West Cary Love Story Through Malvina Fletcher
Burt Olds, a quiet West Cary youth, helps secure Malvina Fletcher the new schoolteacher. Aboard a buggy they grow close, sharing moonlit rides and games, till news of their engagement reaches Duke County. Wade Loring’s interference ends as Burt wins Malvina’s heart with steady care and honesty.
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Tom
Burt
Miss Fletcher
Malvine Fletcher
Mr. Pease
Malvina Fletcher
Howe
Malvina
Barta
West Cary
Wade Loring
Burt Olds
Photon
Mamma
Sam
Duke County
Mr. Lorine
Burning Mountain Fire in Wyoming's Ancient Coal Bank
The Burning Mountain in Johnson County Wyoming has burned for centuries, with coal reefs visible and fires raging above and underground. Winds fan the blaze to a fierce surface glow while gases from the burning coal pose serious dangers to visitors and locals.
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Johnson County
Wyoming
New York Journal
Georgia Law Makers Convene at Capitol In October Session
Georgia lawmakers opened with Speaker Atkinson in attendance as the House began routine business. New bills were introduced, including a conference on an urgent deficiency appropriation, and measures ranging from payrolls for deceased soldiers’ families to refinery and county treasurer bond issues. Joint sessions elected judges and a solicitor general, with several circuits represented.
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Moxpay
Atkinson
Senate
Dingley
Executive Department
Auburn
Medical Institute of Georgia
Guaranty
Chatham County
Flint
John J. Hunt
J. H. Cotton
Thomaston
C. L. Bartlett
Macon
Atlanta
J. H. Lumpkin
Tursday
House
Smith
Allen
Upson
Huret
Walton
J. L. M. Curry
Curry
Mershon
Glynn
Wepxes Bay
Wilson
Ware
Supreme Court
Turner
Putnam
Major Bacon
Bibb
Georgia
Hall of Warren
Stiles
Sims
Brooks
Judiciary Committee
West
Hancock
Committee On Education
Neill
Fulton
Bacon
Bible
Charles J. Jenkins
Charles J. McDonald
Mr. Fleming
Richmond
Curious African Weights and Senate Notes From Moxpay
Reports from Moxpay and nearby towns detail senate sessions with amendments on judge elections and prohibition measures. Topics include a Canton school board, jury duty exemptions, and executive confirmations, plus value explanations of African weights and a marine cable repair method.
Repeal Bill Passes Senate Curbing Silver and Seigniorage
National Capital notes detail the repeal of the Sherman act leading to a sharp drop in silver prices in London and New York, with bullion value in a dollar around 52 cents. It also covers the Senate judiciary committee’s inaction on Hornblower’s nomination, seigniorage figures, and the swift passage of the repeal bill with President Cleveland signing at 4:25 p.m. after a rapid House vote.
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Senate
London
New York
Judiciary Committee
Hornblower
Supreme Court
Sherman
Carlisle
Treasury
Springer
Treasury Department
Committee On Banking and Currency
Cleveland
Congress
House
Pearson
Committee
Crisp
Stevenson
Capitol
White House
Cannon
California
Buffalo Courier
Kindle
Washington Star
World's Fair Ends Amid Harrison Tragedy in Chicago
Chicago notes mark the end of the world’s fair after Mayor Harrison’s death. A brief festival hall gathering heard a prayer, speeches, and sympathy resolutions. Financial figures estimate total revenue around 14 million, with expenses about 7 million and stockholder prospects unclear. Attendance totals and per-day admissions are listed, followed by a long regional verse about hunting.
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Chicago
Harrison
Festival Hall
Barrows
Palmer
Higinbotham
Carter H. Harrison
Mr. Harrison
Peck
Seeberger
Trevenue
State Funeral for Composer Gounod in Paris
The state funeral for M. Gounod was held in Paris on Friday. The body was taken to the Church of Madeleine as an immense crowd filled Place de la Madeleine and surrounding streets. The church interior and portico were draped in black with mourning emblems and a silver shield bearing the initials C. G.
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M. Gounod
Paris
Church of Madalaine
Place de la Madalaine
C. G
Small Boy's Fun On Slippery Ice Scene
A fragment describes children skating on a dangerous ice surface with one boy urging another to join. The dialogue hints at fear of breaking through and drowning, with stray letters suggesting overheard speech and a tense moment among youths by the ice.
