Beatrix Stannard and the Rhine Korps Duel at Heidelberg
In Heidelberg American student Paul Rhinelander befriends Karl Von Stettin and learns of Beatrix Stannard, his sister, as Conrad Hoffman seeks revenge. Paul vows to duel Hoffman to defend his family honor, entering a dramatic morning bout under the Rhine Korps’ perilous eyes.
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Paul Rhinelander
University of Heidelberg
Rhinelander
Paul
Rhine Korps
Karl
Pan
Hoffman
Conrad Hoffman
Germany
Karl von Stettin
Beatrix
Waldeck
Stannard
Herr Hoffman
America
Teuton
Conrad
Furm
Taplers
Chapter VI At Swords Points Arrival Before Dawn
Karl arrives early with a carriage to find the American calm and cheerful. They sample a light breakfast and depart as dawn breaks. In the Hirschgasse courtyard a large crowd gathers, eager for the new student to face the formidable Saxo Prussian leader.
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Karl
Hirschagasse
Riine Korps
Lord Salisbury's Patronage Examined in Appointments
The article surveys Lord Salisbury's influence since becoming premier, noting his control of bishops and judges, few liberal-made vacancies, and the aging ecclesiastical and legal ranks. It questions retirement timing and hints at subterfuge to extend patronage, with a final, abrupt segue to a Cincinnati coroner's verdict on medical conduct.
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Marquis of Salisbury
Lord Davey
Supreme Court of Appeals
John Rigby
Lord Salisbury
Arthur Kekowich
King’s Bench
James Mathew
John Day
Alfred Wills
W. Rann Kennedy
Lincoln
Llandaff
Ripon
Salisbury
Southwell
Cincinnati
Paris Carmelite estates face sale after new religion law
In Paris the Carmelite convents and chapels face confiscation and sale under a new law governing religious houses. The Ave de Messine site, with a Gothic sculpture balustrade, and the Gambetta monastery at Montataire are offered for sale. Proceeds may fund secular uses as France’s religious sentiment wanes.
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Paris
Carmelites
Avenue de Messine
Ora Pro Nobis
Borme
Notaire
Rue de Berlin
Boulevard Gambetta
Montainebleau
Turtles Caught In Public Exhibition By Bob Newell
Bob Newell conducted a Sunday turtling exhibition along the river road drawing a crowd. Over about two hours he caught twenty five turtles using a pole hook while spectators watched. Turtles weighed four to twenty five pounds and sold for sixteen cents to one dollar each.
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Bob Newell
New York Countess Anne Leary Honored by Pope
Miss Anne Leary of 3 Fifth Avenue New York has been made a Countess by Pope Leo in recognition of her munificence in education and charity and her service to the Church of Rome in America. Her generosity supports Bellevue Hospital Stony Wold Sanitarium and various churches and schools. Her father was a wealthy hatter and friend of John Jacob Astor.
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New York
Anne Leary
Fifth Avenue
Leo
Church of Rome
America
John Sherman
Gwendoline Caldwell
Order of the Golden Rose
Miss Leary
Bellevue V Hospital
Stony Wald
John Jacob Astor
Fifth Avenue Horse Delve Delivers Beverage of Laughs
In New York on Fifth Avenue, a stage line horse acted so unruly the driver cried whoa several times. A man asked what was wrong, another guessed the horse smelled food. They read a doorway sign: Corn and Oats, sparking amusement about the animal’s appetite.
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Maraes
Fifth Avenue
New York
Empress Eugenie Finishing Memoirs From Exile
A cablegram reports Eugenie widow of Napoleon II and former Regent, spending her final days with four secretaries drafting memoirs. About 140 boxes of papers are being sifted for material on Napoleon II and the empire's fall. Now 70, she lives in exile, confined to a chair, with false death reports twice in two years.
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Eugenie
Napoleon II
Iampire
France
M. de Blowitz Retires From Paris Correspondence
M. de Blowitz resigns as Paris correspondent of the London Times and retires to private life. Arthur Fullerton, an American, succeeds him. Blowitz began with the Times in 1871 after aiding M. Thiers by reporting on the Marseilles Commune.
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M. de Blowitz
Paris
London Times
Arthur Fullerton
The
Times
M. Thiers
Marseilles
Europe
London
Shoes to boost Ireland with new factories from Boston firms
At Llea Gaelic school meeting P O Neil Larkin announced an American Irish exhibition in Cork next May. He said two Boston shoe firms will establish boot and shoe factories in Ireland, creating employment and potentially several factories from the exhibition, marking a start to industrial prosperity.
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Ireland
Llea
P. O'Neil Larkin
America
Cork
Boston Globe
Red Dragon to be added to Prince of Wales heraldry
The King in Council orders the addition of the Red Dragon badge to the Prince of Wales heraldic achievement. The dragon will be borne as a badge on the sinister side of the royal crest, with ostrich feathers as the other side, aligning over the shield.
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Wales
Cadwallader
Prince of Wales
Humorous Danish Medal Sides With Hamburg Coin
A 17th century Danish medal minted after a failed 1679 raid on Hamburg carries a witty legend. The coin honors the defense with the line The King of Renmark has been to Hamburg, inviting viewers to examine the other side which depicts a black.
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Germany
Hamburg
Renmark
Unique New Violin Makes Debut at London Dinner
The Stroh violin debuted at Prince's Restaurant in London in a special concert by B. Maddock. The instrument uses a standard violin bridge on a rocking lever attached to a diaphragm and aluminum holder with india rubber cushions. The instrument’s body mainly holds parts. the diaphragm vibrates and drives the resonator, producing sound without relying on the wood body.
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Stroh
Prince's Restaurant
London
B. Maddock
Lesson to Bankers From a Small Kansas Tale
The Jewell County Republican recalls a banker who refused a troublesome customer. The man died leaving a large life insurance payout deposited by his widow in a rival bank, who soon married the bank’s best customer and moved the funds. The piece warns bankers to treat customers kindly, for fortunes can shift via widows and new marriages to other banks.
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Jewell County
Kansas
Tfe Insurance
New Bahamas 1 Penny Stamp Issued for Bahama Mail
Philatelists note a new 1 penny Bahama Islands postage stamp issued for the British government. Manufactured by Whitfield King & Co of Ipswich England, it features a centered view of the Queen's Staircase and is described as artistic though not remarkable.
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Bahamas
Bahama Islands
Whitfield, King & Co
Ipswich
England
Mixed Relationships Tangle Lords and Dukes in Dynasty Web
Lord Chesham, aged fifty one, shares a troubled kinship link with the late Duke of Westminster. The double alliance makes Chesham brother in law and father in law to his wife’s mother Duchess of Westminster. The Duchess becomes mother in law to her own brother. The duke also connects as grandfather and great uncle through various marriages.
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Lord Chesham
Duke of Westminster
Grace
Lady Chesham
Duchess of Westminster
Lord Cheshant
Fis
Aiches
Fiorida’s Orange Crop Heads for Pre-Disaster Shipments
The article notes Fiorida expects to ship nearly 5,000,000 boxes of oranges as in the 1891 harvest, with shipments nearing record levels. It mentions a disaster that disrupted earlier expectations, though details are sparse in the readable text.
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Fiorida
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