Princess Fraloff Lace Heist Trial Ends in 10000 Verdict
In 1800 Olga de Maluta Fraloff, adopted daughter of Princess Manvivef, traveled to America. a trunk at Niagara Falls was found broken with lace valued at 875,000 missing. After two trials, a U.S. Supreme Court affirmation in January affirmed a $10,000 award to Fraloff against the New York Central Railroad, amid questions of carrier liability and value proof.
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Mme
Olga de Maluta Fraloff
Manvivef
Michel de Maluta Fraioff
Albany
Niagara
New York Central
Niagara Falls
Mme. Fraloff
Central Railroad
Wallace
United States Circuit Court
New York City
Mme. Fraloft
States Supreme Court
Washington
New York
James W. Gerard
Mme. Carter
Honiton
Devonshire
England
France
Fraloff
Olga de Malnuta Fraloff
Manzireff
Russia
Catherine
Pokrowski
Marlino
Nechuecka
Danilowka
Secroquosko
Choutor
America
Ernst von Weber
Tamboff
St. Petersburg
Greyfreth
London
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Rio Janeiro
Rio
Mme. Fra
Shepard
Mr. Shepard
Supreme Court of the
United States
A Happy Marriage Under a Frontier Squire
In Leadville a young woman nicknamed Kitty and a 52 year old miner seek marriage after a long, informal courtship. He explains a scar from a rope accident and years of vagabond life, while Kitty testifies she loves him, owns $20,000, and plans to wed unless he changes his mind. The squire approves and collects his fee.
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Pittsburg
Evans
Kitty
Jim
United States Court
Washington
Department of Justice
Mediterranean
Jews in Nation Pride Self-Reliant Yet Help Ready
The Christian Weekly lauds Jewish self help across a country with 250000 Jews, none paupers. Every Jew is taught to aid himself, yet those disabled or briefly without work receive support from benevolent peers or societies, illustrating steady instruction based on a divine precept of generous aid to the needy.
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Moses
Alfonso XII and His Exile Years and Marriage Plans
A Paris Figaro piece details King Alfonso XII of Spain, recalling his devotion to Mercedes and brutal exile. It traces his youth at the Theresianum and Stanislas, his military studies in Vienna, and his eventual rise to the throne. The article covers his character, self control, and court life in Madrid, naming key courtiers and associates.
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Paris
Figaro
Alfonso
Spain
Christine
Mercedes
Vienna
Theresianum
England
Lacar
Canovas
Montpensier
Philip II
Madrid
Alfonzo
Prince of
Asturias
Isabella
Prince of Asturias
Prince Imperial
France
Biarritz
Imperial
Papa
Louis
Stanislas
Don Francis of Assisi
Lalanne
Belfioioso
Count de Lossa
St. Theresa
Jules Borson
Pierre Seguier
Francois Daumas
Berge
Jean de Salignac-Fenelon
Andre de Boisseu
Marcel Trelat
Paul Senart
Rene de Vitasse
Louis de Lartigue
Paul de Franqueuille
Raymond de Cousyuial de Lomenie
Louis Paixhans
Georges Rendu
Charles Pozzo di Berge
Paul de Beaumont
Abbe Lalanne
Count Murphy
Geneva
Whitehall Review
Alfonso XII
Basilewsky
Don Alfonso
Navarre
Tafalla
Duc de Seste
Comte de Miranda
Comte de Morphy
Onve
Duc de Montpensier
Lycee
Henri IV
Tontone
Girgenti
Marquis de Alcanices
Princess of Asturias
Pepe Alcanices
Duc de Morny
Troubetzkoi
Namorna
de Musset
Frascuelo
Torero
Duc de Sesto
Comte de Ae
Comte de Sepulveda
Blood will tell and the Viking in Salisbury
A Indo-British reflection on bloodlines and power, linking Salisbury’s remark Blood will tell to Beaconsfield, and contrasting Viking strength with Jewish imagery. The piece rails at The Daily Telegraph for gore, praises Buddha in Edwin Arnold’s The Light of Asia, and cites a Buddhist tale of two pilgrims testing moral choices.
