Mark Twain lauded as national author of American spirit
A British tribute extols Mark Twain as the national author of the United States and lauds his humor, moral courage, and influence. The piece notes his life from Missouri beginnings to a career in letters, his wartime service, and a last visit to England celebrated by King Edward and American readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Roosevelt
Oxford
Edward
United States
England
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Lord Roberts
President Roosevelt
New York
North American Review
Missouri
Thirteea
Tom Sawyer
Rudyard Kipling
Mark
American
Amazon
Mississippi
Nevada
Journaliam
Minera
Rockies
Europe
Mate
Boott
Angela
Empress Eugenie Escape Recited by Count Nigra
The London Telegram recounts Count Nigra’s account of Eugenie’s escape from the Tuileries during Paris’s siege. Metternich and Nigra forced entry to aid her, guiding her through galleries to a side door, then to the street amid jeering crowds and a Prussian-sympathizing shout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Nigra
Eugenie
Tuileries
London
Trochu
Richard Metternich
Nigra
Therm
Mme, Lebreton
Metternich
Napoleon
Dr. Evans
The Friendly Cottonwood Chronicle
The article recalls a giant cottonwood in Ray county Missouri cut down recently. It notes a 65 foot height from ground to first knot and over 6000 feet of lumber. It also references a famed seedling in Topeka Capitol grounds started in 1869.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Eastman
Ray County
Missouri
Capitol Grounds
Topeka
State House
Kansas
John J. Ingalls
Preston B. Plumb
Jayhawkers
Washington
Cambridge
Kansas Regiment of
Philippines
Don Quixote Tale From Rhine Castle Ghost Minted by Misled Drifter
A castle on the Rhine tributary turns spooky as a ghostly lamp appears from a window. A local privat, aided by a pastor and volunteers, confronts the figure revealed to be a deluded man in armor. He is taken to an institute for the mentally ill to prevent a possible quixotic crusade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Quixote
New York
Hohensalsstein
Rhine
Privat
Coblens
Iile
Baronet’s clever ruse on love and a distant colonial post
Sir James schemes to block a marriage by offering an overseas posting for Chesney. Chesney accepts based on a promised income rise, and the diplomat Langton arranges a distant appointment. In the end Chesney and Marjorie secure a Calcutta post and a united wedding, while the baronet’s plan backfires but he keeps his word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Chesney
Marjorie
Sir James
Chesney
Langton
Stephen Langton
Cynic
Baronet
James
Colonies
Geira
Colonial Office
Sir James S
Times
Cynle
Anney
Calcutta
Macduff
Arjorie
Cherney
India
Mr. Cheaney
Langdon
Aeenee
Jeter
Cheaney
Papa
Marquis of Anglesey Arrives Amid Heiress Hubbub
The Marquis of Anglesey, 23, arrives amid gossip of alliances with Gladys Vanderbil t and Princess Patricia. His estate yields over 250000 dollars annually, but debts from his erratic predecessor linger, including a late baron Paget who once tried to break Monte Carlo banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis of Anglesey
New York
Four Hundred
Gladys Vanderbilt
Anglesey
England
Marquis
Newport
Patricia
Connaught
Alfonso
Mary Livingston
Henry Wodehouse
Monte Carlo
Baron Paget
New York Dogs All Have Their Own Maids
In New York a social set of dogs enjoys pampered lives with maids and veterinarians. Fashionable canines attend sanitariums, receive massages, manicures, and even dental care, while owners, including high society figures, spend on outfits and doggy portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Mra. C. D. Atwood
A. G. Vanderbilt
J. B. Ma Grosvenor
Harry Lehr
Floise Kernochan
Hugh D. Auchincloss
M. Bird
Adolph Ladenburg
Lucile Alger
Louise Grace
Beatrice
Gertrude de Copper
Canine Social Register
Dulcie
Milady
Marseur
Aere Gervantt
Chico
Bach
Heethoven
Arthar
Kia
Treseesa
L. W. Sadlebury
Laulee Grace
Lucille Alger
Arrandale
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U.S
Ange Rga
James Tressidy
Australia
Harper's Weekly
Census Bureau
Loe
Department of Telegraph
Paderewski
Paderews
Poultry Club
Fof
Switzerland
Great Plantat
Lake of
Geneva
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