A Tale of War and Secret Warnings at Westchester
Captain Lawton, surgeon Sitgreaves, and troops guard wounded at a cottage while a peddler spy leaves coded notes. A rocky road ambush leads to a pursuit and a mysterious threat as Major Dunwoodie’s party awaits an exchange with Royal Army forces. The scene shifts to a gala at the cottage with Isabella Singleton and Frances Wellmere as plans for an wounded exchange unfold.
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Lawton
Hollister
Dunwoodie
Singleton
Betty
Anow
John
Elizabeth Flanagan
Archibald Sitgreaves
North America
Virginia
Captain Singleton
Archibald
Westchester
Sitgreaves
Jon
Fort Washington
Dragoon
Washington
Royal Army
Colonel Singleton
Miss Peyton
Frances
Mr. Wharton
Colonel Wellmere
Prince
Isabella Singleton
Dr. Stlves
Captain Lawton
Cupid
The Cure and a Conscience at Four Corners Cottage
In Edinburgh graduate's care, a patient recovers rapidly with no fever as his sister tends him with tenderness. Frances feels an inexplicable pull toward the consigned guest and recalls her past lover while hospitality anchors the cottage, amid quiet hopes and anxious waiting for news of Trenry and Dunwoodie's actions.
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Lawton
John Lawton
Continental Congress
Edinburgh
Dragoons
Frances
Dunwoodie
Isabella
Four Corners
Trenry
Captain Law
Stubb-Dispatch Reports Breath Photography From Berlin
The dispatch playfully notes Berlin posing a way to photograph a person's breath now that spring onions are mentioned. The imagined image would capture exhaled breath after eating onions, prompting humorous speculation.
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Stubb
Berlin
Penn
Sun joke frames local humor about a climber star
A banter scene asks if Jimmy the perch climber is a star. The green-goods man voices doubt and the slate cracker replies that he used to be a star, but now is called the sun because he is always getting spotted.
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Jimmy
Elevator Up Question Sparks Free Ride Debate
A quirky exchange between Bruddah Sunflower and Deacon Ded berry features dialect laden talk about a lazy world and free seventh heaven access. The humor hints at public access ideas and a playful note on asking when the elevator goes up.
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Bruddah
Berry
Far Gone Helen Banter and a World Labor Remark
The brief dialogue features Helen and Dick in playful banter about love. A later line comments that about 1,500,000 people are employed in the consumilies of the world, highlighting a global labor figure.
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Helen
Consumilies
Hague Peace Conference Plans Mirror Earlier Gathering
The second Hague peace conference will likely follow the first Congress’s procedure with committees to study the Russian program and a possible early limit on armaments. Sessions will be secret. language will be French with possible English minutes. The Dutch government offers hospitality and modest entertainments. $40,000 funds the hall and receptions.
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Russia
Earthquake at Hsin Kiang Kills Thousands Reach Urumehi for Relief
Shawmut reports a Qinghai earthquake disaster in Hsin Kiang with about 4 000 dead and many homes destroyed. Empress dowager orders governors to relieve distress. Hsin Kiang Sinkiang is a western China province with Kirghizes Sarts and Usbegs, governance at Urumehi, rugged climate, and silk cotton crafts.
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Shawmut
Victoria
B. C
Hsin Kiang
Pekin
Nishi Shimbun
Tokyo
Sinkiang
China
Turkestan
Sungaria
Mongolia
Tibet
Russian Turkestan
Urumehi
Western
Andijan
Wall Street Sees Bond and Stock Issues from Major Railroads
Directors of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific authorized new bond issues of 75 million dollars and 36 million dollars in preferred stock. Burlington Railroad orders conductors on 9000 miles to remove whiskers by a set day or explain failure and mandates white vests and ties.
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Wall Street
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Roads
Burlington Railroad Company
Omaha
Harriman
Union Pacific Headquarers
Charles M. Schwab
Pittsburg
Tie
Bessemmer
Carnegie Steel Company
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
System
Edward P. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Ife
Pennsylvania Lines
Cleveland and
Marietta
Ohio
Timeline of world events from 1434 to 1895 in a weekly historian style
A compact catalog lists major events from 1434 to 1895 including Hussites defeated at Lippau, Constantinople fell to Mahomet II, Columbus third voyage, Marlowe’s death, Charles II’s return, Wyandottes at Point Pelee, British fleet in Charleston, Sackett’s Harbor battle, Dickens inspiration, pensions and charters, Mexico-U S war, Chinese fleet battles, Klaw born, Magenta, ship sinking with 35 lives, Lincoln fast day, Canada postcards, Paris Commune fall, Boyton Channel crossing, St Katherine badge, Zulu war, Johnstown flood, Texas Spring Palace, Lee statue, Garfield memorial, Carnot pardon, Tranby Croft trial, Itata surrender, Jefferson Davis body burial, Salvador defeat, Rivera assassination, Derby disaster, Urbana lynching, Gladstone funeral, US-France treaty, Kruger flee, Pretoria peace, Topeka floods, Presbyterian assembly, Lewis and Clark expo, King Alfonso XIII wedding.
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Magenta
Straits of Belle Isle
Lincoln
Canada
Paris
Paul Boyton
English Channel
St. Katherine
Queen Victoria
Prince Louis Napoleon
South Africa
Johnstown
Texas Spring Palace
Fort Worth
Gen. Lee
Richmond
Garfield
Cleveland
Ohio
Carnot
Duke of Orleans
Itata
Jefferson Davis
Salvador
Primo Rivera
Madrid
Prince of Wales
Persimmon
Moscow
Central States
Urbana
Gladstone
Westminster Abbey
United States
France
Paul Kruger
Pretoria
Topeka
Kan
Presbyterian General Assembly
Portland
Ore
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Ena of Battenberg
Diplomatic Gala Adventures and Submarine Tests
Wilhelmina plans private entertainments for delegates while officials pursue a corner stone ceremony funded by Andrew Carnegie. The navy reports a new submarine escape device using oxylite to provide breathable air, tested in a hogshead with limited success.
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Wilhelmina
Hill
Palace of Peace
Andrew Carnegie
Newport
Lake
Wood Pipes Rebound in Water Conveyance
Andrew Swickard argues in the California Journal of Technology that wooden pipes have expanded in use across North America and beyond. Modern staved pipes with metal clips offer cheaper construction and less interior deterioration than iron or steel, though high pressure limits remain a factor.
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Andrew Swickard
California Journal of Technology
America
Alaska
Peru
Old Timer Speaks on Hard Work and Worth of Love
Quips on generosity and love surface in a reflective anecdote about smiles, happiness, and the folly of costly disputes. The speaker recalls tough days and the value of practical effort over flashy gains.
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Prenipoee Cooper
Friend
Hague
Pehl BE
Pan Raed
Hall OF Knights
the Weekly Historian
Lippau
Mahomet II
Constantinople
Columbus
New World
Christopher Marlowe
Charles II
England
Lieut. Cuyler
Point Pelee
Charleston Harbor
Lord Twlone
Bay of Biscay
Charles Emmanuel II of Sardinia
Sackett’s Harbor
Brewer
Supreme Court
Kansas
Colorado
Congress
Spooner
Senate
St. Paul
Boston Transcript
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