The Path He Chose
Two rival young men Chamberlain and Morton pursue power and love in a state, Morton funding a senatorial bid with accusations of briber and a court case. Helen Winston is torn between them until Morton wins and is later imprisoned then marries him, leaving for South America.
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Chamberlain
Morton
Mark
Helen Winston
Eve
Helen
United States
Orce
Washington
South America
Libel Suit A Century Old Between Post Office and Times
A 1807 libel clash emerges as the London Times attacked the Post Office for delaying foreign news to favor its in house news service that charged newspapers £100 for daily foreign summaries. The Post Office issued a libel writ but the case faded from pursuit and the summary service was later ended.
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Post Office
London Times
Times
Over the River Mary a Love Song in Atlanta Constitution
Poem by F. L. Stanton printed in the Atlanta Constitution, weaving a night journey of love. The speaker invites closeness as twilight deepens and dreams of heavenly love amid shadows and bells.
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Mars
Mary
God
F. L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Record-Setting Births Reported in Salt Lake City
The Salt Lake City board of health reports 49 births in one week averaging seven per day over 7 days. Clerk M L Brothers notes no prior period matches this. Salt Lake City supposedly has the highest birth rate among U S cities. The week included 25 male and 24 female births.
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Salt Lake City
Clerk Brothers
Pueblo
Cal
Professor Links Stupidity to Brain Nourishment and Connectivity
A distinguished professor argues that what is labeled as stupidity reflects poor nourishment of a brain area or a lack of communication with nerve fibers, implying cognitive performance is tied to neural vitality and connectivity.
Medical judgment extols Japanese diet and training methods
The Medical Record lauds Japanese health practices noting low meat intake, rice based meals, heavy water consumption, ample ventilation and fresh air inhalation, hydropathy and exercise as core to strong bodies and keen minds. It suggests European adoption of water drinking and frugal living for better health.
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Europe
America
America as Italians See It
Leslie's Magazine notes that Italian readers lack a true picture of America despite many books on New York and the Pan-American fair. The author recalls mediating a dispute about America’s essence, with one man imagining coal mines and mills, the other tall buildings and elevated trains.
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America
Italy
New York
Wilkesbarre
Leslie
Absentminded Man Sparks Lively Cigar Mishap
In a humorous exchange from the Chicago Daily News a man laments a lighted cigar end placed in his mouth by an absentminded companion. His wife responds with wry, practical commentary on the incident.
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Chicago Daily News
Why the Bicycle Persists in Modern American Life
A concise look at bicycles as practical, affordable transportation. It argues the bike remains popular despite cars, noting its health benefits and accessibility for the working class, and predicts cyclists will outnumber other pastimes for years.
Stronghold of a Hermit in Hedge Encloses Reclusive Farmer
James Mason, a former stock farmer at Great Canfield near Wessex, has lived isolated for 13 years inside a vast hedge and dyke enclosure. After a jilting at age 40 by a neighbor’s daughter, he cut off contact with all living beings, sleeping by day and working at night while villagers fear his armed solitude and refuse to breach the barrier. Only the village postman and a woodman have glimpsed him.
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James Mason
Beys
London Daily Mail
Great Canfield
Wessex
Mason
Epping Forest
Primitive Alabama Indians Still Living Like 19th Century Creek
A Kansas City Journal report describes the Alabama Indians of the Creek nation as primitive living in pale red clay huts and speaking a unique dialect with no English. The tribe, allied with the Snake Indians, resists white enrollment though many have recently joined the loyal Creek rolls. The prophet leads, claiming power to locate stolen horses, heal sickness, and summon rain, while pottery making survives only in an old woman's legacy.
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Kansas City Journal
Uphill Travel Describes Northwestern Arkansas Landscape
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece notes Arkansas travelers in Washington County and Fayetteville face constant uphill movement. It describes abrupt hills shaping locals, causing a slanted gait and seasickness on level ground, while all roads and directions lead uphill.
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Arkansas
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Washington County
Ozarks
Fayetteville
Conscientious Assassin Stab Victims Named Trevino
The Mexican Herald reports two Pedro Trevino men were stabbed in Monterey on Sunday night and near San Luisito the next night. Authorities believe a professional killer, paid to execute one Trevino, killed both to appease the other party.
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Pedro Trevino
Monterey
San Luisito
Mexican Herald
Traits of Indian Children and the Hardship of Gratitude
A Kansas City Journal excerpt recounts a teacher describing child injury in a laundry mangle and reflecting on cultural attitudes. The note jokes that Indians never appreciate favors and notes the difficulty of teaching gratitude to Indian children.
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Kansas City Journal
Muchly Married in Cairo Divorce Case Reveals Marital Totals
In Cairo Illinois a divorce case reveals a husband and wife each having four marriages. The wife’s mother also married four times, and a witness in the case had been married three times.
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Cairo, Il
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