York House York House English Home of Orleans Up for Sale
Special correspondence describes York House at Twickenham, long a royal English residence and birthplace of kings, now to be sold by the Duke of Orleans. The house’s era of grandeur includes Queen Anne’s Chamber, a noted menagerie origin, and historic ties to Marie Amelie and Helene of France. The Duke cites surrounding cottages and urban development as a reason to dispose of the property.
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York House
England
Twickenham
Tomes
Mary
Anne
Louis Philippe
Duc d'Aumale
Comte de Paris
Duke of Orleans
Marie
Bourbon
France
Portugal
Aosta
Italy
York- House
Exire
Edward
Doorothes
Imperial
Austria
Portuegull
Orleans
Helene
Gesta
Duke of Clarence
Princess of Wales
Duke of Orleane
Marie Amelie
Europe
Goxsta
Hichmond Park
Earl of Clarendon
Clarendon
James II
Duke of York
Xenia
Russia
Montenegro
Royal House
Denmark
Greece
Michael
Ernest of
Hesee
Victoria Mollta
Queen Victoria
Senta
Germany
Marrie
Marie Henriette
Francis Joseph
Archduke Frederic
Hape Bures
Spain
Hungary
Vienne
Alfonso III
Mates for European Princes Scarce This Year
Royal marriage prospects grow tangled as intermarriage leaves European heirs scarce and related. The article notes rulers may seek American brides or distant cousins among Austrian Bourbon Hanover and Montenegro lines, detailing potential matches and religious constraints shaping royal unions.
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Europe
Germany
Mussia
Spain
Mbroso
Max Nordan
Orber Winslow
Hanover
Why Water Rises In Trees A Botanical Puzzle
A question in botany asks how water climbs to the top of a tree. Dr E B Copeland devised an artificial plaster tree and observed water rising over 40 feet but could not draw a definite conclusion from his results. Water traverses the film between bubbles and the vessel wall though the film's properties remain unknown.
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EB. Copelanti
Menha
Plaster of Paris
Unhappy Husbands Banquet Reported in Turin Journals
An announcement in Turin journals says a large banquet will be held for husbands who are not happy with their wives. The event is described as a consolation feast with measures to keep the spouses uninvolved during the proceedings.
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Michael
Frederik Wiliam
Kaiser
Cearina
Russia
Montenegro
Xenia of
Relenieg
Troly
Xenin
Nicholas” of
Italy
Battenberg
Turin
An Engraver's Feat In Odenss Hymn On Corn
An engraver of Odenss carved the entire Russian national hymn on a grain of corn and presented the curiosity to the Crea t. His Majesty forwarded four gold water and chain with thanks to the Civil Governor of Odeaaa for this laborious undertaking.
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Odenss
Odeaaa
Hospital for Sick Fish Opens in New York
The director of the public aquariums at New York has established a hospital for sick fish. Fishes with flaking skin or head and tail redness are captured and taken to a special pool of disinfected water where they are operated on with scissors by staff.
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Europe
New York
Monopoly of English Lands Amid Lords Hold Fifty-One Percent
A historical report notes that fifty one percent of land in Great Britain is owned by members of the House of Lords. The piece highlights land concentration among noble families and its implications for governance and economy.
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Great Britain
House of Lords
Strength of Locomotive Strength of railway engine equals about nine hundred horses
A railway engine is roughly able to be equal in strength to about 900 horses. The comparison highlights the immense power of early locomotives and their capability to haul heavy loads over long distances.
Blindness in Cairo reported at one to twenty residents
In Cairo the proportion of blind people to the population is one in twenty residents. The statistic highlights a high rate of visual impairment in the city.
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Cairo
Man With Gout Fears Rheumatism Failing Sight
A man with gout fears his rheumatic condition may worsen as he looks down and contemplates his health. The readable fragment notes concern about ongoing pain and diminishing sight related to illness.
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Eve Stowe
Duke of
Couren
Jole
Mire
Josephine
Ferdinand
Sicily
Cannes
Marie Josephine
Wiltrud
Marie Alix
Bavaria
Princess Wiltrud OF
Vied Arte
MEU
Princess and Josephine OF
Rus Rusala
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