Bluebell Rejects Moore’s Bold Marriage Proposal
In a Boer era scene Bluebell Leslie rejects Tam Moore’s sudden marriage proposal. She asserts she loves her homeland and her father, refuses to flee with him, and gallops home with Rover as Moore follows. Aunt Elizabeth and a Zulu servant observe the tense afterword.
A Boer Campaign Tale Sparks Tension at New Kelso
In Natal, a violent clash erupts when Gerald Moore strikes Sam and uses a racial slur. Bluebell defends the boy, denouncing the assault as she confronts Moore at the inn. The family at New Kelso reels from the confrontation as rumors of payback linger.
Bluebell defies her father over an arranged marriage
Adam Leslie demands Bluebell wed Gerald Moore to secure wealth and safety. Bluebell rejects the plan recalling Moore's danger and his hold over her father, while fearing a life of fear and dishonor. She flees to her room as Miss Elizabeth arrives at the doorway.
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Bluebell
Moore White
New Kelso
Gerald Moore
Moore
Mr. Leslie
Miss Elizabeth
Adam Leslie
England
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Elizabeth
New
Kelso
Mr. Moore
Adai Rothes
Maritzburg
Villian
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Dad
Philadelphia merchants praised for candid ads
An advertising man cites Philadelphia papers to illustrate bold bargains and frank advertising. He notes a hat ad offering hats for $4 elsewhere and $3.50 in Philadelphia, calling the style a striking break that would boost trade if a New Yorker used it.
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Philadelphia
New York Sun
Woman In Utah County City Hall Reveals Jack Peters Escape
A muscular woman confronts a county clerk in a Utah county seat asking about a man named Jack Peters. She learns a license had been issued for John Peters to marry Eliza Waters two years earlier. She confirms, then states Jack Peters has escaped.
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Jack Peters
John Peters
Lize Waters
Eliza Waters
Lize
San Francisco
Wave
New York Agents Seek Foreign Dramas for Stage
The theater agents in New York search foreign markets for fresh dramatic attractions. Critics quip that they should first mine their existing secured plays before chasing new works.
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New York
Puck
Near stranger reads bold print bargain ads
A woman distracted by a nearby alighting moment misses the text on her husband’s Macintosh display. The device reveals details of a likely major bargain advertisement. Authorities note the error may affect perception of pricing and terms.
History of the Republican Party from its Precursors to 1896
A compact survey traces the party’s roots to early American factions and leaders, detailing caucus nominations, then state and national conventions. It covers the Whigs, Federalists, Know-Nothing era, and the rise of the Republicans with Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Blaine, Harrison, McKinley, and Hobart.
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Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Hamilton
Treasury
Adams
Philadelphia
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Whig Party
Baltimore
Henry Clay
Theodore Frelinghuysen
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Gen. Taylor
Gen
Harrison
Winfield Scott
William A. Graham
North Carolina
Daniel Webster
Republic
Republican Party
Free Soil Party
Whigs
John C. Streemont
William A. Dayton
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Ham-lin
George Ashmut
Massachusett
Gvan
Horace Greeley
New York
Oregon
Andrew Johnson
U. G. Grant
Schuyler Colfax
Exposition Building
Lake Front
Joseph R. Hawley
Grant
Henry Wilson
Thomas Settle
Cincinnati
Gratz Brown
Senator Hoar
James G. Blaine
John A. Logan
John B. Henderson
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