Rescue Plot Deepens Amid Forest Grasped Schemes
Kenneth plans to free Julia and Beatrice from Count Bozell aided by his father and Julia as the stake grows. Marsden the banker schemes to force marriage to Bozell. Beatrice endures captivity while Julia aides her, and a midnight rescue looms as Kenneth tracks the chicanery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth
Count Bozell
Julia
Mrs. Lathrop
Marsden
Faston
Bozell
Beatrice
London
Amdit
Ice breaks flood fears sweep across major rivers
Reports from Pittsburg describe widespread ice gorge breakups causing rising waters on the Ohio Wabash and Allegheny. Cities like Cleveland Cincinnati and Logansport report floods, damaged bridges and halted rail traffic as Republicans and Democrats weigh conventions and candidate plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Greensboro
Cheat River
Freeport
Alegheny
Springdale
Cleveland
Ohio
Cuyahoza River
Superior Street
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Cohubus
Logansport
Quuch
Georgetown
Wabash
Adamsborn
Adam
Vera
Tlowe
Guomon
Indianapolis Northern Traction Company
Wabash Itailroad
Wirteer
Miami Vanhey Nouth
Dayton
Prnyten
Akron
Othe Clevelams
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Cuyahoga
Bolted Door and Silent Stair Ascend
A terse fragment describes bolting a door and stealthily ascending stairs. The text implies secrecy and cautious movement but lacks further context or participants to identify.
Chapter of a plotted kidnapping and the count’s planned elopement
Marsden fears his branding of a thief and remorse grows as Bozell orders a bold plan. Kenneth La trop overhears the scheme and ingratiates with Bozell’s servants to play a leading role in the mad frolic. The groom reports the kidnapping proceeds, while Bozell contemplates a country escape and forced marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsden
Count Bozell
Edward Follet
Bozell
Kenneth
Kenneth Latrop
Mearsden
Indy
James
Julia
Bank Untes
Mark
Classified Dialogue Sparks Quiet Clash Over Monopolies
A short classified-like exchange features a quiet man claiming to mind his own business and a philosophical counterpart labeling him a monopolist. The fragment ends with the line that difficulties are meant to rouse, not.
Tornado Routs Moundville Appalling Destruction Across Alabama
The town of Moundville in Tuscaloosa County reportedly suffered near total annihilation when a tornado struck at 2 AM, wiping out the north end and killing most of its 300 residents. North Birmingham is warned by the wreckage, and nearby North Birmingham gutters see damaged houses and a destroyed Tipsey Bros. store with multiple narrow escapes reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundvile
Tuscaloosa County
Alabama
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Birmingham
Selma
Corductor Capehart
Akron
Moundville
Hale
Tuscaloosa
Tipsey Bros
Bugaboo of Methodists Faces General Conference
The impending Quadrennial General Conference in Los Angeles will again test Methodist discipline over worldly amusements. Clergymen nationwide demand rescinding the ban on board games, dancing, and theater going, while opponents prepare a stern fight to keep the law. The Chicago session four years ago sparked fierce debate among delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Los Angeles
Cal
Chicago
Powers On Stand At Inquest Into Iroquois Theater Fire
In Chicago last Friday the coroner's jury heard Harry J. Powers state that responsibility for missing fire fighting gear lay with the house fireman and city department. He said contractors and the supervising architect were to blame for building code issues and left himself no fault beyond not inspecting every brick. He attributed operational control to Will J. Davis, the theater's manager and company president, who issued the orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harry J. Powers
Iroquois Theater Company
Playhouse
Powers
Will J. Davis
Mr. Davis
Pneumonia Grips New York and Chicago Death Toll Surges
The Board of Health declares pneumonia a communicable disease in New York and reports 340 deaths in five weeks, with 272 in one week. Crowded tenements and Italian communities suffer high mortality while nutrition and sanitation are blamed. Chicago reports 189 pneumonia deaths in a single week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Health
Chicago
Vector of early 20th century notes and wry observations
A string of satirical notices touches on global affairs and domestic curiosities. It ironizes Britain and Thibet, warns of evolving maps, hints at Colombia’s army, and jokes about bears in markets and life expectancy in Chicago. It also muses on railway safety, block signaling, and a Kansas farmer jailed for counterfeit silver dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Great Britain
St. Louis
Chicago
Colombia
Kansas
Aansas
State Banks Prosperous in Indiana Says Auditor
Deputy Mendenhall reports latest bank totals show sounder business across state institutions. Only Farmers' State Bank of Auburn failed. From Oct 31 to Nov 17 deposits rise by 866,284.22 while loans and discounts fall slightly by 482,103.70, indicating an unusual era of prosperity for Indiana state banks.
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Indiana
Mendenhall
State Auditor’s Office
Farmers’ State Bank of
Auburn
Indiana News Briefs From Various Towns and Incidents
A compilation of local tragedies and incidents across Indiana towns. Reports include deaths from heart trouble and runaway accidents, a fatal interurban collision, a fatal wagon incident, a child burned by a stove, an accidental shooting, and a fatal horse fall. Also noted are a bank opening in Greens Fork, school exhibits for Shelby County, a new trial in Allen County, and a list of recent patent grants from Indianapolis to several inventors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Snyder
Attica
John Gussel
South Head
Mishisika
First National Bank
Greensfork
Wayne County
John A. Downing
Brazil
Hal Nicken
Richmond
State Department of Public Instruction
William Everson
Shelby County
Charles Dunn
Latle
Alice Cothrell
Wallen
Allen County
Supreme Court
Dunn
Illinois Central Railway
Indiana
Wm. F. Francis
Indianapolis
Charles E. Beisel
Henry K. Clement Laporte
Adam
Horlacher
Claude S. Kellum
Jos. B. Logan
Lebanon
B. T. Magers
Madison
Hiram
McFerron Burnsville
Robert
de. Peters Knox
Duny
Peru
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Victor
Woods
Cascuser
Moora
Vietar
Teeney
Omarde
Marsden Mar
Taratdevseind
Vietor
Moarsaden
Uae
Yoo
Jetin
Per
Wenneth
Bpeatrice
Beyatera
Agia & Oobipernda
Wei
Ametuer Ieos
Rennets
Julian
Jatin
Count Borel
Farell
Aries
Hrenmeth
Juia
Kenmechs
Ohio Valley
Wichita
Gorman
Maryland
Baltimore
Smith
W. Q. Bradley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Denver
St. Louls
William Whiteway
Newfoundland
Tianna
Nebraska
Republican Committee
Lincoln
Roosevelte
Johnn
L. Webster
United States
Bugaboo
Powers ON
Iroquois Theater
Indiana News
Russell Kirkpatrick
Delphi
Monroe
Roy Buckingham
Connersville
James Breeze
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Fort Wayne
Samuel Hoke
Kankakee
Mill Creek
Laporte
Walkerton
Edward Allen
John E. Buckingham
Manchester
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