Great Tsarskoe-Selo Palace Said to Host War Council
London dispatch describes Tsarskoe-Selo near St Petersburg where the czar presided over a January 3 council with Grand Dukes Vladimir and Alexis, M. Witte and ministers, deciding Russia's final reply to Japan. The article notes the palace's vast splendor, Cathy II's gold leaf decorations, ebony floors, and the imperial family’s use of the site during summer.
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Russia
Japan
Tearskole-Selo
Tzarskole-Selo
Peter the Great
Saari
Peter L Spermt
Czar Bult
Russias
Kungsian Socialife
St. Petersburg
Catherine I
Elizabeth
Catherine II
Tearakote-Selo
Aladdin’s
Lapis Lagu
Catherine
Alexander I
Lunatics Should Not Be Restrained Says British Doctor
Staff Correspondent reports Dr. Robert Reid Rentoul of the Royal College of Surgeons advocates allowing lunatics to destroy themselves to reflect nature's plan. He denounces efforts to prevent suicide and cites alarming statistics on mental illness, restraint, and marriage outcomes among discharged patients.
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Ondon
Robert Reid Rentoul
Royal College of Surgeons
Renton
General Council of Medical Education
Great Britain
Rentoul
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Strange Lawyer Appears in Texas Slavery Trial Tale
A sensational 1840 Texas court scene recounts John Taylor a young licensed lawyer whose life unravels after a dramatic marriage scandal. A notorious Houston slander case grows as Hopkins faces murder charges and a mystery barrister emerges to defend Mary Ellison’s suit, delivering a lesson in courtroom prowess and public sentiment.
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Prom
Ohn Taylor
Bar of
Texas
Mission Ag
Taylor
West
Mississippi
Taylor Ineens
Clarkesville
Tex
Red River
Georges Hopkins
Mary Ellison
Hopkins
Bipgun
Ellison
Ashley and Pike
Arkansas
Tise
New Orleans
Pike
Prentius
The Striking Orator John Taylor Amazes Courtroom
A dramatic courtroom scene chronicles John Taylor delivering a fierce satire against Hopkins and his witnesses. The speaker’s rhetoric hammers home damning evidence, painting a vivid portrait of murder and justice while the crowd roars. The verdict closes at fifty thousand dollars with Hopkins beaten afterward.
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Ashley
Hilalogia
Pike
Prentiss
Hopkins
Nea
Jean
Aly
Mary
Clay
Webster
Calthour
Dever
King
Bascom
John Taylor
WomenJoin Newport School Board Members from New York Arrive
Mrs Winthrop Chanier and Mrs Victor Berchan arrived from New York Monday and tonight took seats on the Newport school board. Mrs Sorcham served last year. They backed Superintendent Lull at 3000 salary and supported Dr Christopher F. Baker for chairman, former mayoral opponent of Patrick J. Boyle.
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Newport
Boston Herald
Winthrop Chanier
Victor Berchan
New York
Newport School Board
Heart Cure Ad Claims Nightmares Signal Weak Heart
An old medical advertisement cites specialists linking nightmares to heart disease and advises Miles' Heart Cure from Miles Medical Co of Elizabethtown Indiana as a remedy. The piece describes fear induced dream interruptions as warning signs and promotes a free book along with remedies like Nervine and Nerve Pill.
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Jane
Heart
Miles Medical Gx
Elzbant
Ind
The Sunny South Prospectus and Weekly Content Appeal
The prospectus touts The Sunny South as a weekly illustrated magazine featuring industrial commercial and agricultural articles stories and serials. It promises international and southern content with editorials literary reviews a woman’s page Panama coverage and a series on southern cities and successful citizens. An introductory offer of 50 cents for 52 weeks is advertised.
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Mary E. Bryan
South
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Tzarskore-Selo
Czar
Cesar
Robert R. Rentoul
America
Mills
Caolone Ashley
Senate of the Union
Albert Pike
Prentias
Bad Sympton
Gr. Miles
Feade
New South
United States
World of Letters
Panama
New Republic
Frederic Haskins
Hetle
Wife Hester
L. T. Meade
Sunny South Publishing Co
Atlanta, Georgia
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