Mystery of Burrs Estate Ties Deep Mexican Intrigue
Craig Wyndham and Carmen unravel a tangled Mexican web around Burr Pendleton’s death and family assets. They reveal hidden aliases, a fourduelist network, and a chest of bonds and estates in Michoacan while Pancho aids, Ignacio aids, and an imminent duel hangs over them.
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Pancho
Mexico
Ignacio Romero
Ignacio
Burr
Craig
Bridge
del Puente
Romero
Pendleton
Captain Agramonte
Craig Wyndham
Escudera
Gether
Carlos
Carmen
Michoacan
Sepulvida
Sepulgida
Dog Language Question Stirring Town Man
An uptown resident recalls a school tale of a crippled tramp dog cured by a kind doctor and a returned dog visiting his friend. He now believes a dog language exists after seeing a dog travel two miles to visit its former playmate and be warmly received by his owner.
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New York Sun
Railway mail clerks seek retirement fund aid
J H Bramwell of Ohio champions a railway mail clerk retirement bill for disability relief. He notes high casualties in year with 299 killed or injured and urges Congress to authorize deductions from salaries to fund death and retirement benefits for these essential workers in hazardous service.
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Congress
Washington Star
J. H. Bramwell
Ohio
Committee On
Post Offices and Post Roads
United States
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Department
Politics as a Profession: Lewis Lectures at Michigan
James Hamilton Lewis of Washington drew 2000 at Ann Arbor with a defense of the politician as essential to republics. He argued great acts arise from politicians, praised McKinley and Hanna, and urged universities to train and reward capable public leaders while critics warn of selfish ambition. He'll be followed by Smith Beveridge and Howell.
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James Hamilton Lewis
Caesar
Republic of America
Christ
Moses
McKinley
Gorman
Platt
Hill
Hanna
Daven Port
Roosevelt
Colonel Lewis
Lewis
Chas
Emory Smith
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Clark Howell
The
Atlanta Constitution
Dispensary Probe Ordered In State Assembly
Mr. Lyles leads in Union for a three member joint committee to investigate the state dispensary affairs. The resolution authorizes expert bookkeeping, subpoenas, and reporting to the governor on management of the dispensary and purchases of wines and intoxicants.
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Lyles
Union
House
Senate
General Assembly
Senators Clash Over Public Printing Bid Policy
Debate centers on awarding county public printing to the lowest bidder. Senators warn the plan could harm smaller papers, while supporters say it ensures broad notice. vote to indefinitely postpone kills the measure. The report also recounts a Wu Ting-fang salary lie episode and a Comanche brides auction tale at Saddle Mountain mission.
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Brice
Herndon
York County
Graydon
Abbeville
Ragsdale
Sharpe
Court House
Raysor
Columbia State
Washington
Wu Ting-fang
Saddle Mountain Mission
Oklahoma
Big Bow
Saddie Mountain Mission
Mountain View
Wichita Mountains
Quahwah Parker
Amy
Parker
Amy Parker
Jack Wild Horse
Wild Horse
el Reno
Lawton
Miss Parker
Chicago Inter-Ocean
White House Gold Spoons and Silver Cutlery Tale
A Washington note recalls the Roosevelt family adding silver items to White House tableware. Four dozen silver spoons, forks, and knives dated from Cleveland’s era, while the famed so called gold spoons from Van Buren's time sparked public outcry over public money. The spoons proved to be silver washed with gold and were refinished during Arthur’s presidency.
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White House
Washington
Cleveland
van Buren
Arthur
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Frederick van Rensselaer Dey
the Brotherhood of Silence
Frederic van Rensselaer Day
Oth
Marla
Wyndham
New York
Robert Pendleton
Tacubaya
Chapultepec
Senor Sepulvida
Senor
Juan Rodriguez
Emilio Bustamente
Carmelita
Querida
Mia
Duenna
Vatican
Railway Mail Service
New Jersey
New York Times
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