Embers of a Quiet Winter in Toulon and New Orleans
In Toulon three weeks pass with Jean weakened and angry at Bonaparte's departure while Pere Huot holds secret talks about Jean's birthright and a burned box of papers. In New Orleans, a balls scene unfolds with Captain Stanley, Count de Cazeneau, and Don Morales stirring tensions as English and French factions mingle amid rumors of engagements and loyalties.
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Toulon
Jean
Gretoire
General Bonaparte
Pere Huot
Huot
Mon Ami
Peredot
Muriel
Margot
Donaparte
Monsieur le Baron
Languedoc
Bonaparte
Bptienne
Great Committee
Etienne
New Orleans
Don Francisco Louis Hector
Baron de Carondelet
Louisiana
West Florida
Don Morales
Lara
Lare
Edward Stanley
Count de Cazeneau
Mobile
Zachary
Don
Roselle
Tommy
de la Chaise
France
Americans Capture Impregnable Moro Mountain in Philippines
About 400 troops from the army, navy, and native constabulary seized Mount Dajo after two days of brutal fighting, killing around 600 Moros. Major General Leonard Wood and Brig. Gen. Bliss observed the operation, which dragged artillery up a 60 degree slope. Casualties were 18 killed and 50 wounded on the American side, with heavy losses among the native constabulary. The victory ends the campaign with no broader uprising anticipated in the archipelago.
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Jobo
Leonard Wood
Cana
Moros A Race Of Fanatics Described By Gen Carter
Gen W H Carter, commander of the Department of the Lakes in Chicago, discusses Jolo island natives descendants of Malay pirates. He describes stone forts, Spanish walls around Jolo, and contrasts civil and military control with other Philippine islands. He notes cavalry usefulness and compares Jolo to Borneo amid the English troubles.
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W. H. Carter
Department of the Lakes
Chicago
Carter
Philippines
Jolo
Philippine Islands
Gen. Carter
Birth of Ganymede in Myth Told by Schoolgirl
A college professor tests a country school pupil on mythology. The bright girl answers that Ganymede was the son of Olympus and an eagle. Read aloud, the class learns Ganymede was borne to Olympus by an eagle, surprising and delighting them.
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Ganymede
Western College
Olympus
Elizabeth
Lippincott's
Less Hunting in England Declines Among Social Sports
London Globe notes waning interest in hunting across England as money woes, motoring, golf, and other sports redraw leisure time. Football declines socially while hunting and shooting remain limited. winter sport among country gentlemen has slimmed.
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England
London Globe
Unwritten Language in Father Son Exchange
A Detroit Free Press snippet shows a father asking about expressing remorse before a departure while the son notes the topic bears pressure and hints she understood. The brief dialogue captures tension over leaving and communication.
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Detroit Free
Be Honest Praise From Family Bonds
A short exhortation to express appreciation within the home. It suggests husbands praise wives, wives acknowledge husbands, and mothers value children, while children thank mothers for love, noting such kindness is priceless and rewarding beyond measure.
Adversity and Prosperity in Speeches of Seneca and Bacon
A compact reflection on virtue through adversity. Seneca notes that prosperity offers pleasant things to wish for while adversity reveals admirable qualities. Bacon adds that true greatness blends human frailty with divine security, highlighting resilience in hardship.
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Seneca
Stotes
Bacon
Two Absent-Minded Preachers Golf Sermon Parable
A cricketing curate once quipped Here endeth the inning and a clergyman who lost a golf match by a final put appears to have delivered a sermon the next day quoting Mark chapter eight verse thirty six. He asks what profits a man to gain the world and lose the last hole.
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Apitre
Uisia NA
Loe Mary
New World
Pizarro
Nps
M'sieur Stanley
Moros
American Armes
FW Duncan’ Comisander
Island of Jolo
Ulu Sea
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