If I Were King by Justin Huntly McCarthy
In Paris, Villon contemplates wooing Katherine de Vaucelles after freeing a troubadour jailed by her. He proclaims love, rivalries flare, and Katherine teases him with wit and pride as he presses his suit, recalling verses he once wrote. The exchange blends romance, danger, and social tension in a ballad‑tinged scene.
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Willon
Sven
Rascal
Knave
Willow
Paris
Saint Venus
Montcorbier
Katherine de Vaucelles
Villan
Dogeerel
The King's Court Tests Villon For a Week Of Power
In Paris as Burgundy presses, Villon the poet seeks favor from Louis of France. The king offers one week of grand constable power, then threatens execution. Katherine and Noelle Jolys appear as ongoing tensions rise, while a Burgundian envoy enters. Hope and peril mingle as fate beckons.
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Wilton
Louis
Vilon
Villon
Willon
Place de Greve
Treaven
Olivier le Dain
Tosson d'Or
Montcorbier
Katherine de Vaucelles
Francois
Katherine
Noelle Jesys
A Triumph of Medicine Dr Barrows Discovery Boon to Mankind
New York Sun reports Dr Charles C Barrows has treated septicaemia with formalin injected into a vein. A patient with hyperpyrexia and rapid pulse improved immediately and later stabilized. experts hail the method as a major potential medical advance pending further trials.
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Barrows
New York Sun
Charles C. Barrows
Egbert Grandin
New York Obstetrical Society
A Lady Seeks Son in a Western Shack
Madame Lorimer travels by buggy to a desert cabin to find her son George Lorimer. She meets his Cherokee wife Bright Eyes and learns of his hidden life, his child, and his estranged pride as a squaw man. The encounter reveals family ties, forgiveness, and a tense homecoming.
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George
Yaas
George Lorimer
Jim
Madam Lorimer
Broadway
Limber Jim
Madame Lorimer
Mme, Lorimer
India
Bright Eyes
Rivalry at Lake View Beach Over Beauty of Mrs Lawson
Otis Patton arrives with a quiet claim about his wife’s beauty rivaling Fred Lawson’s boastful praise. Beach guests, already intrigued by Lawson’s high estimates, watch as Patton asserts his wife outshines any other, creating local chatter and suspense about the forthcoming two weeks.
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Patton
Mrs. Otis Patton
Mrs. Lawson
Lake View Beach
Fred Lawson
Chicago
Lawson
Otis Patton
Indiana
Patton and Wife Draw Attention in Outspoken Town Visit
In a small town, Mrs. Lawson arrives with striking looks drawing praise while Mrs. Otis Patton’s arrival sparks whispers. Observers debate Patton’s blunt remarks and the couple’s public display, noting mixed reactions and sympathy for the husband amid scrutiny.
The Sultan of Sulu inspires a comic cocktail ode
The New York Sun notes George Ade’s operatic libretto The Sultan of Sulu elevates the American cocktail to poesy with lines about the brown October ales and the insidious cocktail. The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes the sultan tale and the blend of humor across a public parade of verses and commentary.
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Sulu
New York Sun
George Ade
Sultan Kiram
Ade
Budd
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Europools
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Angela Morgan
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mrs. Snitcher
John
Sage
Morgan
Drexel
L'Envoi
Baltimore News
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