The Rising Star Geoffrey Wins a High Court Case
Geoffrey Bingham earns fame after a dramatic will dispute, crushes the opposing side in court, and earns a major advance in his career. He gains money and status, invites wealth into his life, and navigates a strained marriage while pursuing Beatrice Granger. His rise to Parliament follows, as he balances work, wealth, and longing for Beatrice.
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Geoffrey
Bingham
Shanld
Geoffrey Bingham
Sf Heatrice
Honoris
Beatrice
Honoria
Chambers
St. James’ Gazette
Anne
Milady
Lady Honoria
St. James
Effie
Parsons
Douse
O' Lim
Gersier
Honora
Gooffrey
Geofrey
Bolton Street
Haonoria
Tomyris
Cyrus
Home Rule
New Wrinkies In Cricket Idea From Philadelphia
Innovators propose dividing innings into three batters per side with a further four wickets down in the third turn. The plan originates from Philadelphia and would alter traditional cricket play and discussion.
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Philadelphia
The Married Woman's Lot Explain Love and Respect
A terse aphorism discusses marriage and autonomy, noting that a husband who avoids imposing on his wife should not presume she is loved less. It treats partnership as mutual respect rather than possession.
Side Rigged Shells Shift US Rowing Toward Cedar
An article on American rowing methods outlines a shift from paper to cedar boats. It notes new side rig and oblique sliding seats, with trials on the Harlem and interest from Gramercys and New York Athletes, aiming to outpace English shells in coming seasons.
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Atlantic
Thames
Yale
Harvard
Harlem
Hanlan
Teemer
O'Connor
Searle
Courtney
New York
Clasper
Gramercys
Atalantas
New York Athetics
United States
Paper boats vs cedar shells in racing debate
The article compares cedar and paper racing boats, noting cedar maintains shape and speed while paper boats sag and hinder performance. It cites English clubs and boatbuilder Clasper favoring cedar, with amateurs touting paper shells but professionals disagreeing.
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London Rowing Club
Cambridge
Oxford
Clasper
Miniature cedar rowing shells captivate with classic design
The article describes two eight onered and cedar coach ing shells by Clasper, canvas covered with four bulkheads. One weighs 35 pounds and carries 400 pounds plus water, 16.6 feet long with 18 inch beam. Builders cite Atlantic crossing feats and explain shoal versus deep water wash effects. George H. Sanipdixon comments on training and water conditions.
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Clasper
van Raden
Atalanta Club
James J. Tiche
George Johnston
Tighe
Wallace Ross
Vegetable Protoplasm Responds to Light and Heat Movements
A note from Hardwicke's Science Gossip highlights how vegetable protoplasm shows visible movements under microscopy. Heat and light stimulate activity, while dormant phases occur in seeds and roots during winter, suspending growth and function.
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F. Newham
Hardwicke
Senators Sympathy For Secretive Works Popular Among Senators
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes that Aona Katharine Greene's Behind Closed Doors is highly popular with United States Senators after mentioning pocketbooks and related trends.
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Senators
New York Commercial Advertiser
United States
Aona Katharine Greene
Fond of Pittsburg and Its Old Time Spirit
James C. Purdy admires Pittsburg for its blend of frontier hospitality and city refinement. He recalls smoky, muddy days, canal tunnels, and long past routines, noting locals remain fond of the old town despite new industries and gas adoption. He argues Pittsburg’s Western and Eastern traits create a unique civic character.
Anecdotes of the Great Fall of the Beautiful in 1750
Youth's Companion recalls a severe New England snowstorm of 1750. In Westborough and nearby towns, snow buried homes, forcing residents to improvise. A farmer checks on a neighbor, a sick man is visited by eight youths who bring his daughters home, and a funeral train uses sleds. A diary notes the piercing wind and snowshoe crowds.
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New England
Westborough
James Bowman
Tribbet
Daniel Forbes
Pettigrew Claims Town of Flandrau in Dakotas
Ten years ago Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota visited St. Paul and met Judge Flandrau. He proclaimed ownership of the town saying he would retain the name if he liked the people. otherwise he would change it, but joked that the town’s name would remain Flandrau.
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Senator Pettigrew
South Dakota
St. Paul
Flandrau
Dak
Pickerel
Pettigrew
A Memory Portrait of Carlyle From Fifteen Years Ago
A new portrait in the Reporter’s Magazine shows Thomas Carlyle about fifteen years earlier. The image depicts him with a pipe, flanked by Dr. John Carlyle and Miss Mary Aitken, Carlyle’s niece. The note recalls Carlyle’s Kirkcaldy schoolmaster days and visits to the town. Tourgee’s novels are discussed by the New York World, noting his residence in Mayville, New York.
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Carlyle
Reporter’s Magazine
John Carlyle
Mary Aitken
Alexander Carlyle
Kirkcaldy
Tourgee
New York
Evening York World
Mayville, N. Y
Carnegie gift prompts clash over city libraries cost
The Washington Post notes Andrew Carnegie offers to fund a library system in Pittsburg but critics warn the 1 million dollar project plus 40 000 a year maintenance would burden taxpayers. They contend the plan favors grand buildings over educational value and may require new taxes and political control.
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Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Mark Tipley
Mr. Carnegie
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Yale
Harvard
Mike
Carnegie
Leyte
Cksistence
Bumbalo
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Smoky Town
Ike
Daddy
Abe
Honoriago
House of Commons
Scottace
Amatedes
Billy Oliver
Pinkerton
Nagle
Buschman and Palatt
Stevens
New York Athletics
David Roach
Ea J We
Boen
Grorce H. Sanpdisox
Panhandle Tunnel
Whitten
Dispatch
Old Smoky
Pacific Ocean
Northwest
Mason and Dizon
Allerheny Mountains
Mercantile Library
Trimbles Varieties
Panhandle
Monongahela River
New Court House
Canal
Youth's Companion
St. Paul Mioneer
Swritten
Allegheny
Pitesburg
Detroit
Washington Post
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