Professional Burglar Becomes House Guard at Robbery-Torn Estate
In the morning I groom horses while talk of a spate of recent robberies surfaces. Mr Goddard fears for his house as I offer to serve as butler, while suspicion grows about a possible professional gang. Dr Squires and Miss Stetson visit at lunch, revealing tension and hints of hidden motives as I observe the doctor’s cold eyes and rumor of two dead Danes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Stetson
Mr. Goddard
William
Sition
Jenkins
Dr. Squires
Charles
Miss Belle
Miss Stetson
Poems and politics mix in a bustling newspaper page
A poem attributed to Stonewall Jackson is presented alongside political essays and a long feature on Shackleford’s Banks ponies. The verse laments family life and war, while an analysis argues over Reconstruction era policies and the fate of Black voters. The piece also details the North Carolina ponies' history and ecology.
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The
Richmond Times
Stonewall Jackson
South Carolina
Chamberlain
Moses
North Carolina
Mississippi
South
United States
Hayes
Booker Washington
North
Republican Party
Secretary Root
Roosevelt
Root
Dallas
Texas
News
Cape Hatteras
Shackleford
Ocracoke Inlet
Bogue Inlet
Beaufort
Cape Lookout
Shakelford's
Sir Walter
Roanoke Island
England
Cape
Raleigh
Isle of
Roanoke
Hatteras
Fred A. Olds
Cole Younger Pardoned Sparks Mixed Feelings in Missouri
The Denver Post reports that Cole Younger, outlaw of the James and Younger gang, was pardoned in 1876 and returned to Missouri to a reception of cheers and tears in Jackson County. The piece argues Civil War-era sentiment created hero reverence for outlaws and questions how neighbors would react to a pardoned brigand.
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Cole Younger
Missouri
Northfield
Minn
St. Paul
Younger
Missouri House of Representatives
Jefferson City
Jackson County
Kansas City
James
Youngers
United States
James Boys
Northwest
Canadian Mounted Police
Bandit
The
Denver Post
Quotable Quips From the Chicago News
A collection of short witticisms and maxims on manners, aging, vanity, and human folly. The snippets mock pride, prudence, and social pretensions with aphorisms about money, love, and neighborly conduct.
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George E. Walsh
F. M. Buckles & Co
New York
Byrnes
Crum
Dr. Crum
New York Tribune
Baltimore Sun
the Sun
Baltimore
Andrew Johnson
Grant
United States Army
Newgate
Scotland
Glasgow
Susan
Edinburgh
North Carolina Ponies
Sir Walter Raleigh
Chicago News
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