The Return of Lepel Ellicott and the Bridal Crisis
In a stormy intrigue at a family's New England mansion, Lepel Ellicott returns from apparent death to uncover a web of deceit. Mignon's marriage plans collide with Andre Gautier and Paget Fassel, exposing lies, jealousy, and a perilous choice for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lepel Ellicott
Ellicott
Elizabeth Hillyer
Cape Desolation
Rose
Edith
Andy
Bess
Mrs. Ellicott
Mignon
Andre Gautier
Lepel
Ian Ul
Miss Passel
Toa
Uncle Caleb
The Hickory Tree in American History and Legend
The Hickory Tree stands unique to America with nine varieties. Indians used its nuts and bark for food and drink, while early settlers valued its strong wood for tool handles and ramrods. The tree’s name derives from an Indian liquor process, and its reputation includes President Jackson’s nickname Old Hickory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Historie
Travaile
Virginia
Britannia
Europe
Jackson
Bertram
North America
Kansas City Star
Back from Springfield A Negro Woman Describes Racial Change
At Union Depot a Springfield native woman recounts her return to South Carolina after seven years in the west where schools and restaurants were mixed and Jim Crow was avoided. She notes rising hostility in Springfield, predicts separate schools across the region, and laments the loss of safety for blacks. The page also includes politicoeconomic excerpts urging tariff revision and anti-trust stance, with letters from E. D. Smith and notes from F. H. Hyatt about cotton funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Union Depot
Augusta
South Carolina
South
West
Macon Telegraph
Amati Violin Restored To Soul After Firewater Trial
After the Lucky Baldwin theater and hotel fire in San Francisco, the Amati violin lay water damaged in the basement. Violin maker Herman Muller rebuilt the 200 year old instrument from clay, wood patches, and careful varnish, and Hinrichs the orchestra leader finally heard it sing again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paldwin
San Francisco
Hinrichs
Herman Muller
San Francisco Examiner
Smith on the Issues Urges South Carolina Democratic Organizing
Smith thanks South Carolina voters for their support and urges organization at every precinct. He cites rail road washouts hindering travel, defends his record for cotton prices, and emphasizes funds as traveling expenses, not personal gain, while praising farmers and the Democratic stance on currency. He pledges to reply to telegrams later and seeks continued farmer and laborer backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Democratic Party
South
E. D. Smith
Columbia, S. C
South Carolina
Florence
Sucess
Southern Cotton Association
Democratic Party
Toj
Ancient Picture Thieves and Notable Art Thefts
The article recounts early art thefts from 1601 onward, noting thieves were punished in some cases. It highlights the Seville Murillo theft and Wellington’s near-purchase, plus the Vienna Bordone case where a recovered copy concealed the original. The piece ends with a quip riddle: What is always behind time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Spain
Wenceslaus Keoberger
Sebastian
Antwerp
Murillo
Seville
Jesus
Anthony
Duke of Wellington
St. Anthony
America
Paris Bordone
Vienna
Austria
Bordone
London Magazine
Constantinople's New Life and Turbulent Aftermath
A Constantinople correspondent describes crowds at a frontier station shouting for freedom and justice and cursing former pashas as a nationwide mood shifts after the revolution. The piece contrasts violent reprisals with hopes for constitutional reform and warns the old autocracy dies hard while a new order strains to form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrianople
Selemik
Constantinople
London Standard
Izzet
Malhame
Hassan
Rami
Tahsin
Stamboul
Galata
Heaven
Hell
Izzet Pasha
Mariana
Zeki Pasha
Selim Meihame
Fehmin Bey
Brussa
Yenishehir
Yildiz
Bosphorus
Marmora
Cherkez Mehemed Pasha
Committee of Union and Progress
Europe
Turkey
Budd recalls rattlesnake escape during fishing trip
Former California governor James H. Budd told a reminiscence of escaping a strike by a rattlesnake while climbing to a fish pool in Calaveras County. He jumped forty feet into the river after the snake struck, sustaining bruises but surviving. the snake's fate remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Budd
California
Stockton
Cal
Calaveras County
Stanislaus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Etta W. Pierce
Susan Taylor
Susan
Mr. Fassel
Paget Fassel
Fassel
Nicaragua
Bess Hillyer
Nigel Hume
Mount Auburn
Fassels
Maine
Mr. Lepel
Edith Fassel
Loveler
Lepell
Aoman
Mrs. Ellfestt
Paradise
8. C
Rio Grande
F. H. Hyatt
Columbia, D. C
Constantinople’s
Reform Party
Cuba
Carcel
Havana
Morro
Cabanas
Budd
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