Unraveling a Mystery of Doubt and Dreams
Dr Brand and Ralph Carriston confront a troubling case as Carriston claims a clairvoyant link to his missing cousin Madeline Rowan. Carriston describes recurring trance events revealing her in distress, while the doctor weighs evidence and urges restraint and caution.
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Tam Gorry
Dr. Brand
Ralph Carriston
Madeline Rowan
Charles Carriston
Madeline
Carriston
Ralph Carrriston
Aready
Trance Vision of Made line Haunts Carriston
The text describes Ralph Carriston’s claim of a trance like vision of Made line. He reports a blurred circle of light and a vivid sense of her presence with objects around her visible. The narrator doubts the reliability of Carriston’s mind given his intense emotional state.
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Ralph Carriston
Carriston
Madeline
Unclear excerpt hints at disappearance and police aids
The narrator recalls Carriston seeking aid and Madeline Rowan’s apparent disappearance. Reluctance to involve authorities leaves the narrator confronted with a possible concealment scenario and questions about Madeline’s welfare and whereabouts.
A Troubled Man Relents to Police Aid in a Mysterious Case
The narrator records Carriston wavering between trust and fear as he refuses to involve authorities. A private detective is hired reluctantly after Madeline’s photograph is handed over. Ralph Carriston’s finances and motive are suspected as tension peaks, with a trance-like outburst jolting the scene.
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Carriston
U Carriston
Ife
Wen
Madeline
Ralph Carriston
York
London
Dorsetshire
A Judge of Ribbons in the Up Town Store
A pale faced red headed girl with heavy spectacles works in a large uptown department store. She stands before the ribbon counter all day judging shade matches by electric light and at the street door to determine cream or white tints. Her exact color judgment earns her high regard among shop staff and ties every sale to her verdict.
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New York Sun
Not Quite Married in Philadelphia's North American
A fragment from the Philadelphia North American hints at relationship strain with Sadie and her father opposed to a union. The man clarifies control of finances, suggesting tension over marriage plans within a family context.
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Sadie
Philadelphia
Likes and Dislikes of Bikea in Human Bonding
Birds show sensitivity to human interaction as dogs, needing to learn safety with people before responding to kindness. The text notes that some individuals cannot earn a caged bird’s friendship without patient behavior and trust-building experiences.
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Bikea
Dear Girls Remark Sparks Conversation in Indianapolis Journal
The Indianapolis Journal quotes Minnie and Laura Figg in a playful exchange about aging and a conservative take on change. The dialogue highlights social expectations and personal humor reflected in a newspaper anecdote.
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Minnie
Laura Figg
Mamile
Laura
Indianapolis Journal
Dawes Commission Granted Wide Powers Over Indian Lands
Congress debates a radical amendment to the Dawes Act shaping land allotment for the Chickasaw Choctaw Cherokee Muscogee and Seminole tribes in Indian Territory. It empowers the Dawes Commission to set aside town lands church cemeteries schools and other holdings while directing equal allotments for tribal citizens and freedmen. United States courts gain full civil jurisdiction in the territory and existing federal and Arkansas laws apply. The bill also boosts Indian school funding with large appropriations and per pupil grants amid widespread proposals for modernization and oversight.
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Wasiuxoros
Senate
Indian Territory
Dawes Commission
United States
Arkansius
Oklahoma
ChVcola
Lewrenes
Chilocco
I. W
Haskel Institute
Lawrence
Kan
Arbitration Treaty Delayed After March 4 Debate
In Washington February 20 the Senate adjourned after public session when Nelson urged postponing the arbitration treaty to March 5. Weller and Stewart supported delay while Platt urged immediate action, arguing the old subject remains timely and the nation ready to ratify the treaty.
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Senate
Nelson
Marcel
Messrs
Weller
Stewart
Platt
Kanasat Grand Lodge Officers Elected
The grand Masonic lodge in Sania Kun February 20 elected officers including Worthy grand master W. M. Shaver deputy grand master M. I. Stone senior grand warden IL GC Loomis junior grand warden C J Webb grand treasurer I EB Wirring ton grand secretary A K Wilson
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Sania, Kun
Grand Masonic Lodge
W. M. Shaver
M. I. Stone
ILGC
Loomis
C.J. Webb
EB. Wirrington
A. K. Wilson
No Committee Quorum Delays Monetary Conference Bill
February 20. Advocates of the international monetary conference bill faced a stalled committee meeting as no quorum attended the House coinage committee session. Chairman Stonen and a few members waited about an hour before adjourning until tomorrow.
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Wasnixotoxs
House Committee On Coinage
Stonen
Brooklyn Millionaire Claus Doscher Faces Sugar Trust
Claus Doscher a Brooklyn multi millionaire plans to challenge the sugar trust in a notable competition. He aims to disrupt the dominant sugar industry by leveraging his wealth and influence to contest established market control.
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Claus Doscher
Brooklyn
Sugar Trust
Nebraska Treasury Shortfall Ties Senators in Delay
The Nebraska state treasury shows a deficit around half a million tied to ex State Treasurer S Bartley and Auditor Hugene V Moore. Bartley claims recovery of funds deposited to help banks during the 1893 panic, while Moore’s listed shortage remains unexplained. Senate delays action for ten days as committees investigate the alleged shortfall.
