Boy Kings and Regents Shape Distant Empires
The article surveys young rulers and regents in Asia and Europe. Pu Yi of China and Ahmed Mizra of Persia are guided by regents and councils as they await full power. Portugal's Manuel II is noted as a youthful monarch near adulthood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Pu Yi
Grand Council
Government Council
Board of Censors
Japan
Ahmed Mizra
Persia
Assad Vi Mulk
Kajar
Shah
Ali Mizra
National Reform Party
Alexander
Darius
Manuel
Portugal
Europe
King Carlos and Uganda Kabaka Daudi Chua Rise in Colonial World
The article profiles King Carlos as a reluctant ruler swept to the throne after tragedy, and contrasts him with Uganda’s Kabaka Daudi Chua the thirty seventh of Egypt origin, under British protection. It describes their realms, governance, people, and the urban flourish planned for Kampala’s area centered on Entebbe and Mengo.
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Carlos
Luiz
Azores
Manuel
England
Europe
Daudi Chua
Uganda
Mutesa
Great Britain
King’s African Rifles
Africa
Egypt
Mengo
Rome
Entebbe
Persia
Bagdad
India
Muscat
Persian Gulf
Katar
Oman
Zanzibar
Inmans
Seyyid Taimur bin Feysel
Princess Victoria of England and her court duties
The article profiles Princess Victoria daughter of Queen Alexandra, noting her dislike of parties yet strong sense of duty. It highlights her influence on court life including earlier breakfast reforms and a comfortable breakfast room, and mentions her personal tact and quiet acts for children and attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria of
England
Queen Alexandra
Marlborough House
Buckingham Palace
Princess of Wales
Teck
the Strand
Penrith
Santa Claus
Victoria
King Edward
Princess Victoria
Queen Victoria
London Bridge Delays Compared With Building Of Churches
The London Chronicle notes Britain's capital lagging in bridge construction while rapidly expanding churches and taverns. 1734 sees Westminster pushing for a bridge opposed by watermen and Southwark residents. Westminster finally builds in 1750, with other bridges like Blackfriars and Waterloo following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thames
London Bridge
London Chronicle
Westminster
Parliament
Southwark
Omaha People Gripped by L T Cooper Fever
Omaha Nebraska January 26 reports say L T Cooper president of Cooper Medicine Co Dayton Ohio has caused a citywide excitement by public demonstrations claiming his remedy cures rheumatism and stomach ills in two weeks. Thousands flock to his demonstrations as physicians doubt the claims yet acknowledge his impact on local sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Tal City
L. T. Cooper
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
Cooper
East
No Golf Day Delights Turned Into Fatherly Reunion
Perkins, known for golfing and social outings, spends a noon on a Saturday away from golf to handle pressing business. His wife and daughter greet him on the porch as he reassures them there will be no game. Their child teases him about the golf scent on his clothes.
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Perkins
Whiskers and Beards in Wildwood Tales of Pride
A Roman poet recalls the pride of late Caesars in their whiskers while wildwood Hill Billies boast extravagant beards. Some wear meters of hair from waist to feet, braided around neck or waist, kept tidy in a linen bag nightly to avoid tangling with wife and feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildwood Hill
New York Press
Ambitious Poet Mistakenly Seeks Muses Not Bacchus
A young Roman declares another poet will serve the muses for life while an elder counters that the man mistakes Bacchus for a muse. The exchange appears in the Catholic Standard and Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus
Insomnia Linked to Coffee Its Harms Claims Postum Help
A Topeka woman recounts years of insomnia nervousness and dyspepsia caused by coffee. She switched to Postum and notes rapid improvement, sleep normalization, and five years of relief without medicine. The letter promotes Postum and the book The Road to Wellville with the line There’s a Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Wellville
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Morocco
Gibraltar
Seyyid Feysil
bin Turki
Persian Belt
Aden
Socotra
Kabaka
Blackfriars
Pitt's Bridge
Waterloo
Duke of York
of Wellington
Vauxhall
Wellington
Quentin Roosevelt
St. Louis
Cooper Ashe
Papa
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