Mistress Rosemary Allyn Chapter XX Continued
In a London narrative of intrigue, Mary and Gil recount a night of feints and wagers. The locket, paper, and a hidden letter stir suspicions about Quentin Waters and Raoul Dwight as Lord Felton presses for his ward’s hand.
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Gil
Raoul Dwight
Mister Waters
Coz
London
Lady
Mary
Lord Felton
Elaine
Lady Dwight
Quentin Waters
Mary Felton
Rosemary Alyn
Castle Drout
Raoul
Tom
Tie
Tam
Kave
Aman
Caz
Judging by Their Color
The Los Angeles Times recounts Capt Alfred Rice, famed Delaware River shad master, known for personal cleanliness and strict crew standards. A new hand, shad season, wore a dirty white shirt, prompting the captain to question who kept making him wear it, highlighting Rice’s insistence on neatness and discipline aboard.
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Alfred Rice
Delaware River
Rice
Shad Geason
Capt. Rice
Priend
Los Angeles Times
Military maneuvers test Washington defenses at Chesapeake
United States Army and Navy drill at Chesapeake Bay simulates a naval approach to Washington. Rear Admiral Dickins commands the fleet while Major General Wade heads the Washington defense with Fort Monroe as a pivotal center. Forts Monroe, Washington, Hunt, Carroll, Smallwood, Armistead defend the coastline. nearly 10,000 troops man the forts as searchlights, telephones, and coded signals test fire control and coordination.
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P. W. Dickins
James J. Wade
Department of the Atlantic
Frederick J. Grant
Washington
Hampton Roads
Government Navy Yard
Norfolk
Dickins
M. Johnston
Baltimore
Fort Monroe
Chesapeake
Ramsay DD. Potts
Fort Hunt
Potomac District
Benjamin K. Roberts
Howard, Smallwood, Carroll and Armistead
Fort. Monroe
James River
Wade
Hunt
Potomac
National Capital
Fort Carroll
Patapsco
Iles Fort Smallwood
Fort Howard
North Point
Fort Armistead
Wit Worth Overcharge Joke on Massachusetts Governor
A barber shop joke about Massachusetts Governor W. I. Douglas highlights his lighthearted nature. After a haircut, the barber charges fifty cents, but Douglas questions the sign advertising twenty-five cent first-class haircuts, noting the barber’s quip about his hair.
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W. I. Douglas
Massachusetts
Douglas
Mr. Douglas
Swordfish Pride of the Black Islanders
The Black Islanders prize swordfish as superior in the deep, noting high demand exceeding supply. Despite daily trips by several boats, the fish remains scarce and difficult to catch, making the flesh highly valued and hard to obtain.
Coal-Black Rat Caught at Police Station
A coal-black rat trapped at a police station was unusually large with velvet soft skin. It and several other rats drowned in the same trap, drawing much attention from many witnesses and even prisoners in nearby apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregonian
Peculiar Smuggling Case Drives Fine on Touraine Crew
In Marseille a customs court fined the entire crew of the French steamer Touraine £2000 for opium smuggling found aboard. The punishment applied to each man according to wages, a rare collective liability in contraband cases.
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Customs Court
Marseilles
Avery
Oldest Judge in Active Service in Massachusetts
Judge Charles Field of Athol Massachusetts is ninety years old and remains in active service in the first district court of northern Worcester. He holds court in Athol and Gardner several days weekly, vigorous enough to continue administering justice in two courts. He is said to be the oldest judge in active judicial service in the country.
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Raoul Dwight
Raoul
Mister Waters
Charles Field
Athol
Mass
First District Court
Worcester
Athol and
Gardner
Field
Maryland Governor Warfield Compiles Death Scrapbook
Governor Warfield of Maryland preserves a large scrapbook of newspaper clippings on the death of Lloyd Lowndes and files it in the state archives at Annapolis. He notes it may be the first such governor death history and hopes successors follow his example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warfield
Maryland
Lloyd Lowndes
Annapolis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rosemary Allyn
Millicent E. Mann
Luca
Sparks
Noel
Torraine
Blue Boar
United States Army and Navy
Chesapeake Bay
Peake
James F. Wade
Navy
Frict
Frank Throp
Atlantic Coast
Cape Hatteras
Chesa
Mort Monroe
Francis W. Dickins
Texas
Newark
Atlanta
Terror
Puritan
Hornet
Siren
Silvia
Florida
Arkansas
Nevada
Hartford
Fortress Monroe
Harbor
Fort and Moat
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