The Hat That Vanished In A Londres Night
A narrator recalls a night between Islington and Dalston when a hat is blown away and leads to a tense reunion. He infiltrates a house believed empty, discovers a disabled brother Bob and devoted Kitty, and assumes a new name Thompson to avoid exposure. A knock at the door and a returning cabman reveal his true identity, prompting a desperate escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islington
Dalston
Jack
Kitty
Bob
Middlesex
van Dieman's Land
van Dieman’s Land
Bill Hawkins
Milbank Penitentiary
Thompson
Tob
Bob, Sre
Brother Jack
Mrs. Sledden
Old England
Brother Bob
Statues of Bismarck Reach Monumental Milestones
A survey notes Bismarck statues as nineteenth century hero worship. Germany has completed 204 monuments with 35 more planned, Saxony leading with 54. German communities abroad also join the count, including a statue facing indigenous peoples in the Bismarck Archipelago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Germany
Kingdom of
Saxony
South Seas
Jin the
Bismarck Ary Pelago
The House of Romanoff and Russia’s Turmoil Through History
The article surveys Russian history from Rutte founding a realm in 962 to the rise of the czars, the Mongol invasions under Genghis Khan, and the violent fates of rulers up to Peter the Great, noting cycles of conquest and restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istory
Rutte
Russian Empire
Gengis Kahn
Russia
Ivan the Great
Peter the Great
Peter the Great and Russia’s Autocratic Lineage
The piece reviews Russia’s rulers from Peter the Great to Nicholas II, praising Peter for founding St Petersburg and Westernizing the empire, while noting Catherine II’s intellect, Paul’s expansion, Alexander I’s balance of power, Nicholas I’s despotism and the Crimean War, Alexander II’s emancipation and assassination, and the present czar’s uncertain successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Peter the Great
St Petersburg
Catherine II
Paul
Alexander I
Dominic
Europe
Nicholas I
Great Britain
France
Italy
Turkey
Alexander II
Nicholas II
Romance of a Coat from a New York Letter
A New York old clothes dealer finds a sealed marriage proposal in a coat pocket. He gives it to the recipient, who reads and smiles, later paying the helper. The original suitor, believing rejection, returns with news of a forthcoming wedding. The tale ends with morals about kindness and love’s balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
New York City
Avery Wing
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API
Lili
Hobart Town
van Die
SRA Pere
House OF Romanoff
Czar
Hlawatba
Maxwell’s
Homemaker Magazine
Maxwell
Marstine
Jennie C. Benedict
Maxwell’s Homemaker Magazine
Bisher Building
Chicago
True Blue Co
Dept
Boston
Mass
Waterman
Suite B
Lexington
N,y
Star
Kampfe Brothers Manufacturers of
Reade Street
Sian
Hewes & Potter
Lincoln ST
Wey
Wing & Son
Caperca
Euro
W. 13Th St
SPS
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