Curran withdraws in Midlands political scandal twist
Wiley Curran resigns from the eighteenth district race after Thad Tanner and allies uncover bribery schemes tied to county road contracts. Harlan Van Hart presses for truth as Janet Vance exposes Boydston’s confession and Aurelie Lindstrom link. Curran’s vow to protect his daughter tests loyalties in a town ruled by power and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner
Mercury-Journal
Thad
Mr. Curran
Curran
Judge van Hart
Ladean
New Orleans
Ladeau
Madame Artois
John Lindstrom
Old
Michigan
Thad Tanner
Mr. Wiley
Mick
Aurelie
Mich
Opera House
Red Fire
Wiley
Court House
Harlan
van Hart
Miss Vance
Hemminger
River District
Janet
Grand
Dan Boydston
Archie Curry
Boydston
Lindstrom
Father
Wiley Curran
Mr. Hemminger
Allence
Hke Boydston
Diecks
Aston
Curry
First National
High Street
Bert
Jim Mims
Vance
The
News
Aleck
Wiley T. Curran
God
Mighty
Jim
Hall of Justice
Aurelle Lindstrom
Judge van
Broad Creek Bridge
Royston
Sinsinawa Creek
Janet Vance
Miscellaneous Reading How to Make Sauces and Preserves
Miss Minnie Lee Garrison shares late season receipts for sauces pickles mince meat and other canned items. Includes chili sauce cooked and uncooked tomato based mixes and preserving methods with numerous named contributors from Georgia Arkansas Tennessee and Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Lee Garrison
Tragic end of Maximilian’s Mexican monarchy bid
The piece recalls the 1860s bid to crown Maximilian of Austria in Mexico as Napoleon III sought a vassal empire. It notes his capture at Querétaro, treachery by Lopez, the heroism of Maximilian, and Carlotta’s subsequent insanity before her later years in Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Mexico
Maximilian
Francis
Joseph
Austria
Miramar
Adriatic
Lombardy
Carlotta
Leopold I
Belgium
Napoleon II
Napoleon
Seward
United States
Philip H. Sheridan
Rio Grande
Grant
Sherman
Scott
Taylor
Bazaine
Queretaro
Maria
Theresa
Miguel Lopes
Benedict Arnold
Queretara
Lopez
Querretara
la Crugmiliano
la Crus
Salm-Salm
Louis Napoleon
Gravelotte
Quertaro
New York Times
Edison Blames Law for Delays and Technicalities
Edison critiqued the legal system saying justice is stalled by technicalities and prolonged litigation. He cited loss of German carbon transmitter rights over a comma and noted courts tireless in defending his inventions amid enormous costs. A Cincinnati Enquirer report notes other judges echo questions about delays in public service accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Jay Gould
Common Pleas Court
City of Columbia
Public Service Corporation
Wizard of Invention
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ironing by Foot in Cairo Makes Curious Sight
A Wide World Magazine writer recalls in Cairo men in native tailoring shops ironing clothes with their feet. They used a large flat iron with a wooden block on top and controlled movement with a long handle while standing. Ironing boards were raised only inches from the ground, yet the method yielded neat, speedy results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wide World Magazine
Cairo
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