Underground passage found near famed actress home
Workmen demolishing the former home of Mrs Siddons in Upper Beir Street uncover a large cavity in the foundations that appears to be an entrance to a subterranean passage. If confirmed, the tunnel may extend beyond the site and connect to a distant mansion once linked to rumors surrounding Mrs Siddons. Excavations will continue as the Baker Street and Waterloo pathway rebuild progresses.
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W. Tabor Rhodes
Waterloo
Raaing Houses
Abo
The Discovery of the Potato in Renaissance Trade
A fragmented account credits Sir Walter Raleigh with popularizing the potato in England after earlier pretenders like Hawidas and Sir Drake. It notes the potato’s name origin from Haitian or Mexican terms and its rise as a major crop in France and Germany, tracing its origins from Chile to Mexico and linking it to a broader family of crops.
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Walter Raleigh
Hawidas
Brandg Drake
England
Raleigh
Elizabeth
France
Germany
Chile
Mexico
Catholic Priest Hartmann Noted Composer of Europe
Berlin reports Father Hartmann a Rome based Catholic priest born in Germany is among Europe s most talented contemporary composers. His best known works include the oratorios Peter and Franciscan. He has recently completed a new choral work titled The Inst sup.
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Berlin
Europe
Father Hartmann
Rome
Peter
Emperor receives Father Hartmann in Vienna audience
Father Hartmann, residing in Rome, completed a Vienna trip for the stage production of Peter in the Austin capital. Emperor Francis Joseph and several archdukes and archduchesses attended the ceremony. The emperor later granted an audience to Father Hartmann and expressed pleasure at the computer in Vienna.
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Per
Father Hartmann
Rom
Vienna
Peter
Austin
Francis Joseph
Women Play More Tennis At Uptown Clubs This Summer
New York reports a surge in women’s tennis with more play planned at leading Uptown clubs. A clubhouse expansion for women includes four courts, dressing rooms, and lockers. Spectators will view matches from shelters behind the backstop netting.
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New York
Ba Ady
Xeon
Cine
Truth in a Novel Cost His Liberty
Oswald Fritz Bilse, author of Life in a Garrison Town, received a six month sentence in Berlin for publishing a novel that exposes moral lapses in the German army. The work sparked wild protest, yet Bilse vows to travel to America upon release as he faces the repercussions of telling hard truths.
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Vail
Oswald F. Ailbe
Berlin
Oswald Fritz Bilse
America
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