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Conway
Cincinnati
Lord Salisbury
Lord Beaconsfield
House of Lords
Alice
Salisbury
Lord
Beaconsfield
Calcutta
Viking
Odin
Thor
Daily Telegraph
Gore
Russia
Afghanistan
Africa
Edwin Arnold
Asia
Truebner
Arnold
Don't Go Away Parnerl Stay The Irish Appeal To Parnell
A touching poem voices Erin’s plea to Charles Stewart Parnell asking him to postpone his American trip amid troubled Ireland. It warns government pressure, cites famine and despair, and urges leadership to sustain the national movement and shelter the people until freedom and better days arrive.
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Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell
Ireland
Erin
Dublin Nation
How They Used to Do It A Princely Salary and Outside Scraps
A Cincinnati tale recounts a former U S court clerk bragging of immense ill gained wealth from outside scrapings and cost taxes. He describes lavish spoil, diamonds, dog and cat jewels, and a public scandal stoked by newspapers. Government scrutiny led to fear of arrest and a dramatic investigation, with the clerk claiming immunity and the case ending abruptly amid sensational charges.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Grandfather Lickshingle
United States Court
Cincinnati
United States
Mioe
Conoe
Jedge
Villany
Sosurareet
Department of Justice
White House
Court of Justice
Washington
Woman Heroine of Mutiny Aboard British Brig George 8 Berry
Miss Ida Howard, daughter of Captain Howard, recounts a mutiny at sea near Pensacola and a desperate attempt by two sailors to kill her father. She describes saving his life with a revolver, tending his deep wounds, and steering the vessel toward Key West while mutineers were lashed to masts. The ordeal ends with mutineers in British consul custody and Ida sent to Boston.
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Ida Howard
Howard
Berry
New York Herald
Pensacola
Miss Howard
Welch
Thomas Britt
Britt
Ida
Key West
Pupae
Boston
Deadly bolt wrecks court house and town
A dramatic narration describes a collapse at the court house after a fatal bolt strikes the building. The district attorney and ex-marshal are killed under heavy timbers while a survivor credits Providence for saving him as the community reels from the calamity.
Valuable Faces in a Washington Photo Trade Interview
A Washington dealer in public figures explains to a Chicago Inter Ocean correspondent which portraits sell best. Grant ranks highest after Lincoln, with Hayes and Sherman also in steady demand. among senators Blaine leads, followed by Chandler and Lamar. The dealer notes southern buyers favor office seekers and that a broad stock is required to cover varied tastes.
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Washington
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Grant
Lincoln
Hayes
Sherman
Evarts
Key
Devens
General Sherman
Sheridan
Pap Thomas
Blaine
Senate
Zach Chandler
Jeff Davis
Zach
Lamar
Logan
Don Cameron
Conkling
Gray
Conkliny
Brady
New York
Morton
Alexander Stephens
Butler
Sam Mandall
Garfield
Cox
Blackburn
Fragmented posthumous poem and oddities in one issue
A mixed page presents a posthumous poem by Hiram Wiley of Massachusetts about eternity, followed by humorous clippings and anecdotes. Reader notes include a vignette about a disgruntled dog owner, a cautionary tale of a gun mishap at a dance, a Detroit wedding ring satire, and assorted comic items reflecting a bustling newspaper issue.
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Hiram ©. Wiley
Massachusetts
Splode Goes the World in a Cosmic Imaginative Snippet
A whimsical fragment depicts children discussing space spectacles Venus matinees and a predicted star shower. One boy insists the world might “splode” when stars rain down, while another questions readiness and recalls a previous tall tale amid a cheeky exchange.
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Venus
Will
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Madame Fraloff
Count Gluchen
Queen Victoria
Dresden
Havre
Westphalia
Prince Amieff
Peabody
Tuckerman
Great West
Greyfreth London
Amy Pass
Leadville
Fcar
Are
Jewish Thrift
Alfonso II
Buddha
Iit
Premson
S. Cleary
Reno
Ney
Eph
Ephc
Milleenyum
New York Telegram
Detroit Free Press
Ener
Texas
Waco
Baltimore Gazette
Budd Wood
Grace Stanfield
Currie
Wood
George Wood
Budd
Albert Chock
Miss Stanfield
Woodward Avenue
John Jacob Astor
Hull
Mary
Mollie McCarthy
Ten Broeck
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