Swaffham Manor and the Cromwell era in Cambridgeshire
In seventeenth century Cambridgeshire, Swaffham Manor House anchors a Stratton of Puritan and Royalist loyalties. Jane Swaffham, steadfast and poised, faces a world split by Civil War tensions as Matilda de Wick mourns lost friends and a ruined lineage. Interwoven with elusions of Cromwell, Puritanism, and family duty, the scene captures a pivotal moment in the manor’s shadowed history.
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Swaffham
de Wick
Cambridgeshire
Tonbert Swaffham
Tonbert
Wiliam of
Normandy
England
Israel Swaffham
Charles Stuart
Capt. Swaffham
Jane
Matilda de Wick
Ely
Heneage
Cromwell
Mrs. Swaffham
Jane Swaffham
London
Mr W.affham
Mary Cromwell
A Noble Dwelling in Arcadia and Cromwell's Rise
In Wick park a noblewoman returns to a home with old world melancholy. She dresses with renewed confidence, then joins Carl de Wick and Father Lacy at dinner. They discuss Cromwell in Scotland, the fate of royalty, and the ebbing power of the aristocracy as a broader tide of change approaches.
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Miy
Delia
Father Lacy
Carl de Wick
Sir Philip Sidney
Arcadia
Cromwell
Ely
Swaffham
Scotland
Leslie
Commonwealth
Canute
Fragile Woman My Acquaintance and The Lover’s Ravings
A New York Times excerpt humorously questions the notion of female fragility. Dr Cyni cus ridicules a young man who adores his sweetheart’s angelic qualities, then provides exaggerated figures for a healthy woman’s thirty six decades of consumption. The piece ends with the narrator calling the lover a fool.
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Dr. Cynicus
New York Times
Under the Pines and the Liquor-Sellers Dinner Debate
In Harrisburg a group of about seventy liquor-sellers and their wives plan a charity dinner for poor city children in Russ Hall. Critics argue the event profits the liquor trade and offers polite aid while harming families, urging daily meals instead of branding alcohol as guardians of poverty. The piece contends temperance warnings, past Bible references, and public figures frame the issue, with reflections on heredity, sin, and personal restraint.
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Harrisburg
Russ’ Hall
McCormick
Papa
Mamma
Romulus
Remus
Gambrinus
Pennsylvania
Satan In Solution and the Nation's Safety
A Sunday School Times piece argues alcohol creates an uncontrollable appetite and harms character. It cites Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson and a Japanese proverb to warn that moderate use can lead to slavery, weakening individuals and endangering national safety through degraded home life and diminished moral stamina.
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Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson
Power Over the Appetite in Business Circles
In business circles a clear head is essential as even small liquor doses impair physical powers. Kraepelin’s experiments show average efficiency drops and may not recover until twelve to twenty four hours after alcohol intake. He warns this could affect the age group discussed.
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Kraepelin
If There Were No Alcohol In The United Kingdom
A London newspaper estimates twenty four million consumers of alcohol in Britain spend on average £7 a year. Without alcohol, UK households would be about one fifth better off, saving £161 million annually. Crime and insanity linked to excess would drop, cutting police, lunatic asylums, and court costs. Additional savings of £10 million in poor relief would follow.
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London
United Kingdom
Britain
Courts of Justice
The Parent of Allls Chooses Intemperance as Prime Minister
An allegorical scene depicts the parent of all ill humors consulting his courtiers Death, Palsy, Dropsy, Gout, Asthma, Stone, Colic, Plague, Consumption, War, and finally Intemperance. Intemperance proclaims authority, asserts lineage to the parent, and is installed as favorite and prime minister.
What Famous Men Say on Alcohol’s Limits in Sickness
The article reports opinions by Professors Benedict and Lusk on alcohol. Benedict says experiments show alcohol does not enter body structure and cannot build muscle or adipose tissue, while Lusk claims alcohol diminishes physical and mental work and learning capacity.
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Francis G. Benedict
Danger of the Saloon in a Community
Quotation from C A Stoddard warns that one drinking saloon brings misery to some people, and sixty thousand saloons nationwide multiply that misery. Universal happiness cannot coexist with the saloon, likening it to peace vanished from a sheep-fold when a wolf enters.
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Stoddard
Testimony of Weight on Intemperance and Drink
A compact collection of quotations warning against excessive drinking. From Quarles to Walter Scott and Longfellow, the lines denounce intemperance as a vice, a burden, and a ruinous habit citing moral, social, and personal costs across diverse voices.
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Shakespeare
Walter Scott
Longfellow
Noah Davis
Jeremy Taylor
Senaca
Horace
Phillips Brooks
Political riot at Monterey leaves police and citizens dead
In Monterey on April 3 1867 a mob of about 15000 formed to attack Governor Reyes residence during post Puebla victory unrest. Two policemen and three citizens were killed and fifty to sixty wounded as rioters clashed with police. Strong political passions surround Bernardo Reyes and Gen Diaz, with ongoing fears of further trouble. Reyes is noted for anti drinking and gambling efforts.
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Monterey
Mexico
Diaz
Puebla
Nuevo Leon
Reyes
Francisco Reyes
Bernardo Reyes
Gov. Reyes
Marine
Gen. Diaz
de Tejada
Diaz Party
Chief of Police Accused in Racine Wisconsin
David Evans, chairman of the Racine city council police committee, has filed charges against Chief of Police Pfister. The accusations allege misconduct in office and failing to raid a noted resort when ordered by the council, with the matter sent to the police and fire commission.
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Racine
Wis
David Evans
Pfister
Police and Fire Commission
Heroine Kate Shelley Dies After Wolf Encounter
Des Moines report notes Kate Shelley, famed for saving a passenger train by warning of a washout, died after allegedly single handedly killing a large gray timber wolf that charged her cottage, pursued by hounds.
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Des Moines
Kate Shelley
Kidnapped Boy Charlie Fleming Found Names Adoptive Parents
Somerville Massachusetts April 3 9 year old Charlie Fleming was kidnaped after leaving school. He had been adopted by Mr and Mrs Michael Shea. Police suspect the kidnapper may be the boy's father while the foster parents dispute that claim.
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Somerville
Mass
Charlie Fleming
Michael Shea
Quits Federal Post in Chemistry Bureau
HE Bowwall assistant chief of the bureau of chemistry of the United States Department of Agriculture resigns his post and the resignation is accepted by Secretary Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Post
Washington
D. HE. Bowwall
Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Disgrace Drives George Dix to Drown Self
George W. Dix a letter carrier from Alexandria chose suicide by bathtub drowning in Richmond on April 3 to avoid trial for a shortage as treasurer of the Osceola Tribe of Red Men.
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Richmond
Osceola Tribe of
George W. Dix
Alexandria
Admiral Schley Arrives in Helena for City Visit
Admiral Schley with Col. A K McClure and party arrived in Helena from the West to be guests of the city through Sunday night.
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Schley
Helena
Mont
Admiral Schley
Col. A. K. McClure
Rob Ohio Postoffice Burglary at Wellington Town Post
Night watchman on duty as burglars wrecked the Wellington Ohio postoffice safe. They took about $1,200 in stamps and nearly $800 in currency before fleeing. The break in occurred during the night watch, details scarce.
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Ohio
Wellington
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Cymlin
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Stephen
Aaron
Lydia Ann Cooley
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Abernethy
Prof
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Stone
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Racine, Wis
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