Prince Henry of Prussia to visit United States
A lengthy reminiscence outlines Prince Henry of Prussia as Germany's sailor prince, detailing his relation to Kaiser Wilhelm II, his playful yet defiant nature, and his anticipated American visit. It highlights family dynamics, Victoria’s approval, naval career, and the planned yacht christening with Miss Altice Roosevelt as sponsor.
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Prince Henry
United States
Prince Stenry
Prussia
Altice Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Wilhelm
Prince Henry of Hohenzollern in China on a diplomatic mission
Channing A. Bartow recalls Prince Henry of Prussia during his 1880s visit to China. The interview with the dowager empress, the young emperor, and Dewey friction in Manila Bay shaped German US relations. Henry’s courteous, reserved manner contrasts with imperial court rigidity, while his travels and later diplomacy influenced East Asia affairs.
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Taku
Tientsin
Pei
Peking
Forbidden City
Tsze Haj An
Gulf of
Pechili
China
Henry
Admiral Dewey
Hongkong
Dewey
Manila
Prince Henry
United States
America
Goodby
Mantia
Diedrichs
Manila Bay
Subig Bay
Gallast
Gridley
Witdman
Germany
London
Onis
Professor Petrie Career Profile of Egyptologist Petrie
Professor William Petrie is celebrated for two decades of Egyptian archaeology and discoveries that have astonished antiquarians. A native excavator with a talent for unearthing hidden treasures, he has revealed chapters of human history nearly 7,900 years old. He began surveying British remains at twenty two and wrote on Inductive Metrology. He is the grandson of Captain Flinders and often travels with his equally knowledgeable wife.
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Hawk
William
Brether
Neptune
Henry
Brother
Divine Majesty
Prince Henry
China
Professor Petrie
Wiliam Pinders Petrie
Petrie
Flinders
General Grant and the Practical Jokers
A Civil War tale recounts two soldiers masquerading as Grant’s washers. A raw recruit asks where to wash, the jokers point to headquarters. The man identifies them, and Grant sends the recruit to collect the bundle from the jokers for a clever execution. Also told is a Foote anecdote about a barber prank near the King’s Bench prison.
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Corinth
Grant
General Grant
Wells
Sonrdhouse
Foote
Garber
Acromp Barber
Birber
Wright
King’s Bench Prison
Swiftly Swimming Fishes Rates of Ocean Fish
The article notes porpoises dart around a steamer at seventeen miles per hour, dolphins and bonitas showing high burst speeds, herrings moving ten to twelve miles, mackerel trout and salmon rapid during migration, and whales reaching sixteen miles per hour when excited, though usually slower.
King Romandet of Italy Mocked by a Comrade
A palace anecdote recalls King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, famed for courtesy and sharp wit, discussing how to gauge public opinion. A companion suggests he study the masses in cafes, citing Peter the Great, who punished traitors. the king counters that Peter hanged those overheard insulting him.
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Emmanuel
Victor Romandet
Italy
Peter the Great
Young Commons Record Count Under Thirty in House
The present house of commons reportedly has at least twenty seven members under thirty, a record for youth. It notes that in one James I parliament there were four younger than twenty, and cites a Witham statute of 1713 rendering void any protection for those under twenty one years of age.
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House of Commons
James L
Wen
Mae
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