I Came In With The New Year
Walter Carson lonely on New Year Eve faces heartbreak and a secret name reveal. A veiled visitor hints at Herbert Wilton and Leila, who returns to claim two hearts and begin a lasting marriage as bells toll midnight.
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Carson
Mr. Carson
Mme
Old
Kentucky
Lelia
Leila
Evangeline l
Walter Carson
Herbert Wilton
Mr. Wilton
Herbert
Lella
London
Lonely Duke Street bachelor recalls love and letters
Alter Carson sits by his London fire recalling a lost love. He reads a bundle of old letters from a daughter he never met, reveals a failed marriage and a country lawyer's daughter who pursued singing in a boarding house. The memory exposes secrets behind his recent heartbreak and distant family ties.
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Alter Carson
Duke Street
London
Ben
Piccadilly
Carson
Ughter
Omabury
Eer
Capa ‘Guardian
Pela
Nopes of the Future as a New Year Hope
The piece argues that the New Year renews human hopes for personal and global progress. It reflects on knowledge, scientific advances, and the power of human thought to drive civilization, religion, art, and industry, noting thoughts and emotions fuel progress.
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Tennyson
Welcome the New Year to Youth and Work
The Bulletin urges readers, especially the young, to welcome the New Year with resolve and effort. It emphasizes striving through tasks, responsibilities, and trials to build character, prudence, and prosperity for the future, ending with a call to stand strong and reform.
Un crowned ruler of Kreigden Island the river king
The piece portrays Kreigden Island mid river as a lawless domain where three states claim taxes but no authority prevails. A self styled king rules with force, settling disputes, supporting widows and orphans, and guiding a small, rugged community of squatters who reject formal government.
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United States
Missouri
Republic
Kreigden Island
Nebraska City
St. Joe
Kreigden
Kreigden Tsland
China’s Elaborate Apology Letter Described as Artwork
A Chinese Emperor’s apology letter to the German Emperor is praised as an exquisite art piece painted on yellow silk over four yards long. It features dragon and floral embroidery in gold and colored threads, with a matching embroidered yellow silk envelope secured by ivory studs. Locke reportedly spent over six years on his essay on the Human Understanding.
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China
Locke
Protect Italian Vineyards From Thunder With Weather Cannons
In northern Italy and parts of Spain and southern France weather cannons resembling large trumpets mounted on tripods are used to ward off hail and protect vineyards. As storm clouds approach, crews fire these devices in a bid to deflect hailstones, though sometimes the hail still causes damage and can destroy a year’s harvest. The practice began in France near Marseille, inspired by the rapid discharge of field pieces to deter storms.
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Vineyard
Italy
Spain
France
French Republic
Marselies
Japan Russia Impending Clash Over Korea and Far East
The article contrasts Japan and Russia as rival powers on the Asian mainland. It notes Japan's growing navy and army, Russia's fear of losing Korea, and a dangerous stalemate that could push toward a diplomatic exit or a new treaty, with neither side willing to yield Korea.
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Japan
Russia
France
Germany
Port Arthur
China
Far East
Korea
Henry Norman
Scribber
Odd Italian Demonstration Tied to McKinley Assassination
A London police file highlights a wax figure of President McKinley set on a doorstep with fire lit nearby by an Italian man. He fled, leaving a second figure of the American eagle stuck with pins. He claimed to avenge kin tied to Guido Magazzar’s Louisiana lynching and sought a slow death for the president.
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McKinley
London
Guido Magzarre
Louisiana
Mr. McKinley
Kissing Exchange Reported Amid Russian Army Field Day
A vivid scene describes widespread kissing between the czar, officers, generals, and troops during a public holiday review. The mistress of the house also greets servants with a morning kiss while her husband shows affection in passing, highlighting a culture of pervasive affection.
Maude Booth advocates reforming prisoners in American Volunteer movement
Mrs. Maude Ballington Booth spoke to Denver's Social Science Department urging prisoner rehabilitation through the Volunteers of America and the Volunteer Prisoners' League, outlining conceptions of hope halls, screening from reporters, and a view against “Once a thief always a thief.” She contrasted restoration with stigma, noting thirteen prisons under the program and advocating humane support for released inmates.
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Fecrs
Mrn. Booth
Two Hope Halls
Woman's Club
Denver
Maude
Ballington Booth
United States
Volunteer Prisoners’ League
Wandrens
Gol
Taxes in Europe and the cost of city living
William E. Curtis notes that US residents face high taxes nowhere like European capitals. Berlin and Vienna levy heavy taxes on property and rents, with American embassies sharing rent with governments. Building rules demand fireproof, tall, stone structures, leaving the poor to suburban plots and landlords to lease ground to building firms.
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United States
Berlin
Vienna
William E. Curtis
Chicago Record- Herald
Irrigation aid urged by congress and Romero Co interest
The letter to Congress cites irrigation needs in the West and calls for national support to enable local communities to aid themselves. It notes private capital already funds irrigation works and highlights the Romero Irrigation Co for cultivating thousands of acres in the Sunny San Luis Valley, urging readers to write for details to Zept Feit in Denver.
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Nis Mee
Congress
Deat
West
Romero Irrigation Co
San Luis Valey
Zept Feit
Boston Building
Denver
Colo
Northern Nursery Co Offers Colorado Stock
The Northern Nursery Co of Denver Colorado advertises Colorato grown nursery stock for sale through local agents. The notice promises guaranteed stock and faithful naming, steady employment, and favorable terms for interested buyers and growers.
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Aective
Terme
The
Northern Nursery Co
Denver
Colo
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