The Czar's Unsparing Court and a Private Marriage Plot
A St Petersburg letter to the Sun sketches rumors of the czar's contemplated morganatic marriage to Princess Dolgorovka, noting court distinctions, dowry, and the princess's loss of crown prospects. It also recounts a dramatic Kiev bank robbery trial, nihilist activity, expulsions of Jews, women entering medicine, and a peasant's tale of courtly corruption and a czarist gesture rescuing an old woman from poverty.
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St. Petersburg
New York Sun
Dolgorovka
Russia
Louis XIV
Alexander
Vittorio Emanuale
Louis XVI
Supreme Commission
Metkoff
Prince of Wales in drunken New Year mishap in St Petersburg
A New York Sun dispatch recounts Count Adlerberg hosting a late supper for the Prince of Wales. After toasts the prince, thinking he reached the imperial palace, entered the Holy Synod building, fought a monk, and was arrested by police. He was found later among revelers. the emperor ordered a palace inquiry and legal steps to quiet the scene.
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Count Adlerberg
Saratem
Alderberg
Emperor
Adlerberg
Jackals
St. Petersburg
New York Sun
Prince of Wales
Winter Palace
United Kingdom
Police
Fedor Feodorochten Trepoli
A Baron on the Island and the Belgian Mystery
The New York Herald details the rise and fall of Baron Herman de Reiffenberg who came to America as Louis de Laurie. After wealth and marriage, poverty and crime transformed him into burglar Harry Howard. He died in Blackwell's Island prison hospital, and his Belgian identity was only revealed after death, prompting an international probe and plans to repatriate remains.
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New York Herald
Blackwell's Island
Harry Howard
Herman de Reiffenberg
Brussels
Belgium
Louis de Laurie
Annie Sweeny
New York City
de Laurie
Louis
Ubrugele
A. de Braekeleer
Belgian Relief Association
Warren Street
de Brackeeler
Mulberry Street
Death
Blackwell
Herald
Brady
Mali
Broadway
de Brackeleer
Mena
Adams
Police
Mr. de Brackeleer
Texas
Bummelhans
Old Twopercent
Ummelhans
Twopercent
Galveston
Rummelhans
Harper’s Magazine
Denver
Detroit Free Press
The Ring and the Genteel Girl's Dilemma
The New York Times notes how a girl with a new ring draws constant attention from friends who crowd her to see it learn its cost and authenticity and speculate about an engagement. The piece suggests chewing gum as a wiser use of surplus cash, given the social drama.
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New York Times
A Railroad Dropping Out of Sight Near Ravenna
A road near Ravenna vanished after a June event, eight rods of roadbed sank and a pond formed where water appeared from unknown source. Onlookers observed the south side rise ten feet as the roadway slid north, then an unseen axle-like movement carried the section away. A fish-filled waterhole marked the spot.
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Ravenna
Witch Sentenced in Czernowitz For Enchantment Theft
Irene Gabor, an elderly suspected witch in Czernowitz Bukovina, was tried for conjuring charms on a pork butcher and his wife. She impressed the wife with visions, caused blood red water and a flying pigeon, then claimed a financial fee from meat and soap before a court sentenced her to hard labor for years.
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Criminal Tribunal of
Czernowitz
Bukovina
Irene Gabor
Otcher
Arene
Irene
Irene Abor
Durance
Captain Kidd Treasure Hunt Aboard Submarine Gear Near Peekskill
A Times report details a planned digging for Captain Kidds treasure off Round Island near Peekskill Hudson River. Divers and a steam powered diving bell, two smoke stacks schooner Mary D Leach and the International Submarine Company will employ electric lights and heavy tools to recover gold and silver said to be worth over 100000 in coins. Captain Kidd ship believed sunken 180 years ago 160 feet long with guns aboard and crew of 250. The key figure is Mr Chapin inventor of a marine compass said to point to hidden treasure and claim he owns the ship and the digging rights. Work to begin within days with dredge arriving.
