Victor D Aubry Seeks Truth Behind Varville Murder
In Caen, Victor D Aubry, a young barrister‑to‑be, contemplates proving Michel Gouillard’s innocence in the Varville murder. Gouillard, once wronged by a sensational trial, seeks justice after twenty years in prison, while Victor confronts his own family history and a possible hidden connection to Marcelline de Chauvannes. Madama D Aubry vows to help Gouillard’s daughter Esther, as Victor weighs duty against personal happiness and the shadow of his father’s alleged complicity.
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Vitor D’aubry
Caen
Marcelline du Chauvannes
Calvados
Victor
Joseph Gouillard
Michel Gouillard
Vicount de Varville
Monsieur D’aubry
Gouillard
Varville
Count de Chauvannes
Huguette
Victor D’ Aubry
Madame D' Aubry
Madame D’aubry
Viscount de Varville
Marcelline
Madame D'Aubry
Esther
Victor D'Aubry
Monsieur Moreau
Moreau
Algiers
Monsieur
Marcelline de Chauvannes
Monsieur D'Aubry
Balzac
Monsieur Varville
Mark
Countess de Chauvannes
Nice
Mademoiselle de Chauvannes
D’aubry
Leasant
Mademoiselle de Chauryannes
Zode
Teaching a Dude Manners in a Kansas City Tale
A tavern tale in which a boastful traveler provokes a punch and descent into chaos ends with the man becoming a son in law after the fight lands him home and patched up by his wife. The piece shifts to British gauge changes, then notes on temper and domestic edens.
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Ohio
Col. Scufington
Missouri
America
St. Jo
Collah
Stripes
Johansah
Ireton
Bates County
Kansas City
Tennessee onyx caves found in Cumberland Mountains
Philo B. Shepard reports discovery of vast onyx deposits in caves in Anderson County, Cumberland Mountains, West Tennessee. He describes a 14 foot column and a four by six foot onyx slab, noting exceptional color and minimal sand pockets, predicting world interest and Tennessee onyx rivaling Italian marble.
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Essee
Philo B. Shepard
Cumberland Mountains
West
Tennessee
Anderson County
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Mammoth Excursion Steamer for Chicago Exposition
The largest excursion steamer afloat, christened Christopher Columbus, was built at West Superior Wisconsin and launched recently. It will carry up to 5,000 passengers between Chicago and Jackson Park exhibition buildings, reflecting the grand scale of the World’s Fair. A separate anecdote recalls Worth’s dawn dress creation inspired by a dawn from a cigarette break.
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Chicago
Jackson Park
West Superior
Wis
Worth
Ciel
Winter and Mischief in New York Life
A Texas Siftings item notes a New York boy boasting of mischief during winter. He explains that double windows allow breaking two panes with one throw, yielding punishment only once. The anecdote contrasts a naive Southern youth with urban street lore.
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New York
South
Texas
The Curious Vending of Cheap Dime Novelas Exposed
A New York Sun article uncovers a hidden publishing mill in an east side building. Authors and rewriters toil in small rooms while a nearby large house supplies much of the content. The operation publishes cheap family papers and yellowbacks for nationwide post offices, with many stories recycled or bought from rivals. The piece cites sharp critique from a publisher about the low quality and pervasive demand for sensational fiction. It also notes related foreign notes in the Sun, including a contrarian tale about the Waterloo legend from the Duke of Wellington.
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Deadwood Dick
New York
New York Sun
Duke of Wellington
Lord Duke
Iron Duke
Milburn
Washington
Pontblank
Buffalo Courier
Precious Gems and Alumina Value in Color Varieties
Detroit Free Press notes that the ruby sapphire oriental emerald topaz amethyst aquamarine chrysolite and hyacinth are varieties of alumina or corundum. It contrasts diamonds as pure carbon with charcoal impurities and claims gems vary by tiny oxide impurities, not weight.
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Detroit Free Press
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Sydney Grundy
Great Britain
Liverpool
Great Western Railway
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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