Lafitte confronts Jackson and Claiborne in New Orleans
In December 1814 Gen Jackson and Gov Claiborne debate the Baratarians crisis. Lafitte, demarcating past actions and motives, presents documents and appeals for fair treatment while asserting patriotic aims. The scene blends distrust, honor, and shifting loyalties as Lafitte reveals his intentions.
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Gen. Jackson
New Orleans
Lafitte
Shell Island
Jackson
Mobile
Gov. Clathorne
Gov. Claiborne
Red
Claiborne
Barataria
Jean Lafitte
Capt
Lagtte
Gov. Calborne
Lafite
Louisiana
Eton
George the Third
Napoleon
Elka
New York Labor Law Struck Down by Court
Justice Olmsted and two colleagues ruled New York state limits on women and children working ten hours a day and sixty hours a week in factories unconstitutional class legislation. Attorney General Mayer said he would appeal to the U S Supreme Court if needed to challenge the statute’s constitutionality.
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New York
Justice Olmsted
Court of Special Teasions
McKean
Devel
Own Sted
Justice Olmsted Amid
Mayer
Supreme Court of the United States
Flood Devastates Hamburg as Ten-Foot Washouts Hit Town
Reading Pennsylvania reports a cloudburst in Hamburg last Friday causing a ten foot flood through the main portion of town. A smith shop tenant Allan J. Romig drowned as the shop and building were swept away. Over fifty dwellings damaged and many residents escaped by fleeing to upper floors. Total losses exceed $50,000.
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Reading
Hamburg
Allan J. Romig
Tn Smith
Emperor Rejects Stolypin Deal in Cabinet Crisis
In St Petersburg the emperor refuses the Stolypin negotiated terms with Count Heyden Guchkot and others for cabinet reorganization amid fears of a move toward a military dictatorship by Grand Duke Nicholas. Streets again show tension as unrest grows.
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St. Petersburg
Fistly
Stolypin
Count Heyden
Alexander Guchkot
Prince Nicholas Looff
Paul Vinogradof
Kent
Grand Duke
Nicholas
St Petersbore
Valet and Parlor Maid Arrested Over Artful Frauds
Extensive frauds against tradesmen and hotel keepers led to the arrest of a man and a woman once in the service of Count Wittgenstein as valet and parlor maid. The couple, who reportedly traveled aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, carried the count's marriage certificate and registered in hotels as Count and Countess Wittgenstein while Wittgenstein is said to be in the United States.
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Cherboug
Count Wittgenstein
United States
Count
Countess Wittgenstein
First white Charleston County execution since Civil War
William Mareus was hanged on Sullivan's Island for the murder of his bigamous wife last April. The victim was stabbed forty times with an ice pick. It was revealed that Mareus had a wife and five children living in Cincinnati.
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Charleston
3. C
William Mareus
Charleston County
Sullivan's Island
Marcus Hat
Cincinnati
Fire Rips Milan International Exposition Pavilions
A Friday morning blaze at the Milan International Exposition caused 2,400,000 in damage. The decorative arts sections for Italy and Hungary were destroyed along with the Italian and Hungarian architecture exhibits. Officials attribute the fire to an electrical short circuit and reject incendiary origin theories.
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Milan, Mary
Italy
Hungary
Back pain cured after kidney disorder and pills
L S Gorham of Olympia Washington recalls six years of torture from a cold that worsened back pain and irregular kidney secretions. After using six boxes of a remedy sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo the pain ceased and urine cleared within a week, never returning.
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L. S. Gorham
East 4Th &, Olympia
Wash
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
India Exports Support Cotton Demand Across Major Markets
Output notes that about 20,000,000 acres were planted in cotton with a yield near 2,500,000 bales. During the year India exported over 2,125,000 bales of raw cotton valued above 81.9 million dollars. The four top buyers were Japan Germany Belgium and Italy, together purchasing about 1,508,000 bales, with Japan alone taking around 580,000 bales.
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India
Japan
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Sunflower Philosophy Quips From Atchison Globe
Apc miscellaneous witticisms on vanity love jealousy and childhood singing from the Atchison Globe. A bald man with hair brushes and a witticism about cherries with pits illustrate light social observations.
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Orom
Grape Nuts touted as cure for constipated children
A Massachusetts physician claims Grape Nuts can cure childhood constipation after trying it in fifteen cases with complete relief. He says the food aids natural bowel movement by energizing the nervous system, is predigested for easy absorption, and helps teeth through chewing.
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Tte
Mary Devereux
Ly Dun
Wilson Weet
Brown Ax
Great Britain
Republic of Carthagena
Spain
Republic of Carthagens
Dodge
Penn
Sigamous
William Marcus
8. C
Milan
Olympia
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