Emperor’s Ball Drama Elevates English Beauty at Kronburg
At Kronburg palace a grand ball unfolds with Emperor Leopold eyeing Miss Mowbray as Virginia Mowbray, the English savior, becomes the toast of court. Baroness von Lyndal and Count von Breitstein debate romance, duty, and the fate of the emperor’s heart amid courtly intrigue and rumors.
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Martie
Unser
Leo Wes
Virginia
Lions
Leopold
Battlefelds
Baron von Lindal
Ivecia
Count von Breitstein
Baroness von Lynda
Count von Hreitstein
Baroness von Lyndal
Helen Mowbray
Krooburg
Europe
Cerberus
Iron Heart
Troy
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Mauled by a Lionhunter recounts harrowing attack
An African hunter describes a lion attack near 300 yards away. He signals, fires twice, is knocked down and seized by the leg, then survives after aid from his bearers and fellow gunmen. He is carried to camp for recovery and reflects on the ordeal.
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Harry Williams
Englishman Artist Beats Odds in Jockeying and Speech
A London based artist and rider with disabilities has gained fame and recognition. He performs without limbs and has competed successfully in amateur jockeying while delivering recitations. His career spans wartime and colonial memories, shaping a remarkable life story.
Icelanders win Rhodes scholarship for Manitoba again
The West Icelanders win another Rhodes scholarship with Joseph T Thorson of Manitoba College securing the honor after Skull Johnson last year from Wesley College. Thorson excels in athletics debates and literary societies and will travel to Oxford.
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Menitoba
Joseph T. Thorson
Menitoba College
Skull Johnson
Wesley College
Oxford
West
Toolanders
Johnson
Thorson
Manitoba University
Rhodes
Hen Crows and the New Woman in Belmont Talk
Mrs C H F Belmont, a noted suffragist, told a New York meeting that it is not the new woman but the old habit of husbands being ruled that causes unhappiness at home. She cited a Cincinnati Enquirer anecdote about a husband who feared a wife’s birthday wish and a wall decor with a hen and winged head.
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Wiss
Kronburg
Leopold
Baroness von Lyndal
Cincinnati Enquirer
Symbolical Weddings in Indian Custom
The article describes a practice where younger sisters marry only after the elder sister is married, often via symbolic unions. If no suitor appears for the elder, she marries a tree or flower, allowing the younger to wed, with rules about choosing plants to permit later divorce.
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India
Suffragists to Blame for English Manners Decline
A London writer argues that English chivalry has vanished as suffragists gain influence. Hostesses endure rude, condescending men at dances and dinners, with some blaming suffragists for a shift in social behavior and urging hen parties as a remedy to preserve decorum.
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London
England
Hoggenheimer
Lady Wolseley and her famed palatial life
In 1867 Miss Louise Erskine wed Col Wolseley later Viscount Wolseley. She gained fame as a leading European fashion figure and now lives with her husband and daughter, Garnet Wolseley, in seclusion. Her interests span gardening, collecting Sheffield plate, antique lace, and furniture. Garnet runs a women gardeners school at Glynde. one of her hobbies is book plates.
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Col. Wolseley
Famo
Viscount Wolseley
Lady Wolseley
Europe
Garnet Wolseley
Glynde
Sheffield
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Foolish Weakness In Aged Warnings Of Temptations
A brief reflection on men’s susceptibility to enticements described as a foolish weakness. The text warns against unchecked urges and echoes moral concerns of self control and virtue.
Montreal elects Dr. Guerin as new mayor in reform victory
Irish Catholic physician Dr. James J. Guerin led the reform ticket to defeat discredited aldermen in Montreal. Born 1836 and McGill educated, he was long head physician at Hotel-Dieu and a Laval clinical professor. Vowing pure water, filtration, lighting, and better streets, he assumed office with broad support.
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Montrezl
James J. Guerin
McGill Medical Faculty
Montrest
Hotel Dieu Hospital
Laval University
Quebec
Montreal Centre
Mr. Marchand
Marchand
Guerin
Citizens’ Committee
Dr. Guerin
Casgrain
Montreal
Dorchester Street
Charles Wilson
Easene
Gladstone and Tobacco in a Humorous Quip
The passage recalls Gladstone's rare attempts at smoking, noted as dismal failures. It recounts an evening with King Edward as Prince of Wales at Downing Street when Gladstone briefly lit a cigarette for his guest. A later joke has Gladstone accusing his secretary of smelling of tobacco after a long Harcourt dinner, prompting a quip about Harcourt changing clothes.
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Gladstone
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Downing Street
Sir William Harcourt
Harcourt
Westminster Gazette
Charles Reades Method of Work
Sir Robert Anderson notes Reade combined genius with steady labor. A brass scuttle by the fireplace held weekly papers from which he selected items for his writing. Cuttings went into a companion scrapbook to be inserted later, supplying materials for his novels and plays. The accuracy of his event and place descriptions was phenomenal.
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Charles Reade
Reade
Robert Anderson
Daily Index
West- Minster
He Didn’t Die Jack Made a Threat to Kiss Laura
Laura recalls Jack saying he would kiss her or die in the attempt. Bello prompts for confirmation, and Laura notes there has been no published report of Jack’s death.
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Laura
Jack
Bello
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