Barbara Bradleigh and Brice Rutherford at Croylands
Barbara Bradleigh, a bright eighteen year old staying at Croylands, meets Brice Rutherford owner of the estate. Their wary first encounter seeds a tense, teasing relationship as Barbara questions Brice and he contemplates reform after his troubled absence.
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Benson
Crowlands
Barbara
Brice
Flo
Brice Rutherford
Craylands
Ingemar
Tiensoh
Croylands
Philadelphia
Barbara Bradleigh
Rutherford
Evice Rutherford
Keer
Croy- Iands
Helios
Robbers Hold Up Rural Household in Early Morning Raid
An elderly widow feared to trust banks and living with relatives was robbed of seven thousand dollars in notes and drafts plus twelve hundred in cash after armed intruders bound the family and searched for a hidden door. A shotgun threatened the young girl over missing money while heirs and valuables were taken. victims were found severely shaken next morning.
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Reichelderfer
Blanche
George James
John
James
Brice Rutherford Returns Home Amid Quiet Parental Tension
Brice Rutherford enters the sitting room to a restrained family reunion. His mother moves toward him with a hopeful greeting but hesitates, surprised by his subdued, informal attitude after his anticipated arrival.
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Brice Rutherford
Walnut Dye and a Boyish Quest for Beauty Enjoyed by Detroit Resident
A Detroit citizen recalls childhood teased for white hair and a walnut hull dye attempt to improve appearance. He describes self dyeing, family warnings, and returning to natural hair after mother’s intervention. Separate notes report Kentucky horse population at 500 000 and a 1902 corn crop value. Levee breaches prompt refuge rescues as local packets join flood response efforts.
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Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Kentucky
Spectacular April 30 Ceremonies in St Louis
The 100th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase and the World’s Fair dedication will be celebrated in St Louis with President Roosevelt and cabinet members attending. Former President Cleveland will give the principal address. Cardinal Gibbons Bishop Potter and Bishop Hendricks will represent major churches and many state governors are expected.
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St. Louis
Roosevelt
Diplomatic Corps
Cleveland
Cardinal Gibbons
Bishop Potter
Bishop Hendricks
National Commission
Cascade Gardens
Trade Review Highlights Rail Map and Market Shifts
The Weekly Trade Review notes Western shipments improving but freight delays persist while relief is local and returns to congestion. Rail earnings rise 14.1 percent in early March, with construction expected to top last year. Copper and other minor metals show strength, footwear demand weak but sample lots large, and leather and hides trade steady amid weather impacts. Grain exports for week ending March 12 total 3.37 million bushels of wheat and 3.26 million of corn. year to date exports show wheat 167.65 million and corn 37.62 million bushels.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Chicago
Massachusetts
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Negro healer Hussey linked to multiple deaths in exhumation drive
Philadelphia investigators opened thirty four graves after evidence pointing to George Hossey the black herb doctor in a murder plot surrounding William G Dante. Seventy incriminating letters found at Hossey home suggest a $100 fee per case with installments.
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Philadelphia
George Hossey
Hussey
William G. Dante
Lossey
Hossey
Whitaker Wright Arrested in New York Flight Extradition
J Whitaker Wright, promoter of a bankrupt British company tied to investors who lost 310 million, was arrested on arrival from a French steamer in New York. He was accompanied by a supposed niece and extraditions will follow.
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J. Whitaker ‘Wright
J. Whitaker Wright
Tondon and Globe ‘Corporation
New York
Commodity price roundup across U S cities
Regional commodity prices for cattle hogs and sheep with shipping grades and winter wheat and corn values. Indiana Illinois Missouri Ohio Michigan Detroit and Toledo markets show varied ranges for cattle hogs and sheep plus grain prices including No 2 red wheat corn oats rye and barley with creamery butter and egg notes.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
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Branson Bradleigh
Mrs. Rutherford
Schower
Julian
Breake
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Wolf River
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
St. Francis
Trice’s Landing
Ark
Mississippi River
Trice’s
Hollybush
Pecan Point
Fogieman’s Landing
St. Thomas
Childs
Pennsylvania
Frs
William Stillwater
Colorado and Southern Railway Company
Jolley
Nome
Alaska
Samuel. James
Joseph Krauskopf
Cinci
Henderson C. Corbin
National Guard
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