Quebec Tercentenary Pageant Promises Global Gala
The piece previews Quebec’s 300th anniversary celebration for Champlain’s founding of the city in 1608. It notes France and Britain jointly mark the event with a two week program, naval displays, a panoramic drama, and a grand procession featuring Champlain and Montcalm era figures, with dignitaries including the Prince of Wales and Vice President Fairbanks.
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Canada
Old City
Y Frederick
R. Toombs
Quebec
France
St. Lawrence
Samuel de Champlain
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
French Republic
William 8. Cowles
United States Navy
David F. Sel Jers
Bureau of Navigation
New Hampshire
United States
Newport
Prince of Wales
Cape Diamond
Wolfe
England
Montcalm
Frank Lancelles
Oxford
Champlain
Great Rock
Ottawa
Montreal
Henry of Navarre
de Salaberry
Voltigeurs de
Chateauguay
Montgomery
Malta
Dollard Iles Ormeaux
Sault
Chateau St Louis
Frontenac
William Phipps
Plains of Abraham
de Levis
Wolfe and
Murray
Francis I
Henry IV
Sully
Prince
Parliament House
Province of Quebec
Victoria Park
Wilfrid Laurier
Jamestown
Plymouth
Napoleon III at Sedan and the doomed ride for death
Paris Letter recounts Napoleon III during the Sedan retreat on September 1 1870. Marshal MacMahon returns wounded as the emperor, seeking death, rides into heavy fire near Bazeilles and Sedan’s Grand Rue. Citations claim two horses shot under him are incorrect yet portray him as a tragic, desperate figure seeking escape from defeat.
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Napoleon IL
Sedan
Sarah Bernhardt
Napoleon III
Baron Werly
Cent Gandes
Marshal MacMahon
Bazeilles
Napoleon Til
de Hendecourt
de Courson
de Trecesson
Grand Rue
Napoleon II
Paris
A Serpent Story on Martinique Lancehead
The Paris Eclair recounts a terrifying encounter with a deadly lancehead on Martinique. Sergeant Legrand and Private Durand figure in the tale as a dramatic pair, with Legrand previously punished and the door left open during a hot night. at 5 o'clock the events unfold.
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Paris
Serpent Haunts Soldier as Milk and Music Save Prisoner
A lanceheld snake attacked ana tobis voreot but a sergeant acted quickly. He fetched a guard bowl of milk and played the Blue Danube to lure the creature away. The snake crawled to the milk and was killed. Durand fainted, later recovering with snow white hair. He was sent back to France after days of recovery.
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Ana Tobis
Tha Esil
Durand
France
Always Tired Political Candidate at Plowing Time
Palmer Ryetop is described as tired and indifferent to farming life as the era shows farmers leaning against bars or fences during plowing and planting season. The remark reflects local sentiment on political candidates and rural routines.
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Palmer Ryetop
Etranger
Deseret News
Study burdens and boastful beliefs echoing a judge’s remark
A terse exchange contrasts the cost of study with a quip about ignorance and magnificence. A judge’s remark highlights a warning about overestimating learning’s value, while a Greek proverb notes the vanity of assuming the unknown to be grand.
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Twin City Pass
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J. W. Beck
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G. Po & T. A. Mine Neapolis
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J. H. Forster
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Velonen Maphuto Ql Ghicaga
Jhconish
Steevern
SOL Medind Leewrrt
Mingeonolis
Redfield
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Linn
AC Jaheim
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South Dakota
Minn
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Parker
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New World
Studacone
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St Lawrence
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Lord Lovat
Fraser Highlanders
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Great Britain
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Abraham
Love
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Manila
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