Czar of His Ship Powers of the Captain on Ocean Voyages
The article argues the ship captain holds near-absolute authority aboard a liner, able to imprison passengers or, in emergencies, take life without court process. It compares this maritime autocracy to historical vigilante power and notes wide reach over vessel and crew, with duties and limits shaped by law and tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jude
Dell
New York
Nocaar
Existx Turely
Leutenant
Navy
Royal Navy
Baltic
Hixverwel
United States
Wren
Gisdain
oMtval Uender
Ber
Chicago Tribune
Venetian Women and the Whims of Fashion
A strip on Venetian women noting freedom from global fashion norms. They wear plain dark dresses with heelless slippers and a universal black shawl, while hairdressing follows London and Paris trends. The piece also recalls painter William M. Chase in a humorous wine-shop anecdote from Argonaut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
London
Paris
Not For Fashion s Sake in English Criminal Lore
A fragment notes the harshness of old English law where theft over 10 shillings could yield the death penalty. It mentions Lord Mansfield favoring mercy and directing a jury in a case involving a stolen trinket. The text references a work about Sweet Hampstead and Its Associations by Mrs. White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Hampstead
Fashion's mercy spares thief over cost of attire
A court debate centers on a thief facing capital punishment for fashion theft. The jeweler argues the garment’s cost was double the value, while the judge urges mercy, stating the fashion itself should not dictate hanging a man for mere style.
MacMahon's Epigram Reveals Humble Boldness of Marshal
In the Orinean campaign Marshal MacMahon stormed the Malakoff and sent his dispatch J y suis J y reste Here I am here I stay which his friends say he wrote plainly. He was most surprised by the phrase’s worldwide fame as a simple expression of fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacMahon
Marshal MacMahon
Malakoff
Helping Her Out: A Comical Exchange in Louisville
Dialogue from the Louisville Courier Journal depicts domestic banter as a wife returns from a long visit. A witty wife asks if her husband missed her, while a maid notes his unusually downhearted mood in the days after her arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier+ Journal
Mary
Christmas novelties offered at one third off
A dealer advertises leftover November novelties available at a one third discount in exchange for a wash of spring stock. The sale pitches these items as ideal for birthday gifts and says buyers can treat themselves without others noticing the savings on jewelry profits.
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Czar
William M. Chase
Chase
Argonaut
Omice
Athena Oregor
G. S. Newsom
M. D
Weston
Oregon
Peterson & Wilson Attorneys-at-Law
Athena
Pendleton
Homer I
Watts
Attorney-at
JOS
City Veterinary Hospital
Chase Ave
Walla Walla, Wash
cAthena
ST. Nichols Hotel
J. E. Froome
End
ST. Nichols
H.H. Hill
Jeweler
Desper & Son
Troy Laundry
Henry Keene
Foley
James Coffee
Raymond
Missouri
C.J. Bishop
Agnew, Mich
W. Bryan
Lowder, Ill
Alfred Peats & GO
Acyce
Crite
Marion Jack
Pres
AKERS
Sec-Treas
Pendleton Iron Works
The
Pendleton Business College
E. QO. Draper
Pendleton, Ore
Ballard
Stone
Provo
Utah
Ballard Snow Liniment Co
North Second Street
ST. Louis
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