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Liscors
Neb
Nebraska
S. Bartley
Epublican
Vrertite
Hugene V. Moore
Mar. Bartley
Bartley
Moore
Senate
Sextuple Murder Near Wisoxa Rocks Ranch
A brutal sextuple murder was found on the Ney Spicer ranch one mile from Wisoxa N D. Victims include Mia and Meys Spicer their daughter Mrs William House and her one year old twin boys and the elderly Mrs Waldron mother of the local postmaster. Authorities suspect Indian involvement due to nearby Standing Rock reservation and a man named Jacian seen near the ranch. Bodies mutilated with axes and clubs fuel early theories. local excitement runs high.
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Wisoxa
N. D
Ney
Thomas Spicer
Mia
Meys
Spicer
William House
Waldron
Jacian
Standing Rock
Todians
Deadly Prize Fight Ends in Death in Ohio Ring
Benny Coleman a young Black boxer died in the first round of a bout with William Wright at the Manhattan Athletic Club in Casingsavi Ohio. Spectators cheered as Coleman was carried out. he died two hours later from a broken neck. Police arrested manager John Simcoe referee Beeld Lally and seconds Will Rogers, with others sought.
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Cascingavi
Ohio
Benny Coleman
Manhattan Athletic Club
William Wright
Wright
Dion
Coleman
John Simcoe
Manhattan
Beeld Lally
Will Rogers
Congressman Beach Pushes International Coin Standard
Ohio representative Beach told the House Foreign Affairs Committee he introduced a resolution to establish a uniform standard of value in commerce via international coins. The plan targets silver-using nations in the hemisphere and seeks negotiations with China Japan the American republics colonies Canada and Hawaii to boost silver demand for the United States.
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Beach
Ohio
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
United States
China
Japan
Canad
Hawaiian Islands
Reach
Editors Appeal to Help Gov Mount on Legislation
Governor Mount appeals to Indiana newspaper editors asking for marked copies showing comment for or against pending legislation. He sent a circular stating the press reflects public will and seeks cooperation from papers statewide.
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Teaure
Mount
Indiana
Medal of Honor Awarded to Lawrence Man for Missionary Ridge
Towerxdk Kansas February 20 congress awarded a Medal of Honor to Captain Thomas N. Graham for bravery in action during the late war. The decoration cites his services at the Battle of Missionary Ridge and honors his gallantry.
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Towerxdk
Kan
Congress
Lawrence
Thomas N. Graham
Missionary Ridge
Colonel W F Pifer Dies After Wounding at Home
Colonel William F. Pifer aged 78, a Civil War veteran who served under Lee in Virginia, was fatally shot at his Mansitantown home last night. He was severely wounded at the Wilderness battle and left on the field for dead.
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W. . Pifer
Mansitann
William F. Pifer
Lee
Virginia
Treaty Debate Sways Senate on Sugar Bounties Vote
Lawmakers cast a decisive vote signaling doubt that the treaty can pass with sugar bounty provisions. The action is linked to expectations around inauguration ceremonies and broader treaty prospects.
Senate dispute over arbitration treaty vs nominations
After the Senate went into executive session, a vote split on whether to consider the arbitration treaty or take up nominations. The yeas and nays favored taking up nominations by four, with several treaty supporters voting to proceed to confirmations to aid interests, signaling no treaty vote likely this session.
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Wasimarox
Senate
Opposition Grows Over International Monetary Conference
In Wasmine rox February 19 the house committee on coinage debated a Senate bill for an international monetary conference. Republicans who spoke warned the measure would embarrass the incoming administration. Senator Carter of Montana says the President-elect favors passage per McKinley.
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Rox
House Committee On Coinage
Senate
Carter
Montana
McKinley
Kansas University Gains Emigrant Aid Society Property
New England Emigrant Aid company in Boston transfers all its property to the University of Kansas in Lawrence. The move aims to fund scholarships for Kansas students. The society has about 400 members and 1,600 shares, with holdings estimated at $10,000 in securities and real estate.
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Boston
Mass
New England Emigrant Aid Company
Edward Everett Hale
Univerity of Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas
Duestrows Brain Examination Finds No Abnormal Condition
In St Louis on February 19 post mortem brain study of Dr Arthur Duestrow murderer of wife and child showed no abnormal condition per Dr Lewis G Handy and Dr A H Schott present with several physicians at the legal sanity inquiry. A microscopic follow up will report results.
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St. Louis
Arthur Duestrow
Union
Lewis G. ‘Andy
de A. H. Schott
Daestrons
Rasujted
Duestrow
Lynching After Negroes Dig Own Graves Near Greenville
A week ago near Webb City Mississippi a white man’s house was burned by two Negroes who looted a trunk. A posse captured them and forced them to dig their own graves before lynching them.
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Mesviis
Venn
Webb City
Greenville
Miss
RESERVOIR SITES BILL PASSED BY HOUSE
The House approved a measure opening 138 reservoir sites reserved by the geological survey to use under the 1891 right-of-way act. The bill allows occupation by individuals or corporations with two amendments letting states or territories occupy sites and set water rates.
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Geological Survey
Band of Guerrillas Seize Montevaro, Slay Prisoners
A Spanish guerrilla force in Pinar del Rio province under Major Taso reportedly captured Montevaro north of Paso Real de Stingé and killed over 110 prisoners, with Major Peraz's army involved in the action.
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Havana
Taso
Peraz
Pinar del Rio
Montevaro
Paso Real de Stinge
Mine Boss Dies in Coal Mine Accident at Lewis
William Jord, pit boss for Echo Coal Company at Lewis, was killed yesterday afternoon at 3:25. He was in his forties. The incident occurred during shift hours at the mine. Authorities investigate the cause of the fatal collapse or accident.
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Crinves
William Jord
Echo Coal Company
Lewis
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