Christmas Eve Courage Across Lanston's Glen
In Lanston's Glen on Christmas Eve 1880 Ella Lanston returns for a joyous ball at the Grand Occidental hotel hosted by Frank Hobart and Sam Britton. A mine fire traps workers. Frank hoists into the shaft to aid miners and is severely burned, saved by doctors and Ella's steadfast resolve.
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Ella
Frank
Sam Britton
Denver
Salt Lake
Howard Ford
Britton
Frank Hobart
the Glen
Frank Hobuart
Lanston’s Glen
Glen
Grand Occidental
Elia
Sam Britten
Brank
Elin
Waal
Thia
Ela
Ena
Sam
Mining Camp Belle Glen and Its Grim Frontier Legacy
A fragmentary 19th century sketch describes Belle Glen a western mining camp near a canyon in the Wahpatch Mountains about thirty miles from Salt Lake City. It notes Frank Hobart’s silver Jade find of 1881 and the social dynamic under Capt. Lanston with Lanston’s wife Fila Lanston as a focal point amid rough camp life.
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Glen
Wah- Patch Mountains
Salt Lake City
Lansion's Glen
Church of Latter-Day Salute
the Glen
Frank Hobart
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Lanston's Glen
Occidental
Capt
Lanston
Brank Hobart
Capt. Lanston
Minera
Stoten
Fila Lanston
Ragit Hobart
Dla
Nightingale
Rowminda Adimirovas
Christmas Miracle in Lanaton's Glen
A miner Frank Hobart recovers sight after months of darkness with aid of an oculist it leads to a joyous yearly celebration. His wife, who stood by him, proclaims renewed vows as the community joins a grand ball and banquet with miners and families in a festive New Year display.
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Grand Occidental
Franks Trobart
Ella
Ella Lanston
D Lanston
Frank Hobart
Denver
Lanston
Ford
Elin
Frank
Sam Dritton
Mr. Hobart
Sam Britton
Lanaton's
Glen
Oculista
Alfred R. Calhoun
Vemorest's
Christmas Spirit Versus Worldly Fears In Modern Society
A selection discusses the true spirit of Christmas amid commercial pressures. It contrasts the earlier holiday joy with modern anxiety over expense and social obligations, noting goodwill grows yet fashionable virtue may dull the meaning.
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Rother
Hood
Post Office
Charles Dudley Warner
Harper's Magazine
Texas Jnelk linked to four Denison murders in 1900s case
Richard Edwards alias Texas Jnelk sits in Douglas county jail in Superior Wisconsin awaiting transfer to Texas. He is charged with four Denison murders on May 17, described as a cold blooded set of crimes with multiple victims including Mrs. Hagney Maud Kramer Rose Stewart and the Hawley sisters. Police pursued a nationwide tip, aiming for extradition once papers arrive.
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Went Superior
Wis
Texan Weat Surenon
Douglas County
Texas
Richard Edwards
Texas Jnelk
Denison
Southwest
Edwards
St. Louis
Grayson County
Superior
Edwarda
Hagney
Haynes
Gaber
Woodlawn Boulevard
Garner
Mora
Garners
Mrs. Haynes
Half-Acre
Ure
Maud Kramer
Kramer
Rose Stewart
Dr. Hawley
Misses Florestine
Alice Hawley
Alice
Hoouge
Labor Congress Proposal Defeated at Federation Meeting
At the American Federation of Labor convention the morning session resumed debate on a labor congress during the World's Fair. The vote rejected action to assist the project while a resolution urged defending unions targeted by Knights of Labor. The committee’s recommendation was adopted. The federation also backed labor representation in government departments and urged friends of labor to command the militia.
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Paraperpara
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Gator Wnions
Knights of Labor
Friends of Labor
Friends of Capital
Insane Mother Slays Infant Eyes in Michigan
In Rogers City Michigan on December 17 Mrs Henry Baxter attacked her year old baby in its crib stabbing both eyes with a pony knife. The frantic act followed weeks of insanity signals and the husband attempted to intervene as the child neared death. Nearby in Great Tarps Montana cattleman W Gould Smith was found dead on the prairie seven miles from Fort Benton his body frozen and without wounds. He left his ranch on Saturday with his horse saddled and bridled. The local authorities presume exposure or accident in freezing conditions.
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Rogers City
Mich
Henry Baxter
Smith
Mont
W. Gould Smith
Choteau County
Fort Benton
Teton Lad
Fort Renton
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Chris
Solomon
Gurley
Webbe
John
Obria
Mitie Chris
Walla
Alice Williame Brotherton
Gart
Belle
Ind
Mannie
Santa Claus
Minnie
Arabella
Yale
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Dillons
Osaoon
Lowell
Mose
J. F. Einennes
Conway, Ark
Tl. A, Ancien, M. D
Oxford
Brooklyn
M. F
Boston
Aupmr
the Contanr Company
Murray Street
New York City
Ball
Waynetown
Esselte
E. Detchon
Crawfordeville
Geo. W. Teed
Webster City
Icwa
Elli A. Barron
New Ross
Indiana
THE
Choago
Ae Island
Eit Geen Font
Doliets
Ieee Ie Beat Saat
Ovesnio
Bun Sean
seaAsTiAn
Tiana Rem
Ray
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