Vesuvius Eruption in Pompeii Dramatized in Condensed Tale
A condensed melodrama of Pompeii begins with Arbaces and Glaucus amid Roman society and Greek roots, culminating as Vesuvius erupts in 79 A.D. Nydia the blind slave saves Glaucus and Ione amid the ash rain. The Boston Post frames this scene as a vivid depiction of a city at disaster.
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Ione
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Bulwer-Lytton, English novelist and dramatist, 1803 1873
Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton born in London May 25 1803 rose to fame with The Last Days of Pompeii in 1834 and The Last of the Barons nine years later He led a public life as poet novelist journalist and politician and died January 18 1873 with a legacy as one of his era’s most successful writers.
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Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer
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Sir Nigel by Conan Doyle to be printed in tomorrow's Post
Condensed versions already run in this series include Dickens David Copperfield May 1 Thackeray Pendennis May 2 Kipling Captains Courageous May 3 Sienkiewicz Quo Vadis May 4 Wells War of the Worlds May 5 Hawthorne The Marble Faun May 6 and Bunyan Pilgrims Progress May 7.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Alice G. Grazier
David Copperfield
Dickens
Pendennis
Thackeray
Kipling
Sienkiewicz
The Imperator at Brest to Take Troops
The Nashua River Paper Company of Pepperell has been sued in the Superior court here by Edwin P. Lindsay of Boston, who seeks to recover 316,262 for pulp.
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O-O-O-L Paper Company
Nashua River Paper Company
Fepperell
Edwin P. Lindsay
Boston
Roosen Sues Over Wife Jennie Roosen Death at Hospital
Henry Roosen, administrator of Jennie Roosen, sues Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Suffolk Superior Court. He claims death and conscious suffering resulted from improper administration of corrosive sublimate for Epsom salts. Suit cites hospital neglect and breach of care.
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Henry Roosen
Jennie Roosen
Suffolk Superior Court
Peter Bent Frigham Hospital
Crown Prince Hirohito Reaches Majority in Japan
TOKIO May 7 The 18 year old Crown Prince Hirohito attained his majority today as crowds cheered his drive through the streets. Officials and citizens marked the milestone with public celebration reflecting the imperial succession tradition.
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Tokio
Hirohito
Japan
Treble Up Rally Urges Immediate Subscriptions
A fervent appeal echoes through the page urging readers to subscribe vigorously with calls to act now. The message repeats treble up and doubles down on support, urging aid and participation from thousands of readers already subscribed.
The Last Days of Pompeii Athenian in arena twist
In Pompeii a lion refuses to attack Glaucus the Athenian. Sallust bursts in with urgent claims that Arbaces of Egypt murdered Apaecides. Calenus is exhausted, hunger scarred, and the crowd demands justice amid a chaotic, revelatory scene.
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Arbaces
Praetor
Apaecides
Pompeii
Calenus
Egypt
Isis
Pansa
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