Garden of Delight Fete Ends in Tragedy at Grand Duke's Estate
In a ruined garden party at the Rossitin grand duke’s open-air restaurant, Ivan Storogey shoots himself and a second shot mortally wounds. Princess Irina V Petrovna, center of a love triangle with violinist Shakovskaya, remains unaware as chaos erupts and the gigolo dies at her feet. The scene underscores a night of revelry that ends in blood and betrayal.
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Ivan ‘Storogev
Commonwealth of Russian
Irina V Petrovna
Irina
Tring
Ivan
Shakovskaya
Igorivitch
Vladimir Dionisievitch
Paul Shakovskaya
Trina
Ivan Storogey
Shakoveknuya
Van
Bhakavskaya
Sheraton furniture linked to Hepplewhite designs
Detroit News writer Ednth L Crumb discusses Thomas Sheraton 1761 to 1806 and his relation to Hepplewhite. He notes Sheraton’s ornate cabinet work, Louis XVI influences, lyre backs, rectangular chair backs, and upholstered seats, contrasting with Hepplewhite’s rounder shapes and heart or shield backs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton
Thomas Sheraton
Prince of Wales
George TV
Ednth L. Crumb
Detroit
Hepplewhite
Tower of London Roots Traced To 1078
A Boston Globe writer notes the Tower of London began as William the Conqueror’s White Tower built in 1078. The fortress evolved through centuries, housing a palace and treasury, with Traitors Gate for prisoners and Beefeaters guarding today.
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Tower of
London
White Tower
William the Conqueror
Boston Globe
Alfred the Great
Charles II
Tower of London
Thames
Tower
Tower Hill
Insulation for Houses Prominent Heating Engineer Weighs Options
A leading heating engineer states there is little controversy left about house insulation. The main questions now are which type to use and how much to apply. He notes old homes are harder to insulate than new builds, and attic heat is extreme in sunlit summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attlc
Bills and Resolutions Amid Legislative Terms
A written document presented in a legislative body seeks to become law. Bills differ from joint resolutions in language while senate and house resolutions cover internal matters. concurrent resolutions involve both houses without presidential signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Courtesan Letters Sold to National Library Sale
A valuable collection of Madame de Maintenon correspondence and personal letters to Dangen was sold to the Bibliotheque Nationale. A letter by Empress Josephine to Talleyrand fetched R144 and several autograph notes from the Marquise de Montespan sold for $184, reported in Indianapolis News.
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Madame de Maintenon
Fouts Niv
Aniquire de Dangen
Bibliotheqque Nationale
Sse
Josephine
Napoleon
Talleyrind
Narquise de Montespan
Indianipolis News
Fragmented crime note lists assorted small items
A damaged entry details a partial inventory found with a missing person or crime scene. Items include two handkerchiefs, three gloves, a camery tin spool, three feet of string, a long pencil, a coat, bicycle valve, clock key, glove fastener, wood fragment, part of rolled gold necklace, two collar studs, a penny, four halfpennies, and a Belgian coin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
When Plates and Forks Were Not Used on Table
A history notes that before plates, bread slices held meat in hollowed sycamore trays. Forks arrived in England from Italy in 1601 but took long to become common. Carvers split meat into four, leaving a handle piece. Early knives had pointed ends until Richelieu ordered rounded tips after a dining mishap with Segnier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Italy
Richelieu
Segnier
New York World-Telegram
Oranges Ranked Second Favorite Fruit in Reading
Oranges are described as the second favorite fruit with wide qualities making them healthy. An average orange contains 75 to 100 calories equal to half a slice of bread in energy. Orange juice is cited as nourishing and predigested, absorbed quickly, aiding blood clearing and bone building.
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Montreal Herald
Morris Jokes on Eiffel Tower Dining Habit
William Morris, during a Paris visit in his birth centenary year, spent long hours at the Eiffel Tower restaurant, writing and dining there. A friend noted his reaction to the tower, and Morris quipped that he stays there to avoid seeing the structure, a remark echoed in a Liverpool Post story.
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Eiffel
Paris Tower
Liverpool Post
William Morris
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Morris
Boston Transcript
Tyre in ancient times and its long trade saga
Tyre flourished in the tenth century B C as Phoenicia’s famed city known for its scenery and dyed woolens whose commerce stretched across regions. Battles with Egyptians and Crusaders left ruins that later became the town of Sur on the site.
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Tyre
Phoenicia
Tust
Sur
Postal History of Italy Early Postal Administration
The article outlines Italy's early postal history starting in Piedmont with private individuals handling letters in 1901 under state authorization. It notes Duke Emmanuel Philbert as post master general and 1697 reforms by Victor Amadeus I. Later, after 1710, the post office came under direct crown administration.
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Italy
Piedmont
Wott
Emmanuel Philbert
Duke of
Savoy
Victor Amadeus I
Mechanical devices gauge fruit maturity and color
Superior mechanisms and a colorimeter measure how ripe canned corn and honey products are. A fruit pressure tester assesses maturity in plums apples and pears while a color meter evaluates color in honey and similar products. Government tests note mechanical methods will replace slower judgment based assessments.
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Department of Agriculture
Solid Ivory America Round Heads Debate
A Wisconsin scientist argues America is becoming a nation of round heads. The Exchange notes that while supporting the idea the national head resembles a billiard ball, it questions whether the head is nude of the same material, reflecting on recent mental performances.
