The Roxbury Intrigue Deepens in Chapter XV III
In a Washington saga of espionage and marriage plots, Senator's jealousy and a secret letter drive Cora Elliston's scheme to force a dangerous match. Eugene Cleveland wrestles with conscience as Cora moves toward Flora Leland as a possible bride to secure wealth and power. Warren Leland’s country visit details reveal family ties and social stakes.
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Bion
Eugene
Emene
Cora
Het
New York
Diatrust
Eugenie
Washington
Peg
Cleveland
Sendtor
Agose Eugene
Cofi
Bie
Relf
Myriele
Miss Osgood
Miss van Name
Miss Gould
Miss de Laney
Maovel
Eugenes
Flora Leland
Eugene Cleveland
Emily
Taire
Flora
Cora Elliston
Kberty
Sgiun
Meta Fielding
Lelands
Roxbury
The Power of Three in Myth and Science
A Chambers Journal note on the superstition of the number three in culture and religion, citing triads in myth and Shakespeare, and a PhysicoLogist’s observation in France about fly wing beats at about 33 per second and a speed of one kilometre per minute for a fly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythagoras
France
Coal Creek Convicts Escape from Branch Prison
A Knoxville special reports fifty convicts escaped Coal Creek branch prison Tuesday by crawling through a waterway bar to the stockade at dusk. Guards fired in pursuit though no deaths are confirmed. Details on escape are incomplete with several names and actions unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Creek
Knoxville
Scientist Bath Charm Turns Stranger Into Guest
Mrs Botkine schemes to host a visiting Canadian bacteriologist by turning their bathroom into a germ display while her husband, Professor Botkine, delays him with science talk. The prank backfires when a well dressed guest becomes uneasy, and the couple discovers the guest is actually Commodore Smith’s son Mr Worthington Smith visiting from San Francisco.
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Warren Leland
Leland
Nathan Metcalf
Denton
Clara
Seth Gridley
Metcalf
Nathan Mielcalf
Madson Square
New York
Blue Devils
T Ba
L Owly
Gridley
Roxbury
Seth
Theniversity of California
Berkeley
Hay
Selma
Smith
Agassiz
Ae . Smith
Worthington Smith
Professor Botkine
James
Hailnet
George
Mr. Smith
Bacilli
Bothine
Alameda
World’s longest bridge span proposed at Hoboken
Scientific and industrial notes cover Hoboken New Jersey bridge plans claiming a single 5850 foot span as the world’s longest. Other items report Lake Michigan depths, armored fleas, a Friedenville engine, rain-making theories, sea depth sounding methods, air brakes for trains, a pink pearl found in Nassau, and artificial diamonds shown in Britain.
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Hoboken
N. J
Lake Michigan
Friedenille
Penn
Academie Des Sciences
Paris
M. Baudoin
Nassau
British Association For the Advancement of Science
M. Moissans
Natural Curiosities Reflect Nature's Resemblances Across Seeds and Organs
The article notes curious visual parallels between natural objects and human or mechanical forms. Cocoanuts resemble skulls, walnuts mimic brains, plums and cherries echo eyes, almonds resemble noses, and shells resemble ears. It links growth shapes to human anatomy and historic inventions, from mammoth squash to chair-like frogs stool and even hinges to butterflies.
Buried treasure found on Texas farm near Abilene
Farmhand on the Hamon farm about twelve miles from Abilene discovers a pot of gold and silver totaling $3,000. Other items include President Cleveland's Hartford visit for a funeral, a New Jersey senate dispute, a postponed Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley sale, Honduran revolution news, a Memphis and Charleston train robbery plot, a Boone county poor farm fire killing eight inmates, and the fire's unknown origin.
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Hamon
Abilene
Texas
Cleveland
Misa Rose Elizabeth Cleveland
Thurber
Hartford
Conn
Henry Eurastis Hastings
First National Bank of
Fort Payne
Ale
Werts
New Jersey
Beasley
Supreme Court
Senates of
Attorney General
Senate
Greensboro
N. J
Cape Fear
Yadkin Valley
New York
New York World
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Memphis and Charleston
Pocahontas
Tenn
Memphis
Charleston
Boone County
Hibbard
Steward
Growth of the South Industrial Review Shows Surging New Plants
A weekly review of Southern industry reports continued growth in new and enlarged manufactories and rising demand for machinery. Fifty new industries formed, twelve expansions, and eleven new buildings noted, with capital ranges from 8 000 to 300 000 dollars across Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
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Augusta
Atlanta
Blount Stave and Machinery Co
New Orlans Yarn History Mill, Limited
Capital
Meyrr
West Viginia
Port Pleasent
W. Va
New Orleans
Ivens Manufacturng Co., Limited
Wheeling
J. W. Belz & Sons Co
Smackover
Ark
Globe LamberCo
Pine Bluff
Umber Company
Tucooa
Simpson Lumber Co
Callas
Texas
Crystal Ice Co
Westminister
8. C
Westminister Lumber Co
Jackson
Mies
Glenwood
Gaz
Opelika
Ale
Spartanburg
D. C
Wolen
Staunton
Val
Piedmont
Pollard
Ala
Mountain Home
Roseville
Amicd
van Buren
Covington
Camden
New Braunfels
Little Rock
Angus Prefrigs Erator
Gainesville
Fla
Camerica
King’s Mountain
N. C
el Paso
Texan
Sherril
Als
Madison
Center Point
Crawford
A’ Ga
Louisville
Columbia
8.C
New Bevis
Wayneevilla
Lexlogio Ks
Tenn
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Mrs.kuiaior P. Carlton
CBOE
Cora Hillston
Sherwood Elliston
Senecarn
Heaven
Botkine
Adeline 8
Mionarun Care
Ellen Vervene
Pennsylvania
Ohio
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