The Criminal Romance of Lord Barrington
The Missouri Supreme Court upholds a death sentence for George Frederick Barton known as Lord Frederick Seymour Barrington, to be hanged March 15 for the 1903 murder of his friend John P. McGann in St Louis. The article traces Barringtons long criminal career across England and America, detailing multiple disguises, marriages, escapes, and a high profile murder plot with circumstantial evidence. It highlights his claims of nobility, linguistic prowess, and writing ambitions while noting his consistent deception and final fate.
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Missouri
Ford” Barrington
John P. McGann
George Frederick Barton
Lord Frederick Seymour Barrington
England
American
Barrington
Combe Abbey
Blenheim
Chillingham
Walmar
Wilhelmina Grace Cochrane
Tunbridge Wells
Lisn
Burgess Hill
Kent
Celeste Elizabeth Miller
Brooklyn
Miss Miller
London
Dartmoor
New York
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Reformatory
Maidstone
Maidstone Assizes
Atlantic Ocean
America
Iie
Sir Frederick Sydenham Burgoyne
Frederick Seymour Barrington
His Majesty’s Horse Guards
R. R. Elliott
Kansas City
St. Louis
Lady Barrington
Hva
Miss Cochrane
James I
Cochrane
Rolla Wells
McCann
Bonfils
Clayton
Arkansas
Supreme Court
India
Lord” Barrington
Desmond
Moses Chooses Hebrew Destiny Over Egyptian Plume
In a palace scene studded with whispers and temple visits the prince Moses confronts a spiritual split. The princess Thermuthis urges him toward Egypt’s favor, while Moses recalls God’s judgment on Egypt and resolves to join the Hebrew people, severing his royal ties.
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Moses
Tasis
Thermutis
Egypt
Osiris
Heaven
God
Joseph
Amram
Jochebed
Levi
Pharaoh
The Boycott in China Propaganda Spread Through Foreign Hands
The article notes publicity as the main engine of the boycott agitation in China with newspapers placards and cartoons. It cites Japanese residents and traders aiding circulation while eastern nationals face business limits and foreign anti foreign sentiment echoes the Boxer movement.
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Thomas F. Millard
Scribner's
China
Laughter Clubs in France Aim to Save Character
An essay-like note urges French citizens to organize societies to cultivate laughter to curb gloom and wrinkles. The piece cites doctors praising facial relaxation and a habit of happiness as essential duties, arguing cheerful outlooks enrich lives and may outshine sorrow and poverty.
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France
The
Chicago Tribune
Puzzle of Silver and Lead in Mineral History
A historical chemist muses on the link between lead and silver in mines worldwide. He notes that silver may be a disintegration product of lead and wonders if long-term crystallization could reveal hidden silver after a decade. Copper and gold are mentioned as often coexisting.
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Donald Murray
Original New England on the Pacific Coast
The article notes that English speech reached the Pacific coast well before Plymouth Rock, recounting Drake’s 1579 claim of Nouva Albion near Point Reyes and his analogy to Dover chalk cliffs, linking Francis Drake to early English presence on the coast.
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New England
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Plymouth Rock
Francis Drake
Elizabeth
Nouva Albion
Point Reyes
Dover
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