A Coup by a Telephone Girl and a Royal Aid
Gretchen pleads for her brother Carl with the empress to influence the emperor. Marie Freibel, a Berlin telephone worker and Gretchen’s friend, arranges a plan to secure an interview with the empress. The plan leads to a palace visit, a reopened trial, and Carl’s eventual acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl
Gretchen
Heinrich
Marle Freibel
Marle
Berlin
Marie
Baroness
Marie Froibe
Empress Pardons Prisoner After Life and Death Incident
A prisoner's release follows an empress pardon after a life and death matter. Marie contacts Gretchen via the empress' private line and, after a delay, assumes clemency. The prisoner is freed amid family rejoicing and a double wedding.
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Ting
Marie
Gretchen
Helen Inglehart
Scottish golfers chase long drive wagers in historic trials
The Burgess Golfing society in 1798 saw Beeales of Leith and printer Smellie each drive six balls over St Giles spire, clearing the weathercock at over 160 feet. Donald McLean later beat a bet by driving over Melville's monument at St Andrew Square, with others achieving drives to Arthur's Seat in a golfing steeplechase that tests stamina and skill.
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Tweed
Burgess Golfing Society
St. Giles
Beeales
Leith
Smellie
Donald McLean
Signet
Melville’s Monument
St Andrew Square
Burntsfeld Links
Arthur's Seat
Westminster Gazette
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Stone Piano Co
Fargo
Bush & Gerts Company
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W. W. Larson
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Beach, North Dakota
Overstad & .Hoverson’s
Larsen
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co
Minneapolis
Leonard K. Thompson
F. A. Chamberlain
Security National Bank
C. T. Jaffray
First National Bank
L. K. Thompson
E. W. Decker
Northwestern Nation Bank
B. F. Nelson Nelson-Tuthill Lumber Company
George E. Towle
A. A. Crane
National Bank of Commerce
John T. Baxter
W. J. Graham
Northwestern National
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H. J. Beald
Bismarck
N. Dak
John Bidlake
Park F Ver, N. Dak
W. L. McKibbin
Beach, N. D
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