Reformer Hero Rejects Flirtation and Accepts Slum Mission
John Gordon heir to wealth rejects a bank post and vows reform work in the slums. He moves to Hope House, meets Miss Grace Andrews, and faces political boss Tommy Randall. Barton’s coughing and sensational editing tempt him, but he resists as the dumbbell tenement burns.
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John Gordon
Gordon
Luella Marsh
Hope House
Grace Andrews
David Barton
Daily News
One Harris
Harris
Barton
Luella
Mr. Marsh
George Effingham
Colorado
Miss Andrews
Tommy Randall
Randall
Louie Caylor
Dumbell
Tenement Fire Tragedy On Bowen Street Ends Hope House Rescue
Amid a devastating tenement blaze on Bowen Street, Hope House is saved by residents led by Grace Andrews and John Gordon. Fire consumes the block, with 47 bodies found and dozens more displaced as Barton, Randall, and others aid the rescue while Miss Andrews directs relief efforts through dawn.
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Gordon
Barton
David Barton
John Gordon
Hope House
Bowen Street
Mrs. Caylor
Mr. Gordon
Miss Andrews
Waterside District
Grace Andrews
A Bibulous Opinion on Corn Price Famine Fears
A Washington Star excerpt features a panicked speaker warning that rising corn prices could trigger famine. Colonel Stillwell counters that thirst pangs are even worse, casting a grim satire on scarcity and public fear.
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Colonel Stillwell
Washington Star
Siege on Flat Top Mountain and the Carr family
A correspondent recalls 1876 ranger siege at Flat Top Mountain Texas near Stamford. Mrs Carr feeds and defends her household during a 36 hour siege by 200 Comanches, aided by reinforcements led by Major Jones, with casualties on both sides and a final breakout by Rangers and U.S. Dragoons. The account closes with a separate anecdote about Andrew Carnegie gifting money for a roof, then retracting a larger check after realizing the cost.
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Stamford
Jones County
Texas
Texas Central Railroad
Flat Top Mountain
Flat Top
Little Big Horn
Reynolds
Mage
Carr
Colorado
Mrs. Carr
Mr. Carr
Coleman County
Double Mountain Fork
Brazos River
John B. Jones
Ranger Force
Panhandle
John Ward
Lucy Carr
Rangers
Butte
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Tracked by Bloodhounds in Washington Case
The article recalls Detective Trumbo training two beagles named Raymond and Mame to follow scents and locate people. The dogs proved capable but snow and river geography hampered the trail in the Anacostia murder investigation of Mrs. Kate Jordan. Their southern lineage and a prior $1,000 reward success are noted. The piece shifts to tales of the black bottle and powerful gravity driven water jets in mining, plus anecdotes of English social tips and aristocratic manners.
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Washington
Trumbo
Kate Jordan
Anacostia
Tennessee
Raymond
Mame
United States
J. W. McCall
Knoxville
Tenn
Washington Post
Philadelphia
A New Carnegie Story From a London Gossip
A London Tit Bits note tells of Andrew Carnegie walking along a country road near Skibo Castle, sharing an intriguing personal vignette about the industrial titan.
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Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
London
Skibo Castle
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Robert Hardy
Innan
Louie
Jordan
Eden
John
Williams
Mr. Barton
Texas Rangers
Mr. Carnegie
Sir Wilfrid Lawson
Sir Wilfrid
Wilfrid
Lord James
Temple Gardens
Temple Church
Goldsmith’s Grave
Middle Temple
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