Adventures of a Birmingham dealer on the Stirling to Edinburgh road
A Birmingham jewelers agent recounts his travels from Stirling to Edinburgh, meeting Macgregor of Stirling, handling forged notes, and aiding a troubled elder. The tale spans Tryst at Falkirk, forged bills, police, and a dramatic courtroom reversal with two accomplices jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinde and Cooper
Stirling
Linlithgow
Edinburgh
Birmingham
Kirk of Scotland
Turner
Macgregor—Macgregor
Macgregor
Mr. Turner
Naismith
Princes Street
Linlith Sow
Wyat
Forests and rails loom along the Coquille River route
W. E. Baines with R. J. Graham and Spreckels Brothers arrive in Marshfield to push the Coos Bay Roseburg and Eastern Railroad. The Coquille corridor holds mighty pines and cedars. logging activity is brisk and timber piles up for bridges as the line aims to spur freight and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Baines
R. J. Graham
Spreckels Brothers
Coo: Bay, Roseburg and Eastern Railroad
Marshfield
Oregon
Coquille River
Mr. Baines
Pacific Coast
San Francisco Examiner
Cleveland Letter Ill at Issue in Political Row
Fragmentary OCR describes a New Orleans editorial controversy over a Cleveland cabinet purge claim. A typewritten letter and autograph examination are cited as placing blame on Cleveland while the letter is said to be legible and significant to the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unemed
East End
London
Turner
British Linen Company
Fort Worth
Texas
Inspr Star
Mr. Barass
Mal
Dertish Royal Society
Eaton
Westminster
Coldstream Guards
Tokio
New Yorn Times
R Cleveland
New Orleans
Politi
Cleveland
Rward Ie
Clevetlanan
Silk Hat and a Vow Drive a St Louis Man's Confidence Scam
A St Louis man recalls how a silk hat and a vow spurred a scheme promising wealth. He spent $10 on disguises and $25 to test a plan, then pledged 200 toward a supposed cable deal and faced a troubling outcome as the hoax collapsed and suspicion rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mill i Sha
Anchise
Dox Pve
A Wonderful Bridge on the Indus Gorge
A frontier correspondent praises a suspension bridge over the Indus at the gorge of the lod, noting a 359 foot span and ropes of telegraph wire set into rock. The bridge appears delicate yet sturdy, with stays fastened to riverbanks giving it a spider like web appearance. Further mention of distant California coastlines is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iniret Road
Aylmer
Indus
Lod
Yokohama
Also Mentioned on This Page
London Spectator
United States
Ewatiia Islands
England
S & Ue
Wihiem
Dritaie
Sacz
Beauregart
Cooper
Lea
Josep
York
Manai
Margaret E. Sangster
Harper's
Scotland
Mr. Macgregor
Palkiris
Waite
Trish
Atlantic
Island of
St. Thomas
Great Britain
North Sea
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
France
Norway
Bay of Biscay
Spain
Portugal
Cape St. Vincent
Iberian Peninsula
Nautical Magazine
Calhoun
Florida
Baird
Mae
Iesa
Caliornia
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