Czar’s Amnesty Sparks Dramatic Rescue at Irkutsk
In Irkutsk, Jana Lanin secures amnesty for exiles, while Schelm faces judgment as Miller, Vladimir Lanin, and Moski defend against Schelm’s schemes. A chaotic rescue unfolds at a river station, ending with fighters fleeing into boats amid gunfire and a vow of revenge.
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Count Perowski
Schelm
Asid Nicholas
Vladimir Lanin
Jana
Nicholas
Siberia
Aoment
Count Orieff
Count Orloff
the Ately
Lanm
Juana
Count Lanin
Siberis
Lanin
Asid
Moski
Nicronas
Jani
Count Moski
Angara
Tenarkus
China
Russia
Miller
Vladimir
Irkutsk
Ivan
White House
The
Imperial
Sim
Apgara
Execution Scene Near Irkutsk Described In Narrative
The passage notes Vladimir's death sentence for assaulting a czar’s representative, with the Captain already condemned but postponed at Bohelm's request. A Revisor seeks a solemn double execution, delaying it with his own arrival as roughly 500 yards away two infantry companies stand in two ranks awaiting orders.
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Armes of
Irkutsk
Vladimir Nin
Vladimir
Russia
Schelm
Caroline
Palkin
Father
Innocent
Czar
St. George
Pope
Ivan
Petersburg
Miller
Schlem
Copacks
Lanin
Helen
Parkin
Siberia
Bohelm
Rebels Near Irkutsk Stand With Vladimir's Call
After nearly six days with the rebels near Irkutsk Vladimir asks Miller when he will lead. The rebels refuse to retreat into the interior despite the danger of their close proximity to the city.
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Vladimir
Irkutsk
Miller
Cheap Trip to Wheeling Reunion Special Train
The American Flint Glassworkers announce their second annual reunion in Wheeling. A special train on the Pennsylvania Lines will depart Pittsburgh at 9 am. Round trip fare is 195. Tickets are valid for return until July 1.
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St. L. R
Pittsburg
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Vsa
Penn Avenue
Pitts Tg
Brisons
Whittier
Jos-Lo
Harmony of Colors and the Fret Work Craze for Homes
An illustrated essay on home decorating urges buyers to plan color harmony before furnishing. It criticizes impulsive purchases, notes French bed dressing, and detailsventions like transoms and wall balconies. A reader warns about damp cleaning ruining wall colors.
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Philadelphia
Echu
Achsin
R. Currero
Traveling on Handcars A Procky Troupe Defies Washout
Verona Jarbeau recalls a Western tour where her company was halted 40 miles from Yuma by a swollen river. With trains unusable, they used three handcars carrying two each. Actors balanced on planks to reach Yuma in two and a half hours through rain and cold, finding a warm reception at journey’s end.
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Boston Globe
Verona Jarbeau
Far West
Yuma
Ali
Tottering
Emerney
Brews Expand Kansas Sale Model via Manufacturer Agents
A St. Louis brewer touts growth in Kansas under the original package decision. He explains agents operate as manufacturers agents, must post bonds of 2000 dollars and provide two sureties, then receive a carload of beer, paid for before further shipments. The Trinity three-bottle package and pony keg are highlighted as favored formats.
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Kansas
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Queen Victoria’s confidante dies Ely Marchioness friend
The Marchioness of Ely, famed as Queen Victoria’s closest companion since the Prince Consort’s death, has died. She helped fitfully soothe the monarch and her young princess Beatrice, becoming a trusted figure in the royal circle beyond mere friendship.
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Marchioness of
Ely
Queen Victoria
Prince Consort
Lady Ely
Beatrice
Janie Ely
Sher Soon
NO BOOMS IN PARIS A LOOK AT ANCIENT MONUMENTS PROVES BRONZE DURABLE
A long dispatch from Paris Tone 19 recounts urban decay and shifting culture from real estate quiet to beer replacing wine. The writer contrasts monuments and bronze columns with aging stone while praising Trajan and Vendome and debating Grant memorials in bronze. He includes French humor sketches and notes on Parisian manners and legends. The piece reflects nostalgia for ancient bronze durability and criticizes modern Paris.
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Paris
Bill Nye
Tacoma
Seattle
Oregon
France
Versailles
Louis XIV
Fance
Madeleine
Arc de Triomphe
Cwsars
Central Park
Luxor
Rome
Trajan
Remus
Romulus
Alexander
Civisars
Parthenon
Athens
Forum
Grant
Republic
Columbus
Lincoln
Heaviest Boston lawyer Hadlock and the original package idea
Harvey D. Hadlock, a hefty Boston lawyer based in the Chadwick building, recalls orig inal package selling of liquor. He claims he once lifted 1,800 pounds and cites 1876 Bucksport Maine case, arguing original packages were not covered by the Neal Dow law, a view later echoed by the Supreme Court. He moved from Portland to Boston amid a string of notable legal clashes.
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Boston Globe
Boston
Harvey D. Hadlock
Chadwick
Hadlock
Bucksport
Joaquin
Ellsworth
Neal Dow
Supreme Court
O(aher
Ft Portland
A Pretty and Convenient Boat House
An 1890 instructions on building an inexpensive boat house with floor plans. Describes dimensions 20 by 49 feet, two stories, materials, finishes, and color. Notes cost around 1000 dollars with variations by region and feasible modifications. BR. W. Shoppell.
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New York
BR. W. Shoppell
A Famous Caterer Taft’s Point Shirley Closed for City Improvements
Boston epicures recall O A Taft, famed caterer at Taft’s Point Shirley, closed due to city improvements. He recounts hunting, European culinary study, and managing vast game dinners averaging 80 000 birds a season, with orders reaching 130 000, while noting lower profits as epicures shift to new dishes.
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Taft
Point Shirley
Boston
O. A. Taft
Audubon
Daniel Webster
New World
Canada
Far North
Mexico
Rum on the Congo Lecture Sparks Compositor Gaffe
A witty exchange over a lecture title reveals a newspaper’s pressroom humor. The Rev Crampfist recalls the recurring clash with compositors who alter headlines, while the writer insists on a plain title Rum on the Congo to fit print.
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Crampfist
Congo
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