Peterle Finds Refuge At Nuremberg Convent
In St James church Peterle resolves to confess his lies to Father Cyrill who guides him toward truth. Cyrill helps him move to a convent life where he serves as an altar boy and studies, while Mr Radewin lies near death and contemplates his will and a painting dilemma. The scene ends with Radewin requesting a lawyer before his final farewell.
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Father Cyrill
Radechi
Trifle
Mr. Theobald
Cyrill
St. James
Father Cyril
Trille
Cyzill
Mother Eva
Evele
Eva
Seppel
Mr. Radewin
Nuremberg House
City
Cian
Nuremberg
Republics in Germany Three City States Under Empire Rule
Hamburg Bremen and Lubeck are described as republics under the Kaiser in all but local affairs. The piece notes their joint allegiance to the empire after joining the north German confederation and their continued republican principles in local law. It highlights Hamburg’s senate and burgomaster as enduring symbols, and remarks on the Hansa heritage and Cracow’s fate.
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Hamburg
Bremen
Lubeck
Prussia
Empire
Hach
House of Burgesses
Hansa
Europe
Cracow
Boston Transcript
Thomas Encores Spark San Francisco Concert Controversy
Theodore Thomas refused to relax his encores ban as Emma Thursby fans demanded one more bow. Despite mounting cheers and a growing fund to $50 000, Thomas ordered the final number played while the audience loudly protested, creating a pandemonium and a rare deaf reception for a Thomas performance.
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Theodore Thomas
San Francisco
Emma Thursby
Thomas
San Franciscans
Miss Thursby
In the Shadow of Fame Former stars run NYC boarding houses
Former celebrities now operate rooming houses in New York City offering furnished apartments to aspiring artists. A once celebrated violist sublets five rooms while others seek reflected glory over comfort, using proximity to fame to attract young talent in drama, opera, and literature.
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New York City
Weusn
New York Press
Cicero on Wit and Hidden Ridicule
A terse example from Cicero on wit shows concealed ridicule in humor. A Sicilian jokes by asking for shoots of a fig tree after a friend’s wife hanged herself, while Crassus mocks a bad orator by saying his speech moved pity only because listeners are hard hearted.
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Cicero
Crassus
Cruelty to Women and the Age Trick Disclosed
The Westminster Gazette notes a supposed method to guess a woman’s age using a watch pulse count. It claims sixty nine beats per minute places a woman between twenty and twenty five, rising to seventy for ages over thirty. The piece laments the supposed fate of a man who discovers such a method and mocks aging myths.
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Westminster Gazette
Slip coaches in England drop cars at speed
A Popular Mechanics description explains the slip coach system used by a major English railway. At speeds of sixty mph or more the rear coaches are dropped just before stations, while the locomotive and remaining cars continue on. Americans touring England might be surprised to see their car left behind as the train proceeds.
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England
America
Lancaster County
City of
Lancaster
Manheim Tnp
Warwick
Ephrataboro
Wales miner quotes Lloyd George as witty speaker
A Welsh miner recalls David Lloyd George as a witty speaker. He recounts hearing him in Carnarvon and notes a Welsh joke about the House of Lords during family prayers. The quip tweaks the famous biblical line to mock lordly self importance.
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George
David Lloyd George
Wales
Carnarvon
House of Lords
London Globe
His Wish and a Bridge Turn in Conversation
A Washington Star exchange features a cynical remark about a game described as bridge. Mr. Meekton laments Henrietta’s view of the pastime as a competitive duel with him always in the dummy position.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
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Regennas & Sons
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