My Wife's Courage in Revolutionary Moscow Escape
Eugene Holmes Burt recounts a perilous Moscow visit during a czarist revolution. A dangerous street crossing, sniper fire, and a daring back-door reach to his wife and her children culminate in a tense reunion and a claim of shared bravery between spouses.
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Washington
Ozenhoffs
Ozenhoff
Legation
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Mme
Orenhoff
Mme. Ozenhoff
Russia
Eugene Holmes Burt
Sketches of Robert Fulton by J A Edgerton
The article profiles Robert Fulton from poverty to invention. It covers his early life, apprenticeship, shift from painting to engineering, key inventions including canal equipment, a submarine, and the Clermont steamboat, and his lasting impact before his death.
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Invento
Robert
Philadelphia
Fulton
London
Duke of Bridgewater
Edward F. Livingston
United States
Paris
Livingston
America
Hudson
Clermont
New York
Albany
Daniel Webster and the turning point in his early career
The article recalls Webster's early struggle after law admission when he declined a court clerkship to speak for himself. He faced stage fright, later refined oratory from criticism, and extreme work ethic as a farm boy and student, with emphasis on personal presence as essential to success.
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Daniel Webster
Webster
New Hampshire
Boston
A Coincidence The Long Arm of Chance in Scotland
Andrew Lang relates a personal experience of coincidence begun by rhymes from a foolish book. During a tea visit with strangers, two guests mention the burial place of the Murrays of Glendhubreac, prompting Lang to quote Bartholomew. The stranger’s name proves Bartholomew, a rare surname, matching Lang’s recalled line and adding a eerie note to the tale.
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Andrew Lang
Bartholomew
Glendhubreac
Scotland
Gretna Green in Belfry at First Congregational Church
The Rev. George A. Bird plans a vertical flat in the South Chicago church tower serving as a marriage headquarters after Lydia Nusbaum and Robert Gray’s secret wedding. He notes two staircases for single and married arrivals and has installed a telephone with a roof garden to operate when weather allows.
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Gretna
First Congregational Church of
South Chicago
George A. Bird
Chicago Inter Ocean
Lydia Nusbaum
Robert Gray
Santos-Dumont
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J. A. Edgerton
Immortals
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el Paso
Forth Worth
Dallas
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Wyoming
Oklahoma
Tory
Arkansas
California
Florida
T. W. Teasdale
St. Paul, Minn
C. W. Layton
Washburn, Wis
Matt J. Johnson
M. M. Sweet
Washburn
Washburn Printing Co
Vas
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