The Old Well Sweep Returns to Sedgick Farm
Dora Sedgick returns home to restore the beloved well sweep after a fire and family strife. Martin abandons emigration, buys a painting of the well, and Dora and Martin reunite with plans to marry. Grandsir Sedgick finds comfort in seeing Dora back, while Ellen and Squire cheer a restored home.
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Jotham
Squire Sedgick
Mrs. Sedgick
Ellen
Grandsir Sedgick
Savin Hill
Eunice
Savin Spring
Weil
Kendal
She
Dora
Adam
Cain
Martin Sedgick
Grandsir
Martin
Miss Brownlee
Sedgick
Marian Brownlee
Perce
Ellén
Grandsor
Grandsir Sedzick
Marin
Mertin
Eilen
Oldest Tree of Teneriffe Echoed Through Time
The Crazon Tree in Orotava near Puerto de Tyde on Teneriffe is cited as the world’s oldest tree by Humboldt and Herschel. It stood as a temple site for the Guaches for two millennia until uprooted by a 1867 hurricane. Benjamin Watton of Defiance Ohio remains the sole surviving office holder from Jackson era politics.
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Teneriffe
Canaries
Porto Santo
P.co de Tyde
Orotava
Humboldt
John Herschel
St. Louis
Benjamin Watton
Defiance
Ohio
Holder
Askew Jackson
Scientific and industrial notes from the era
Chinese botanists grow oaks in thimbles and cholera bacteria die quickly when buried properly. The University of Pennsylvania will house a chemistry building. High voltage transmission could cut costs for long distances. Color blindness and other scientific observations are discussed. Coal findings in Asia Minor. blowsnake behavior in California. Auger design details. advances in lecture visuals. Van Rysselberghe’s meteorograph inventor. dreams in humans and animals. Niagara power at 100,000 volts could reach Chicago with low loss. A large French dirigible project described. Enameling iron for electrical use explained with precise ingredient mix.
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University of Pennsylvania
Phildelphia
Edinburgh Review
Djebeli-Ebou-Feyaz
Zer
Asia Minor
Sacramento Valley
California
M. van Rysselberghe
Antwerp
Niagara
Chicago
France
la France
Clever conductor tricks passenger on Euclid line
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report describes a conductor on the Euclid avenue street car who for four mornings paid a passenger's fare with a $10 bill. On the fifth day he presented a bag of 975 copper coins as change, admitting he kept 25 coins as his fare. The passenger, who lived at the line’s end, was inconvenienced and now rides a different car.
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Euclid Avenue
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Mound City Pronunciation Debate
The piece discusses how Mound City named for St Louis prompts debate over pronunciation. Some favor St Louie to honor the saint, others argue for English spelling and sound like St Louis. It notes early settlers spoke differently and argues for broader acceptance of the French pronunciation.
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St. Louis
St. Louie
Louis
Hume
Lewis
France
St. Looe
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Swan Breeding Ventures Draw Northward Attention
A Biddeford farmer profits from swan breeding with pairs selling at 40 to 75 dollars. Hatches average three to six young, with eggs laid in June and maturity at fourteen months. Swans become cross with a brood and require constant supervision when penned. The piece cites the New York Independent and notes early English cookery dating to 1390, Thy Forme of Gary.
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Biddeford
New York Independent
Georgia News Notes Confederate Vet Association elects Evans president
Georgia notes report Fulton County Confederate Veterans elect General Clement A Evans as association president. Luke arrest of Mrs Jeannette Hammond over Gate City bank looting yields bond. other items include Waddell vs Georgia State Agricultural Society ruling, and Georgia rail and bank news.
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The
Fulton County Confederate Veterans’ Association
Clement A. Evans
Jeannette Hammond
Atlanta
Lewis Redwine
Gate City
Fulton County Grand Jury
Colville
Waddell
Westmoreland
Georgia State Agricultural Society
Whitecappers Convicted in Carroll County Riot Trials
Eleven citizens of Carroll County Georgia were found guilty in the white cap riot cases. Dick Byrd and others faced the jury as prosecutors tied the elements of the crime to the Bowens and White family disputes. Several defendants turned state's evidence, while more indictments remain, and sentencing is expected within days.
