The Count's Palace Fire and Lola's Fateful Choice
Lola Pulaski faces dismissal from the palace as General Paul learns of a czar order to imprison Count Linwood. Lola contends with loyalty to her father, love for Paul, and the Nihilist plot shaping her perilous fate amid Moscow intrigue and a looming assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moskeva
Linwold
Linvold
Orloft
Ines
Lola Pulaski
Elvira
Alezi
Orloff
Michael
Lola
Pulaski
Paul
General Pulaski
Sam
Count Linwold
Count Oriol
Elvira Linwol
Anyl
Czar
Count Orloff
General Paul
George
Tam
Neva
Siberia
Russia
Somebody's Child and Reforming Hard Drinkers
A temperance piece portrays a man ruined by drink as somebody's child and urges charity over scorn. It includes a poem about loss and shame, and a set of steps to reform drinkers focusing on pledge signing, abstinence from drinking venues, selective companionship, prayer, and charitable approach to offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seave Ne Want
Neva
Auseenapiritual
The Torpedo King and the Oil Boom's Deadly Edge
A historic portrait of W. B. Roberts and his brother who built a nitro glycerine torpedo trade in oil wells. The piece covers their monopoly, patent battles, vast fortunes, and the deadly accidents suffered by shoot ers as explosions boosted production across the oil regions from New York to Titusville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Roberts
Titusville
Penn
Roberts
King
Standard
A.E. Roberts
Oni
York
Roberts Brothers
Supreme Court of the United States
Robert Brothers
Torpedo Kings
Gangerin
Pleasantville
Haggerty
George W. van Yeill
Henry France
Kinzua
Bradford
George Dolan
Red Rock
Bradford Field
Dolan
Ife
Charles Berridge
Allegany
N. Y
Berridge
Scrubgrass
Oil City
France
New York Herald
Porpoise Industry Hopes Rise From Gulf Net Plans
A new venture aims to catch porpoises off Quebec in a gulf area where they are plentiful. Industry voices note oil from the jawbone fetches high prices, while blubber oil remains low value. Porpoise hides are used for leather and shoestrings though demand is weak. The article distinguishes common porpoises from the Arctic white whale and notes historical interest waned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Gulf
Wilmington
Del
New York Bay
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Mail
A Dog as Doorkeeper at Vienna Hotel
An Austrian banker arrives in Vienna with a large dog and tells staff not to let him stray. The dog blocks doors, growls, and prevents any exit as guests and staff crowd the room. The hotel owner finally intervenes as the banker is treated as a welcome guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Bruno
Pall Mal Gazette
The Age of Wheels and Moving Shops
The piece notes bustling tradesmen and mobile shops filling city streets from ambulatory butcher and bakery wagons to migratory variety stores. A London speculator introduces a restaurant omnibus for quick lunches, while a San Francisco confectioner tests a migratory ice cream venture and Chicago may soon see a mobile divorce office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
San Francisco
Chicago
New York
How-to Handle Snakes in Quiet Manner
The article notes a calm person can gently handle venomous snakes but warns vipers and copperheads remain uncertain pets. It cites Dr. LoWell Mitchel and Philadelphia Zoological snake-keeper Mr. Thompson, who once was bitten when a baby snake slipped from his sleeve, leaving a nasty wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LoWell Mitchel
Thompson
Philadelphia Zoological
New York State News Highlights From Schoharie to Troy
A chaotic mix of local and regional items. A tramp named Coyne attempted to be removed from a Rome train. A $2,000,000 mortgage linked Ulster and Delaware to Central Trust for a Hobart to Oneonta railroad extension. Reunion plans for the 107th N.Y. Vols at Elmira. Rail and bridge notes, a Roscoe Conkling monument issue, and assorted deaths and crimes in New York and nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bragemay J. Kunin
York -Central
Coyne
Rome
Schoharie County
Ulster and Delaware
Central Trust Company
New York City
Hobart
Oneonta
107Th
N.Y. Vols
St. Elmira
G AB
East Church Street
New York
Poughykeepsie Bridge
Honesdale
Roseoe
Forest
Bill ‘Roscoe Conkling
Charles Hagains
Jay Gould
Round Island Park
Meith
Aurora
Buffalo
United States
Fairchild
Labor World highlights wage gains and union activity worldwide
The piece surveys wage increases in San Francisco restaurants and railroads, rising rates for iron workers, and a global view of unions. It notes Belgium and Holland labor laws, English union leadership tensions, and nonworking age protections, with references to rail pensions and industry councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Rangers
Loxposx
North America
San Francisco Cable Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
UW. Tr
Colusa County
Col
South Wales
England
Splaitip
Glen Use
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hoy
Nis Iy
Joka Pulaski
Leon Edwards
Visneral Paul
Bla Bist
Gabild
Sehad
Tony
Exaka
Son
Sirena
Colonel Orloff
Hissisn
Ter
Colonel
Kgeneral
Pel. Orloff
Prince of Colapse
Orlof
Jove
Ivan Berger
St. Petersburg
Madam Berger
Elizabeth
Peter
City Hospital
Mulek
Cone
Tyan
Toa
Dr. Mulek
Dr. Malek
Wiazelle
Ivan
Loomily
Mmarriages
Oine
Prince of
Gount Linwold
Alexander
Poland
Benen
Sax
Temperance
Bacchus
Ashe
C. A. Ingraham
The
Pioneer
Tedby
Torpedo King
State Hews
Jor Anderson
Jack King
Auburn
Rochester
Steadman
Vinton
Inwa
Mason Saare
Lea
Democratic State Committee
Lee Centre
Smith
Gunena
Lester B. FauLerzi
Bufffalo
Frank Buckley
New-York
Middletown
Tre Inman
City of Paris
United Edison Manufacturing Company
Patrick Conner
Troy
Michael Manton
New England Suttons
SP. Ma
San Diego County
Cal
Belgium
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
National Association of Stationary Engineers
Turkey
Witats
Holland
Germany
Glasgow
Scotland
United Kingdom
Exo Lisa Wouldera
Ohio
Micsic x
Sebich
St. Louis
Wes
Aroun
Syiabaey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!