A Fragment of Heathside: Courtship and Confession
In the chapter, Colonel Ware senses a shift as Lillian confides a hidden family history. He pledges support for her, and a tense garden walk leads to Lillian facing Geoffrey’s blunt proposal to marry. She reveals her ongoing marriage in spirit and duty, seeking time and clarity.
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Drew
India
Geoff
Denthut
Lillian
Lerat
Bing
Geoffrey Ware
Lilian
Aniber
Tiensine
Papa
Lilith
Willie
Mrs. Drew
London
Willie Macdonald
Col. Ware
Womain
Mr. Rawson
Gerald
Captain Drew
Geoffrey
Tan
Heathside
Ware
Col Ware
Mrs Drew
Complex Spanish royal standard described with historic shields
The Philadelphia Times outlines the intricate Spanish royal standard. It details quartered field symbols from Leon Castile Aragon Sicily and Austrian Burgundy Antwerp Brabant to the top shields of Portugal and France, tracing origins from Geoffrey of Barcelona’s bravery.
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Charles the Bold
Geoffrey
Barcelona
Aragon
Leon
Castile
Sicily
Burgundy
Flanders
Antwerp
Brabant
Philadelphia Times
Naval Definitions and Ship Type Misconceptions
A New York Sun correspondent outlines naval terms. He defines a fleet as twelve battleships, a mosquito fleet as twelve or more small boats, a squadron as fewer than twelve battleships often part of a fleet, and a flotilla as twelve or more men-of-war. He notes the United States has no fleet, Spain lacks one, and cites Dewey, Montejo, Sampson, Cervera, and Camara commanding respective units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
United States
Spain
Dewey
Admiral Montejo
Sampson
Almirante Cervera
Almirante Camara
Magnificent Royal Palace of Madrid Highlights
Spain’s royal palace at Madrid, built by an Italian architect in the early 1900s at a cost of 5 million dollars, aims to rival Versailles. The white marble complex spans 470 by 470 feet with a 240 foot square court and a glass roof. It houses a vast library of 100000 volumes and priceless archives, art, bronzes, and marble, though tours reveal long galleries and ornate chambers.
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Spain
Royal Palace
Madrid
Versailles
Casa Real
Drama of the Dynamite Gun at Santiago Harbor
The Detroit Free Press recounts a dramatic scene as the U S S Vesuvius shells the harbor of Santiago after a fort commander and his aide exchange taunts and a joking warning. The vessel fires three dynamite shells while an orchestra plays.
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Santiago
Juan
Gigadier
Vesuvius
Santiago Harbor
Detroit Free Press
Celluloid Mirrors Precision Mirrors Add Silvered Film Technique
A new process perfects silvering thin sheets of transparent celluloid similarly to traditional glass mirrors. The advancement suggests greater efficiency as increased labor yields more willingness from others to engage in the work, reflecting broader industrial enthusiasm.
War Souvenir and Refugees Highlight Civil War Echoes
A fragment from Chicago Inter Ocean recalls fading battle banners and a Sherman era retreat, then shifts to refugees fleeing toward Savannah. Eyewitness tales recount a Union general visit, relief gifts, and a slave narrator’s memories of Richmond. The long Civil War panorama closes with a Civil War generals casualty tally and battlefield tributes.
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Santiro
Gettysburg
Batte
Santiago
Reynolds
Weed
Farnsworth
Zook
Pender
Barksdale
Armistead
Ree
Garnett
Posey
Semmes
Inineteen
West Pointer
Carrick’s Ford
Smyth
Farmville
Lee
Bull Run
Bartow
Bee
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Taylor
Albert Sidney Johnson
Shiloh
Kearny
Stevens
Chantilly
South Mountain
Reno
Garland
Antietam
Mansfield
Richardson
Rodman
B. Anderson
Branch
Starke
Vicksburg
Tracey
Port Gibson
Tilghman
Champion Hills
M. E. Green
Chickamauga
Lytle
Sam
Egypt
Deshler
Helm
Preston Smith
New York
Wadsworth
Congress
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UBL
Mr. Jhnson
Mamma
Besshonie, i
Renten
Chicago Inter Ocean
Sherman
Old Sherman
Jonesboro
Tennessee
Brown
Emi
Georgia
Sherman Wisho
Huzza
Hugza
Huszzat
Gen. Sherman
Sly Steers
Mae
DY Bregrft
Sarge Plunkett
Atlan Constitution
Richmond
Joe
Yaas
Manassey
Jess
Marie Jimmie Don
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