Grant in Mexico A Patriot Trip and a Silent Stenographer
The article details a 1881 exchange between the War Department and General Grant about a 60 day leave for N. E. Dawson to accompany Grant to Mexico as secretary and stenographer. It highlights Dawson as a remarkable, lifelong confidant who acted as Grant's memoirs stenographer and later aided in the Mexico journey.
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Wash Norton
War Department
General Grant
New Yor
Robert T. Lincoln
Washington
Crimian Sim
N. E. Dawson
Mexico
St Louis
Iron Mountain Road
Galveston
New York
U.S
Wasninerox
D. C
U.S. Grant
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Gresexnat
Dawson
Rozent TI
Lixcous
Grant
Ouroe
Mr. Dewson
Texas
General Banks
Allison
McCreary
Vickshoro
Beacomen
Dodge
Iowa
General Grants Mexico trip and mining offers reveal character
Interviews with Mr. Dawson recount Grant’s patriotic Mexico tour aims to unite nations and promote investments. They discuss the Idel Mine bribery attempt, Ward family affairs, Conkling telegrams, Grant's stance on a third term, and the gripping process of dictating his memoirs with Dawson guiding the final volumes.
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Grant
Atlants
Pesidee
Mr. Dawson
Dawson
Mexico
Buena Vista
Maximilian
Republic
General Grant
Mr. Cawnon
Haunted Brooklyn Theater Spooks Force Tear Down
Reports describe a Brooklyn playhouse filled with uncanny occurrences prompting owners to demolish the structure after a disastrous event. Victims and witnesses recount strange phenomena and alarming incidents surrounding the theater.
Grant's Memoir Work and Final Days Revealed
Frank G. Carpenter recalls General Grant nearing completion of his memoirs, finishing proofs, and dying soon after. He notes Grant’s care to avoid injuring others, his close ties with Li Hung Chang, and a famous Tientsin photo of the two leaders drinking tea, symbolizing potential US China closeness if Grant had lived.
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Grant
Colonel Grant
A. S. Grant, Jr
Jesse Grant
Li Hang Chang
General Grant
Bismarck
China
Shere
Dawson
Li Hung Chang
Tientsin
United States
Frank G. Carpenter
Oyster Attached to Sea Spider Captivates Northport Fishermen
Captain Ed Scudder of Northport dredged up a sea spider with an oyster covering its right eye. The creature, common in New York waters, feeds on oysters and spends life at the sea bottom in search of beds. The odd find has drawn interest from local oystermen.
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New York Herald
Ed” Scudder
Northport
L. L
New York
The Sea Spider and Oyster Burden in Ocean Mystery
A sea spider bears a two year old oyster attached to its eye, a conjectured result of the creature’s hunger and the oyster’s strong adhesion. Captain Scudder believes the oyster’s growth would eventually trap the spider, hindering movement and causing starvation. In New York a Brooklyn theater, haunted by ghost stories after a deadly fire, faces demolition to remove the cursed site.
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Dispatch
New York
Brooklyn
Greenwood Cemetery
Judge McCue
Conways
Falks
A Romance of Russia and Siberia in Seven Chapters
A sprawling narrative opens in St. Petersburg with scheming gendarmes and political factions. Count Lanin woos Jana Wernin while Schelm widens his grip on power Through forged sums and conspiratorial plots Miller, Popoff, and Lanin become entangled as an underground alliance grows. The drama shifts from salons to secret meetings as the Ace of Clubs faction steels itself for a larger bid against the czarist regime.
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St. Petersburg
Pal Ald-De-Camp
Onopbin Schelm
Count Perowski
Palkin
Schelm
Count Lanin
Order of
St. Vladimir
Jana
Alexander Wernin
Vladimir Lanin
Wernin
Jama
Schelim
Bonelm
Vernin
Miller
Millertown
Vladimir
Nicholas Popoff
Popoff
Helen
Nicholas
Madame
Lanin
Ace of Clubs
Katherine
Paul
Alexander
Shimon
Eee
Millerstown
Brother Bence
Mala
Color Test In Beef Quality Debunked By St. Louis Butcher
A St. Louis butcher disputes the belief that meat color alone proves dress quality. He notes meat often appears bright red when cut and darkens with exposure, and overdriven cattle can yield dark meat from the start. He warns that color tests mislead shoppers and that cutting method better indicates quality.
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St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Kensington Sifter Tongue Twister Recited Playfully
A playful line from a Kensington girl features a rapid tongue twister about six silver sieves and thistles. She claims to be both a sifted and unsifted thistle sifter, delivering the tongue challenge with brisk cadence.
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Kensington
Ward M Allister's Book Prompts Social Rumor Mill
Metropolitan society waits with bated breath as Ward McAllister writes a new book on society. Speculation runs high over what he will reveal and whom he will name or omit, especially about admission to New York's most exclusive circles.
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Metropolitan
New York World
Ward McAllister
Metropolia
Meeting Before Action At Theater Amid Plans
Miller informs Colonel that if Ace of Clubs should be removed his name will be given. He and Lanin meet at Michael Theater after lunch, Miller hands Lanin proscenium tickets for Saturday and departs from the restaurant.
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Ace of Clubs
Ace Spades
Miller
Michael Theater
Lanin
Lannin
Imperial Court in Winter Palace Gala as Conspiracy Threat discussed
In the Winter Palace gala setting two Russian statesmen Count Orloff and Count Perovski confer in the Winter Garden while guards and officials observe. They discuss Schelm's supposed conspiracy, noting Colonel Palkin’s warning and the need to root out the danger.
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Winter Palace
Winter Garden
Hall of St. George
Russia
Count Orloff
Count Perowski
Golden Regiment
Mr. Schelm
The Masked Leader Revealed in Conspiracy Scene
In 1826 a conspirator group demands leadership clarity. Ace of Spades pushes to reveal Ace of Clubs, who is Miller in disguise, exposing the plan, funds, and the masked revelation amid imperial officials and a wary Emperor.
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