The Miser's Daughter Chapter IV Continues in Saumur
Eugénie plans a cake and sugar with her mother as Grandet tightens rations to welcome his Paris visiting nephew. A letter from Grandet’s bankrupt brother arrives while the household prepares for a market walk with the notary Crochot, foreshadowing family tensions and choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Grandet
Grepitet
Froidfond
Cventen
Nanon
Sks
Anid
Mme.render
Eugenne
M. Grander
Mime
Das ¢Rassins
Apital
Ler
Sau- Inur
Saumur
Paris
Grondet
Noguon
Eugenie
Grandet
Alredy
Loire
Market Place
Notary Crochot
Nowise
Mother Pawned Her Son to Pay Debts in Brazil
A Brazilian woman Elena Davalos repeatedly pawned her infant Francisco to raise funds. Neighbors and a Spanish pawnbroker used the boy as a servant and clerk without payment. After a recent pawn, a dispute led to police involvement. the boy was placed in an orphan asylum. The offense lacks a known code penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Elena Davalos
Francisco
Hlue
Dolores Garcia
Elena
Dolores
Belem
Omphan
Merican Herald
Mean Man and the dark parlor tale
A troubled narration describes Ernie inviting Ida into a dark parlor where he shares a story. The tale alternates between love and a grim, bone chilling version, leaving Ida near heartbreak as the narrator notes tension and unsettling themes.
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Ernie
Miss Olde
Ida
George
Boney
The Rich Rosebud Land Opens to Settlers
Bonesteel South Dakota reports that the Rosebud reserve land has been opened to white settlers after long conflict. About 75 000 applications have been filed for 2 400 homesteads in the fertile area west of the Missouri River. Government action aims to distribute the land deemed finest ever taken from the Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonesteel
Rosebud
South Dakota
Osuuri River
Boom Town Snapshot of a Tent City West
A frontier town described as a city of tents with wooden boarding houses and about 5000 residents, many transients who will depart after the drawing. It is labeled the newest boom town of the West with many new and criminal types among its populace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las
Folk Is Nominee Unanimously Named for Missouri Governor
After an all night session marked by disorder the Missouri Democratic State convention unanimously nominated Joseph W Volk Circuit Attorney of St Louis for Governor. The platform promises a vigorous crusade against corruption in Missouri if Democrats win. Folk, born Oct 25 1869 in Brownsville Pennsylvania, rose to prominence as St Louis Circuit Attorney prosecuting bribe takers in city government.
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Missouri
Joseph W. Volk
St. Louis
Joseph Wingate Folk
Brownsville
Penn
Henry EE. Folk
Estes
Virginia
Air
Folk
Vanderbilt University of
Municipal Assembly
Mrs Maybrick Freed After Fifteen Years In England
Florence Maybrick, who served fifteen years in an English prison for her husband’s murder, was freed on a ticket of leave with strict conditions. She plans to travel to America via France and will be free to work once she lands in New York.
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Rassinus
Hries
Reien
Chiries
Tention
Bares
Babyslon
Weiner
Ines
Saumur
Te Baron
Granier
Steris
Paris
M. Grandet
Charles
Ehseve
Indies
Potewell
Mar Hye
Poway
Eugenie
Sintevelet
Sie
Nanon
Florence Maybrick
Maybbrick
Fingland
America
Crablegram
New York
France
Elor Filer
Ada Rwo
Jamies
James Monybrick
Liverpool
Maybrick Leenme i
Maybrick
Weather, settlement moves, and a tragedy loom in 19th century notes
The excerpt reports plans for a new town with houses moved on wheels to the prairie and a powered electric plant to be fed by Willow Creek. It projects a 2000 population within weeks and notes crop reports with mixed weather effects across regions. It also mentions a murder case in the Maybrick affair and political tension in Guthrie with a governor critic.
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Mathime Eagle
Tony
St. Flt
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Patitie
Middle
Plateau
Washingen
Oregon
Gulf
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Carolinas
Texas
Colorado
North Pacific Coast
Cera
Missouri
Qio
Atlantic States
Kansans
Ohio
Nebraska
Wid- Atlantic States
Minnesota
Wats
South Dakota
Missouri Valley
Money in the Slot Machine Boom at Coney Island
A New York and Coney Island slot machine network yields profits of over 600 dollars weekly after expenses. The operator controls many resorts, with machine costs from 25 to 300 dollars and investments exceeding 28 thousand. An estimated 5000 pennies drop daily across venues, peaking on holidays.
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New York
Coney Island
New York City
West
Fire wipes out Fresno manufacturing block
Fire destroyed a block of manufacturing buildings in Fresno California causing losses totaling 225000. The Carpet Workers Union plans a new international union in large cities for carpet layers cutters measuremen and sewers. In New York City 2100 people applied for 16 open posts paying 1500 dollars yearly each with civil service tests.
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Fresno
Cal
Carpet Workers’ Union
New York City
Hoosier Happenings and Local Tragedies Across Indiana
A roundup of accidents and incidents across Indiana. Roscoe Howard, 17, accidentally killed himself while cleaning a shotgun in Hobart. Young chaffee dies after being trampled by a horse. Garfield Conrad, 19, loses a foot in a mill cogwheel. Christian Miller, 61, dies from iron fragment injury in Ft Wayne. Indiana Iron Works restarts, 76 workers back to duty. Several drownings and near misses noted including Willie Hiett, A O Horrell, and Clarence Wanbarger. Geneva to pave streets. soldiers rally planned at Lafayette Home. North Manchester emerges as cherry shipping hub. Elkhart pair crushed by locomotive. Bah suffering from severe burns at Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Howard
Hobart
Arthur Chaffee
Wells Chaffee
Garfield Conrad
Herbst
Christian Miller
Muncie
Ft. Wayne
Elwood Commercial Club
Geneva
Frost
Soldiers’ Home
Lafayette
Department
D. R. Lucas
Wade
A. C. McCorkle
B. K. Kramer
Manchester
Samuel Noftzger
John Cromnie
Elkhart
D. E. Shannon
Shannon
Cromnie
Robert Smyers
Wabash
Mr. Smyers
Alexandria
L . Charles Cain
Hagerstown
Jennings
Burt
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Grindet
Nephear
Wei
Craodhy
Anjou
Mademoiselle
M. le Cure
Mexico
Trasxcher
Mrs. Maybrick
Garrerguson
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Soi
N. J. Newman
Pottawatomie County
O. T
Homer
Wyoming
Tering
Florence Maverick
Hoosier
News OF the
Willie Hiett
Hornady
Russiaville
Clarence Wanbarger
Lee
Frank Dunn
A. O. Horrell
Pierceton
New Albany
Southern Railway
Ohio River
Falling Run Creek
Harmon Keeley
Muncle Wheel Works
Indiana Iron Works
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Indiana
Alfred A. Baliss
Frankfort
Walter
Deers
Marion
Thomas QO. Casaway
J.S. Ardelotte
William A. Jlardy
Monticello
Charlies Heart
Omer S. Hendricks
Franklin
John C. Howe
Indianapolis
Leavenworth
Miss Heisman
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