Port Royal Forts and the Acadian Legacy
Port Royal near Annapolis traces a century and a half of fortifications sieges and royal intrigue. La Tour and D Aulnay battled for control while Mme La Tour endured capture and execution of followers, ending with her death as a prisoner. The article recalls the French settlement, the Lovers Lane footpath, and relics marking Acadian homes amid Rivanna history and Champlain’s praise of the harbor.
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Leseabot
North America
Port Royal
Charles la Tony
D'Aulnay Char Nise
Poutrincourt
Hon
Rendiv
l'Auly
Richelieu
France
la Tour
St. John
New Englland
D'Aulnay
Annnapolla
Lowis XIV
Aulnay
England
Boston
Mme, la Tour
Olf
Annapolis
Tauinay
St. Georges Street
Babbling Brook
Dargle's Mill
Allen's Creek
Jess
Lequille
Dauinay
Where Dragons Stay The Advance of War
In social correspondence from the Far East the piece surveys how Japan Russia Korea and China regard ancestral tombs amid the war era. It notes Japan protects tombs at Mukden Seoul Ping Yang and near Peking while Russia threatens those sites. The article tours Nikko Kyoto and other sacred centers, describes tomb rituals and the role of spirits, and recounts wartime reverence for mausolea across Manchuria and Japan with historical notes on Confucian and Buddhist rites.
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Japan
Russia
Korea
China
Mukden
Seoul
Ping Yang
Peking
Tokio
Nikko
Kyoto
Tte
Kaaki
Motonobu
Kanokoi
Tohaku
Mnsunobu
Noorhach
Abakhaye
Khang
Manchuria
Mao
Felting
Mukden Court
Bhunchi
Kangc-ho
Yung Ching
Kieuling
Tanwang
Hienjung
Tungetd
Mangshu
New York Times
Jemitsu
Jigen Daishi
Tama-ya
Iemitsu
Ieyasu
Koma-Tnu
Ama-Inu
Soul
Pine-Yang
Cathay
Summer Palace
Higin
The Sultan of Johore holidaying in Europe travels London
The sultan of Johore, currently spending a holiday in Europe, is said to know London well at this point. His father died here, and the son would have continued the familiarity as part of his life abroad.
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Johore
Malay Peninsula
London St. James Gazette
Sultan of
Europe
Bis
London
Colorado Exhibit Aims for Loisure Exposition Link
The Belgians request Colorado send its mineral exhibit for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and Liege fair, citing 1805. A Denver consul reports the matter, with uncertain prayers and resolve affecting the decision and timing.
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Colorado
Belgiog Governiment
Liege
Ressian
Denver
Passage Opens New St. Lawrence Route For Weasel Trade
A new channel carved one mile west of the Gélopa canal in Canada extends over two miles and 300 feet wide. Using the channel, large weasels can navigate the St. Lawrence, easing the previously tortuous and dangerous passage via the southern American waterway.
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Rapida
Gélopa Canal
Canada
Boon
St. Lawrence
Confucius on Women’s Duties and Domestic Silence
A historical reflection quotes Confucius describing women’s roles as confined to household provisioning. It states a wife should not act independently beyond her chamber, nor be known for good or evil outside the home. The passage presents a rigid, traditional view of female authority and social space.
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Confucius
Hatpin for Women to Be Sold in Europe as Defense Tool
A new Btiletto Hatpin for women is set for European release as a defense weapon. Crafted from fine steel that bends rather than breaks, it features a hardened point and a graspable handle for use in self defense against attackers.
Physician Well Paid for Attending Empress of Russia
A lucky medical man serves the empress of Russia and earns 250 dollars for each visit, highlighting the high remuneration for royal medical service.
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Russia
Maximum Trainloads on Railways
The Transsiberian railway allows a maximum trainload of five hundred tons while American lines report 2 500 net tons.
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Transsiberian Railway
America
Language dominance in South America excludes Brazil
A historical note claims Spanish is the prevailing language in every South American country except Brazil, reflecting linguistic patterns across the continent with Portuguese dominant in Brazil.
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South America
Brazil
German Canaries Excel As Singers In Sharp Testimony
The canaries of Germany excel all other canaries as singers. One bird is noted to sustain a trill for a minute and a quarter. Street Car Mail Service. Electric tramway cars in Rome now carry postal boxes whose contents are collected every fifteen minutes.
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Xhe
Madeleine
Wellers
Canaries
Germany
Rome
Crematories and cremation in Japan chief cities
Government controlled cremation establishments located in Japan's main cities. The Birmingham school system instructs pupils in cooking and economical shopping. British Council Chambers: The British House of Lords measures about one by one feet by forty five feet, the House of Commons slightly smaller.
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Japan
British Council
Speed of Sparrow in Flight
A house sparrow named Mew reaches speeds up to seventy two miles per hour at the rise. The note records the bird’s swift movement and remarks on its agile flight profile.
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St. John of the South
St. John's
Taye
Dreath
Engileh
Fort Anne
Annayotls
Gregor Remonia Antonia
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Granville
North Mountain
Bay of Fundy
Samuel Champlain
Digby Pup
Stelteced
St. Croix
New England
Seneca
Flan OF el
Montauban
Kiao- Chau
Shang-tung
Jerusalem
Kintu
Expressoin
Heaven
Hell
British
Royal Agricultural Society
Ming Tombs
Nim
Alan
Wwe
Georgia
Atlanta Constitueion
Birmingham School
Stan Roe
Catareh
Eeewastvere
Cossveninoms
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