War time duel ends with vow and burial scene
Somers battles Holbin in a tense room as a dying confederate officer and a spy plot unravel. The fight ends with Holbin dead and Somers saving Frances and the family, while a moving recollection links a cottage ruin, a grave, and a final pledge of peace. Frances and Somers vow to honor a fallen mother and child.
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Raymond
William
Frances
Somers
Holbin
Richard Somherel
Raymond Molbin
Thame
Lonlsy Igi
Touige
Capt
Betee
Somera
Tam
Jie
Louise
Sargeant
War Department
Lydgenson
D Tolkin
Last Ride of Col Somers Through Confederate Lines
Richard Somers abandoned a wartime pass to wear a Confederate uniform and rode through a crowded, smoke filled battlefield toward a Union battery. He signaled with a handkerchief, was seized by Union troops, and hailed as he rejoined his unit in the heat of battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parewwell
Frances
Richard Somers
Ad Clber
Col Somers
Of One Mind in Philadelphia Press Quotation
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press quotes a conversation where Tess, Jess, and Charlie discuss agreement and sweetness, noting mutual sentiment about being perceived as overly sweet. The excerpt focuses on interpersonal alignment and playful mock debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tess
Charlie
Jess
Philadelphia Press
Kentucky Tales of Will and Witty Witnesses
A Louisville Times feature recalls two Kentucky anecdotes from long ago courtrooms. One witness described a dream that deterred a wary testator from making a will, a superstition cited by a dying man. In another trial, a vain, concerted woman irritated counsel and mocked her husband, provoking a sharp retort before she was removed from the stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Louisville
Blank
Garlic as Tuberculosis Remedy Cites Italian Doctor
Italian physician Dr Cavazzani claims garlic is a specific for tuberculosis after experiments in Venice hospitals. He reports garlic cleanses the entary canal and improves treatment, treating over 200 patients with fractional doses despite distaste, alongside standard care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giulio Cavagzani
Venice
West Africa
Entary Canal
Cavazzani
Garl G. Cub
Two Women Knighted for Gallant Service in China
The French president honors two women with the Legion of Honor for bravery during the siege of the Austro-Hungarian legation in Peking. Mme von Rosthorn and Mme Tiernier aided their husbands in defending the building on June 28, with the latter wounded while helping ignite a barricade.
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Offie
Mme. Theytier
Mme
von. Rost
Legion of Honor
Mme. von Rosthorn
Legation
Husband
Guife
Lieut
Darcy
Mme. von Tosthorn
Napoleon
Jemmupts
Arcole
Austerlitz
Jena
The Steel Industry of America a Century Later
Prof. R H Thurston notes that Bessemers invention vastly increased global wealth and provides striking steel production figures for 1892. The world’s output would form monumental pillars and columns, daily yield resembling city annuals of Sheffield, with comparisons to St Pauls, Washington Monument, and London. The United States opens the new century with nearly this total steel production.
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R. H. Thurston
Steel Industry
America
Henry Bessemer
Bessemer Steel
Sheffield
Bessemer
St. Paul's
London
Washington Monument
Ness
Dom
St.Paul’s
United States
Longest Balloon Voyage Inspires Aeronautics Interest
The article notes growing public interest in aeronautics and air ships, citing Count Zeppelin’s re workable designs and Count Henry la Vaul’s Paris to Zeh balloon voyage as landmark demonstrations. It highlights progress toward a practical solution to balloon travel and mentions accompanying attendants and experimental capabilities.
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Count Zeppelin
Count Henry
la Vaul
Paris
France
Vitor
Secret stamp canceling device controlled by Chambers family
A long description outlines a 19th century stamp canceling machine devised by Benjamin Chambers and family. It details a durable inscribed steel die system with removable types for post office names dates and months, noting annual bids and renewed government contracts. The Chambers operation relocated to a Potomac River area village in Virginia, creating a guarded employer community complete with restricted access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Chambers
Washington
Chambers
United States
New York "Tribune
Post Office Department
Northumberland County
Potomac
Edward VII and His Auto at Paris Exposition
The Paris automobile exposition aroused wide European interest with hundreds of manufacturers showcasing premier crafts. London reports plan a meeting of Auto Mobile Club representatives and county officials to ease mounting restrictions. King Edward VII may receive a state car under contract, a symbol of Britain's growing embrace of motor power despite strong horse tradition.
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Paris
Europe
London
Automobile: Club
England
Automobile Club
Edward
Great Britain
Isan Pa Aanen
Mont
Benson's Plasters Dominant Among Medicated Supports
An advertisement extols Benson's Plasters as the best choice for ailments and pain relief. It praises Maydale hammers and plaster segments, claims superiority over competing products, notes extensive physician and druggist endorsement, and offers mail order with prepaid postage from Seabury & Johnson.
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Maydole
Hongun
Bath
Maydale
Benson
Tha Nitao
Hamitn
Sonsoh
Humber
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg
Rumor of Imperial Debt Foiled by German Officials
The Vorwaerts claimed Emperor William departed for England to settle a private debt to the Prince of Wales totaling 24,000,000 marks, with 56,000,000 marks in broader estate funds. Official circles deny the tale as a hoax, stating William I has no debts and even funds his children, while Krupp loans to others are cited as the true financial picture.
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Fgg
Vorwasrts Teodalist Organ
Hinperor William
England
Prince of Wales
Fredrick
Prince of
Voraerts’ Storry
William
Herr Krupp
Kang
Chaotic Penal System Critique Loudly Heard
Theodore Dresser condemns Delaware’s penal system as chaotic. He cites ten day and mixed sentences at New Castle as evidence of a failing structure with pit and whipping post remnants, lack of prison labor, and no real reform. inmates of all ages and colors mingle, performing menial chores while long-term convicts roam with little oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Condh
Bnt
Theodore Dresser
Joy Ainsle
New Castle
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EpwArps
Frastees
Virginia
Tor
Bie
The
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Kentucky Tales
Jooks
Haradd
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Legations Ta
China
Gazetia Wient
Sining Gallericora
Edward VII
Awent Beltain
Hayving
Hone Gowan
Berlin
Edward Vit
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