Reforming John Gordon Faces Harris Offer and Love
John Gordon, heir to riches, rejects a bank position to help the slums at Hope House. He debates Harris of the Daily News who offers control of a reform page for 500 a month. Gordon’s friend Barton, battling tuberculosis, urges bold reform while Gordon guards his plan with Luella Marsh and Miss Grace Andrews looming in the background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gordon
Gordon
Luella Marsh
Hope House
Grace Andrews
David Barton
Daily News
Harris
David
Barton
Lucifer
John
Rouger
Mr. Harris
Bowen Street
Miss Andrews
Colorado
Knowles
Iman
London
Bryan Moves Into Fairview $20,000 Lincoln House
The New York Sun reports Col. William Jennings Bryan has moved from a brick barn to a new $20,000 home on a high land near Lincoln named Fairview. The 21 room residence features pressed brick stone finishings, modern plumbing, electric lights, city water, and a veranda with wide views. Bryan, wealthy and rising, oversees a prosperous newspaper business with around $50,000 annual income and a third of a million in its value, while maintaining a simple, active public life and extensive charitable support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Bryan
Fairview
Colonel Bryan
Ruth
the State University
Charles W. Bryan
Normal
New York Sun
Credulity of great minds and their superstitions
A survey of famous figures from Napoleon to Lincoln and Grant shows strong intellects harboring superstitions. Tales recount Napoleon's omens and star worship, Bismarck fearing the number thirteen, and Johnson counting steps. Leaders like the Shah, Farragut, Nelson, and U S Grant appear in anecdotes about dreams, omens, and lucky charms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Egypt
L'Italie
Italy
France
Rapp
Danzig
Appius Claudius
Bismarck
Count Bismarck
Bohlen
Rheims
Gen
Boyer
Bazaine
Versailles
Horckirk
Jena
Auerstadt
Johnson
Lord Wolseley
Dublin
Ireland
Shah of
Persia
Mohammed
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
West Point
Grant
Illinois Regiment
Admiral Farragut
Mobile Bay
Nelson
Victory
Longevity in Bible Times Explored by Russian Physician
A Russian physician A A Plasetski argues biblical longevity may be literal. The piece cites Oct 3 1900 era views: Adam 930 years, Noah 950, Terah 205, and a gradual decline to 260 due to changing life conditions.
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Adam
Russia
A. A. Plasetski
Novoye Vremya
Seth
Enoch
Lamech
Noah
Terah
Abraham
Mesopotamia
Chicago Tribune
A Woman's View with a Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds as Mr Closefist claims two thousand million dollars in circulation while his wife jests about his frugality asking for a quarter. The quip highlights the couple’s money concerns and domestic banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Closefist
Scott” Fort
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Charles M. Sheldon
Robert Hardy
Fourteenth Street
America
Dr. Lumme
Murphy
Alderman Schwartz
Bosporus
Col. Bryan
Carlisle
Blaine
Folger
Thaddeus Stevens
Senator Chandler
Sherman
Senator Edmunds
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