The Witch of Monte Carlo Chapter XV Continues
Excerpt shows political intrigue and romantic tension as Merrick guards Constance amid a crowd of royalists. A French President figure remains calm under pressure while danger rises around the Rua throne heir apparent. The scene hints at impending confrontation and loyalties tested.
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Empire
Republic
France
Orient
Occident
Mark Merrick
Merrick
Bey
Constance
Rua
Darling
Monsieu
Count Leon
Monsieur Jones
Heaibong
Constante
Higa
Merrick and Constance Triumph Over Odds in Northern War
In a perilous duel amid night action, Merrick battles a seven-to-one assault as Count Leon and Jones deploy schemes to seize Constance. A decisive truce ends the abduction attempt, Merrick and Constance wed in London, and Jones regains fortune with his Monte Carlo exploits while Count Leon flees to Africa.
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Merrick
Constance
Mark
Leon
Jongg Wasstl
Maby
Wing
Jones
Count Leon
Ite
Orleans
Monsieur Jones
America
Lionel
Orientists
Celina
Monte Carlo
Livae
Darra
Interente
Semcette
Villebois
Equatorial Africa
France
London
Courtesup
New York
Go Caragperiatic
Prin- 88
Ine
Styx
China
Napoleon
Monte Callon
Siren
High Sea
Rio Janeiro
Kruger
Transvaal
New Warfare Implement Could Replace Bayonet in US Army
After the Philippine conflict, officers debate abandoning the bayonet as obsolete. Gen Crtr, chief of ordinance, ordered 50 bolo bayonets for experiments, noting two cutting edges and greater threat than current blades. Some contend future warfare excludes hand to hand combat and swords as insignia.
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Philippines
Crozier
The British Cabinet under long service and wealth shifts
T. P. O'Connor notes the cabinet has served nearly seven years, facing strain yet many members are secure financially. Mr. Chamberlain, now mindful of the $25 000 annual salary, once had about $3 000 000 but lost much through property purchases and speculation.
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London
Mr. Chamberlain
Prices and wages debate over tariff and prosperity
An editorial-essay argues that rising living costs reflect high wages and full employment, not tariff manipulation. It contrasts recent price levels with 1890s declines, notes demand and corner effects, and critiques free trade advocates for blaming tariffs while ignoring labor and industrial conditions.
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Bn “Bun
Dad
Invita
Jron
Sterat
Willian MacKinley
James J Hill Supports Protective Tariff, Sees Iron Growth
In a Chicago speech to the Illinois Manufacturers association, James J Hill president of the Great Northern Railway argued the tariff protected infant iron and steel industries. He cited Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota iron resources as key growth factors and warned against abandoning protection for free trade. He noted wage cuts in 1893 and profit in a protected market, insisting prosperity requires protection and cannot coexist with free trade.
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Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
James J.hill
Great Northern Railway Company
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Hill
United States
Great Britain
Farmers tariff supports farmers and builders across the South
The New Orleans Item notes Senator Morgan's protectionist ideas for coal iron and cotton goods. It argues tariffs aid landowners miners transporters and farmers by funding mills and new cities in the South, boosting sugar and farm revenues and creating jobs. It defends a farmer's tariff against Morgan's view of a manufacturers tariff.
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Morgan
Birmingham
Anniston
Sheffield
Bessemer
Great Britain
Germany
South
Louisiana
New Orleans Item
Two Russian Students Hanged for Forged Proclamations
In Poltava two Russian students were hanged for posting forged proclamations allegedly signed by the czar. The notes urged peasants to rise in revolt, signaling a crackdown on anti regime activity.
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Poltava
Zanzibar Consulate Appointments Spotlighting Short Terms
Washington commentary traces the pattern of brief Zanzibar consulate terms. It notes Mason Mitchell’s posting and recalls Indiana candidates who quit early, including Billheimer and Mansfield, with anecdotes about their tenure and conduct toward locals.
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Zanzibar
Mason Mitchell
Washington
New York Evening Post
Indiana
Bogers of
Shoales
Rogers
Bob” Mansfield
Beveridge
Valparaiso
Mansfield
Billheimer
Grand Duke Alexis Eats Fried Potatoes in Paris
A Paris street vendor recalls Grand Duke Alexis of Russia buying fried potatoes daily and paying richly. The duke, incognito, sought to learn the seller’s identity, but was exposed when the woman was told to address him as Your Excellency. He laughed, paid more than usual, and never returned.
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Alexis
Grand Duke
Russia
Paris
Biganess
Girard and the Rail Witty End Play Tale
Stephen Girard is described in a humorous maritime anecdote where a sea captain’s rail is partly removed by a crewman. Girard inspects the vessel in Philadelphia, learns of the act, and aids a cheeky payoff when a dray driver arrives with shingles claiming they are for the captain to whittle.
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Girard
Stephen Girard
Philadelphia
Standing on the Bias in DC streetcar trial
In a District of Columbia circuit court damage suit a key eyewitness, an elderly colored man, testified about his position during a streetcar accident. When asked if he stood diagonally opposite the crossing, he said he was "standing kinder sorter on the bias from the spot."
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Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Wild Animalia Tigers and Panthers Kill Large Toll
Tigers killed 367 people and panthers 296 in the central provinces of India last year, according to local wildlife records.
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Iss
Ilo
ST George
Rathborne
Pauline
Miss Caprice
Ste., Ste
Strees and Smith
Jim
Hill and Tariff
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