Astor's Wayward Life Draws British Backlash and Exile
William Waldorf Astor, once a powerful New York figure and son of John Jacob Astor II, fell from grace amid public criticism and social ostracism. He invested in England, became naturalized, built the Waldorf Astor House, and clashed with British society while claiming America was not his country.
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William Waldorf
Astor
Archibald Milne
Smart
Ao Ol
Williun Waldorf Astor
United States
John Jacob Astor II
Waldorf
Germany
Autora
Newark City
Law School
Columbia University
Disraeli
Congress
Levi P. Mortas
Rowwell Flower
Italy
Arthur
Mr. Astor
New York State
William Waldorf Astor
John Jacob Astor
William Waldorf Aston
Mary
Gosip
Lady Randolph Churchill
Upton Goulot
New York
Pall Mall
Duke of Westminster
England
Thames
Cliveden
Honor to an Enemy in South Africa
Count de Villebole Maremail of Paris learned of his brother's death on a Boer battlefield and pursued steps to repatriate the body. The will dictated burial where he fell, on the African plain, with no option for relatives. General Methuen had a monument placed over the grave near Bochat.
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Count de Villebole Maremail
Paris
France
Methuen
Boahot
South State Street
Mia
Sho
Marcia Carton
Marcela
Matilda Carton Dobbs
Carton
Wright
Aberaid
Matilda Dobbs
Marcia
Fate
Matilda Carton Dobba
Fansing
Joe Carton
Wabash Avenue
Robbie
Joe Carson
Morela
Matilda
Global massacre and warfare chronology from ancient to 19th century
A list of historic massacres and sieges spanning 331 BC Tyre through 1866 AD, detailing mass killings by various conquerors and regimes. Included are events under Alexander the Great, Roman campaigns, Crusades, Mongol incursions, Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, Ottoman/Croatian clashes, Batavia Chinese depredations, Gordon riots, and Boxer Rebellion era violence with target groups such as Jews, Christians, Huguenots, Armenians, and native peoples.
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Tyre
Alexander the Great
Wi. O. Celtski
Auransio
Rhone
Simuguer
Teutons
Alx
Jerusalem
Andrae
Alds
Acre
Richard I
Aleppo
St. Bartholomew
France
Croatia
Java
Batavia
Lord George Gordon
London
Kuing-Tai
Annam
Cochin-Chita
Aria Minor
Widow of fallen soldier finds money eases war grief
A London newspaper notes the odd reaction of a widow whose husband died at Colevao. A visitor consoles her, but she smiles and says she has earned money from newspapers and friends, enough to stay comfortable. She adds that the war has made many women happier in practical terms.
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London
Tommy
Colevao
Vistor
Wales
An Antique Treasure Tests Family Affection and Pride
Through sorrow and joy the Carton family endures a reckoning over a heirloom. Matilda Dobbs pushes gifts and display, while Marcia and Joe face market value and sentiment. An auction sparks humor, tension, and a priceless desk’s return to memory.
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Marcia Carton
Matilda Dobearcu
Marcia
Carton
Jerusalem
God
Bootle
Chicago Tribune
Family Code Books and Blind Codes in Newspaper Work
The piece discusses the ease of creating cipher codes only for experts, noting many codes fail to meet newspaper needs. It cites Spain’s war era blind codes and a metropolitan daily claim of top codes, criticizing home made systems and the difficulty in conveying ideas to editors.
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New York Mall
Express
Spain
Looakises
Cole
Private codes of society in family use rise with secrecy
The article notes the spread of private codes for social and family messages among the wealthy. Commodore Pierpont Morgan and John W Mackey are cited as examples with elaborate 225 page books tracking members and updates.
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Cendor
Pierpont Morgan
John W. Mackey
America
Iba
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William W. Astor
Andrew
Winself
Wabstet
Marancrra
Pest
Longfellow
Cartons
Marcia Wright
Presenta
Ca Teeses
Matilis
Joe
Mr. Dobbs
Mra
Dobbs
Family Code Books
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