Sammy's cricket daring wins Lady Muriel at Waterloo match
In a comic tale set in Edwardian England, Sammy Butts impersonates a gentleman cricketer to save face for Lady Muriel. He crashes the Gentlemen's innings, scores rapidly with a boundary assault, and earns the Earl's blessing to wed Muriel, declaring the battle of Waterloo won on Eton fields.
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Butts
Earl of Waterbury
United States Watch Company
Sam Butts
Surrey
Gurvey
Muriel
Charles Stephen Langholme
Cornell
Earl
Waterloo
Eton
Mr. Langholme
Langholmes
the Oval
Langholme
Hobbs
Sammy
Lady Martel
Charles
Sammy Trucu
thelow-Hobbs
Mr.Langholme
Earl’s
W. G. Chapman
The Statue of the Case and Theorists on War
A fragment discusses war as a tonic for the race and contrasts views with a jab at the British. The dialogue hints at debates on wartime rhetoric and national character, mentioning Teutonio as a provocative label.
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Teutonio
Airship destroyer by English inventor uses lit phosphorus bullet
Charles Dawson of Uckfield boated a new airship destroyer that uses a phosphorus filled bullet to ignite gas bags. Fired from a rifle, the flaming projectile would set airships aflame while leaving buildings mostly unharmed. Phosphorus burns in air, not an explosive.
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Charles Dawson
Uckfield Land
Piltdown
Ako
Bomton
Evening Transcript
Mr. Dawson
Memorial Buoy Marks Star Spangled Banner Anniversary
A commemorative buoy was erected September 5, 1914, off the Baltimore harbor entrance to honor the 100th anniversary of The Star Spangled Banner. It is anchored near Francis Scott Key’s writing location aboard the British ship Minden, bearing red and white stripes with white stars on a blue field. Modern Mechanics.
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Baltimore Harbor
Francis Scott
Key
Minden
Modern Mechanics
How English Smoking Began with a Russian Cigarette
The Duke of Buccleuch, fresh from celebrating his golden wedding, visited Russia in 1856 for Tsar Alexander II’s coronation. He observed cigarette use in St Petersburg and brought the practice back to England, where it quickly gained popularity among the public.
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England
Duke of
Buccleuch
Russla
Alexander II
St. Petersburg
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Little Teddy
Harbor Water
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