The Lion's Whelp Cromwell Chapter X Continuation
In a November London scene Mata and Matilda face emotional strain as Cromwell rises to Lord Protector. Jane and Mrs Swaffham adjust to the new regime, awaiting Cluny Neville's fate while pondering life, faith, and exile. Doctor Verity and Israel discuss state power and future
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England
Cromwell
Charles Wolseley
Whitehall
Col. Goff
Council of State
Three Nations
Westminster Hall
Israel
Martha
Jane
Elizabeth Cromwell
Mrs. Swaffham
Cromwell Faces Rising Tide as Saint Reforms Spark Rage
In Parliament the saints provoke discontent as Cromwell, though conservative, grows angry at the rapid reforms. On December 12 Col Bydenham denounced fears of a Mosaic code replacing common law, signaling a political crisis.
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Oliver Protector
Cromwell
Parliament
Col. Bydenham
Tidewater Virginia Terrapins and a Familiar Smile
A Lancaster Virginia man recalls identifying a prized diamondback terrapin by its unique expression, saying terrapin farming is a lucrative yet capital and labor-intensive venture. He notes owners guard their "farms" and can recognize their terrapins by face, a claim tied to a prior arrest where a boy was found guilty based on the terrapin’s countenance.
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W T. White
Lancaster
Shoreham
Rappahannock River
Tidewater
Literary Notes on New Books and Authors
A roundup of new titles and author profiles. Arthur Sherburne Hardy's His Daughter First and The Ministry of Love by Irene Abbott are reviewed with notes on publication by Houghton Mifflin and Crane & Company. John Burroughs praises Kipling in Century. Israel Zangwill’s Italian Fantasy debuts in Harper’s. F Hopkins Smith’s The Under Dog to Scribner’s. Gordon Keith by Thomas Nelson Page featured with wide scope across New York and Virginia. The Cosmopolitan and Atlantic Magazine items highlight short stories, essays, and early summer topics in literature and science.
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Arthur Sherburne Hardy
Houghton, Miffin & Co
New York
New Hampshire
Hardy
Spain
Irene Abbott
Crane & Company
Topeka
Italy
Louis Loeb
Zangwill
F. Hopkinson Smith
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Charles Seribner
Virginia
Aera
Calor
Mr. Page
Iman J. Ridgway
Frank A. Mu
Cosmopolitan
Francis Willing Wharton
Thomas Mitchell Peirce
Tt. H. Farnham
Trumbull White
H. R. Martin
Henry Seton Merrian
America
Oswalt Harrison Villard
Goldwin, Smith
Ray Allen Willey
Evelyn Mac Wart
Francis
Kin Jer
Colorado
Charles H. Johnson
Historic Cannon to Be Sold at Federal Auction
An old muzzle loading cannon once guarding Boston Harbor vows to be sold by the federal government to the highest bidder. The fort at Castle Island was never considered impregnable, yet fears of Confederate attacks prompted panic and evacuation around Boston during wartime rumors.
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Boston
Fort Independence
Castle Sland
Nlp
Artington
Famous Castle Island Guns Relic of Fort Independence
In Boston harbor the famous Castle Island guns and Fort Independence walls stirred wary hope as a feared foe neared. The old weapons remained true and admired, though battles faded. many guns were scrapped or buried, and the Boston park commissioners, short of funds, refused to buy more relics.
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Castle Island
Fort Independence
Boston
Boston Park Commissioners
Curious deed from 1793 traced to Earth land tract
A Birmingham observer notes a Sunbury Republican copy of a curious deed dated October 9, 1793. The document traces land ownership from the Creator to Adam and Eve through a series of earlier holders in a playful, antiquarian genealogical chain.
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Mile
Northumberland County
Pennsylvania
Sunbury Republican
Birmingham
Ala
Age-Herald
Old St Marys Church Parish House Landmark in Burlington
The Protestant Episcopal St Marys Church in Burlington New Jersey stands as one of the nations oldest landmarks. Famous worshipers included Cooper Coxe Boudinot Franklin Bradford and Capt James Lawrence who cried Dont give up the ship. Parishioners have just concluded services commemorating the bi centennial of St Marys. The old church now serves as a parish house while worshippers attend a newer building.
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Old Church
St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church
Burlington
N. J
United States
James Fenimora Cooper
St. Mary's Church
Daniel Coxe
Elias Boudinot
Benjamin Franklin
William Bradford
James Lawrence
Haya
St. Mary’s
Western Canada Immigration Growth Prompts Wheat Frontier Forecast
An editorial from the Chicago Record-Herald notes Canada’s spring immigration surge with 40,872 arrivals in four months, driven by wheat lands in the Northwest. Majority originate from Great Britain and the United States, signaling Canada’s rising prominence in world grain markets and potential population expansion beyond the United States. It cites government pamphlets and agents offering information on free grant lands in Western Canada.
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Northwest Territories
Winnipeg
Great Britain
United States
Ireland
Canauas
Europe
Canada
Chicago Record-Herald
Western
B. T. Holmes
Jackson Street
St. Paul
Minnesota
Feline Longevity Report From German Cat Study
Herr Pohl of the German Society for the Protection of Cats releases findings on cat lifespans. He notes that peaceful, well regulated living extends life and cites a royal cat in Nympnenburg that reached forty two years as the oldest in Germany.
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Pohl
German Society For the Protection of Cats
Castle
Nympnenburg
Germany
A Considerate Husband
A Smyrna Greek merchant divorced his wife after she confided her passion to him. He granted divorce, gave the couple $10,000, and attended their wedding as best man. The note ends with a remark about widows and a sign “Keep Off the Grass.”
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Smyrna
The Empress Eugenie and A Manila Court Tale
A Paris pamphlet mocked Empress Eugenie before she meddled in state affairs. In New York, Annie Cody’s fire tragedy ends with a nickel found. A Manila Filipino hopes to bring a civil case to the U S Supreme Court to impress friends and travel to Washington.
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Eugenie
Soli
Paris
New York
Annie Cody
Annie
Manila
Argonaut
Court of First Instance
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, D. C
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