Napoleon and the Legion of Honor Legacy
A sweeping recount of the Legion of Honor from its disputed origins under Napoleon to its enduring role in French society. It covers the 1802 debate at Malmaison, the 1804 inauguration with Laplace and Cuvier among the honorees, and the later scandals including Wilson. It notes how political needs shaped preservation of the order after Napoleon.
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France
Napoleon
Monge
Malmaison
Conseil D'Etat
Legion of Honor
Moreau
Victor
Hohentlinden
Marengo
Michel
Mme. de Stael
Laplace
Lalande
Cuvier
Legoure
Bernardin de St. Pierre
Hortense
Chateaubriand
Puzzo di Borgo
Marmont
Macdonald
Louis XVIII
Lamartine
Contem
Wilson
Alice Grevy
Republic
M. Daniel Wilson
M. Grevy
M. Wilson
the Elysee
le Moniteur de
Audlan
Cafferel
Limousin
Ratazzi
Court of Cassation
Pall Mall Gazette
The King Can Do No Wrong Under British Law
A summary of Harper's notes on constitutional theory stating that the king cannot be held liable, dies only by demise of the crown, and is constructively present in court and Parliament. It claims the monarch prints the Bible and Book of Common Prayer and can ban printing in his realms.
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Law Court
United Kingdom
Harper’s
Mined the Road Tale Ends With Saddest Mule Loss
An old negro recalls a Civil War era plan to mine a road and ambush attackers. Volunteers ignite a fuse, but the supposed cavalry is a lone advancing mule, and the story ends with the narrator grieving the loss of his mule. The crowd laughs, revealing the somber twist.
Battle of Languages in Ancient Gaul
In ancient Gaul, four languages competed for dominance. German was spoken by about 12,000 Frank invaders, Popular Latin by 6,000,000 Gallo Romans, and Literary Latin by church and literature. German faded first, ceasing to be understood by soldiers in four centuries and ridiculed after seventy more years, while Low Latin grew administrative, yet Latin left over 900 words in French terms of government, law, and war.
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Gaul
France
Corpse Ring Tradition Among Sailors
The Buffalo Express notes that shellback sailors wear corpse rings, plain bands inscribed with name and rank for drowning death identification. It states the shellback never swims and may welcome sudden death at sea rather than a hospital linger, reflecting a stubborn sailor ethos.
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Buffalo Express
Doctor's Patient Dies At Dawn Reported
In The Optimist, a doctor recounts treating a patient who died this morning. The Toledo Blade notes the physician’s comment that the patient might have died anyway, adding a wry line about medical fate.
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Toledo Blade
Admiral flees in fear of first shot in Oregon attack
An old captain recalls the July 3 1898 bombardment during the Santiago action as the Oregon fires a forward turret and the crew rushes to victory. A cat named Admiral bolts across the deck amid the chaos, and the tale ends with the pet never found and the captain mourning.
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Florida
Santiago Harbor
Tampa
Cape Muaisi
Cuba
Santiago
Oregon
Storn
Tropics
Vem
Weill
Frank Presbrey
Chicago Record-Herald
Why the Waterful Ow Didn't Wring Its Own Head Off
A Maryland man tests an owl head rotation tale by circling a post with the bird watching his every move. The owl’s head follows the man around and then suddenly whips back to face him midway through the circle, a swift, precise adjustment he only notices later. Also told is a Scottish tale where Meg blushes red seeing a pining Sandy boy, as her mother jokes about his fierce gaze being love.
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Maryland
Philadelphia Record
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Teagertyi
Puck
Franklin
Woodley
Wiseman
Sinnickson
Cervera
Robert Louis Stevenson
Cupid
Caledonia
Habecker
Habecker the Baker
Ww. M. Grube
Square Deal
Main Street
Lititz, PA
Elaaphone
The
Bell Telephone Co
Penna
H. H. Witmer
Lancaster
Philadelphia
North Broad ST
Joseph Dreifus
Eititz, Penna
A. H. Kreider
W. Vine ST
N. Derr
John EF. Schleibh
Spruce St
Lititz
Ind
Graul’s Bread
D. D. Graul
Painst
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