Married by the Reverend Watson sparks Henley’s ruin
In a Nevada mining camp, Henley learns of Agnes Coles and Frederick Law’s marriage, fuels a breakdown, and turns violent against the press of fate. Susie nurses him back as Mingo threatens to claim Susie, and a tense sequence of jealousy, revenge, and escape unfolds in Chloride Hill. Henley plots to flee east while Susie clings to love, and Mingo lurks near the mine preparing a fatal encounter as the chapter ends.
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Henley
Billy
Richard Watson
Agnes Coles
Frederick Law
Susie
Sutep
Buaile
Chloride Hill
Mingo
Jiketa Wolf
Mahala
Bermudas
Kolles
Agnes
Fred
Frank
Red Manzanita
Henry Loses Two Hours a Day as Duke
A historical note describes Duke Henry being second fiddle to Queen Wilhelmina who dictates two hours of daily state time while the rest of the day shall be devoted to a loyal and obedient marriage. The piece emphasizes gender role expectations and royal duties in a formal period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Duke Henry
Wilhelmina
Nebraska Delegation Endorses Talbot and Northcott at Modern Woodman
The Nebraska group at the Modern Woodman convention in St Paul backs A R Talbot of Lincoln for director and Northcott for re election as head consul. O B Waters withdraws from head clerk race while W Hawes gains delegation support. Cronin of O Neill named head escort and Gilchrist of Nebraska City auditor. Drill teams from Omaha Lincoln and Plattsmouth impress on dress parade. Hagenow's Lincoln band favored for top band prize. Committee members include Walruth Barnett Reed Thompson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
St. Paul
A. R. Talbot
Lincol
O. B. Waters
Petersburg
W. Hawes
Northcott
D. H. Cronin
O'Neill
L. W. Gilchrist
Nebraska City
H.R. Gering
T.S. Allen
G. W. Jackson
M.w.burgess
Camp Northcott
Omaha
Jincoln
Plattsmouth
Hagenow
Band of Lincoln
O. E. Walruth
J. W. Barnett
C. L.reed
W. H. Thompson
President McKinley rejects third term bid
President McKinley on Tuesday stated he will not be a candidate for a third term. He said he would not accept a nomination for one and that his aim remains to serve his second term and then return to private citizenship. He cautioned that public discussion should not prejudice the country’s governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Winliam M McKinley
Former U S Consul Louis Stern Ends Life in Bamberg Gardens
Louis Stern, a former United States consul at Bamberg Bavaria, shot himself in the public gardens near Bamberg. He had promoted roofing slate exports to the United States and secured the Bamberg electric railway contract. He faced financial obligations in St Paul prior to his appointment, which deeply affected him though the matter was settled earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Stern
United States
Bamberg
Bavaria
Associated Press
Stern
St. Paul
Alabama’s Governor Samford Dies in Tuscaloosa
William J. Samford, governor of Alabama, died at Tuscaloosa after a long illness from heart disease. He was fifty six, a native of Alabama, former state senator and congressman, and had served at the constitutional convention. W D Jolks will succeed him as governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Samford
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Samford
State Senate
Congress
Isls
W. D. Jolks
Meat choppers quit work in Oakland shops
Between 300 and 400 butchers meat choppers and drivers walked out of Oakland butcher shops. Only meat sold in shops or by non union workers remained available as wholesalers at the stockyards refused to display union cards and threatened not to deliver meat to union shops.
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Oakland
Cal
Berlin dispatch on Wilhelmina bid to end South African war
A Hague mediated move to end the South African war surfaces as Queen Wilhelmina’s visit to Gebutaniy is cited. The imperial chancellor says Germany offered good offices only if both sides request it. Britain has not sought such mediation and no formal action has been taken.
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Berlin
Kleines ‘Journal
Hague
Wilhelmina
Gebutaniy
William
Zweibund
Dreibund
Coupt von Buelow
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Kruger
Europe
Hagues Arbitration Court
Murderers in Knee Pants In Arkansas City Trial
A murder trial in Arkansas City features defendants Charles Bettes aged fourteen and Clyde Moore aged sixteen. They are charged with the killing of farmer C. L. Wiltberger, shot from behind while riding in a wagon on a public road. Robbery is alleged as the motive, and the boys were arrested about two weeks after the incident.
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Charles Bettes
Clyde Moore
Arkansas City
Ark
Bettes
Moore
C. L. Wiltberger
Wiltberger
Names His Son in Law in Military Staff Assignment
Vacancies in General Miles staff after the death of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Michler and transfer of Lieut H K Bailey were filled by appointing Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Reber as military secretary and Lieutenant Colonel M P Mays as aide de camp. Reber is Miles' son in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Army
Francis Michler
Inspector General
H. K. Bailey
Runaway Team Kills 84-Year-Old in University Place
Mrs. Mahala Sumner, aged eighty four, was killed last Monday evening at University Place Nebraska when a runaway team struck her with the buggy pole. The horses fell and inflicted fatal injuries as she visited her son.
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Mahala Sumner
University Place
Neb
Sumner
Man Identified as Vernon Arrested on Bench Warrant
Edgar Gierhafer alias Howard E. Vernon was arrested in Escolles California on a New York bench warrant. He faces grand larceny charges linked to alleged forgeries against the Universal Automobile Company netting $16,000 last month. He pleads innocence.
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Edgar Gierhafer
Howard E. Vernon
Universal Automobile Company
Escolles
Calif
New York
Gierhafer
Arrest of United States Army and Navy Association Leader
J Worth Carnahan, president of the United States Army and Navy Association of Washington, is arrested under an indictment returned by the Columbus Ohio federal grand jury. He is charged with conspiring with R L Winslow and J C Davis to defraud Ohio residents by impersonating pension bureau examiners.
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J. Worth Carnahan
United States Army, and Navy Association of
Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Columbus
R. L. Winslow
J. C.davis
Association
Ohio
Pension Bureau
Health improves in Mrs. McKinley’s condition
Reports indicate steady gains in Mrs. McKinley’s health. Sir Walter Besant, the novelist, died Monday at his Hampstead residence, England, aged 69.
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Plegates
Omeers
Meat Choppers
Oak
Land, Calif
Holland
Reber
University Place, Neb
Seymour
Ottumwa
Thomas
Leon Wade
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