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Northen
Clay County
Joe Burnett
J. H. Guerry
Jim Griggs
Dawson
Carroll County
Atlanta Journal
Georgia
Sampson Harris
Harris
Old County
Carroll
White Cap
Superior Court
Quien
Dick Byrd
Sam Britt
Byrd
Wiley Duke
Fred Duke
Willie Chambers
Jesse Brooks, Sr
Baptist Church
Jesse Brooks, Jr
Willis OC. Brooks
Bob Ayers
John J. Pollard
Thomas Roach
John Plemmons
Richard Byrd
Green Simkins
John Dukes
Wiley Dukes
Fred
Will Chambers
Nolle
J. H. L. Benford
Mary E. White
John White
Benford
White
Haralson County
Henry Benford
Price Benford
Mrs. White
J. H. L.benford
New Mexico
Sam Bowen
Bowen
Carroll Superior Court
Pertica
Dobbins and Dazey Dispute Firm Blame
Nashville Sunday reports J P Dobbins of the firm Dobbins and Dazey says a report is in error claiming he exonerated partner George A Dazer from blame for wrecking the firm. Dazey contends he alone bears responsibility for losses.
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Nashville
J.P. Dobbins
Dobbins & Dazey
George A. Dazer
Dazey
Williams Marshall county judge charged with larceny and forging bonds
Marshall county judge W. J. Leonard has been arrested on charges of larceny forgery and altering public records in connection with issuing and redeeming county bonds. Also noted are plans for Confederate veterans ceremonies in New Orleans on May 21 and a devastating fire in Water Valley Graves county Kentucky.
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W. J. Leonard
Marshall County
Tenn
General Gordon
New Orleans
Mr. Davis
Water Valley
Graves County
Newspapermen Meet in Atlanta on Telegraph News Plan
Editors and controllers from nearly every prominent southern daily gathered in Atlanta on Wednesday to discuss establishing a telegraphic news service for afternoon papers. Snow in Minnesota brought three feet of new snow on an April 20 night, causing disruption from St Paul to Stillwater, with Minneapolis reporting no streetcar service after late Wednesday.
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South
Atlanta
Minnesota
St. Paul, Minn
Minneapolis
Stillwater
Defaulted cashier John Schardt dies after brain congestion
John Schardt, the defaulting cashier of Mechanics' Savings Bank and Trust Company of Nastville Tennessee, died Monday from congestion of the brain. The bank has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors with James J. Pryor as assignee. Assets are about $200000 while liabilities run to $159000.
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John Schardt
Mechanics’ Savings Bank and Trust Company
Nastville, Tenn
James J. Pryor
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Erina
New South Wales
John Tyler
William Henry Harrison
Millard Fyfre
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Andrew Johnson
Chester
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Mos
Babel
Paris
London
Chancerlane
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Temple
New York Sun
New York Advertiser
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Hayes
Garfield
Cleveland
Harrison
E. Irenaeus Stevenson
Helen Forrest Graves
Feldman
Doras
Mound City
Gary
Georgia News Notes
George A. Clarke & Brother
Newark
N. J
Boston
Philadelphia
Savannah News
Central Railroad
Savannah
Bob Hardeman
Augusta
Comptroller General's Office
Okefenokee
St. Mary’s
Henry Jackson
St. Mary’s River
Lincoln
Davis
Jefferson Davis
Richmond
Montgomery
Ala
State Capitol
Confederate States of America
State
D. N. Speer
People of
Citizen's Bank of
John B. Gordon
S. B. Buckner
trans-Mississippi
Speer
LaGrange
Speer & Speer
Troup County
Major Speer
J. W. Renfroe
Exposition Cotton Mills
Newnan
Monroe
Carrollton
Weather Bureau
Morrill
J. Bowen
W. J. Britt
Frank Eason
Tree 3
Turney
Tennessee
William H. Carroll
M Phis
Democratic Executive Committee
Federal Grand Jury
Commercial National Bank
J. P. Dobbins
Mu Knight
Pelican
Lady Ensley Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Horse Creek
Jasper
Hattie Ensley
Lady Ensley
Sheffield
Russelville
Franklin County
Government Treasury
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega
State University
U. S. Army
Secretary of War
Bose
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