The Subaltern, a Wager and Coaley's Ballroom
In Coaley a cavalry officer Second Lieutenant Rigson and Rev. Benjamin Battye aid a clever plan to win Lady Battye’s approval for Rigson to marry her daughter Gerty. A “wager” and a clowning ball stunt drive family tensions until truth and tact seal the engagement.
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Thornton Fisson
Thirtyfirst
Hussars
Coaley
Figson
Battye
Battye Hall
Rigson
Lady Battye
Benjy
Benjamin Battye
Gertrude
Mr. Rigson
Lady Bat
Gerty
England
Benjamin
Conley
Mr. Battye
Henry
Archdeacon Battye
Thirty-first Hussars
Ben
Miss Battye
Archdeacon Slater
Thornton Rigson
the Junior
Thornton
Girty
Bigvouw
Summer Bowers and Last Year’s Roses
Poem fragment from Blanche Trennor Heath of Reston Massachusetts contrasts Marie’s present bloom with Marion’s memory of last year. It depicts roses, melodies, spring desire, and nature as a backdrop to shifting affections and nostalgic fancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie
Marion
Blanche Trennor Heath
Old Age Pensions in Victoria Earns Public Aid
The Victoria old age pension act, tied to twenty years residence in the colony, provides 10 shillings weekly for seniors and for disabled workers from mining or hazardous labor. A married couple’s pension totals less. Early results show thousands applying, with few ineligible or over income from other sources. A London letter recounts veterans who helped build the country now needing support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Commonwealth of Australia
Victoria
Commonwealth
London
Carnegie Gifts Ten Million To Aid Scotch Higher Education
Carnegie grants ten million dollars to broaden access to higher education for Scottish students, illustrating his commitment beyond libraries. His Gospel of Wealth argues surplus wealth should fund diverse benefactions for the common good, from universities to public fireside adornment and public structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
The Nation's Birth and the Glory of Patriotism
Rev Fr D OCallaghan reflects on Independence Day as a hinge of liberty and morality. He frames patriotism as a divine obligation linking love of country with religion, urging devotion to justice, public virtue, and national unity under Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar
United States
Republic
Wolding
God
Earth
Sanger
Gerandeur
God of Nations
Fragmented World Facts From An Early 20th Century Column
A miscellany notes star magnitudes and light travel, sacred monasteries on Macedonian coast, fraternal group sizes, immigration trends, coffee trade and prices, Honolulu exterior lighting, antique coin sales, German schools abroad, global coffee routes, long criminal sentences in Naples, rising U S sugar usage, Maine wood spool industry, Russian newspaper anniversary in 1700s context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonian
United States
Canada
Odd Fellows
Canage
Dominion
Honolulu
Walla
London
Oxford
Charles
Oliver Cromwell
George
Edward
Constantin Buenos Ayres
Antwerp
Brussels
Barest
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Brazil
Chile
Bourmania
Dominions
Constantinopte
South
Puerto Rico
Java
Phi Pines
Hawaiii
Naples
Maine
Europe
Scotland
Bangor
Peter the Great
Bibliographical Society of Moscow
Out of the Ordinary Incomplete Facts and Figures
A miscellany of historical statistics and curiosities notes life expectancy gaps for drinkers and teetotalers, voting behavior tied to pension size, Arun Backswoodsmen in China, St Abyssinian’s conversion era, global population and horse ratios, Kansas Penitentiary visitor fees, sea casting loads with tallow samples, and New York foreign trade shares for 1890 with export declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
China
Germany
France
Austro-Hungary
Italy
Argentine Republic
Kansas State Penitentiary
New York
Sess Es
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Walter Wood
Reston, Mass
D. O'Callaghan
D. D
St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church
South Boston, Mass
The
Seeley
Indianapolis
Tos Commercial Club
Bell Tel
Howe
Katie
Plainfield
Ind
the. H. Lieber Company
West Washington Street
the H. Lieber Company
Kipp
Meridian
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