The Wyckhoff secret love and a fortune split
Archibald Ainsworth reflects at Castle Wyckhoff on his rival Vincent’s flirtations with Agatha Fifth and others while pursuing twenty million guidance from Baroness Wyckhoff’s will. A revelation emerges when Vincent confesses Agatha Sixth loves him, but he rejects her for not loving him, leaving Archibald’s schemes unresolved.
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Castle Wyckhoff
Vincent
Agatha
Wyckhoff
Baroness Wyckhoff
Fletcher Boyd
Agatha Sixth
Wilfred
Agathas
Edmund Burke
Arch
Miss Marsh
Archibald
Agatha Wyckhoff
Ministers of Grace
Presidential Prediction Sparks Heated Election Debate
In a cautionary overview, James A. Egerton weighs the risks of forecasting who will win the 1908 race between Taft and Bryan. He argues predictions offend partisans, notes Taft’s strong convention odds and Bryan’s durable bid, and predicts a close, hard fought campaign with labor, race, and Wall Street influences shaping outcomes.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Independence Leaguers
Charles H. Grosvenor
Old Figgers
House Machine
John
Wall Street
United States
William
Howard Taft
Ln Legion of Republicans
Denver
Taft
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Brownsville
Secretary of War
Roosevelt
Senate
Mr. Taft
New York
New Jersey
East
W. J. Bryan
James A. Eagerton
The Hell of War and Australian Gold Origins
An Appletons essay argues disease killed far more soldiers than battle in historic wars and notes the need for sanitary reforms in armies. It highlights 1898 US pest camps deaths and contrasts with Japan 1 200 000 front line troops and better medical sanitation. The piece shifts to puzzles from Russia and recounts Australia’s gold history with convicts and Hammond Hargraves guiding early prospectors.
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Appleton’s
Madagascar
South Africa
Spain
United States
Australia
Bathurst
New South Wales
Fish River
London
Blue Mountains
California
America
Hammond Hargraves
Gosport
William
James Toms
J. H. O. Lister
Hargreaves
Tomses
Lister
Senator Tillman Upbeat From Spain Visit
A Columbia letter from Gibraltar reports Senator Tillman in good health during a European trip. He notes improved appetite and sleep with no serious symptoms, and seasickness absent for him and his party. Plans include Tangier Seville Madrid and Granada before returning to Gibraltar for the June 12 voyage to Naples, with Rome as the contact until late June.
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Tillman
Spain
Gibraltar
Columbia
Continent
Tangier
Africa
Seville
Cordova
Toledo
Madrid
Granada
Naples
Cook
Rome
Italy
J. W. Babcock
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A.C
Aicluad & CO
Agatha Fifth
Utopia
Eden
Hughes
Cannon
Shaw
Knox
Fairbanks
Foraker
Cortelyou
LaFollette
Cummins
John A. Johnson
Tom L. Johnson
Gray
Harmon
Folk
Hoke Smith
William L. Douglas
Woodrow Wilson
Senator Culberson
Lewis Stuyvesant Chandler
Jesse Grant
Socialists
Prohibitionists
Ohio
Indiana
LaFollette and
South
Middle
Far West
William Howard Taft
Republican
St. Taft
Alton B. Parker
William Jennings Bryan
Simon
Mr. Bryan
Tom Watson
Watson
North
Russia
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