Reforming the Slums Forces a Confrontation With a Father
John Gordon, heir to wealth, joins Hope House to study urban misery and faces brutal realities. He uncovers tenement abuse tied to his father Rufus Gordon and vows to act, while Luella Marsh’s involvement remains clouded. The clash over reform builds as Gordon confronts family complicity in squalor.
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John Gordon
Gordon
Luella Marsh
Hope House
Hope Ouse
Grace Andrews
David Barton
Daily News
One Harris
Harris
Barton
Miss Marsh
David
John
Paul
Charches
Jesus
Eaton
Miss Andrews
William
Miss
Bowen Street
Ford
Kodak
House Library
Lope House
Lim
Waterside
Rufus Jordon
Philo H. Marshall
Hromnarien
Luella
Mr. Marsh
Luel
Marsh, Lyon’ S Humber, Electricians
Bank
Rufus Gordon
Waterside District
Witty Maxims and Humorous Observations from the Chicago News
A collection of quips on prophets, weather chiefs, temper, law and gender, with lines about realism in fiction, baby speech, buzz saws, dry goods trips, aging wisdom, ghost stories, cornet art, and leisure. The anthology ends with a remark on doing nothing gracefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Chicago News
Railways of Venezuela Stir Anglo German Tensions
The article traces the origins of Venezuela's current dilemma to concessions for railways. It highlights the Grand Ferrocarril de Venezuela built by Krupp interests from Caracas to Valencia, its 212 viaducts and 86 tunnels, and the 7 percent bond guarantee. It notes English concerns over a 21 mile line from Fort La Guayra to Caracas and mentions political shifts, debt settlements, and repeated repudiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Germany
England
Caracas
Valencia
Herry Krupp
Essen
Grosse Venezuela Eisenbahn- Gesselschaft
Coffe Estates
San Mateo
Simon Boliver
Antimine
Guare
Fort la Guayra
la Guayra
Guzman Blanco
Castro
Bruznal-Serra
Police Dogs of Ghent and Their Training
The Ghent police dog program reduces crime by two thirds as dogs join the town constabulary. Trainers use dummy thief figures to teach seeking and attacking without serious injury, with dogs learning to restrain rather than harm their quarry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghent
Law and Order
Belgium
Town Constabulary
Mary Makridoff the Reindeer Queen of Alaska
Mary Makridoff, called Alaska's wealthiest widow and queen of the tundra, rules Sinrock Charlie Augensook's vast reindeer estate. Her frontier home hosts adopted children, servants, and a vast herd of 400 reindeer that respond to her presence. She earns large profits from the herd and manages extensive business in the remote Arctic community. San Francisco Call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Makridoff
Alaska
Sinrock Charlie Augensook
Sinrock Charlie
Mary
Augook
San Francisco
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Charles M. Sheldon
Robert Hardy
Colorado
Hela Dt
Iss Andrews
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