Rule by a Woman by Frank H. Stauffer
In a woods flirtation Brice Rutherford's thoughts fix on Barbara Bradleigh while Miss Wentworth nudges in offering sly observations. Barbara and Mr. Dewan discuss a river legend as Brice wrestles with pride and remorse over past slights and a hinted ill fate. He apologizes for misconstrued words after a tense exchange about pain and gratitude, while Barbara's calm acknowledgment signals complex feelings.
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Mins Swentworth
Brice
Barbara
Miss Wentworth
Miss Bradleigh
Marguerite
Dewan
Mr. Dewan
Misa Wentworth
Mr. Devon
Charlie’. Dewan
Croylands
Brice Rutherford
Longfellow
Misa Bradleigh
Mise Bradleigh
Efe
Charlie Dewan
Son
Mr. Rutherford
Utn
Hia
Croy Lands
Mias Bradleich
Tre
The Woods at Croylands Brice Faces Barbara’s Hidden Feelings
Brice Rutherford probes Barbara Bradleigh as romance, jealousy, and class differences surface at Croylands. Miss Wentworth and Mr. Dewan move in and the pair navigate unspoken tension, a poetical magazine, and Barbara’s guarded affections amid mounting emotional risk.
Telephone Clearing House Promises Bank Progress
A Chicago Inter Ocean report describes a new telephone clearing-house system to settle checks between banks. Banks call partners to read amounts and drawers, balancing owed sums by a central bank. The scheme aims to curb overdrafts and speed settlements, with wide adoption expected across states.
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Chicago
Central
Sineis
New York
Noog
Opinions on trade strikes and education policy
A Chicago Journal piece argues strikes and lockouts threaten prosperity and deny fair returns to workers while urging calm, fair dealing, and education to avert unrest. It notes employers unite, millions idle, and stops on building, then advocates farming and skilled trades for independence and better futures for urban poor.
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Udea Globe
Chicago Journal
Where Theory Falls
A Collegiate Alumnae Association claims a family of four can live on 39.78 cents daily for food, but Chicago families show they have long practiced living on far less per person. The piece highlights the harsh reality of widespread poverty despite plenty and questions the feasibility of such frugality.
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Collegiate
Rail rate cuts under British rule boost Transvaal industry
Lord Milner announces about 8.75 million dollars yearly savings from reduced rail and freight charges in the Transvaal. Freight cuts range 40 percent for food and supplies, 26 percent for general freight, 10 to 15 percent on cement and steel. Ocean rates also eased. July 1 implementation. Higher traffic expected to yield greater mining profits and broader industrial growth under new administration. Source: New York Tribune.
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Transvaal
Ata
Kruger
Lord Milner
Ingrosa
South Africa
England
Cape
Pew
New York Tribune
The Extinction of Tuberculosis and Moral Ties
A historical commentary argues that the decline in tuberculosis deaths stems from sanitary and social improvements, not injections. It cites Koch acknowledging social betterment and worker protections as key factors, linking moral and physical health in disease decline.
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Koch
Many Persons Drop from Sight in London and New York
A London police report notes 174 missing persons in a year and recounts notable disappearances. The piece citesLt Edward W. Remey, H. Buel, James Conant, Thomas W. Fisher, and others, detailing eerie vanishings and the puzzling end of life stories amid broad inquiries. It also covers a Seattle-like grasp of immigrant arrivals and deportations, noting over 500,000 arrivals in 1802 and rising enforcement.
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Commissioner of Police of
London
Edward W. Remey
Navy
William B. Remey
George C. Remey
Roanoke
Slatant
H. Buel
New York
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Frank H. Stauffer
Aii
Sao Anas
Mr. Twan
Bis
Ake
Mober
Bricg
Misa
Avna Brown
New York American
Stitman
Conant
Harpers Weekly
Brooklyn
United States
Europe
Thomas W. Fisher
Washington
Baltimore
Fisher
Albany
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