Frederic the Great Palace Treasures and War Legend
Special correspondence describes Frederic the Great’s palace at Sans Souci with its opulent grotto and marble halls, jeweled walls, and the king’s rooms. It recounts the legends of the three graces and the palace’s costly art, plus a dramatic wartime episode at Kesselsdorf and the king’s daring leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Gazette
America
Beat
Frederic the Great
Ted
Berlin
Denburg
Madame Pompadour
France
Saeeeee
Donnersvetter
Niedlich
Venus
Amor
Hiad
Villa Nadrim
Rome
Mercury
Hercules
Anteus
Kurfurstin
Marie Antoine
Saxony
Merkgrafin
Bayreuth
Meissen
Penaielis Florentine
Duke of Tuscan
Wes
King rewards brave officer after sealed order revealed
An officer in the Prussian army is surprised when the King confirms his rank, vows to join with troops the next day, and praises brave service after the young captain learns the sealed order from Alte Dessauer. The scene underscores command authority and battlefield recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haerram
Frederic
Voltaire
Barberini
Dresden
Frederic the Great
New Palace
Aerae
Vonlon
Iphegenia
Aulis
Helena
Bacchus
Ariadne
Pierre
Restonde
Vanlon
Knickerbocker
Jonathan
United States
O N
Lehr
Her
Kesselsdorf
Karl VII
Marie Theresa
Silesia
Lausitz
Leipsic
Magdeburg
Berlin
Gerson
Frederick the Great
Alte
Halle
Alte Dessauer
Wildstaff
Pherd
Kerl
Sobeski
March
Drenden Wits
Ky Ace
Dieta Rica
Strange Telegraphal Turmoil Over Derby Speech
A Cincinnati Gazette dispatch reports a startling telegraphic fabrication claiming Lord Derby spoke of Germany’s ambassador. German editors and British papers doubted the passage, while officials denied any such remark. Investigations trace a possible interpolation to misreporting across London and provincial press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Lord Derby
Reas
France
Count Munster
London
Berlin
England
Tel Hie
Lord Derbe
Manchester
Wolff
Mr, Disraeli
Birmingham
Liverpool
Newcastle
Bradford
Disraeli
Bourke
House of Peers
House of Commons
Times
Israeli
Quceners
House of Lords
Europe
Montags Revue Cited to Counter War Scare in Vienna
In Vienna the Montags Revue is cited as proof that war fears are unfounded. Count Andrassy immediately denied any need for inquiry, and Berlin has heard little to support the war talk. The piece argues English and German sensible leaders will resist ultramontane provocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axonassy
Roth
Montags Revue
Vienna
Mic
Enwaa
Jenna
Count Andrassy
Berlin
England
Antwerp
Buixp
Hospital Sabbath Services at the Prison
Correspondence from Cincinnati details the prison at Columbus with 10 537 inmates received since opening and 1 205 current. It notes improvements including a stable and a large shop, use of inmate labor, good health, and a well cared for hospital. Sabbath services begin at 8 am with Christian Association members, a 9 am Sabbath school for 300–400, and an 11 am public service in a new chapel led by Rev Chidlaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columsus
Tts
W. ‘Ferguson
Newton
Christian Association
Chidlaw
Philip
Christ Jesus
Geo. E. Howe
Ohio Reform Farm School
Dr. Janney
No Democratic Party Opposes Catholic Influence in Ohio
A letter to the editor argues the Democratic party in Ohio is dominated by Catholics, citing Geghan and Archbishop Purcell, and declares the party a Catholic party working for the Pope. A. S. April 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Gasette
Geghan
Democratic Party
Ohio
Catholic Telegraph
Purcell
Jackson
Jefferson
Rome
Peculiar People of London Open Faith Hospital Challenge
The Peculiar People group, awaiting manslaughter trials for not calling medical aid, open a “House of Faith” in Tower Street to test if prayer or medicine heals sickness. Locals fear a hospital opening faces strong opposition while a fashion writer ponders dress advice and women’s figures.
