Prisoner Hartmann Claims Blanche’s Aid in War Talk
In the Grandpre woods Blanche helps Capt. Heinrich von Hartmann of the 19th Uhlans speak with her as war news and captivity unfold. Hartmann asks for permission to send a letter home and reveals concern for his mother and sister. He is allowed to stay another day, then returns to the château under guard, where he shows gratitude to Blanche before Houzel’s jealously erupts.
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Mademoiselle
Blanche
Houzel
Quiffien
Heuzel
Fraulein
Monsieur
Heinrich von Hartmann
Uhlan Cavalry
France
Hartman
Paris
Hartmann
Grandpre
Huet
19Th Uhlans
Fecamp
Hartmann Faces Culminating Choice at Grandpre Chateau
A wounded Hartmann wrestles with love for Blanche de Gavrolles while prisoner status and honor collide. He ponders staying to protect her from heartache or fleeing to spare her misery, yet his parole and loyalty bind him to stay.
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Hartmann
Blanche
Blanche de Gavrolles
Chateau
Chateau of
Grandpre
Bat
Blanch and Uhlan In Secret Meeting On Terrace
Blanche evades a search at the chateau and is found near the chapel speaking with an elderly woman. The hag pressures Blanche about loyalty as the Uhlan offers protection and asks to escort her back, hinting at danger to her father and a looming night of trouble.
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Blanche
Chateau
Uhlan
Fraulein
The Best Light
English mill designer tests lighting methods using gas jets incandescent lamps and arc lights. He adopts a continental plan with white walls and reflector lamps directing light to the ceiling then down to the room, producing even illumination and attracting attention from English weavers.
The Clam Moves Forward Like a Small Sea Creature
The clam is described as not stationary and can travel about thirty feet in a week. Its forward movement comes from a single muscular foot, which also serves to anchor the shell while feeding and progressing along the sand.
Irishman vows to spare wife’s widowhood after row
An Irishman, after a dispute with his wife in London Tit-Bits, declares in a defiant tone that he will ensure she remains alive. He says, Oh it’s a widow you’re wantin to be, is it Bedad I’ll take good care you’re no widow as long as I live.
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Bedad
London
Ardou
Pinero
Grundy
Jones
Sardou
Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Fanny Davenport
Coon Hunting Trial Uses Roman Candles in Alleghany
Citizens of Alleghany Pa try a new method in coon hunting. After treed, the coon’s exact position is sought with Roman candles.
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Alleghany
Gismonda the Play and Boxing Bouts Highlight Stage and Sport
Ion Jarvis criticizes Sardou based Gismonda and praises Sardou’s rivals while noting Fanny Davenport’s cut and stage effect. The piece also covers upcoming boxing matches in Wheeling and Galveston, a North Carolina prize fighting ban, and Hartford eight round results at the Capitol Wheel Club.
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Jerry Marshall
Jerry Sullivan
Pittsburg
North Carolina Senate
State Guard
Jack Wrenn
Billy Forsythe
Capitol Wheel Club
Hartford
Sketch of a Young Stage Star and a Ghostly Encounter
Stephen Grattan, noted actor, built his craft with Daly, Mackaye, Litus and Frohman before starring in Young America. A Southern narrator recounts a dawn visitation in a plantation bedchamber, a sudden dazzling light, and unseen arms gripping him at 5 03 AM, with no intruder found.
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Stephen Grattan
Augustin Daly
Captain Swift
Mr. Stoddard
Seele Mackaye
Pierre
Chevalier Maurice de Vaudrey
Jacob Litus
Captain Northcote
George de Lesparre
Raymond Lessing
Ensign
Priest
Wm. Young
Boston
Mr. Grattan
Daniel Frohman
Gismonda and the Undercurrent of Sardou Drama
A theatre review condemns Sardou's Gismonda for promoting unbridled vice amid public church critique while praising the Lyceum stock company and actors such as Franco Accialol Lyceum. The piece contrasts moral decay with theatrical spectacle and notes ongoing performances by Henry Arthoune Jones and Stephen Grattan.
Pile George Canfield Set for London Showdown
The Ring reports Billy Pile and George Canfield have agreed to a bout before the National Sporting Club in London England. The purse totals $2,000 with $500 designated for training and other expenses.
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Billy Pile
George Canfield
National Sporting Club
London
Eng
Outlook for Baseball Season Promises Excitement and Growth
N E Young, president of the National League and American Association, says the coming season will feature many young players signed by minor clubs and nearly double the number of organizations under the national agreement. He notes baseball remains popular as other sports wane and predicts surprises as top players contend for the pennant.
New Terror for French Convicts
The French government will stop transporting criminals to New Caledonia and deport them to Gaboon in French Congo Africa. The shift aims to curb the appeal of long Pacific island sentences and place convicts in a feverish, pestilential African district.
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New Caledonia
Pacific Island
French Congoland
Africa
New York ‘Tribune
Three London Chloroform Fatalities Reported by Physicians
Three deaths in London within one week due to chloroform administered by physicians are noted. The Lancet warns that chloroform is especially risky when respiration is hindered by fluid in the throat, with high mortality linked to operations in such conditions.
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London
Aluminum Struggles With Salt Water For Naval Use
The Navy Department completed tests of aluminum for ship boats to assess suitability. While its light weight is attractive, findings show aluminum easily corrodes in salt water, limiting its naval applicability.
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Navy Department
Washington
Telephones on Sheep Ranches
The use of the telephone on Australian sheep ranches is growing common. On the Clark ranch in Montana sheep and shepherds are watched and handled telephonically by six stations all connected to a central point that provides weather signals and orders.
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Clark Ranch
Montana
Druggists Help Find Mrs Senscam Address
A young lady asks a druggist to search a city directory for Mrs Senscam’s current location and to address an envelope there. The exchange ends with her offering two cents for the stamp in the New York Weekly.
Counterfeiter in custody amid gullible locals
A local suspect admits to producing counterfeit currency including half dollar coins. Police moved in after reports of suspicious coins circulating in town. Authorities warn the public to verify money and provide details of the arrest.
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Atlanta Constitution
Robert Buchanan
the Gruff
Coon
Gismonda
Ion Jarvis
Martha
Zaccario
Almeria
Anthony Comstock
Stinson Jarvis
Leslie's Weekly
Casmanda
Jacques Crispo Della Tocca
Henry Artnoune Jones
Susan
Lyceum Theater
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