Paris Intrigue Drives Stanton Toward a Second Chance
Stanton, pursuing Esther Thorndike, encounters Braddon and his daughter in Paris. He tools his way through social introductions while wrestling desire and duty. A dinner invitation and a looming reunion threaten to unravel his resolve as memories and motive pull him toward a dangerous confession.
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Stanton
North Africa
Europe
Place de la Concorde
Spain
Italy
Bagdad
Bois de Boulogne
Jie
Ian
Sam
Esther Thorndike
Thaddeus Braddon
Braddon & Burridge
Braddon
John Olmstead
Mr. Braddon
Paris
Varis
America
Stanton and Miss Braddon Exchange Quiet Reflections
In a restrained exchange, Stanton weighs his changed self while Miss Braddon notes his altered manners and jokes about his freckles. He admits past flaws and hopes his improvement is evident to her, acknowledging how far he has come.
Good Samaritan in Jail in Old Paris Debtor Wing Tale
An American, Col. Swan, famed for aiding debtors in the Sainte-Velagie prison, is recounted from The Dungeons of Old Paris. A Wash ington ally with Lafayette, he died in confinement yet gave alms to fellow inmates and funded one debtor's wage in advance.
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Sainte-Velagie
Col. Swan
Paris
Washington
Lafayette
Iit
Chicago Fire Department System Acknowledges Speed and Skill
Frederick Boyd Stevenson details Chicago’s fire service from alarm to action. He describes Box 333 at Halsted and Madison, rapid engine response, horse harnessing, and the disciplined teamwork of Chief Swenie and the battalions. He notes annual fires, alarms, and the city’s vast fire protection network.
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Chicago
Halsted
Madison Streets
Great Fire Department of
Halsted and
Fourteenth Streets
D. J. Swenie
Army
Navy
Chicago Fire Department
Fire Department of
Frederick Boyd Stevenson
Revival of New Airline Railroad Between New York and Chicago
A New York paper reports eastern railroad men and financiers pushing a revived airline railroad from New York to Chicago. The route would pass through northern New Jersey, the Mauch Chunk coal fields, Ohio via Cleveland and Toledo, then toward South Bend and Chicago. Travel time projected at about 16 hours with fast freight trains and reuse of old charters.
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New York
Eastern Railroad
Chicago
New Jersey
Mauch Chunk
Pennsylvania
Oil City
Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
South Bend
Atlantic Seaboard
Biscuits Fail Yeast Here Morning Kitchen Exchange
A fragment shows a domestic dialogue about failed yeast in biscuits. The husband asks what’s the matter and the wife explains the yeast failed this morning. The brief hints at a domestic kitchen incident with no further details.
Indiana Miners Convene In Terre Haute For Three Day Meet
The annual District No. 11 United Mineworkers convention opened in Terre Haute with about 50 delegates. Key topics included powder purchase, weekly pay law, and operator relations. W. D. Van Horn expected to be re elected president as tensions over pay days and contracts persist.
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Terre Haute
Ind
United Mineworkers of America
Indiana
Kentucky
W. D. van Horn
van Horn
United Mine Workers of America Association
J. K. Kennedy
Saw Mill Boiler Explodes Near Muncie Killing Several
The Jamen Nickum sawmill six miles southwest of Muncie Indiana was wrecked by a boiler explosion. Two men are dead, two more will die, and three others are injured. The blast came as a water pump broke with the boiler at full steam. The engineer and proprietor had spotted the trouble. Nickang escaped but the building collapsed. The boiler shattered into three pieces, scattering debris up to 300 yards. The farm owner Prof Bell, former editor of the Indiana School Journal, owned the 500 acre tract.
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Muncie
Ind
Jamen Nickum
Nickang
Bell
Indiana School Journal
Indianapolis
Master in chancery files report in Metropolitan Trust Co case
W P Fishback master in chancery reports in United States court case Metropolitan Trust Co versus Lake Cities Railroad Co The Lake Cities Co is under a receiver and liens including labor claims have priority over the trust company mortgage highlighting the disputed senior claims in the proceedings
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Indianapolis
Ind
W. P. Fishback
United States Court
Metropolitan Trust Co
New York
Lake Cities Railroad Co
Lake Cities Co
Master In Chancery
Prisoner Escapes Through Furnace Pipe at Indiana Jail
Lawrenceburg Indiana March 22 The jail inmate Albert Hayes who faced charges of sterling rubber hose theft fled from the jail by removing the furnace register cover and crawling through a tin pipe to the furnace door. He crossed a small fire leaving his coat behind.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Albert Hayes
Fire Chief Killed Saving Woman and Girl in Indianapolis
Assistant Fire Chief Coots died after being thrown from his buggy while rushing to a blaze. He saved a woman and a girl who darted into his path, swerved to avoid them, and landed on the pavement.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Coots
Brake Man Simmons Killed in Garrett Yard Incident
Auburn Indiana March 21 brake man Simmons was killed almost instantly in the Baltimore and Ohio yards at Garrett while making up a train. The accident occurred during yard work causing a fatality and prompting an investigation by railroad officials.
