Wayward Heiress and Horse Theft Revealed at Camp
Rhoda and Nannie overhear a horse theft plot led by Wayne. Dick Brayton is captured but rescued by the girls before hanging. Wayne is identified as the ringleader, and the group bands to pursue the thieves into the Big Swamp, hoping to save Dick and restore order.
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Robert Bonner
Rhoda
Fence Corner
Nannie
Promething
Providence
Mr. Wayne
Wayne
J Wayne
Bill
Perkins
Brayton
Bill Green
Mannie
Tuck
Doll
Nell
Dick Brayton Follows Horse Thieves Into Big Swamp
Dick Brayton suspects horse thieves after spotting riders Neil and Dally along a creek. He trails them to a logs raft and learns how the gang reaches the Big Swamp, then decides his next step to report to Mr. Boone.
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Univ
Dick Brayton
Neil
Dally
Eloquence of a Dallas street encounter across races
A Texas tale recalls a former master and a old colored man who asks for fifty cents. The master jokes about wealth and the old man, moved to tears, blesses the man with a dollar and contemplates heaven with Abraham Isaac and the Lord on his side.
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Texas
Dallas
Darky
Rascal
Marster
Abraham
Isaac
Lord
Desirable Servants in New York Demand
Japanese servants are increasingly sought after in New York for their sensibility though they face one flaw. They lavish politeness on male household members and fail to treat women with equal respect, a serious objection noted.
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New York
If a Man Loves a Widow He Must Be Wanted to Love
A terse reflection suggests that genuine affection for a widow grows when she desires companionship, hinting at social expectations of marriage and support within widowhood.
William Randolph Hearst: A Aggressive Editor and Media Owner
William Randolph Hearst, prominent editor of New York and San Francisco papers, expanded to Chicago with Hearst's Chicago American. Born in California, he built the San Francisco Examiner, New York Journal, and other titles into influential outlets, famed for bold headlines and aggressive journalism. He supported the Spanish American War and lent his yacht to the government, becoming a defining figure in early modern American press.
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William Randolph Hearst
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Hearst
Chicago American
United States
George F. Hearst
Pacific
California
Harvard University
San Francisco Examiner
New York Journal
New York Evening Journal
New York Morgen Journal
New Chicago
Harvard Lampoon
Examiner
Journal
Albert Pulitzer
Park Row
Wiseacres
Frisco
Mr. Hearst
Contro
Bryan
Cuba
Board of Strategy
Mecklenburg Declaration Memorial in Charlotte Marks Anniversary
A monument in Charlotte North Carolina honors the 125th anniversary of the Mecklenburg declaration of independence. The log court house site in Independence Square bears an iron plate, noting May 20 1775 as the framing date of resolutions asserting colonial rights prior to the Philadelphia declaration.
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North Carolina
Queen's College
United States
Cornwallis
Charlotte
N. C
Philadelphia
England
Independence Square
Angel of my existence letter causes parental astonishment
A family scene unfolds as a daughter reads a letter marked by romance and secrecy. The parents react with humor and confusion when they realize the note is from Theodorus dated 10th May 1860. The moment ends with light banter and a comic acknowledgment of the mess.
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Scott
Theodorus
London
What's your name young man Revelations
An employer asks an office boy his name and the reply leads to a humorous family naming tale. The boy explains the brothers were named after Bible books Matthew Mark Luke followed by Numbers for the baby, reflecting a joke about biblical inspiration and TV.
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Matthew
Mark
Luke
London
Sugar Restores Vitality After Fast, Mosso Finds
Experiments by Professor Mosso at the University of Genoa show sugar given after a long fast restores vitality more rapidly than bread. Body temperature rises quickly following sugar administration.
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Mosso
University of Genoa
Old Goose Near Milner Born in Milestone Year
Mrs. W. R. Brown near Milner, Pa., owns a goose about 50 years old. The fowl has laid yearly for forty years and has hatched goslings each year since 1854, except for the last two years.
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W. R. Brown
Milner
Indiana State News Highlights Tragedy and Local Events
Wabash huckleberry crop ripening and market plans. William Schoepfin of Penn Township died from blood poisoning after a tooth pulling. Carey Mayfield shot in the head near Sulivan with doubtful recovery. Derrick fall at Laurel killed Ed Timberman. John Cook injured. Lightning struck Chas Pyles house in Sullivan. First annual picnic of old settlers planned at Wilson Grove August 2. Street car collision injures John Kleer in New Albany. Hanson of Connersville paralyzed by cold water on a hot day. Thomas Long’s young son near Arcadia kicked by a horse, prognosis doubtful. James H McNeely to handle Crow and other Indians per act. Rev W H Hockman to China as missionary in August. James Work of Roanoke killed on a mowing machine. 12 year old Chisholm boy injured in bicycle collision. Dynamite blast near Bennington injures William Yost and Platt. Mrs Phiney C Bradbury injured in a Kokomo runaway.
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Wabash
William Schoepfin
Penn Township
St. Joseph County
Carey Mayfield
Sulivan
Secrest
Laurel
Ed Timberman
John Cook
Chas. Pyles
Sullivan
Delaware
Blackford
Jay
Randolph
Wilson Grove
Dunkirk
John Kleer
Benjamin Kleer
New Albany
Wm. A. Hanson
Connersville
Thomas Long
Arcadia
James H. McNeely
Evansville
Featherhead
W. H. Hockman
Marion
China
James Work
Roanoke
Huntington County
James Chisholm
Frankton
Bennington
Switzerland County
William Yost
Madison
Platt
Phiney C. Bradbury
Kokomo
United States
Terre
Hiatt
John Beckwith
John Boyce
Indianapolis
Monon
Beckwith
Boyce
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