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London
London Times
Tower Street
London Fields
House of Faith
St James
St. Mark
Grant's Shiloh Report and Sherman’s Reconsidered Account
The piece contrasts Gen Grant's Shiloh report with Sherman’s memoir notes and a critical view of Buell's role. It cites Grant’s official report from April 1862, detailing the battle’s repulse and the left and center fighting, the gunboats support, and the retreat. It notes Sherman’s memoir references and questions the omission of Buell’s arrival and actions at Pittsburg Landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Grant
N. H
Department of Mississippi
St. Mo
N.K
Basiesta
Deleon
Onan Loe Trang de
Apnoea Ane
Lexington
Sien Point
Oeannes
Nelson
Tyler
Gripp
Shirk
En. Crittenden
McCook
Lew Wallace
Crump
Pittsburg
F. J. Woods
Buell
Maor
John A
Arbat
Pren Wid Wee Lwalla
Fort Donelson
Tennessee River
Pittsburg Landing
Gen. Grant
Tennessee
Drought Worsens in Central Australia Reports Melbourne Argus
The Melbourne Argus notes severe drought across central Australia with Victoria relatively dry inside coast ranges. Eastern and southern coasts see occasional showers while southwestern districts suffer water and feed shortages threatening lambing stations. Livestock health mostly okay aside from pleuro-pneumonia. Foot and mouth disease absent since stamping out. Prohibitions on importing cats and sheep helped keep Australia free from aptha and tinderpest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Melbourne Argus
Victoria
Coast Ranges
Earl Lambing
Perth
Beemer
Austra
Inflation and Tariffs Dominate Democratic Viewpoint
The Volkeblatt argues inflationary policy and tariff protection burden the economy. It criticizes the Democratic platform and Taft defeat, warns inflation worsens business, and notes ample money yet weak enterprise. It warns more greenbacks would stall trade, risk a panic, and harm shipbuilding and exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volkeblatt
Taft
Cary
Ohio
New York
Trustees Seek Further Grant for Cincinnati Southern Railway
The Volksblatt reports the Cincinnati Southern Railway trustees press for an additional five million dollars, arguing ten and then fifteen million were needed to build and complete the road. They urge full disclosure of costs to finish the project, asserting fifteen million cannot suffice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Southern Rails Road
New Novels and Publications Promised for Summer
Publishers and booksellers announce fresh novels and works from Harper and Brothers, G W Carleton, and other houses. Titles include Ware's Warp, Bulls Brave’s Kays, Mantrep, Saverursa, and A Nonseman's Piverticacs, among many others with illustrated histories and supplementals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Noves
Harper & Bros
Ware
Bulls Bravp
Kays
Missr Thackeray
Cincinnati
Robert Clarke & Co
Mary Hartwell
Isabel Goldsmith
Robert Clarke & Co Srrerton
Henry Kingsly
Madam A. Craven
Elsna
L. N. Comyn
Estes
Cap Hotton
Southworth
T. B. Peterson & Bros
Philadelphia
Joan Dennysn
Julia Kavanagh
D. Appleton & Co
Deap
Russia
Carl Detleff
W. F. Gill
Boston
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Loxpon
the State Prison
Dayroy
Gem. Grant
Shiloh
Gee. Sherman Boys
Cincinnati Gossetts
Wasuineror
Sas
Comady
Louis
J. C. Hilton
Queensland
New South Wales
South Australasia
Mphe German Press
the Southern Railroad
From
Volksblatt
NEW Publications
Tus Purexological Journal
8. R. Wells & Co
Joseph’Henry
Smithsonian Institute
John McClosker
D. D
Hettie Malvern
Africa
Eliza F. Pollard
Iseunre
Vera
Harper’s Library
J. R. Osgood & Co
Dr. Holmes
Robert Parke & Co
Cassell, Potter & Golpin
Namabere
Penn Monthly Association
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