Italy's Bold Brigands and the Florid Sicilian Outlaws
A sweeping look at Italian brigandage from Bologna to Sicily. It recounts Countess Bon Martini’s murder case and contested confessions, the old Council of Ten’s poisons trade, and Leone of the brigands infamous for Paoli’s murder and English tourist Rose’s 1889 capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bon Martini
Bologna
Italy
Hon Martini
Murti
University of Rome
Tuillo Murri
Murri
Venice
Council of Ten
John of Raguba
Milan
Spain
Sicily
Crispi
Rudini-Nicoteri
Giolotti
Palermo
Catania
Messina
Leone
Paoli
Termini
A Schoolyard quarrel sparks a long awaited reunion
Georgia Trent, once taunted as a frail child, becomes the focal point of a boy’s schoolyard feud with Jim Atherton. He later reconnects years later to find Clara Doolittle abroad and Georgia unchanged, forging a fragile forgiveness tied to his old fight for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Trent
Oae
Clara Doolittle
Clara
Georgia
Jim Atherton
Jim
George Putnam
Jimmie Atherton
Miss Doolittle
Miss Trent
Germany
D. W. Garrison
Her Ideal Flower of My Heart
A brief Chicago American item quotes a tender exchange about George being wild yet beloved as the flower of the speaker’s heart reflecting affectionate urban chatter in a domestic mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Chicago American
Klondike fortune ends in quiet revelation tale
Five years after a pennyless start Jacob Watrous struck it rich in the Klondike and returned to Meriden to surprise his wife by a late visit. He overheard her happiness with his friend Turner and chose not to disrupt their life, though some spread the sensational news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Ardens
Connecticut
Jacob Watrous
Klondike
Meriden
Turner
Jacob
Watrous
Indianapolis Sentinel
Fashion Notes on Young Girls Dresses in Chicago Post
The piece describes young girls wearing white net tulle or soft silk gowns with accordion plaits and lace net backs, transparent sleeves, and silver tissue backgrounds. It notes lace appliques on light fabrics, bodices cut half low for summer wear, elbow sleeves, and ruffles, per the Chicago Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Sleep guidelines for Swedish children by age
The government appointed committee recommends sleep durations to aid study. Four year olds need twelve hours, seven year olds eleven, nine year olds ten, twelve to fourteen year olds nine to ten, and fourteen to twenty one year olds nine to ten. The report links anaemia and weakness to insufficient sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
New York Times
Modern bachelors shun marriage amid public figures
The Chicago Post notes that leading men avoid matrimony while remaining single or delaying marriage. It compares Casimir Delavigne and Louis Philippe’s reactions to marriage and observes that contemporary grandees avoid criticizing women while society and women accept abstention as normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casimir Delavigne
Casimir
Germain
Scribe
Louis Philippe
Goethe
Swift
Musset
Milton
Chicago Post
Shoe Shop Opens on Banbock Street with Custom Work
A newly opened shoe shop on Banbock Street advertises custom work and new sandals. The owner promises specialty fittings and satisfaction guaranteed in the rooms previously used by Dr Albritton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannack Street
Dr. Albritton
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de Pasquale
Dleone
de Presquale
Alta
Rose
Lercara
Monte Maggiore
Mr. Rose
Hberty
Sciorra
Caltanisetta
Francesco Billoti
Billoti
Friends of
Billoui
Boone
Enoch Arden
Holiday
Frank Schwartz
Dillon
Mont
Wood
Ana By
Tend Ko
Curtis Stre
Denver
Holiday Books
Big Books
Toy Books
Tribune
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