice and warned of widespread shop losses.
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Thomas B. Ritchie
Pool
Jefferson Market
New York
John J. Cary
Cary
Eighth Avenue
Secession Movement Languishing On Pacific Coast
The Pacific coast wheelmen who split from the league and joined an outlaw cycling group seek reinstatement. Otto Zeigler Jr Allan Jones and C R Coulter, noted riders, have asked the league officers to readmit them. The racing board’s decision is uncertain though the rebel group hopes to undermine the LA Way.
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Pacific Coast
L. A
Otto Zeigler, Jr
Allan Jones
C. R. Coulter
League
Outlaw Association
New World Record Set by Bay City Wheelmen Rider
Charles Kraft of the Bay City Wheelmen established a new 20 mile coast record on the California Cycling club official course. With six tandems assisting, he completed the triangular route in 48.56, beating F A Boze of San Francisco by one minute twenty seconds and McDonnell's World record by two seconds.
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Charles Kraft
Bay City
California
F. A. Boze
San Francisco
McDonnell
Blts of Racing News Highlight L A Powell Wins Prizes
L A Powell of the New York A C has won twenty two first prizes this season. Ponscarme the French rider set a new amateur hour record at 0 miles 17 yards. Promoters on the national circuit in the fall will be asked to place a class race a handicap and an open to share the money. Platt Betts on the Sydenham track broke English records for two to ten miles riding five miles in 5m 51 4 5s and ten miles in 15m 2 2 5s.
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Charles River
Boston
Michael
Ife
L. A. Powell
New York
Georgia Cayvan Quietly Met in New York
Georgia Cayvan lives in New York and has no plans for her next season. She will not perform until she finds a good role and play.
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Georgia Cayvan
New York
Angie
King's Daughters Urges Daughters to Share Home Burdens
Mrs. Margaret Bottome, writing in The King's Daughters column of Ladies' Home Journal, argues it is easier for girls to pursue charity than to help at home. She calls for daughters to bear household duties, stressing home unselfishness as the path to true character and future motherhood responsibilities.
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Margaret Bottome
King’s Daughters
Ladies’ Home Journal
Disparity in Klondike Passage Regions
An exchange highlights the impracticality of reaching the Klondike region due to surface barriers. A poor man's friend questions a journey while the reply cites numerous mountain passes and the lack of railway passes, underscoring logistical obstacles. Washington Star quote reflects travel hardship.
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Klondike
Washington Star
Ended the Trouble and Homeward Nostalgia
A fragment from a 1995 era page notes a Nebraska death by fear, Dr Kay's Renovator claim, mass shipments from ponds in southern Massachusetts, and multiple patent medicine ads like Cascarets and Piso’s Cure for Consumption. It also references quotes on nobility and homecoming for married men.
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Gobang
Nebraska
D. C. Albright
Mifflinburg
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