Turkeys Century of Trouble and Abdul Hamid II
A historical survey traces Ottoman power from early empire to Abdul Hamid II, detailing wars against Greece Russia and European powers, reforms after 1876, the Berlin treaty, and the revived constitution. It notes widespread spying, public demonstrations for the sultan, and the shift from tyranny to constitutional rule.
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Moldavia
Bessarabia
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Constantinople
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Egypt
Mehemet Ali
Paris
Herzegovina
Servian
Porte
Roumania
San Stephano
Turkey
Tunis
Thessaly
Epirus
Philippopolis
Bulgaria
Crete
Albania
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Ottoman Empire
Europe
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Selamlik
Hamidie
Satan
Abdul Hamid II
Central Asia
Asia Minor
Osman
Young Turks Party
Bultan
Servia
Austria-Hungary
Aunauts
Berlin
Germany
England
St. Petersburg
America
Abdul Hamid
Great Britain
Roumetia
Imperial Firmin
Walkers of the Past Highlight Historic Long-Distance Feats
The Weatminater Gazette recalls late 19th century distance walking legends. Billy Howes walked 100 miles in 18 hours 8 minutes 15 seconds and Hibberd ran 50 miles in 7 hours 54 minutes 16 seconds while setting records up to 70 miles. George Littlewood tramped 581 miles in 138 hours 48 minutes 30 seconds averaging nearly four miles per hour over a week-long span.
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John Astley
E. P. Weston
Howes
Vaughan
Hibberd
Weston
Billy Howes
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Not in His Line in the Washington Star and Houston Post
A fragmented exchange features a high financier under investigation questioning an absurd remark about memory cultivation. The Houston Post quotes a child’s mother asking if she ate much with a playful reply in a clipped, humorous tone.
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