Baden gaming and society life described in detail
The article surveys Baden as a chic watering place at the edge of the Black Forest, noting its growing population and summer crowds. It details the grand conversation halls and gaming rooms, roulette and rouge et noir, large winnings and dramatic losses, and mentions notable visitors and social scenes with vivid but neutral tone.
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Black Forest
Ouse
Merm
Pooner
Baden
Rome
Ateada
Ovat
France
Lord Hastings
Eelice
Early Steam Power Milestones From Ancient to Atlantic Crossing
A condensed timeline traces early steam concepts from Mistory of Steam around 280 years B C to 1810. Notable items include Antheminus cauldrons powering a roofed pipe system, Garay’s 1543 Barcelona steamboat trial, Newcastle 1609 railroad, Watts 1764 engine, Symington 1789 voyage, Fulton 1800s Atlantic crossing, and the Savannah in 1810.
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Mero
Alexander
Antheminus
Brasco de Garay
Barcelona
Spain
Oe Garay
America
William Symington
Forth and Clyde Canal
Ramsey
New York
John Fitch
Connecticut
Delaware
Robert Fulton
Oliver Evans
Philadelphia
Atlantic
The Freemasons and Their Modern Origins
The article reviews the history of freemasonry from medieval mason guilds to modern times, noting lodges and grand masters. It cites King Solomon and Egyptian origins as legends, and highlights building projects like cathedrals and St Paul’s Cathedral. It mentions the Lodge of Antiquity meeting at the Gridiron Tavern.
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Freemasons
Man Vanneth
Sea
Solomon
Wade
Europe
England
Caransina
St. Alban
Albanus
St. Paul's Cuhoden
Christopher Wren
St. Paul's Churchyard
Cie
Expmtence
Treasury settles bounty heirs rights with wartime death rules
The Treasury issues a December decision clarifying bounty inheritance under the 1866 act. It sets joint rights for married parents where no minor children exist and outlines when heirs may or may not receive bounty based on cause and timing of death. A parallel is drawn to earlier acts and a public notice on actor families and Mexican exile manifestos follows.
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Carlotta
New York
Ier
London
France
Vera Cruz
Nasairo Abe
Napoleon
Althoa
Mozimilian
Empresa
Leopold II
Flanders
Aonul
Bramets
Vieoma
Haring
Maximilian
Napoleon II
Treasury Department
Congress
Strange Hotel Encounter Sparks Talk of Circumstantial Evidence
At a New York hotel a landlord accuses a boarder of misconduct after a hair pin is found in a bed and a remark about a hair in the butter is raised. The men exchange glances and depart, each likely pondering the peculiarity of circumstantial evidence.
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True
New York Tribune
Dougl
Sliavis
Lingala
Hawke War
Andrew Sennen Woo Mager
Tennessee
Jeffer Tom Davis
Seward
Breckenridge
Kentucky
Chase
Cincinnati
Samper
Boston
Broderick
Grant
Farragut
Brasil
Samy Axswee
New York
Dad Smailaiand
Pecaliaci
The United States Debt Reduction Shocks Europe
A Pirie paper dispatch from New York praises the U S debt reduction of 15 1 million dollars since September 1865 and contrasts American wartime mobilization with European government spending urging Europe to match the example.
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Paencu Ormion
United States
le Waa
Europe
New York
France
Abe
Pirie
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China
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Peginsula and Oriental Company
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the Times
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Chambers’ London Journal
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Williams
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Oregon
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Prout St
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Sterling Price
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White House
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