Beatrice and Geoffrey’s Autumn Castle Walk and Trial
Beatrice evades Geoffrey’s plan to shoot and visit Mr. Davies as Beatrice’s attention shifts to a legal brief. Geoffrey’s mood woes mix with a looming trial over a contested will and a hidden footprint clue laid by Beatrice that foreshadows her role in his rising legal fame.
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Geoffrey
Dr. Chambers
Bestrice
Betty
Detty
Mr. Davies
Owen Davies
Elizabeth
Rembrandt
Owen
Velasquez
Effie
Bingham
Ewen
Bing
Excent
Isis
Miss Granger
Geoffrey's Return to London Amid Michaelmas Gatherings
Five days pass quickly as Monday, October 22, marks the Michaelmas Sitzings starting October 24. On Tuesday the 23rd Geoffrey plans to return to London.
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Geoffrey
London
Telegraphic Humour From The Wires
A Western telegraph operator faces a prank by an elderly customer who tests word counts with a playful message about coming home tomorrow. Another hurried suitor sends a note after a missed train, urging a postponement of a ceremony and urging calm.
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Johnny
Seth Paul Funeral marks unusual service at Jerry McAuley mission
A New York World report describes the funeral of Seth Paul held yesterday at the Jerry McAuley mission. The service was led by a reformer drunkard with eulogies by former companions in vice and contributions from mourners who donated to the burial fund. Reverend Bowdish offered a prayer and the mission superintendent shared recovery anecdotes. Paul had once run the Riverside hotel and Hatfield House night clerk job prior to his death.
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Allison's Re-Election Faces Futile Opposition Mocked
Des Moines dispatch reports that Senator Allison will win the United States Senate race with full Republican support and even Democratic votes. Democratic petitions advocating Governor Larrabee are circulated nationwide but have no impact on Republican legislators.
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Des Moines
Philladelphia Preas
United States
Allison
Larrabee
Coal Under London Proposal to Bore for Coal
Newcastle Chronicle reports a Geological Society member proposes a 2000 guinea fund to fund experimental borings beneath London to determine if coal lies under the metropolis. Past water-supply drilling yielded disappointing results but renewed efforts are planned to answer the question.
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Geological Society
Newcastle
Eng
Chronicle
Metropolis
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Why Buffalo Got Its Name and Odd Ship Nicknames
In the Buffalo Courier a humorous note wonders how the city earned its name Buffalo and if ships would be named after beasts like Bear Moose or Woodchuck. It playfully suggests forefathers may have been short on names and reflects on naming quirks.
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Buffalo
Bear
Riding Craze in Washington Brings Riders to Power
Open winter shines for Washington horsemen with 500 thoroughbreds in use for riding and fox hunting. Henry Cabot Lodge and Secretary Whitney boost a culture of horsemanship from the Cleveland era to today, as politicians and ladies join fashionable rides and country scenes at Grassland.
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Henry Cabot Lotge
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Cleveland
Whitney
Gregor
Grassland
England
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington’s grand equestrian scene across the capital
Jenius A. Truesdell surveys Washington society at the horse and hunt season. Presidents and officials ride daily amid a thriving riding culture. Prominent congressmen and senators, including Lodge Bayne Hitt Spooner and Edmunds, are fixtures, joined by legal and civic leaders and the growing riding establishment in the capital.
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Thomas M. Bayne
Pittsburg
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Illinois
Hitt
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Kentucky
Joe Blackburn
Spooner
Napoleon
Fortunes of Rich Men and the Astor Estate Expert
In an interview Abner Bartlett, longtime manager of John Jacob Astor’s lands, discusses estimating wealth of millionaires. He cites the Stewart estate as far smaller than press figures, placing it around 25 million dollars, and notes how much wealth is inherited by William Waldorf Astor.
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New York
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John Jacob Astor
Mr. Bartlett
America
Astor
Stewart
Mr. Astor
William Waldorf
Stations in Life: Choice of Occupation for Young Men
Oliver Ortic argues that choosing a trade should be guided by practicality and future prospects. He criticizes the overemphasis on gentility over mechanics and urges mechanical schools to train versatile skills while emphasizing self selection, counseling, and persistence in one occupation.
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Austria
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O'Donnell
Lymne
Ater
Brenan
Dragonmus
Squire Tinsel
Oliver Ortic
Queen Victoria signature hailed as legible model
New York observer James Burbank, former Canadian Parliament member, cites Queen Victoria’s autograph on state documents as clear and bold despite age. He notes the royal signature on papers bears her name “ Victoria St” and discusses the difficulty of issuing autographs during George V’s later illness and a bill authorizing a facsimile.
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Hofusm House
Victoria St
England
Georgev
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