Coronation Plot in Venezuelan Castle
In the Castle of Salvarez, Philip of Aragon schemes to crown himself king of Venezuela aided by Don Juan Garza and the loyal Mattazudo. Gomez plots to kidnap Lola Garza during a battle with Salvarez to block the royal match and crown, while Salvarez plans a stout defense and awaits an assault from Salvadrez and his forces.
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Mattazudo
Castle of
Salvarez
Venezuela
Bolivar
Caracas
Ferdinand Gomez
Don Juan Garza
Gomez
Philip
Orinoco
Crespo
Don Juan
Philip of Aragon
Don Jan
Baren
Garza
New York
United States
Venezueéla
Spain
Lola Garza
Philp
Lola
Ramana
Ramona
Amu
Dona Marla
Jacinta
Pedro Francisco
Republic
Leutenant
Francisco
Riding for insomnia on the trolley car
A Philadelphia Times interview with an Overbrook night car conductor describes insomniac riders using late trolley trips to sleep. He recalls a man who rode after midnight from Fifty-second and Jefferson, slept to the ferry, woke on the up trip, and slept again to Forty-second Street where police waited as his wife, using an assumed name, sought him.
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Philadelphia Times
Eighth Street
Schuylkill River
Fifty-second
Jefferson Streets
Ife
Overbrook
Forty-second Street
Memorial to Jane McCrea recalls 1777 frontier tragedy
A newly unveiled Jane McCrea Memorial at Fort Edward N Y recalls the 1777 murder and scalping of a New Jersey girl by Indians allied with Burgoyne. The event galvanized American resolve, aiding Gen Schuyler and Gen Gates against Burgoyne’s campaign and Leger’s expedition. The DAR memorial, blue stone and pyramidal, bears the inscription memorial to Jane McCrea massacred near this spot by the Indians July 27 1777.
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Fort Edward
N. Y
Jane McCrea
New England
Canada
Burgoyne
Lake Champlain
Hudson
St. Leger
Oswego
Mohawk Valley
Albany
Highlands
Sir Henry Clinton
New York
Ticonderoga
St. Clair
Schuyler
Jane M’crea
America
New Jersey
Migs McCrea
Davy Jones
Orie
McCrea
Bennington
Stark
Saratoga
Gates
Lt. Leger
Fort Schuyler
Stanwix
Rome
Herkimer
Arnold St. Leger
Daughters of the American Revolution
The Mosquito’s Deadly Foe
An advocacy for promoting purple martins to eradicate mosquitoes. The piece argues petroleum is impractical due to environmental harm and odor. It cites Long Island salt meadows and Merrick Road mansions, noting abundant swallows and nighthawks reduce pests, with many households hosting martin houses to keep swarms away.
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New Yorker
Great South Bay
Long Island
Merrick Road
Snakes in Manila Homes Irritate An American Woman
An American wife, returning from the Philippines, recalls living in Manila where bamboo houses are thin and a snake swallows rats on the floor. She describes a terrifying night, the rat’s scream, and the shock of neighbors gathering as she adjusted to house snakes as common as cats.
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Manila
Philippines
England's First Regatta and Its Venetian Influence
The first regatta in England occurred in 1775 as Lady Mary Wortley Montagu brought the spectacle from Venice. A procession of city barges gathered at a temporary octagon for revelry that lasted into the next day. Seven members of the group drowned on the return trip, reflecting the crowd's average sobriety.
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England
Mary Wortley Montague
Venice
Coyotes in Oregon Prove Profitable to Hunters
Coyote hunting shows high profitability in Oregon with $100000 in bounty warrants issued last month. A Harney County hunter earned $1106 on a score of 499 coyotes and 68 widecats.
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Oregon
Harney County
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Salvaregs
Insomnia
Cara
Fort Edward, 'N. Y
Titan
Trea Rete
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Ladies and Gentlemen's
South Clark Street
Ed See
Tooo
Joe Suppar
Piaot
Mes
Suburban Water and Light Co
Oak Park, Illinois
Urtta
J.dunfee & CO
Franklin ST
Corner
Washington
F. Hiller
Tonsorial
Tos
North Park Avenue
Austin, Ill
Banka
Pala Rantee
Imaedia
PIL
Iva
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