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Captain Kidd
Kidd
Hudson River
Peekskill
New York
Times
Round Island
Pepié
Peekskill Landing
Iona Island
Hudson Bay
Anthony
Peter Cooper
Mary D. Leach
Philadelphia
International Submarine Company of Connecticut
Delaware
Pike
Yond Ron
Hudson
D. D. Capin
Chapin
Hida’s
Wyatt's Island
Wyatt
Old Wyatt
Gardiner’s Island
Mr. Gardiner
Gardiner's Island
Sound
Gardiner
Erie
Ake Drie
Illinois
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Kingston
Nobody and the New Boy in a Neighborhood Mage
A collage of humorous vignettes and anecdotes from urban life. Poems and proverbs about nobody as a figure contrast with a New Haven Register note on a new boy joining a block, the social rites of boys and bullies, and a parade of odd tales from theaters, dentists, restaurateurs, and travelers.
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New Haven Register
Bill Jones
English Earl Buys Massive New York Diamond Necklace
An English nobleman, possibly the earl of A, buys a 640 carat diamond necklace from a New York house to mimic the Empress of Russia’s jewels. The set includes matching 26 carat earrings and a 144 carat brooch, with total value around 160000 dollars. The pieces will be shipped to England and the purchaser’s name revealed then.
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New York
New York Sun
Russia
Duke of Edinburgh
London
Paris
Amsterdam
England
One Way to Play Possum
A New Orleans tale recounts Uncle Eph who slept beside a roasting possum while a hungry thief stole it. The thief fed on the meat leaving bones and grease on Eph. Eph awoke convinced he had eaten it in his sleep and pondered where his hunger stood against memory.
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New Orleans Picayune
Uncle Eph
Eph
Snake Attack on Virginia and Bodie Stage Ride
A Virginia and Bodie stage driver recounts a dramatic road encounter with snakes thick in the dust. He describes a ten foot hoop snake striking a wagon pole, its tail driven three inches into wood and the beast dragged for 100 yards before death, while venom drips coated the wagon pole.
Convict Life and Notable Prisoners in Canastota
A historical portrait describes Joe Coburn as a pugilist leading a deputy agent staff role and wielding punishment with ease. It notes Stone as a respected tire bug and chaplain’s waiter, while King from New York is a wary life man. Dan Kelly, a bank robber, is closely watched due to an exhibit of favorite status among inmates.
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Joe Coburn
Joe
Coburn
Stone
King
New York
Dan” Kelly
Auburn Prison
A Fashionable Love Match in Newport Society
The Newport Letter reports the marriage of Miss Bessie Livingston of New York to George Cavendish Bentinck, English heir and MP relative. The union, described as mutual and well matched, sparks chatter about romance over social expectations, with admirers praising their genuine affection and delight at their early public display of affection.
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Volga
St. Petersburg
Siberia
Sinbad
Newport
Bessie Livingston
Martin Livingston
New York
George Cavendish Bentinck
Whitehaven
Duke of Portland
Bessie
George
A Springling of Honesty in Jury Tales
An excerpt recounts Uncle Ham arguing that a jury in the Arnold murder case was biased and unjust. He insists Kentucky's white juries need a sprinkling of honesty and a mixed jury to produce true justice. The tale mocks legal racism, urging inclusion of diverse jurors to prevent verdicts based on prejudice.
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Newport
State Journal
Old Ham
Arnold
Uncle Ham
Kaintuck
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Ivanoff
Lowenson
Bank of
Oseyline
Vassilli-Ostrow
Tip
Moscow
Loskaia
Holy Ark
of the Don
Western Europe
Russian Empire
Geneva
Vienna
Michelet
Syria
de Universo
Louis XV
Alexander Walaitiniyowitcn Adlerberg
Imperial Court
Adterberg II
Dobrjak
Count Acierberg
Albert Edward
Petersburg
Blackwell’s
Girl With the Ring
Nebodh
Obody
Joshua
San Francisco
California
Worth
Saratoga
Whitehall Review
Mery
Sphinx
la Marengo
Monsieur
Garcon
New Orleans Times
Canal Street
Brother Gardner
Convict Life
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