Kidnapping Trial and High Seas Escape in 1751
In 1751, the narrator recounts being abducted aboard a brig by Hoseason as his uncle Ebenezer plots to seize his inheritance. The voyage from Ettrick Forest to the harbor ends with a sudden ambush on the ship, a ransom of danger, and the narrator's fall into unconsciousness as the uncle remains aboard the pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Balfour
Alan Breck Stewart
Ebenezer Balfour
Shaws
Robert Louis Stevenson
Bound in a brig but finding rough kinship aboard
The narrator awakens shackled in the ship brig during a gale. A green eyed man and Captain Hoseason debate the boy's fate as a second officer, then the narrator is moved to the forecastle, cared for by mates and sailors. He learns the crew’s rough virtues, recalls a fisher with a dying family, and reflects on his uncle’s plan and the Carolina voyage.
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Ettrick Forest
Hoseason
Ransome
Rankeillor
Carolinas
Mr. Balfour
Aieain
Dysart
Eterar
Riach
Sam
Mr. Riach
Mr. Raich
Men
Watch
United States
Terse Dispatches From Curious Corner
A collection of brief quips and anecdotes from readers and locals. Jests about racing and Persia echo through a small town paper with witty lines on nerve and misprints. Stories mix humor about editors readers and pay installments with light satire.
Indiana Centennial Exposition plans gain momentum in 1900 effort
The Centennial Commission drives Indiana’s 1900 centennial push with citizen surveys, state funding hopes, and county exhibits. Leaders seek a $200,000 state appropriation, with counties to showcase resources, and ideas ranging from a miniature Indiana state to a coal palace. Strong public interest and artistic excitement from Hoosier architects fuel a potential World’s Fair scale return.
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Centennial Commission
Indiana
King
Lilly
Evansville
Laporte
Indianapolis
Chicago
Unknown Schubert Overture in Vienna Holds Attention
Viennese experts declare an obscure Schubert overture authentic and in the possession of Nicholas Dumba of Vienna. Kaiser Wilhelm names a longtime Berlin opera kettledrummer royal chamber musician. The King of Denmark once taught drawing under the rose to Frankfurt merchants’ families.
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Franz Schubert
Nicholas Dumba
Vienna
Kaiser Wilhelm
Berlin
King
Denmark
Frankfort
Charlotte Bronte
Arthur Bell Nicholls
Mr. Disraeli
Beaconsfield
Wyndham Lewis
Lewis
Hom
Winham
Raymond
William Garland
United States
Temple of Boerobonder in Java Aged 1200 Years
Westminster Review describes the Temple of Boerobonder as a vast Java temple complex built on large mounds with tiered terraces. It features extensive sculptured walls with indecent motifs, massive stone blocks, and headless statues at corners, lacking substantial interior space.
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Westminster Review
Boerobonder
Java
India
Ceylon
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Jennet Clouston
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the Bugle
Jerrold
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Gladstone
Li Hung Chang
Scott Jackson
Hong Kong
Calcutta
London
Paris
New York
St. Louis
Ninth Street
Car Park Avenue
Grae
Iran
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