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America
Wisconsin
Five Points Community Notes and Baseball Scores
Washington Township residents and families are recorded visiting Indiana and Plumville with multiple ball games noted. Five Points teams faced Indiana and Clymer with losses and a 12 to 5 result for Indiana. Reunion plans, church services, and social visits fill the week, naming Harman, Blystone, Orr, Jewart, and several local households. The Harman school reunion is set for Saturday June 17.
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Indiana
Joseph Marshall
Coral
Charlie McCausland
A. C. Marshall
Bryan Miller
Maurice
Ronald
Ralph Orr
Glenn Jewart
Charles
Walter Harman
Josiah Fisher
Frederick Stuber
Ralph Prugh
Atwood
J. HB. Orr
Mae Jack
J. E. Blystone
Harry Orr
Plumville
Roy Blystone
Rozella Frick
Earl Blystone
Punxsutawney
Lillian Orr
Bert Orr
Harmony Grove Lutheran Church
Charles Brown
Myrtle Nichol
Brice Peterman
Roland Bennett
Edward Downey
Frank Downey
Five Points
John Adamson
James Stuchell
Stuchell
Creekside
Glenn Sewart
Gon
Milo G. Miller
Harman School
Hihelda Frye
Willet
Dormont
Lildian Orr
Widerton
Fiyn
Elderton
Local notes and social happenings in DuBois area
A parade of brief social notices from Pittsburgh visitors and townsfolk. Birth announced for Himer Homan family. numerous travels, visits, and small gatherings among residents including the Wingerts, Homan relatives, and Punxsutawney visitors. Local Sabbath school planning and a light moral lecture piece conclude with humorous anecdotes from daily life.
New Florence Stork Delivers Daughter to Hisele Family
In New Florence, Mr. and Mrs. John Hisele welcomed a daughter on Friday. Mrs. C. H. Love and her son Curry from Casa Grande, Arizona, are visiting Pittsburgh area friends with a New York woman. Mildred Kayes, formerly with Mrs. Amanda Killen, travels to Derry to see her mother Ada McKelvey. D. M. Harrisson the sick Mat. Francis Bush and George Hemings recently joined the Pittsburgh Rangers. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McCraery of Northside, Pittsburgh, are in the Ligonier valley. Rev. Clendenton has been reassigned to the local M. A. church by the Pittsburgh conference. Mrs. Boyd Peoples, Theresa George, George Baughman, and Boyd Baughman of Derry visited Miller Lynn and Miss Effie Lynn on Wednesday.
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Jennie Beatty
Pittsburgh
A. L. Pierce
Himer Homan
Lena Ditts
Potter County
Paul Mohney
Albright College
Reading
Sadie Remala
L. W. Powell
Big Run
Annie Leckwatch
Curtisville
Lulie Henderson
Indiana
Tom Walker
Punxsutawney
George Hick
Annie Moot
Himes
C. C. Shurman
Earl Glass
Reamer
JC. M. Wingert
Edna Braughter
Sadie Gall
Chas
Brandy
John
Eldred
Ella Dilts
DeLancey
Wilber Brown
Perry Wingert
C. M. Wingert’s
Charles Wingert
George Behm
Near Town
New
Florence
John Hisele
C. H. Love
Curry
Cassa Grande
Arizona
Pittaburgh
New York
Mildred Kayes
Amanda Killen
Derry
Ada McKelvey
D. M. Harrisson
Francis Bush
George Hemings
Pittsburgh Rangers
City
Northside
Ligonier Valley
Clendenton
Boyd Peoples
Theresa George
George Baughman
Boyd Baughman
Miller Lynn
Mise Effie Lynn
Local Notables Spend Weekend in Pittsburgh and Chicago
Plumville residents Harold Test Taft Streams and Eugene Piter traveled to Pittsburgh for Saturday activities while Joseph N Johnson attends the World's Fair in Chicago. DuBois resident Mr Berfield visits his daughter's family in the city. Mary Margaret Bowser of Parkers Landing visits her brother D B Bowser family as Mrs A F Pifer attends the funeral of her cousin D Smith in New Bethlehem.
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Plumville
Harold ‘Test
Taft
Eugene Piter
Pittsburgh
Berfield
DuBois
A. C. Groff
Peter Fisher
State College
Amy Fisher
Joseph N. Johnson
Chicago
Mary Margaret Bowser
Parkers Landing
Bowser
A. F. Pifer
D. ©. Smith
New Bethlehem
Progress and Pitts Burgh Daily Post Gazette ad
An Indiana County offer promotes the Post-Gazette subscription at five dollars and fifty cents per year for residents not served by Post-Gazette carriers. The ad highlights home delivery the same day and directs readers to bargains on page two.
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Mectire Newsoaper Dyndicata
WNU Botvice
Lame Bode
Tropics
U Service
Washington Township
Edward Lahr and Son
Merlin
Edward
Melvin Park
Clymer
Harold Rick
Josiah Pisher
William McCausland
George Edward
Marchand
A Darkey
Rufus
Ach
Geo.d.leydic
W. H. Hoover
Optometrist
the Optical Shop
Indiana Hotel
F. A. North CO
A. D. Mack, Dept. of Accounts
Chestnut St
Phila
R.W. Wehrle & CO
Vain
Indiana, Pa
The
Indiana Progress
Osters
Indiana Progress Indiana, Penna
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