Young Empress Guides Tsar’s Court With Quiet Power
London Queen notes the empress Alix of Hesse influences state affairs from within the imperial council. She studies international law while tenderly shaping court ceremonies. Her intellect and tact soften the monarch’s approach, aligning governance with human concerns. Her role echoes historic dowager influence as she quietly enters council rooms.
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Czarowitz
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Czarina
Czar
Alexander
Czaringa
Alix of
Ilesse
London
Princess and hunchback ruse ends in laughable reveal
An elderly Russian princess gambling with a supposed hunchback loses 60 000 francs hoping to win it back. The man reveals a hidden felt hat as the disguise, provoking outrage before friends calm her. Also a set of brief witticisms and quips from the period.
Bullacarta Rides Up Madeira Hills The Master At Arms Plans
In Madeira the master at arms hires a bullacarta a covered sled drawn by two oxen to ascend the mountain toward a villa. Two handlers guide and urge the oxen as a windswept journey unfolds past lava pavements and tropical gardens. Churchill’s Century reminiscence notes the ride and a priest on a while downhill ascent.
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Madeira
Keegan
Funchal
Tience
Bulla-Carta
Winston Churchill
Exhibiting a Harem A Pasha Sheds Private Life in Berlin
A bankrupt Berlin pasha agrees to exhibit his harem in Europe for six months at 50 pfennigs per viewer. The collection includes 47 household members with wives, children, and slaves. Wives display musical, embroidery, and dance skills amid curious life in the harem as viewed by Berlin onlookers.
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Pasha
Europe
Motger
Berlin
Kayromiun
Pesha
Besme
Egypt
Ane
Philadelphia
War Correspondents Told In Ashantee Campaign Tale
A London Saturday Review anecdote recounts Lord Wolseley recalling braveries and blunders among war correspondents during the Ashantee campaign. It features a slow speaking New York Herald reporter who risked life near Coomassie and a captain’s ordered oversight, praising Henry M. Stanley’s courage and the bond formed with the writer.
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Bal Bala
Gagerait
Walassey
Lord Wolseley
New York Herald
Coomassie
Penern
Henry M. Stanley
London Saturday Review
Lilith the Original Eve and Lore of Lilith
In a St. Louis Republic feature, the old Talmudic legend places Lilith as Adam’s first mate created from earth, who becomes a demon and later companions with the devil moving to the upper air. The tale labels Eve as a later consideration and links Lilith to devils and lullabies, noting amulets used to ward off the supposed threat to infants.
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Lilith
Adam
Eve
Hell
Pluto
Lilliabi
Far East
St. Louis Republic
One Chance in a Million Poker Tale on a Mississippi Steamer
Rochester man Perkins joins a corn poker game aboard a Mississippi steamer. He shells kernels to cheat but wins with all white corn, then quits after a prank. The next morning, no white ears remain in a 10 000 bushels stock. The Prince of Wales revenue noted at £40 000 yearly.
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Perkins
Rochester
Denver
New York
West
The Lack of Men and Dancing Etiquette in Society
A columnist laments the shortage of eligible men at dances and notes hostesses resort to blank invitations. The piece questions social norms, suggests replacing dances with dinner parties, and jokes about forming an anti-private dancing league with a generous salary.
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New York
Increase in Cigarette Use Fueled by Women Cyclists
Government statistics show cigars and cigarettes rise in the ten months ending April 1896, with home cigarette production reaching 8.34 billion, up 617.8 million. The report notes smoking among women cyclists is driving demand, with private brands marketed to female riders and even personalized cigarette brands sold in New York.
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New York Sun
New York
Birds With Strong Wings Injure Humans In Encounters
A 19th century account notes birds with powerful wings can strike hard blows to people when attacked by several. Reports include an Arkansas surgery anecdote, a swan attack on a hunter in a pirogue, geese knocking a farmer from a tree near Port Jer vis, and multiple dazing bird collisions cited by Forest and Stream.
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Arkansas
Swanlake
Shawnee Vilage Plantation
Port Jervis
Law Vindicated by Culberson Pardon Turned Conviction
A Texas representative and former prosecuting attorney culled a high profile case against a known violator of a strict law. Culberson secured the indictment, built a strong prosecution, and secured a penitentiary sentence. He later obtained a gubernatorial pardon and met the convict at the penitentiary, declaring the law vindicated in Jefferson with no further violations.
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Culberson
Texas
Jefferson
Whitsuntide Exodus Shifts Transport Burden To Wheels
A London correspondent notes heavy holiday travel from London during Whitsuntide. Traffic shifted to bicycles as railways and omnibuses suffer from unprecedented demand. Whit Monday saw bikes nearly monopolize travel, altering crowding for rail and public transport services.
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London
Paris Messenger
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