Exile Lessons From Napoleon And Charles Of Austria
The article contrasts Napoleon I and Emperor Charles I of Austria Hungary banishments to St Helena and Madeira. It notes Madeira’s size, climate, wine and lace fame, and St Helena’s isolation. It recounts Napoleon’s Elba exile, his return during the Hundred Days, Waterloo, and final banishment to St Helena where he died in 1821 after six years of confinement.
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Russia
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Beavers Build Great Dam in Cascade Mountains
An Ellensburg dispatch reports beavers in the Cascade range about 40 miles from Yakima built a dam 12 feet high and over a quarter mile long. Seven central lodges reach elephantine size with one at 15 feet high and 30 feet across. Logs weighed a foot thick balanced between rocks to form the main pressure point as district game wardens observe a flood risk ahead.
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Yakima River
Ellensburg
Wash
New York World
State Commissioner of Game
Northwest
Auto Chase Feature Sparks in Indianapolis Street
A Indianapolis News report recalls a Washington Boulevard witness who saw a dormant automobile suddenly erupt with smoke and sparks. The vehicle lurched toward him as three men seized it, while the witness escaped unharmed and noted the odd event unfolded near his home.
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Washington Boulevard
Indianapolis
Farm telephones spread across United States on 1920 census
The census counted 2,505,002 farm telephones as of January 1, 1920. In most countries outside Canada a farm telephone is rare. Several agricultural states report more farm telephones than Italy’s entire territory, including major cities such as Rome Milan and Naples.
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Bureau of the Census
United States
Canada
Iialy
Tome
Milan
Naples
Legacies and hotel figures drift through a century
A past tale notes Pierre Grosley left £24 yearly to die with two cats and a Paris charity bequest for a Maltese named Bis. It reflects on life spans and legacy acceptance. A Chicago hotel’s annual report shows $2.4 million gross with $2.4 million expenses, a near break even, plus beverage, laundry, and telecom costs and a minor loss.
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Paris
Bia
Chicago
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