A Big Museum Funded By Marshall Field For World’s Fair Exhibit
A Chicago dispatch reports Marshall Field will donate one million dollars to fund a museum for the World’s fair. Conditions call for five hundred thousand more in subscriptions and transfer of World’s Fair stock to the museum, with George M. Pullman already subscribing one hundred thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Marshall Fields
Fields
Museum
Mr. Field
George M. Pullman
World’s Fair Exhibits for the Southeastern Exposition in Augusta
A Chicago special reports many American and foreign exhibitors will ship goods to the Southeastern Exposition in Augusta Georgia, opening November 14. Favorable climate and transit ease draw exhibitors away from California, while the Augusta site’s location and size boost regional appeal. Prendergast in Court arraigned for Mayor Harrison’s murder in Chicago. not guilty plea entered as court adjourned to allow counsel.
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Augusta
Chicago
California
Prendergast
Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast
Harrison
Horton
Pith and Point Mixed Sayings Wordplay and Jests
A jumble of quips and witticisms from various papers including references to Truth Lite and the Elmira Gazette. The snippets mention weathered lines about laws apples and portraits with several humorous exchanges and bite sized gags reflecting early 20th century newspaper humor. Notable bits reference a tea set the American flag and a quip about a tow-path mule and Arn.
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Elmira Gazette
Washington Star
Boston Globe
Tommy
Indianapolis Journal
New York Herald
Buffalo Corrier
Longest Day Hours Across Cities
The New York Sun notes Spitzbergen holds the longest day of three and a half months. Wardburg Norway sees continuous daylight from May 21 to July 22. Tornea Finland reports June 21 at twenty two hours, while Christmas daylight is under three hours. St Petersburg has nineteen and five hours for its longest and shortest days. London at sixteen and a half hours, Montreal sixteen, New York about fifteen.
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Spitzbergen
Wardburg
Norway
Tornea
Finland
St. Petersburg
London
Montreal
New York
Tallest adult males by nation and height averages
The English professional classes top the list as the tallest adult males at five feet nine and a quarter inches. Americans follow closely, with English of all classes a minute fraction behind. Most European nations average five feet six inches. Austrians, Spaniards, and Portuguese fall just short of this standard according to London Law.
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Tie
Tin
Ils
Iie
H. C. Dodge
Sun
Emma A. Opper
Ephraim Olds
Ephraim —Olds
Marcus Loring
Wade
Trenton
Bart
Tenton Village
Mr. Fletcher
Fina
the State Legislature
Tatum
Dade
Fleming
State Lunatic Asylum
Georgina State Hospital
Heard County
Warm Springs
McAfee
Little
Etowah
Cherokee County
Canton
Hurley
Pulaski County
Lincoln County
Hogan
Reese
Secretary of State
Committee On Elections
Ramsey
Persons
Talbot County
Edwards
Covington
Northen
John T. Allen
Judge County
Baldwin County
B. P. Bailey
Judge County Court
Butts County
W. F. Brown
Judge City
Carroll County
E. Herrman
Dodge County
H. V. Whipple
Dooly County
G. W. Warren
Jefferson County
E.W. Beck
Judge
Spalding County
O. M. Colbert
Taylor County
Solictor
Terrell County
4. S. Morgan
Solicitor County Court
Warren County
D. M. Clarke
Wayne County
H. C. Kittles
Screven County
Walter M. Clements
Solicititor
T. L. Holton
Wilcox County
D. B. Nicholson
H. P. Lumpkin
Walker County
House of Representatives
Wepvyespar
Milledgeville
Wilkes County
Ramsey-Reese
Haynie
Floyd County
Soudon
Maldives
Laynedives Islands
Zanzibar
Niger
Guinea
Liberia
Africa
Kong
Bondouka
Sea
Europe
RepParRine
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Ginha Jous Bosse
Bob White
Old Bob
White
WM. M. Folsom
Atlanta Journal
Gounod
Jimas
Guild of Lawsmiths
Seattle Telegraph
Chicago Herald
Atlanta Constitution
Boston Courier
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