The Beard as a Veil in Juarez’s War Plot
Pablo Madrella and Francois Leroux confront a dangerous ruse in Juarez era Mexico. A signed order enables Pablo to move through Liberal lines while De Vigny risks exposure as the plot hinges on a crucial paper. The night spirals toward a perilous escape and a hidden identity.
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Pablo
de Vigny
Madrella
Excellency
Pablo Madrella
Besancon
Juarez
Pablo Madrella Y Gutierrez
Mexico
Leroux
Miguel Lopez
Maximilian
Lopez
Rene
Benito Juarez
Francois
Louie
Pasqual and Dolores Receive a Wedding Gift Horse
The narrator and Pasqual seal a debt of gratitude with a wedding gift horse for Dolores, as a forged bond of friendship strengthens amid scenes in Cuernavaca. A pint of tension remains as the party moves toward a crucial political confrontation with Maximilian’s regime looming in the background.
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Dolores
Asqual
Senor Pancho
Pasqual
Gracias
De Vigny Infiltrates La Anita Mission In Mexico
Captain Francois de Vigny serves with Maximilian’s army in Mexico. A spy plot unfolds as Madrella and Lopez threaten La Anita and Cuernavaca. De Vigny impersonates Madrella to uncover Juarez’s moves and avert a French loss, earning Juarez’s trust and saving Cuernavaca.
Spanish Lions at Dover Stir Wary Farmers During War
A Yorke County tale recalls a preacher claiming Spain had lions while American forces prevailed. Rumor of 500 beasts in Beaufort spread fear, as locals staged a night hoax with a horse fiddle echoing lion roars. Tenants barred doors and kept loaded guns for days while the joke lingered.
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Dover
N. C
Spain
Beaufort
William Warters
Detroit News
Antique Dealers Tribunal High Court of Justice in London
The antique dealers tribunal sits in St James Street West as a High Court of Justice for the British Antique Dealers Association. Up to 20 judges, experts in stones and furniture, arbitrate major sale disputes and can call independent art experts.
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England
St. James’ Street
London
Antique Dealers
High Court of Justice
British
Antique Dealers’ Association
Court For Arbitration
Hartford Courier
Nine-year-old Juve hides in windmill during game
A mother chased a game of hide and seek at a grandmother's cottage. She counted to a hundred by fives and searched all around. Juve finally emerged and explained he had climbed up the windmill, calling the concealment “a cinch.”
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Juve
Joe
Early macaroni history traces European spread
The piece notes macaroni and other pastes as typical foods with Italy often credited for early appreciation. It states first use among the Chinese and European introduction to the Germans, with Italians learning from them. By the fourteenth century Italy is shown as the sole European patron enjoying macaroni.
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Italy
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