Voyage Through Constantinople and the Gypsy Trek
In a caravan through Balkan roughlands a Gypsy caravan led by Wasso Mikali reaches Constantinople. The group lodges at the Khan of the Georgians and plots a stealthy approach to a Bucoleon treasure site on Sokak Masters. Hugh and Vernon King aid with local lore while Beran Tokalji looms as a rival.
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Waesso Mikall
Grand Central
Constantinople
Wasso Mikali
Nikka
Wasso
Golden Horn
Pera
Hugh
Vernon King
King
Jack
Watty
Watkins
Galata
The
Wasso Mikal
Toutou
Betty
Robert College
Historical Society
Great Palace
Tokalji
Tekalji
Wasse Mikall
Treasure Tale in Constantinople Quest Ends in London
English WWI veteran Hugh Chesby recalls a treasure tale tied to Constantinople. After his uncle dies accusing "Tou tou" of murder, Hugh and Jack Nash pursue clues in London with Nikka Zarenko and others. A hidden room called the Prior's Vent reveals documents pointing to the Bucoleon palace in Constantinople.
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New York
Hugh Chesby
Constantinople
Lord Chesby
Hugh
Jack Nash
Toutou
Lord Chesley
Jack
England
London
Nikka Zarenko
Montey Hilyer
Betty King
Nikka
Watkins
Wasso Mikali
Gypsy Escape Through Balkans to a Fated Road
In a rugged trek through ruined Balkan villages and wild mountains, Jack and Nikka abandon civilized clothes for gypsy garb. They flee Kostabidjian’s town with two horses and a loaded pack mule, chasing a nomadic road under a starlit sky toward monasteries and ancient fortresses.
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Nikka
Kostabidjian
Constantinople
Jack
Heidi
Jakkal
Wasso Mikall
Moent
Wasso Mikali
Tzigane
Balkans
Danube
Cakes Mark Life Events From Birth To Death Across Eras
The piece notes how cake has symbolized major life events from christenings to funerals. In Yorkshire obsequies guests drank spiced ale or wine with sweet cakes, and households used biscuit packages bearing printed coffins skulls and crossbones hourglasses or spades sealed with black wax to signify mortality.
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Helen Buckler
New York Herald Tribune
Yorkshire
Causes of Storm Variability by Season
Electrical storms form from sudden atmospheric temperature changes. In cold upper air, such changes are rarer in winter, so thunder and lightning are far more common in summer than in winter.
Modern Things Not New Yet Each Item Had Earlier Roots
A European researcher reports many so called modern inventions trace to earlier dates. The pneumatic tire appears in 1844 though unused, the fountain pen in 1800 with limited uptake, roller skates known in 1823, and the roll top desk in 1772. Safety razors 1702, loudspeakers 1671, diving bell 1604, periscope 1702, and a Chinese bamboo phonograph claim show long pre modern origins.
Woman's eye verdict ends marriage dispute
A court note reports a divorce decree tied to a case described as a woman's black eye deciding the matter along with references to other eye colors signaling influence or power in the dispute.
Missouri state politics and policy brief highlights
Jefferson City reports confirm Governor Caulfield's police commissioners were approved by the Senate Municipal Corporations Committee. Other items note added St Louis County circuit judges, a Kansas City assault case, a fatal St Joseph car crash, salary hikes for Chapman clerks, tentative farm to market road plans in Marion County, and Child Health Day proclamation. Columbia notes sociology professor De Graff's removal.
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Jefferson City
Caulfield
Senate Municipal Corporations Committee
Police Board
Sen
O. Hocker
Daniel Bartlett
N. P. Zimmer
Frederick H. Kriesmann
Senate
Michael Kinney
Senate Judiciary Committee
St. Louis County
Ralph
St. Louis
Inez Mackinnon
Miss Mackinnon
Lorene Woodside
Chamber
Jas. H. Whitecotton
Chapman
Harry Blodgett
Board of Estimates and Apportionment
Whitecotton
Hannibal
Marion County
Palmyra
Harry D. Griffith
State Highway Department
Terry
P. 8
Jefferson County
Davis
General Assembly
Bismarck
Jeferson City
Henry S. Caulfield
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Wasso Mikail
Tchhuldya
Bosphorus
Marmora
Adrianople
W.N.U. Service
Ucoleon
Brentano's Inc
the Ridgeway CO
D. Howden Smith
Missouri News Nuggets
Columbia
Harmon O. de Graff
University of Missouri
Stratton D. Brooks
de Graff
Brooks
DE Pen
Toledo, C
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Arkans State Farm
K-R-O Co
Springfield
John Stuart Mill
Phillips
Phillips Milk
Magnesia
Phi
Importa
Charle Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
Lydia E.ee
Lydia F. Pinkham
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