Barrington's Flight From Knuckleville To Gilt Gulch
Barrington relocates to Gilt Gulch chasing fortune in mining claims. A misfiled paper triggers conflict with Jim Busby, leading to an attempted shooting at the station. Susie Cutler intervenes and escorts Barrington aboard a train, avoiding execution but facing a life sentence.
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Arrington
Theodore Tuppenheim
Knuckleville
Tuppenheim
Charitable
Barrington
New England
Gilt Gulch
Nev
United States Senate
Colorado Springs
Denver
Susie
Hartford
Jim Busby
Busby
Jolly Dog
Jim
Sand City
Susie Cutler
Gilt Gulch Station
James Busby
Mr. Busby
Har
Mr. Barrington
Administration of Justice
Nevada
Harry
Senatorial Repartee Across the Senate Chamber
The anecdote recalls John J. Ingalls responding to Warren Dawes with a quip about directing remarks to the successor of Charles Sumner, not Daniel Webster. Similar wit is noted in Conkling Thurman exchanges, where Conkling bowing explains his turns like a Mussulman to Mecca or to English law.
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Senate
John J. Ingalls
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Mr. Dawes
Mr. Ingalls
Ingalls
Kansas
Charles Sumner
Daniel Webster
Conkling
Thurman
Mussulman
Mecca
England
Their Final Quarrel Over Diamond Ring Ends In Lost and Found
In a sensational tale from the Kansas City Times, a couple quarrels over an engagement ring after a painful breakup. The man initially discards the ring but later discovers it, admitting he had kept it in his pocket. The spouses reconcile privately, while an onlooker reports the dramatic emotional turn.
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Kansas City Times
Splitting a Botticelli Picture and its Fates
A dealer recalls dividing Botticelli panels to form separate works. He describes cases where halves surpassed wholes and a quarrel over a twin heir led to violence, a revolver strike, and eventual sale to Adolph Kann for 6 000 lire. the piece now reportedly lies in Russia. Goethe quote.
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Botticelli
Buttery
London
Herr Kaufmann
Berlin
Signor Barili
Joseph
Adolph Kann
Russia
E. Panzone
Strand Magazine
Anchor Line Great Lakes Trip Promises Scenic RailAdjacency
The Anchor Line offers deluxe Great Lakes steamship voyages linked to the Pennsylvania Railroad. June departures cruise Detroit River Lake St Clair Huron Soo locks and Portage entry with stops at Erie Cleveland Detroit Mackinac Island and Duluth. Five day Buffalo to Duluth itineraries cover 1100 miles.
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Great Lakes
United States
Canada
Atlantic
Great Lake
Lakes
Detroit River
Lake St. Clair
Great Ship Canal
Lake
Lake Huron
Soo
Lake and Canal
Michigan
Buffalo
Duluth
Juniata
Tienesta
Octorara
Erie
Cleveland
Detroit
Mackinac Island
Seo
Marquette
Houghton
Hancock
Pennsylvania Railroad
Standard Railroad of America
The Legislative Joker and Its Hidden Rewrites
A discussion of how subtle wording and punctuation can alter a law’s intent, with examples from Adams’s analysis. It cites the sale of public property to the lowest bidder, a mispunctuated tariff clause admitting duty free citrus, and a proposed March 17 legal holiday tied to the Boston Tea Party.
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Samuel Hopkins Adams
American Magazine
Congress
Massachusetts
Boston
New
Ancient Adage Related to Remedies Cited Syrus
A saying attributed to Syrus warns that some remedies can be worse than the disease they aim to treat. It reflects cautious approach to treatment during ancient times and cautions against overreach in medicine and prescriptions.
Swiss Divorce Settlements Tied to Court Reconciliation
An English correspondent notes Swiss practice requires a public Feuille d Avis notice inviting spouses to reconcile before judge. About 30 percent of divorces are settled at these meetings, with costs from $10 to $200 and often much lower if both sides agree.
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Mme
Switzerland
Geneva
San Francisco Chronicle
Damascus View from Mount Described in Historic Verse
The piece lauds a scene of Damascus as seen from a mountain where Mohammed renounced. It recalls leaving mosques bazaars marble baths courts of fountains shadowy khans and riverside gardens for the bare height where Abraham is said to have beheld monotheism.
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Damascus
Mohammed
Abraham
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Arthur Densmore
Ridgway
Johnsonburg Wilcox Kane
Wetmore, Ludlow
Sheffield
Clarendon Warren Irvington
Youngsville
Pittsfield
Waldameer Park
Four-Mile Creek Park
Johnstown
Perry Field
Prisque Isle Bay
Pennsylvania
Bek Bs Bloc
J. R. Wood
Garland
Spring Creek Corry Elgin
Union City
Waterford
Geo. W. Boyd
Cramire
Goethe
Railroad
Bulletin
Legislative Joker
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