Pretenders to Albania's throne vie in split claimant saga
A disrupted chronicle details Albania's chaotic hunt for a king featuring two class claims. Princes Harald of Denmark and Haakon of Norway figure among candidates while descendants of Skanderbeg appear as the most storied line. Napoli nobles Giovanni Castriota Kastriota and Eppe Castriota Skandertez claim the throne, with debate over who truly holds rightful lineage.
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Albania
Manshbonti
Adriania
Prince Harold
Christian
Denmark
Harald
Haakon
Norway
Schleswig-Holstein
August Wilhelm
Skanderbeg
George Castriot
Skanderbes
Albinia
Thilek Crepes
Janu Aladre Kastriota
Spain
Thigtre
Juan
Skierbog
Mittee
Rome
Joan
Celuiant
Allmitia
Naeples
Jin
Skanederbeg
Albankin
Giovanni Castriota Skandertexg
Aletta
PI Eppe
Fossaceca
Perdinande Castriota Skenderhes
Skinderbeg
Joan Alaire Kastriota
Erandee
Sikander
Virions
Claimants of Eastern Empire Heirs Spar Over Albanian Lineage
In a Naples based dispute a Prince Nicholas Paleologos claims direct descent from the last eastern emperor Constantine XI and asks the powers to name him heir. Opposing him is Colonel Martyn Andrevevi, a Russian officer who asserts his own right to the Albanian throne. Salt Beg, a noted Sheer of Herze roving, is cited as a rival descendant of Ali Pasha of Janina.
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Dainube
Nicholas Nemanic Paleologos Ducas Angelos Comines
Rue de Chiajo
Naples
East
Constantinople
Albania
Epirus
Constantine XI
Orient
Liseval
Martyn
Chasseurs
Linovang
Salt Beg
Herzeroving
Ali Pasha
Janina
Byron
Splendors of Space Seen Through Mighty Telescopes
George Wharton James describes the Milky Way as a vast, ring like band of stars. He contrasts naked eye views with telescope magnification, noting countless suns and dense clusters that appear as glittering points against space, with immense beauty in deep galactic vistas.
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George Wharton James
National Magazine
Petrified Objects Common in Limestone Regions
The article notes petrification is widespread where limestone dominates, detailing petrified wood, moss, leaves, nuts, fruit, and even entire trees in Arizona. It mentions petrified reptiles, honeycomb, and occasional petrified human remains in cemeteries, with lime amount influencing petrification.
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Arizona
Cobe
They All Say It. A Brooklyn Times snippet
A short Brooklyn Times item narrates a flirtation where a woman rejects a suitor amid friends’ teasing. She snaps at the talk saying she will not marry him, insisting he is nothing to her, and the piece ends with a cheeky note about sequels and marriage.
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Brooklyn Times
Reckless Son’s Embroidering Debts Questioned
Mr Gaysport and Miss Sweetly spar over debts tied to embroidery for a reckless son. Mr Gaysport notes he has paid his share and never complained about debts owed by the son, in a Chicago News style dialogue.
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Gaysport
Chicago News
Youth Wanted and Witty Exchanges in London Opinion
A humorous London Opinion snippet describes an elderly woman seeking a page boy with the advert Youth wanted. A friend sends a comical assortment of items including wrinkle filler, fairy bloom, false teeth, and a faxen wig. Other quotes poke fun at Mrs Mortimer and a future president with playful banter.
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London
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