Swaffham Manor in Cromwellian Times
In a seventeenth century Cambridgeshire setting, Swaffham Manor House anchors a tale of the Swaffham family and Cromwell era. Jane Swaffham, Matilda de Wick, and household figures navigate Puritan upheaval, loyalties, and personal passions as Cromwell’s rise unsettles nobility and faith.
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Swaffham
de Wick
Cambridgeshire
Tonbert Swaffham
Tonbert
Cromwell
Scotland
England
Swafham
Charles Stuart
Capt. Swaffham
Jane
Matilda de Wick
Ely
Heneage
Mrs. Swaffham
The
Elizabeth Hampden
Flambord
Clayton
London
Jane Swaffham
Mary Cromwell
Verity
Chicago Street Car Strike Turns Violent Across City
Widespread disorder from a strike by Chicago surface street railway workers spread over about fifty square miles. Cars ran only with troops present as rioters attacked crews and wrecked several cars. One man was crippled, two women injured, and 200000 patrons forced to seek alternate transit as splintered glass flew.
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Chicago
Nes
Wentworth Avenue
Wort Sixty-ninth Street
Carmen
Cara
Uni
English author Henry Watson criticizes American women
Henry Watson, English author and novelist born in Australia, expresses strong disdain for American women calling them archists and degenerates. He has worked as assistant editor for Black and White and Pall Mall Gazette, coauthored a play with J M Barrie, and authored novels including The Heart of Miranda and Diogenes of London. He is 40 years old and son of a minister.
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Henry Watson
Fenry Brereton Marriott Watson
Fen Bit Hatsoy
Australia
New Zealand
England
Black and White
Pall Mall Gazette
J. M. Barrie
Richard Savage
Princess Xenia
Diogenes of
London
Heart of
Miranda
Mr. Watson
Democrats Oppose Panama Canal Treaty Ratification
Democratic senators plan to oppose ratification if talks with Panama begin. The Democratic steering committee reportedly condemns recognition of the new Panamanian government and will press the Spooner act to show party support for canal building while resisting negotiations.
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Panama
Democratic Steering Committee
United States
Spooner
Strike Commission Decision Not Binding on Either Party
At Sunbury Pennsylvania Judge Auten renders opinion holding the anthracite strike commission decision not binding on miners or operators. The Llewellyn Mining company challenged back wages set by the commission after miners of the Royal Oak colliery sued Justice Lloyd. The court ruled the mandamus action in favor of the company.
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Sunbury
Auten
Llewellyn Mining Company
Royal Oak
Justice of the Peace
Lloyd
Kil led on Park Avenue Step Father of Greater New York Shot
Andrew H. Green one of the city’s oldest and most remarkable citizens was killed on the steps of his Park Avenue home Friday. Cornelius Williams, a Black man believed insane, shot him and said he killed to save his character after claiming slander by Green. The act appeared to stem from an insane delusion.
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Jane
Cromwell
Matilda
Kies
Stillroom
Janeus
Jane Swaffham
Cymlin
Cymlin Swaffham
Stephen
Stephen de Wick
Swaffham
Oliver Lecer
Heneage
Mrs. Swaffham
Isabel
Deeping den
Andrew H. Green
Greater
New York
Park Avenue
Cornelius M. Williams
Green
Violence Flares in Chicago Street Car Strike
A Chicago street car strike escalates with a picket attack on a worker, a man beaten and locked in a box car, a wagon of bedding soaked in oil at Thirty ninth street, and a shot fired at Englewood police. Peace talks push toward arbitration as both sides seek settlement.
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Chicago
Nowunion
Imrn
Thirty Ninth Street
Englewood
Weartt
Chicago City Railway
Indica
Fighting at San Domingo escalates as insurgents press city
The San Domingo crisis deepens with insurgents bombarding the city while Generals Figueroa and Sanchez seek refuge in foreign legations. 1000 men under Pichardo siege the capital, and a major assault is anticipated. General Weber refuses capitulation as Mehting streets risk erupting. The Balaissore cruiser leaves for coal, and US Minister Powell struggles to guard American interests with limited means. A German naval vessel may land troops at any moment.
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San Domingo
Wenceslao Figuero
Juan Francisco Sanchex
Pichardo
Woe - Gil
United States
Balaissore
Powell
Bodies of Two Men Wash Ashore Near Allett River Mouth
Newport dispatch reports two more men washed ashore from the wrecked steamer South Portland near the Allett river mouth. One body wore a life preserver inscribed South Portland and a gold watch lay in another’s pocket. No clear identification found. The life preserver links this pair to a previously unknown victim from the same disaster.
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South Portland
Allett River
Newport
Ohio Supreme Court Allows Christian Science Practice
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Christian Science may be practiced in Ohio. It overruled prior exceptions in the manslaughter case of the Bishop family from Hamilton who were acquitted for letting a child die without medical aid.
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Supreme Court of Ohio
Ohio
Bishop
Hamilton
Supreme Court
Irreconcilables Arrested as Colon Uprisings Grow
Eleven irreconcilables of the common class were seized in Colon on Tuesday and sent aboard the Trent to Cartagena without time to gather clothing or bid family farewell. The Seguranca flagged the new republic as it departed Calon harbor. Commander Helano of the Dixie left for New York aboard the Seguranca. President Gompers and James Duncan stated the AFL would oppose Senator Smoot's Immigration Committee appointment, while denying the federation could bar members from canvassing on issues of interest.
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Prince Rupert
Naseby
Stephen
Charles Stuart
Matilda
Ely
Father Lacy
Colon
Trent
Cartagena
Calon
New Republic
Helano
United States
Dixie
New York
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
James Duncan
Smoot
Utah
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Amelia E. Barr
Maiden Lane
Cromwells
Cockpit
Della
Earl de Wick
Sir Philip Sidney
Arcadia
St Swaffham
Ansining
Lealie
Crosnwell
Commonwealth
Canute
Breset
Strike Commission
Faith Care IN
Christian Science
Federation
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