Dick Brayton Seized by Mob After Tree Mark Evidence
A crowd accuses Dick Brayton of horse theft after Bill Green reports seeing him circle the thief map carved on a cottonwood. A knife linked to Dick triggers mounting distrust as Wayne and neighbors debate innocence, while Bill is knocked down and Dick is captured and bound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Dick Brayton
Wayne
Brayton
Averill’s
Josh Balcomb
Deacon Snyder
Northwes
Lck Brayton
Cordin
Bill Green
Mr. Boone
Mr. Porter
Brownsville
Dick Jayton
Averill
Curi
Averill Hosses
Samantha
Nannie
Dick Returns From Below in Chapter XV
On Monday night Dick comes back from down below, dreaming of what occurred during his absence.
A Lively Stone and the Tortoiselike Sleep
The London Spectator recounts a domestic tortoise tale. A great sleeper retreats to a coal cellar to hibernate. A new cook discovers the waking reptile and shouts that a stone has smashed the coal with the winter.
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London
Bow Prince Patrick Got His Name
The 1849 Ireland visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert elicited a crowd plea to name a child Prince Patrick. A year later the seventh child was born and named Arthur Patrick Albert. The prince later became Duke of Connaught and was tied to Ireland as commander-in-chief.
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Patrick
Duke of Connaught
Ireland
Prince Albert
Dublin
Prince Patrick
Arthur Patrick Albert
Emerald Isle
Duke of
Connaught
Sound and the speed of truth told in a barbed joke
A narrator with a plastered nose confronts a quick witted youth on a train car. The older man explains sound travels fast at 2000 feet per second, warning never call a man a liar unless he is at least a mile away. The exchange blends humor with a blunt moral delivered from a Washington Post source.
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Washington Post
Monkey Shoes Not Required By Washington Court
A Washington police court recently ruled that monkey owner Pietro Florello may not be compelled to shoe a bare footed monkey. The case, brought by a benevolent critic charging cruelty to animals, was dismissed after a thorough legal review of domestic relations.
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Washington
Pietro Florello
Temple of Justice
Signor Florello
One of Fapa's Love Letters
A girl finds a love letter her father wrote to her mother during courtship. She reads it aloud changing names, provoking the mother's anger and a stormy reaction. The mother forbids the daughter to see the man, and the house becomes silent as snow falls outside.
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Fapa
Halcyon
Insinuation in a Detroit Journal passenger scene
The passage centers on a man fixing a burning gaze on a woman and questioning whether flesh and blood can reach perfection. She responds with a sharp retort about her complexion, then hysterics threaten to flare, while a wry aside about pretty girls and life closes the excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Butterfield
Detroit Journal
Silver model ships adorning the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
The Duke houses the finest collection of silver model ships in the world. He began as a boy, turning ship modeling into an art, and his "silver ships" are continually expanded by private purchases and gifts from admirers who recognize his passion.
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Duke of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Honest Confession Passed Between Father and Suitor
A witty exchange from the Indianapolis Press has a father asking a hopeful son about providing his daughter luxurious comforts. The young man jokes that he may not have funded as many theater admissions as in the past year if wed.
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Indianapolis Press
Counting the Cost. A cautionary tale of commerce
A sharp businessman rides in a crowded street as his horses bolt. He asks the coachman to stop them and when refused he is advised to crash them into something cheap, a dark quip on seeking minimal expense in danger.
Pretoria falls to British forces ending South African War
Lord Roberts enters Pretoria at 2 pm ending eight months of conflict as British triumph signals the end of the South African war. Jubilation erupts across London with flags, cheers, and God Save the Queen as Boers abandon resistance to avoid further losses.
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Transvaal
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Great Britain
Bloemfontein
England
London
Mansion House
War Office
Queen
Telegraphic Brevities Snapshot of World Affairs
Georgia and Alabama report fine wheat crops. Colorado has produced over 75 million dollars in gold since 1891. Chicago plans a mansion for stray dogs. Grasshoppers devastate Mississippi delta cotton. May riots in Milan cost Italy 13 million so far. Root authorizes Fifth Army Corps monument at Fredericksburg. Pensioners in several states receive annual 25.30 dollars. Jefferson Davis birthday made a legal holiday. London bakers rely on German labor. Cronje seen at St Helena but declines interview.
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Georgia
Alabama
Colorado
Chicago
Mississippi
Milan
Root
Fifth Army Corps
Fredericksburg
South Carolina
Florida
Virginia
Jefferson Davis
London
Cronje
St. Helena
Hoosier Happenings: Local News and Life Events
Community notes highlight marriages and deaths, local interest items, and brief reports on accidents and crimes. Readers learn what neighbors are doing and gain practical pointers about Indiana residents and daily life.
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the Swamp Secret
Bobs
Kruger
French
Waterval
Ess
Botha
Lucas Meyer
Church Square
Linton
Port Fulton
Clark County
F. M. Henry
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Star Club
Union City
Indiana
Martinsville
St. Joseph County
Clara Leussel
Brazil
John Osler
Burlington
Joseph Miers
Monon
Lafayette
George P. Anderson
Indianapolis
Crown Hill
James O. Mitchell
James Sexton
Shelbyville
J. N. Ralston
Laurel
Michael Glassner
Laporte
Glassner
James Slaughter
Markleville
Webby
Lake Manitou
Kokomo
Victor Trook
Converse
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Terre Haute
John Browne
Robert, McNutt
Evansville
Foster
Weil
Pulaska County
Rudolph Hock
Julia Jenkins
Cincinnati
Wabash Commercial Club
Wabash
Ida Fultz
Reformatory
Nicholas Lentz
Utica
Paris
Germany
Switzerland
Citizens Bank of
Delphia
E. H. Shirk
Peru
James A. Shirk
Wm. A. Shirk
Muncie
Newcomer
Tipton
Charles B. Shafer
Vincennes
George Rogers Clark
Piqua
Ohio
State Sons of Veterans
Elwood
American Tinplate Company
Capitol
Raadhouis, Peetoria
Hoosier
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