Ghosts and secrets thread through English manor tale
Beryl Marsden recalls a chilling corridor sight as Madge Dunbar’s ghost story unsettles guests at Gravesend bound estate. John Marsden confronts Count Savona about his wife’s past and a proposed property gift tied to reconciliation and return to England.
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John Marsden
England
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Precautions for Travelers Against Steam Railroad Accidents
The Court of Appeals reversed a verdict in the Fejowski case against the Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. ruling the railroad was not negligent where the deceased did not look or listen before crossing. The 1895 Schenectady accident showed no flagman and poor visibility. The trial allowed a verdict based on implied looking or listening, which the court found reversible error.
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Court of Appeals
Apolonia Fejowski
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Edison Avenue
Schenectady
Norght
Vann
Court of Last Resort
Discovery and naming of carbonic acid in 19th century
Runge first identified carbonic acid in 1844 as a coal tar constituent. Laurent in 1841 studied its properties and called it hydrated oxide of phon y. The honorific name honoring Runge was kept, delaying wider acceptance of Laurent’s term.
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Runge
Laurent
Old Favorites Old Favorites Tis the Last Rose of Summer
A compact excerpt of classic songs and verse, including Thomas Moore and Stephen C Troster lines. The text recalls the themes of longing and nostalgia with imagery of summer, Kentucky home, and farewells.
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Old Kentucky
Old Kentucky Home
Stepheno C. Troster
Potentates in Pinafores Across Iberia and Brazil
A historical survey notes child queens and young kings in Spain Portugal Brazil and Greece from Isabella II to Otho of Bavaria. It traces upheavals and abdications as monarchs aged from early childhood to early adulthood amid royal intrigues andPopular uprisings.
Child monarchs and royal gaps mark England’s history
The narrative recalls ten child monarchs from Henry II to Victoria. Victoria became queen at 18 after the king’s death. Henry II, Edward III, Richard II all began ruling in their early teens. The Wars of the Roses saw Henry VI and Edward II start very young, while Edward IV began at 20.
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England
Victoria
Kensington
Henry II
Edward III
Richard II
Henry VI
Edward II
Edward IV
Gosnold Memorial Shaft Planned for Cuttyhunk Island
Plans mature for a 60 foot rough field stone shaft on Gosnold's Island to honor the 300th anniversary of Gosnold landing at Cuttyhunk on May 24 1902. A committee led by Charles Randall George Tucker and Walton Ricketson has raised about half of a $3000 project cost for the landmark to be built at the wedge like point between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound.
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Cuttyhunk Pond
Theornerstone
Gabriel Archer
James Rosier
Walter Raleigh
Elizabeth Islands
England
Charles S. Randall
George F. Tucker
Hr. Walton Ricketson
New
Roosevelt Outwits Secret Service On Walks
White House guards say President Roosevelt undermines plans to limit public appearances by riding out in a covered landau only to insist on an open view. He often leaves without warning, slips away for walks or drives, and escapes detection by the Secret Service.
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Cortelyou
Secret Service
Roosevelt
White House
McKinley
Eve
Washington Star
Astor Reveals Loss From Missed Louisiana Deal
John Jacob Astor recounted the largest sum he failed to make in a single transaction. He, De Witt Clinton and Gov. Morris planned to buy Louisiana from France and resell to the United States government with a 21 percent commission. The trio changed their minds and Astor said he lost 33 million by not joining the deal.
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John Jacob Astor Wis
de Witt Clinton
Gov. Morris
Louisiana
France
United States
Mr. Astor
Centenary of the Elder Dumas Birthday
The elder Dumas, famed prince of romantics, shares a birthday with the United States. New research places his birth on July 4 rather than July 24, marking a hundred-year anniversary since his birth.
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Dumas
Dumas the Elder
Prince of Romancers
United States
Three Musketeers
Cruelty of Japanese Cooks Exposed
A fragment claims Japanese cooks are cruel as they cut living fish piecemeal without first killing them. The remark presents a harsh, unverified claim reflecting biased sentiment rather than verifiable fact.
Hidden faults in the family line exposed
A terse observation notes that many women judge harshly men and that poor lineage yields rotten timber from the old family tree, hinting at inherited flaws and biased judgment.
Arnold Water Street Mansion once home of Benedict Arnold
Remnant of a colonial Water street mansion in New Haven built in 1771 by Benedict Arnold stands amid a lumber yard. Once a social hub for elite visitors, the house later became part of Arnold’s career in business and military service before its decline.
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Water Street
New Haven
Comn
America
Columbia
Benedict Arnold
City of
Elms
Arnold
Demolishing Benedict Arnold House Sparks Woodyard Plan
The Arnold mansion in New Haven will be razed with the site turned into a woodyard. Though some architectural pieces survive in museums, the exterior and key decorations remain, and Noah Webster lived there from 1798 to 1812 before moving to Amherst, Massachusetts.
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New Haven
Arnold House
New England
Benedict Arnold
Noah Webster
Webster
Arnold
Ambert
Mass
Advertising and the case for legal advertising
Former Governor Thomas M. Waller argues advertising helps professionals build long term value and questions strict etiquette that bars lawyers from advertising. He notes firms invest capital to sustain growth for months and years and compares legal advertising to other businesses.
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Thomas M. Waller
Connecticut
Prinuces
Wanamaker
Worldly ambitions meet gentleness in rare moments
A reflective note on how some men achieve early fame but cannot sustain shock, and how even rough men can show gentleness when they encounter a genuine woman.
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