Wandering Escape Through Paris Night from Saint Pelagie
A narrator in disguise slips from a priest and sacristan during a night escape. They cross the Seine on a moonless route toward the Jardin des Plantes, wary of pursuers and a vigilant guard. A lone foot passenger on a bridge draws near as the search closes in.
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France
Monsieur
Rey Turnkey
Jardin Des Plantes
Pelagie
Ste. Pelagie
Lake George
St. Lawrence
Seine
Paris
Ote
Skenedonk
Parisian Mortuary Chapel Reveals Indian Ally and Marquis
The narrator awakens bound in a mortuary chapel in Paris with Skenedonk, an Oneida ally, and a silent woman and man. An older Marquis du Plessy and Hotel Dieu staff debate handling him while the narrator is offered lavish clothing and a grand political-stage hospitality, culminating in a surreal encounter with Louis Philippe who asserts royal ties.
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Hotel Dieu
Monsieur the Marquis
Monsieur
Paris
Skenedonk
Brama
Marquis du Plessy
Oneida
France
Dr. Chantry
Beau
Skeriedonk
City Vanishes Under Vast Eruption Foe of Destruction
Reports describe a town of about 40 000 residents reduced to nothing by a volcanic eruption seen as a precursor to a larger catastrophe. Survivors recount widespread destruction and heavy loss of life as authorities assess the cratered landscape and missing persons.
Quezaltenango Earthquake Describes a City in Ruins
The article recounts the April 18 quake at Quezaltenango Guatemala, killing thousands, injuring many, and forcing displacement as the city is moved to Olimtepeque. It notes crumbled adobe structures, looting, mass graves, and the collapse of a water system and power. Photographs from the disaster’s early days are published.
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Lazarre
France
Paris
Napoleon
Commercial Tribune
Quezaltenango
Guatemala
Central America
Olimtepeque
Santa Maria
Cerroquemado
Jose J. Barrillas
Joseph G. Winterton
Sunday Commercial Tribune
Earth Pacm
Lake Amititlan
Cerroo
Quemado
Olimtejeque
Heaven
Earth
The Cheat by Frank Lillie Pollock in Smart Set
A terse verse vignette describes love and dice games with loaded dice. The speaker laments deception as love pockets the stakes and flees, while the heart remains broken and the contestant confesses being the trickster.
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Frank Lillie Pollock
Love
Win Prize Contest Offers 1490 Chances at 34000 Prize
The notice promises 1490 chances to win in a contest with a total prize pool of 34000 dollars. If you and Timé join, each person gains ten chances to win any one prize among 1490, or 14900 opportunities to claim a share of the prize.
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Nember
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Palace of the Tuileries
Irnterest
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Louis Philippe
Duke of Orleans
Dauphin
MT. Pelee
Sal
Quézaltenango
Mexico
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Robert Louis
Tennessee
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