Plane to rob Boomville Bank Ends in a Fatal Escape
In a bank conspiracy, Samuel Lyman plots a flawless heist with Lurline Bannettie. Lurline betrays him, preventing his murder of her and burning the bank to hide the loot, then flees by sleigh with the money as Lyman dies inside.
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Lurline
Mr. Lyman
Samuel Lyman
Miss Bannettie
Canada
Boomville
New York
Boston
Elsie Senn
Sing Sing
Lurline Bannettie
Appomattox Visit Remembers Confederate Surrender Ground
The Washington Star recalls the Appomattox scene as a ruined village with the McLean house demolished for Chicago exposition. It notes the North Carolina monument, disputed inscriptions, and the well documented meeting in the McLean parlor that ended the Civil War.
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Northern Virginia
Grant
Army of
Lee
Virginia
Appomattox
Court House
Wilmer McLean
McLean
Chicago
North Carolina
W. R B. Cox
Grimes
Bryan Grimes
General Assembly of
North Carolina Appomattox
H. A. London
E. J. Holt
W.T. Jenkins
Cyrus S. Watson
Orville E. Babcock
McLean House
Washington Star
Battle Against Ignorance Wins at Lander Contest
The tenth annual state oratorical contest at Lander College in Greenwood opened with songs and prayer. J C Hardin of Wofford won first place, J W Hicks of Furman took second, as judges praised the strong field and masterly speeches on education and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Owens
T. C. Heyward
J. B. Brown
E. Petrea
J. F. Nohriden
J. W. Hicks
Hardin
Clover
S. C
Wofford College
Preston Society
South
North Carolina
South Carolina
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Piedmont
Seaboard
Palmetto State
Postal Delivery Totals Reported in Commons
At the last session the House of Commons post office posted 780,600 letters and packets and delivered 1,087,450 items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Money and Commercial Interests Weld the Brotherhood of Man
A analytical essay argues that war declines as global finance ties nations together. It notes vast cross border investments underwrite modern conflict and that capital ownership, not armies, now dictates outcomes. The piece cites banks, oil trusts, railways, and insurance as entwining states, predicting a true international business brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Japan
Venezuela
Fashoda
Dogge Bank
Morocco
Macedonia
Europe
New York
Public Service
Germany
America
England
United States
Boans
Wall Street
Tokyo
British Mercantile Marine
International Mercantile Marine Company
United States Steel Corporation
Holland
Chicago Great Western
Illinois Central
Louisville and Nashville
Canada
Mexico
Dewey
Manila
Sampson
Santiago
Westinghouse Company
Pittsburg
St. Petersburg
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Amsterdam
South Africa
Chile
Standard Oil Company
Russian Oil Trust
Globe
Asia
New Jersey
Brotherhood of Man
Samuel C. Moffett
Collier's Weekly
In the Mullet Belt Biloxi Bacon and Coastal Diet
A humorous Gulf Coast sketch extols mullet as Biloxi bacon the vital staple of locals who navigate life from infancy to death with mullet as their main food. It recalls a historic mullet famine and notes fishers’ skill in scooping the fish with nets or hooks.
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South Carolina
Commonwealths
North Carolina
Tennessee
South
Europe
Gulf Coast
Gulf Resorts
Biloxi
Butler
Ship Island
Glowing Deep Sea Fish Adapt to Darkness and Light
Pearsons Weekly describes deep sea fish evolving vision by depth. At shallow depths eyes shrink while at 120 fathoms eyes enlarge, and beyond 200 fathoms eyes diminish or vanish. Many abyssal species rely on tactile sensing and phosphorescent organs, with nerves driving light production and possible directional glow.
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Pearson's Weekly
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Elsie
Donald Barron
Sweetheart
Prier
Samuel Lymn
YORK
J. C. Hardin of
Victoria
Mr. Hardin
the Brotherhood of Man
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