Micah Clarke's Escape Through Beaufort's Plot
Micah Clarke flees a dungeon escape with papers for Monmouth. He travels at night toward Taunton, aided by a royalist duke’s secret signal, while loyalists Frenziedly rally against royal forces and Monmouth’s rising.
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Monmouth
Scotland
Dundee
Dalzell
Bothwell Bridge
Brutus
Beaufort
Jerry
Tinker
Bristol
Father of Evil
Birebclad
Somerset
Axebridge
Wells
North Somerset
Machine Mallet
Glastonbury
Shepton Mallet
Piper's Inn
Bridgewater
North Petherton
Taunton
Reuben Lockarby
Gervas Jerome
Reuben
Micah
Gervas
Royal council debates Beaufort and planned march Bristolward
King Monmouth presides as his council weighs Beaufort's loyalties and the proposed northern expedition. The gathering echoes with religious fervor and factional tension, while plans to push toward Bristol and seize inside help unfold despite provocations from dissenters.
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Monmouth
Fortune
Beaufort
Council
Farmer Brown
Anon
Ulysses
Grey
King Monmouth
Briars
Saxon
Stephen Timewell
Hegel Und Butzen
Ferguson
Jericho
Robert Ferguson
Voices from Bull Run in a New York Saloon
A Wall Street broker recalls a Broadway saloon near Great Jones Street where a boastful Civil War veteran claimed vast battlefield bravery. A parched corn vendor, unable to enlist due to a weak heart, quietly explains his reason, provoking laughter from the crowd.
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Wall Street
Bull Run
Broadway
Phil Howe
Great Jones Street
New York
New York Sun
A Cynic’s Remark a Philadelphia Times Excerpt
A Cynic rails at names like Dewey as misguided trends the public uses for children in a Philadelphia Times column. He predicts patriotism fatigue and social satire from such naming choices and mocks future reactions.
Nicaragua Canal and Hawaii Annexation Debate
A Philadelphia Record editorial argues for finishing the Nicaragua canal and annexing Hawaii but warns a future war could involve a stronger maritime power. It notes the isthmus of Darien’s abolition would not boost U S military strength.
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Nicaragua Canal
Oregon
Horn
Hawaii
San Francisco
Manila
Nicaragua
Spain
Nicaraguan Canal
Hawaiian Islands
Darien
United States
Philadelphia Record
Captain Wildes and the Boston in the Manila Bay Battle
A vivid portrait of Captain Frank Wildes on the Boston during Admiral Dewey's attack on the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay. The scene recalls Wildes cooling on the bridge with a palm leaf fan and a cup of coffee as shells roared, while Dewey fed his hungry crew before resuming the battle and sailing to finish the Spaniards.
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Fleet-street
Holland
Mr. Bramwell
Mr. Joyce
Henry Nuttall
Frank Wildes
Boston
Dewey
Manila Bay
Dons
Wildes
Castilla
Porto Rico a Rich, Healthy and Beautiful Island
A Chicago Record correspondent notes Porto Rico as fertile and densely populated, with 784 709 residents mostly of African descent. The island yields sugar tobacco coffee and minerals, has a temperate climate, and San Juan city with 23 414 people features a citadel and historic links to Ponce de Leon.
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Chicago Record
Porto Rico
Cuba
Antilles
Tip
Connecticut
Delaware
West Indies
Africa
San Juan
Ponce de Leon
St. Germaine
Ponce
Florida
Church of the Dominicans
Fountain of Youth
Spain
United States
Veragua
Columbus
Cortes
Pins for Soldiers by Edna Myers
Edna Myers, young daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles H Myers, spent days sewing pin cushions and on Tuesday night visited the armory to present a cushion to every member of Company H. The gesture was praised by the soldiers of Lock Haven.
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Edna Myers
Charles H. Myers
Armory
Company H
Lock Haven
Penn.) Express
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Micah Clarke
A. Conan Doyle
Boteler
Ald
Aed
Sand Poout
Ward
James
Sunderland
Prythee
Feversham
Albemarle
Earl of Pembroke
Wiltshire
Lord Lumley
Sussex
Earl of Abingdon
Oxfordshire
University
Amsterdam
Jake
Lockarby
Lord Grey
Badminton
Dewey Brown
Dewey Fish
Dewey Lush
Ashbourne
Chicago
Philadelphia Times
New York World
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