Soldier's son Wallace seeks courage and reunion with Florence
Colonel Gray, respected frontier officer, faces family tragedy as his son Wallace, a coward under fire, returns to claim his father and confronts Florence, now married to Dr. Sherwood. Florence reveals lingering love, conflicts of duty, and a perilous ambulance pursuit draws near as secrets unravel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Sherwod
Dorothy Dunbar
Florence Dunbar
Cambridge
Wallace Gray
Harvard
Wallace
Florence
Dorothy
Montana
Fort Terry
Sherwood
Dr. Sherwood
Women lead in the art of diamond cutting in Amsterdam
From Amsterdam a report details a diamond cutting factory where 20 women perform the delicate cutting while 300 men handle polishing. Wages range 8 to 20 guilders weekly and famed stones like the Victoria Mogul Regent of France Kohinoor have passed through this shop. The piece also contrasts fear and courage with lines about Lighthorse Harry Lee and Napoleon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Frank D. Hill
South Africa
America
Regent
France
Louvre
Origin of Postal Car Service Claims Spark Debate
A New York Tribune writer notes rival claims over who created the postal car. Most testimony credits George B. Armstrong of Chicago with conceiving and launching the moving mail on trains after workload overwhelmed central offices. The first car ran on the Galena line between Chicago and Rockford, with Postmaster General Blair approving the experiment. A lobby monument in Chicago honors the founder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
W. A. Davis
St. Joseph
George B. Armstrong
Chicago
Armstrong
Blair
Galena
Rockford
Courageous Cowards and the Moral Courage of Leaders
The piece argues Frederick the Great would have been stripped of his badge if not king, contrasting his flight at Morwitz with Grant who admits fear yet persists. It praises honesty about fear in battle and notes Grant’s growth when he realized Harris also feared him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
West Point
Governor's Island
Wallace
Harvard College
Montana
Florence
Frederick the Great
General Bingham
New York
Boston Globe
Frederick
Morwitz
Grant
Mexico
Illinois
Harris
Goliath of
Gath
Theologicans
Moab
Bashan
Orestes
Ajax the Greater
Troy
Rome
Augustus
Valerius
Idusis
Secundilla
Sallust
Pliny
Polydamus
Nicas
Hercules
Vitellina
Darius
Eleazer
Tacitus
Corbulo
Nero
Maximinus
Finnian
Rouen
Chevalier Ricon de Vallemont
Ireland
London Standard
Farmers as scientists spread science to farms nationwide
Secretary Wilson says no major crop failures due to farmers embracing science. Farmers now rely on agronomy, extension courses, and land grant institutions to boost yields. In Iowa extension short courses reach 160,000 farmers with seed corn testing and improved selection, raising average corn yield from 31 to 41 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Federal
Department of Agriculture
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Chicago News
Illinois
Wisconsin
United States Agricultural Experiment Stations
Agricultural College
Iowa
Indian Signs: Signs and Water Guides in the Southwest
A reporter narrates encounters with Native American signaling systems in California and surrounding regions. Signs mark water sources, routes, and camp movements with stone monuments, sticks, and arranged skulls, used by Cocopahs Cahuillas Pimas Yumas and others for guidance deployment and warnings. The article notes similar practices among Sioux Winnebagoes and Pawnee as well as cross regional knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siskiyou County
California
San Bernardino County
Middle West
Arizona
Republican River
Why Boys Leave the Farm
A reader comments on Sarodell's solution to the problem Why Boys Leave the Farm. Small boys should be encouraged early. Many leave in young manhood for varied reasons including lack of rewarding work, wandering disposition, and the need to discover their best fit in life. The world is a great school if lessons are learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Teel
St. Louis Globe
Democrat
Holland
China
Chicago Journal
Canton
Pekin
Sarodell
Story of Two Duels and a Notable New Orleans Duel
A Century Magazine recounts dueling in New Orleans with M. Augustin as victor in several encounters. The Oaks hosts a pistol duel where Graithe is fatally wounded, and a second duel with Colonel Mandeville de Marigny ends with a dramatic pistol display and a nonlethal verdict. The piece frames dueling as a defining social institution in old New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Alexander Hamilton
DeWitt Clinton
Stephen Decatur
New Orleans
M. Augustin
Louisiana Legion
Alexander Graithe
Allez
Messieurs
Gralthe
Augustin
Graithe
Mandeville de Marigny
Oaks
Grande
Marigny
Century Magazine
Camel Bell Theft Tale From City Street
A camel driver warns of a bell followed by a looting trick as a crafty camel thief slips from the herd. The thief seizes a bell from the last camel, rigs it to another, and makes off with the loot near the New Gate after a sharp turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Furlong
Harper's Magazine
Jimal
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A. D. Hall
Twelfth Cavalry
Ralph Jordan
Colonel Gray
Crook
Sidney
Lighthorse
Harry Lee
Washington
Lighthorse Harry
Napoleon
Europe
Colorado
Alaska
Manitoba
San Francisco Chronicle
Wyoming
Little Big Horn
John H. Seger
Oklahoma
Arapaho
Kansas City Times
Washita River
Dull Knife
Wild Hog
Little Chief
Kansas
Nebraska
Southwest
R. BE. Marshall
Los Angeles
Cal
Duluth Herald
Wily Arab of
Tripoli
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