Conspiracy Lanin Plot Revealed in Polish Capital
Miller and Schelm press a vast conspiracy claim as they bribe officials to seize power. The minister orders gendarmes, while Schelm boasts of a grand scheme tied to General Count Lanin and a planned Saturday uprising. Miller plots escape, Lina and Popoff recount family ties as intrigue deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palkin
Mr. Schelm
Gehelm
Schelm
Noa
Lanin
Count Lanin
Fetersburo
Miller
Rea
Bebelm
Courie
Winter Palace
Ibate
Assis
Lina
Popoff
Lanin Palace
Nicholas
Neighbor Miller
Courland
Son
Helen
Susious
The Great Partie Conspiracy Unfolds in St Petersburg
Vladimir and Lanin learn of a secret Paris style Ladies Club linked to Count Halm. They rush to a hidden meeting seeking truth, only to discover a plotted conspiracy and police raid as the plan to attack the emperor surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batoff Square
Count Halm
Laura
Miller
Vladimir
Mme. de Dugarey
Paris
Mme.de Dugarcy
Lanin
Visdimir
Oine
Ory
Sam
Jana
Ter
Muller
Ten of Hearts
Kation
Blood Poisoning From Dirty Razors Warns Foot Care Gaffe
A St Louis chiropodist warns that trimming one's own corn with a dirty razor or shared knife can cause blood poisoning. He notes daily cases of swollen painful feet resulting from using unclean instruments and urges caution with personal tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayn
St. Louis
On the Bosporus Interesting Letter From Mrs Lew Wallace
A dispatch describes Constantinople life on the Galata Bridge and the Turkish court. It portrays Abdul Hamid II as gracious yet formidable and notes a decline in royal beauty due to historic corsair raids and harem practices. The sultan’s weekly Sunday outing and royal procession are described in vivid detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Wallace
Constantinople
Galata Bridge
Genghis Khan
Tamerlane
Europe
Yildiz— Palace of
Abdul Hamid
Othman
Abdul Medjid
Mediterranean
Sultana
God
Areo
Seraglio
Padisha
David
Solomon
Bosporus
Damascus
Susan E, Wallace
The Sultan’s New Palace and the Bosporus Court
A vivid historical travelogue describes the Ottoman court at the Bosporus with sights of the sultan’s palace, the Circassian guard, and imperial processions. It recalls past then current pageantry, ships on the quay, and the sultanic family including the Valide and veiled royal offspring amid springtime gardens and roses.
Washington Ladies Fashion at the White House in April
A Washington dispatch surveys how First Ladies and notable women adorn themselves for state events. It recalls Mrs. Harrison’s velvet and heliotrope gowns, Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Wanamaker’s wardrobes, widow Miss King’s black Canton crepe, and Mrs. Logan’s pinkish gray silk. It notes etiquette shifts, maid Josephine’s gown care, and varied footwear and bustle debates among society women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xdence
the Dispatch
Washington
Harrison
White House
Indianapolis
Morton
Wanamaerir
Bonnat
Paris
John King
Philadelphia
Eugene Hale
John A. Logan
General Logan
Mrs. Logan
McKee
Russell Harrison
Martha Washington
Postmaster General's
Elijah W. Halford
Belya Lockwood
Mary Walker
Cleveland
Adam
Miss Geunpry
A Neat Brick House With Ventilated Range Room
Plans describe a handsome brick house for a 25 metre jet lot with a new feature a well ventilated range room off the kitchen. Dimensions include 69 feet 4 inches depth and 2 feet 4 inches width through sitting room and hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tye
House Design with Interior Finishes and Accommodations
Describes folding blinds for main house windows and hard oil finish on interior woodwork. Brickwork cleaned and repointed. trim and doors dark green. Pompeian red sashes and rain conductors. veranda colors brown and yellow. Floor plans show principal rooms, closets, cellar access, attic rooms, skylight, and a back stair from kitchen and dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colter
Eitchen
Feasibility Report on House Layout Modifications
A draft estimate outlines alterations to a house including a small ventilated room off the kitchen to prevent odors, sliding doors between parlor and sitting room, cost around 3000 dollars not including mantels range and heater, and possible changes to heights sizes materials colors. Feasible modifications include adding open fireplaces in the sitting room or three bedrooms, omitting some veranda or attic features, and combining two front second story bedrooms into a larger room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. Shoppell
Gould Grows Gloomy Over Fear of Losing Fortune
The BrooklynEngle notes John D. Gould shows morbid fear of losing his fortune, causing reduced humor and skepticism toward new investments. He limits proposals and has trained his sons to be conservative, unlike earlier jovial exchanges with Russell Sage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sage
Brooklyn Engle
Gould
A. T. Stewart
Mr. Gould
Mr. Sage
Polly's Dying Words From a Parrot on a Voyage
A parrot named Polly, gifted by a Michigan University professor visiting the Sandwich Islands, overheats in a shipboard room near a boiler. The bird dies after uttering a final solemn line, I’d sell myself for a cent, conveying a poignant last moment aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Michigan University
Sandwich Islands
Polly
Woman Swoons at Buffalo Murderer Exhibit in New York
Mrs. Adam W. Goss of Buffalo fainted at a dime museum in New York after viewing a lifelike display titled Execution to Electricity featuring Kemmler. She claimed she knew the Buffalo killer and could recall his death with the chair and paraphernalia surrounding it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fators
Vox
New York Morning Journal
Kemmler
Buffalo
Adam W. Goss
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Lins
Post
Rita
Mr. Miller
Millertown
Behelm
Sieur
Java
Coodby
St. Petersburg
Russia
Prince Max
Artillery of the Guard
Wladimir
Tahal
Dumarcy
Meta de Vera
Turkey
PTEX
Amarath Fourth
Sublime Porte
Heit
Seraglio Point
St. Sophia
Soudan
Albania
Russell
London Times
8Chamyl
Army
Thhe Bosporu
Yildiz
Enique
Byzantium
Golden Horn
England
Michael Angelo
Italy
St. Peter's
Jason
Colchis
Aristides
Themistocles
Greece
Montenegro
Eyrie
Madam l’Ambassadrice
Sultan
Washington Gowns
Logan
Blank
Hayes
Rutherford
General Harrison
Mrs. Russell Harrison
Harry M. Bingham
Pennsylvania
General Bingham
Gibson
Maryland
Bingham
Willie Allen
Richmond
Anthony Comstock
Hawley
Joseph D. Hawley
Senator Davis
Paonecefote
Os Cz
Isedting
Kimmler
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