The Woman in the Chestnut Tree Scene
In a dialogue from the St James Gazette a speaker teases a young man about his infatuation with a bewitching woman. He frets over social worth and rumors while a chorus mocks his motives and the allure of Miss Pink.
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Miss Pink
Fred
St. James’ Gazette
Doctor recounts case of death near death at Munich morgue
A German doctor narrates a late night ride to the Sendlingerthor estate and the Gottsaker dead house where a seemingly dead Baronin is found to show signs of life via an electric detector. The scene reveals catalepsy and a medical dilemma amid fear and superstition in Munich.
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Hauptman
Wier Jahreszeiten
Munich
Cornelius Schorn
Royal Obstetrical Clinic
Bordeaux
Burgundy
Bavarian
Alps
Schloss
Coe
Bronte
Old Town
Doctor
Maximilianstrasse
Sendlingerther
Oll
Gottsakers
Friesbach
Heidelberg
Hanserl
Himmel
Gottsaker’s
Hansel
Friesbachs
Gottsaker
Schorn
Manting
Grant's Grave Drifts on a Mark Twain Letter Debate
S L Clemens writing to the New York Sun contends the grave site for General Grant should endure for posterity. He argues New York, as guardian of the tomb, will remain central for centuries, contrasting with Washington and western power shifts and urging a site that will survive future generations.
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Washington
New York
General Grant
Two Veterans Compare Their Medals
Immigrant steamer passengers from Glasgow recount a veteran, Joseph Blackford, of the Seventy first Highlanders, who wore many Crimea war medals and spoke of Balaklava Inkerman Sebastopol Lucknow siege. He journeys to St Joseph Missouri and meets Captain Hussey, a famed lifesaver, who defends medal worth by actions.
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Glasgow
Nevada
Joseph Blackford
Crimea
Balaklava
Inkerman
Sebastopol
Lucknow
Seventy-first Highlanders
St. Joseph
Jack Hussey
Castle Garden
Hussey
Mulligan Guards
Penne Es
Bt. H
N. Y. San
Notorious pirate Kidd and Lord Gardiner on a Block Island voyage
In an 19th century illustration, Lord John Gardiner encounters Captain Kidd near Block Island in a tale of intrigue. Gardiner aids Kidd with a barrel of cider and gifts of muslin, gold, and chests, while Kidd acquiring treasure to bury near Cherry Harbor. The account blends legends of piracy with colonial intrigue and includes warnings about keeping hidden loot for Lord Bellomont.
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Iner’s Island
George Parsons Lathrop
John Gardiner
Antonio
John
Kidd
Lord John
Lord Bellomont
Boston
Gardiner
Furture
Block Island
Pole Joston
New York
TJ Kidd
Go Gardiner
Lorllemont
Cherry Harbor
Besi¢ Pond
The Grant Family Quietly Resides in New York City Area
The New York Tribune notes Col Frederick and Jesse R. work on a second memoir volume while A. S. Grant known as Buck stays on a Westchester farm near Purdy's Station. Ex Senator Chaffee visits for winter and comments on Ward’s claimed profits from Marine bank dealings and the Grant firm.
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Grant
New York Tribune
Grants
Sixty-sixth Street
Col. Frederick
Jesse R
A. S. Grant
Chaffee
Colorado
Buck” Grant
Ferdinand Ward
Marine Bank
Ward
Fish
Pawnee