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Auburn
Ind
Simmons
Baltimore and Ohio
Garrett
Warsaw Soldier Walter Scott Dies in Manila
Walter Scott of Warsaw Indiana 2nd Lieutenant in Company H 160th Indiana Volunteers died last October in Manila. His remains were brought to his parents home for burial.
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Warsaw
Ind
Walter Scott
This County
Indiana
Manila
Judge Baker Rules Barrett Law Unconstitutional
Federal Judge Baker declares Indiana Barrett law unconstitutional to assess street improvement costs by frontage. Case James Charles vs Marion city and Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paying Co. temp injunction had barred improvements. ruling aligns with US Supreme Court Ohio decision that assessments must reflect benefited value, not frontage, risking delayed city improvements this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Baker
Federal
James Charles
Marion
Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paying Co
Indianapolis Aims for Electric Railway to Cincinnati
Plans are underway to connect Indianapolis with Cincinnati by electric railway following the old national road toward Richmond. A line from Indianapolis to Greenfield Hancock county is to open within two months, with extensions Greenfield to Knightstown and a franchise sought from Richmond. An Eaton company franchise from Richmond to Eaton links to a Day-ton Hamilton line, already connected to Cincinnati, with eventual direct routes to Cincinnati via the most direct lines.
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Indianapolis
Tad
Cincinnati
Richmond
Greenfield
Hancock County
Knightstown
Wayne County
Henry County
Eaton (Ohio) Company
Eaton
Daytor
Hamilton
Terre Haute trotting association posts three $10,000 purses
The Terre Haute Trotting Association will add three $10,000 purses for 2-year-old trotters, 3-year-old trotters, and 2-year-old pacers. Nominations are due this year, with races planned for the fall meeting of 1902, in addition to the regular purses already offered.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Terre Haute Trotting Association
Remarkable housekeeper suit in Indiana circuit court
In Richmond on March 23 a case with notable features is before the circuit court Nancy Reeder sues the estate of Henry C Morris for 15000 dollars for twenty years of housekeeper service and other duties A Wayne county jury sits with Judge Barnard presiding at the Henry circuit court
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Richmond
Ind
Nancy Reeder
Henry C. Morris
Wayne County
Barnard
Henry Circuit Court
Farmer George Kuehert Dies in Dooryard Shooting
Valparaiso Indiana reports the accidental self inflicted shooting of 25 year old farmer George Kuehert in his dooryard while preparing to shoot at a flock of five geese. His wife witnessed the event and is described as nearly insane. He had been married only a month.
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Naples
Sam
Bain
San Martino
Capri
Pope
Herculanium
Robert Stanton
Sle
Tsther Thorndike
Jie
Stanton
Bradson
Thaddeus Braddon
Braddon & Warridge
Bankers
New York
John Olmstead
Dan Olmstead
Mary Olmstead
Siay
Shell
Valparaiso, Ind
George Kuehert
Hunter Dies in Accident After Gun Misfire
Guehert a 22 year old hunter dies when his firearm discharges under his chin. He leaves a widow.
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Valparaiso
Ind
George Guehert
Electric rail line plan links Ft Wayne to Lafayette
Peru Ind March 21 The latest scheme of electric railway lines is construction from Ft Wayne to Lafayette about 100 miles using the old bed of the Wabash and Erie canal. Later the line will be extended to Toledo from Ft Wayne.
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Peru
Ind
Ft. Wayne
Lafayette
Toledo
Tragic 3-year-old Drowns After Cistern Incident
A three year old boy named John Massey drowned after falling into an eight foot cistern while playing near boards that covered the top. The accident occurred on a day in March in Washington, Ind. Authorities investigated the incident as a fatal drowning.
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Washington
Ind
John Massey
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Miss Braddon
Mr. Stanton
Gulf of Siam
Siam
London
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Papa
Historical Society of London
Ile
Vesu
Good Samaritan
Fire Department
Swenie
City of
Chiease
Air Line
Labor Claims
Hilled
Carpenters
An& Indianapolis
Hunter
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