A Fool’s Hall of Jesters Move Toward Dark Intrigue
In a Moorish palace hall of fools and poetry, Triboulet rules the stage while Jacqueline, a queenly yet perilous figure, eyes a foreign jester from Charles VI’s court. A new king enters, power plays unfold, and a perilous plot brews as Francis contemplates mercy and vengeance.
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Jacqueline
Triboulet
Agtri
Momus
Olympus
Francis
Sir Jollys
Marot
Caillette
Brusquet
Vilot
Rabelais
Homer
Ray Delais
Ty Cap
Dross
Italy
France
Jac Ueline
Calliette
Siuleta
Louise
Friedwald
Charles V
Forsooth
Prenton
Spain
Emer
Germany
Jeanne
Charles I
Artaude de Puy
Madame d'Or
Don John
Pantagruel
Vatican
Charles VI
Villot
Certes
Jocko
Thony
Exchequer
Fool's Hall
Guienne
Motley
Charles
Murmu Triboulet
Teor
Jupiter
Jove
Setherioe
One Man Charter and Civic Reform Proposals
Letters to the editor discuss municipal reform in Indiana and Indianapolis. Proposals include electing three councilmen per ward, making the council the actual rulers, civil service merit for public workers, and extending voting rights to women to improve morality and civic life.
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Indianapolis Journal
Journal of the 2Th Inst
Indianapolis
United States
Indiana
B. Cardwill
New Albany
Ind
A Royal Eavesdropper
A vivid scene shows Triboulet wielding a wooden sword with fierce bursts of energy as a king’s fool bounds in with animal crouch and hoarse cries. Marot implores the duke to spare Triboulet and avoid killing the rival provocateur.
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Triboulet
Marot
Monument Location and Indiana Presidents in National Park
From Greensburg and Indianapolis reports in June, calls to place the Harrison Monument in the National Park. Proposes moving monuments to Hendricks and Colfax there to align with government practice, with space reserved for future Indiana presidents and vice presidents.
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Indianapolis
Harrison
United States
National Park
Hendricks
Colfax
Indiana
U. S
Common Sense Schooling for Public Manners in Brooklyn
A satirical column from the Brooklyn Eagle imagines a hypothetical school curriculum teaching daily waylaying manners. It lists lessons on walking on the right, keeping sidewalks clean, safe umbrella use, quiet talk, avoiding public drunkenness, theater etiquette, seating etiquette for women, and civic decorum, framing them as reforms of bad manners into better morals.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Fulton Street
Colored officers overlooked in regular army appointments
Q. G. Villard criticizes the War Department for excluding colored officers from regular army appointments despite strong performances in the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Volunteers. He notes many white officers were chosen, while no colored officer, not even Medal of Honor recipient Lt. MacBryar or Captain Simi, was designated. He urges recognition of colored soldiers’ loyalty and Cuba service, saying their regiments will endure in both regulars and volunteers.
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Q. G. Villard
Atlantic
War Department
Seergeste
MacBryar
Root
United States
Cuba
The Vacuum Cleaner and Disease Prevention
The article notes that small overlooked practices can prevent disease. It criticizes broom and dust methods for spreading dust and praises the vacuum cleaner for removing dust from carpets and curtains. It argues the device draws in fresh air and could reduce germ spread, suggesting use in homes and hospitals.
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Lancet
Health Department of Chicago
Roosevelt Car Incident Sparks Wealth Clash
In Aurora Illinois a member of the steel trust’s new-rich class tied his private car to President Roosevelt’s auto and fumed when it was detached, leaving him stranded. The episode underscores class tensions as the confessed candidate faces criticism for his disregard of a man wealthier than himself.
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Hartford Courant
Aurora
Ill
The
Steel Trust
Roosevelt
June Poem Fragment by Nora Hopper
A fragmented lyric fragment attributed to Nora Hopper evokes June through nature imagery. It blends references to Guelder roses, moonlight, lilies, roses, bees, strawberries, and beanflowers with lines about wind, scent, and fullness of day. The piece reads as a poetic sketch capturing seasonal mood rather than a complete narrative.
Rural Free Delivery’s Growth From Modest Start
A 1899 report by Perry Heath details rural free delivery’s expansion, cost about 12 million annually with potential to double. It notes initial failures, farmers’ box issues, postmasters’ protests, and star route contractors’ attitudes, plus benefits like increased postal receipts and farm land values.
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New York
Perry Heath
Indiana
Austin
United States
Heath
Wilson
Allensville
Toad County
Kentucky
Hartsville
Bartholomew County
Air Ot
Dlement
Choicy
Here
Sinaee
House Committee On Post Office and Post Roads
Congress
House
Wants to Buy More Horses in New York Race Trade
Edward x soma wie spends a fortune to purchase race horses in New York. He bought Hermis for 990 000 and has presented a claim against the estate of the late owner.
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New York
Edward x Soma
Tecastiy
Hermis
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Frederic S. Isham
Bowen-Merritt Company
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Government of Cities
Western Association of Writers
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Warsaw
John Clarke Ridpath
James Whitcomb Riley
Eugene Fare
Mrs
Bs Perephetive
Mays
Sgerrecht
Greensburg
Guelder
Nora Hopper
Alice M. Smith
Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkeham
Alice M
Third Ave
South Minstig
Dean Bros. Steam Pump Works
Bairf Bank
Mabel Caseby
Rees V. Prosser
Ostendorf
Fair Bank
Ial Peices Io
Samuel Thomas
Eleunor T
Robert Livingston Beeckman
General Thomas
Randeee
Philadelphia Medical Journal
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