Port Arthur and a Wrongful Bond of Love in a Tasmanian Tale
In 1825 Jersey born Sarah Purfoy and swindler John Rex form a criminal alliance. They plot schemes across Port Arthur and Macquarie Harbor era prisons, while the lovers Maurice Frere and Sylvia Thain navigate loyalty, danger, and a looming mutiny in colonial Tasmania. The piece links Rex and Purfoy’s past to present tensions as Frere contemplates rescue and betrayal.
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Vickers
Frere
Port Arthur
Meekin
Macquarie Harbor
Hobart Town
Maurice
Sylvia
Maurie
van Indeman
Graveyard Island
Sylvia Thonghe
Rbuwes
Sant Vickers
Maurice Frere
Thain
Birk
John Rex
Sarah Purfoy
St. Heliers
Jersey
Urban Purfoy
Fort Royal
Fort Henry
Sarah
Lionel_Crafton
Crafton
John. Rex
Green
Geraniums in Winter and a Royal White House Wedding
A guide extols geraniums for winter bloom and easy care, noting their color variety and resilience in living rooms. The piece shifts to Miss Alice Longworth’s wedding at the White House with lavish gowns, oriental gifts, and a world of guests, highlighting grandeur and the honeymoon plan.
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Lippincott’s
Alice
China
Sheba
Paterson
N. J
White House Wedding Links Miss Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth
Washington reports celebrate the White House ceremony marrying Alice Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth. The bride, famed daughter of presidents, receives unprecedented gifts from nations and a worldwide spotlight for her role in peace advocacy and national stature.
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East
Washington
White House
Nicholas Lousworth
Alice Roosevelt
China
Japan
Miss Roosevelt
Alice Lee
Boston
Theodore Roosevelt
William 5. Cowles
Edith Kermit Carey
New York
Batser
Meteor
Orient
Longworth and Roosevelt Wedding Details Unearthed
The narrative recalls Nicholas Longworth and Alice Roosevelt as bride and groom with biographical notes on their births, education, careers, and social standing. It mentions relatives, ushers, and a ceremonial East Room procession with band music and wedding attire descriptions from the era.
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Nelson Perkins
Boston
Frederick Winthrop
New York
Lt. A. Wallingford, Jr
Cincinnati
Quincy A. Shaw
Francis R. Banks
Guy Norman
Larz Anderson
Buston
Viscount de Chambrun
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Ethel
Marine Band Orchestra
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New Town
George the Fourth
Elizabeth Street
Hood
Addison
Hich
Ernst
Henry Y. Satterlee
Perrmode
Roland Cotton Smith
Thomas
Nicholas Longworth
Friendship
John R. McLean
Miss Alice
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Marlborough
St. Thomas’ Church
THD
WHITH
MR. Longworth
Longworth
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Cincinnati Law School
Ohio
Ohio House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
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