Failing to Pacify Finns Riling Against Russian Rule
Special Washington Post dispatch from Paris notes Finnish discontent grows as Czar delays full constitutional reform. It cites the dictatorship, language policies, police provocations in Helsingfors, and plans to try political crimes in Russia, with no promised Duma concessions fulfilled.
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Russia
Czar
Washington Post
Paris
Finland
Grand Duchy
Prince Obolensky
Bobrikoff
Effents
Rinland
Guards
Vullerat
Grand Duchy of
Empire
College Hoodooed by Thirteen at Warren Academy
The Warren Sentinel-Leader reports War ren Academy embraced by the unlucky number thirteen in multiple ways. Thirteen students present at closing. thirteen letters in the academy. thirteen printings on the catalogue page. thirteen pages from end for subject matter. three times thirteen dollars due the printer. thirteen rooms in the building costing thirteen thousand dollars. thirteen trustees aside from president and secretary. the season’s thirteen letter lecture course ended prematurely. Momo Hai Day appears on page 3 line 13 of the catalogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Ili
Warren Academy
Eviction Party Brings Rogue Celebration To Eleven Floors
A formerly evicted woman hosts an eviction party to taunt landlords and rouse the neighbors. Guests haul furniture and bric a brac down eleven flights in a torchlit morning procession, while police and onlookers stare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaurs
Balloon voyage to three miles up in Vivienne III from Liege
The London Express recalls the Vivienne III ascent by Stanley Spencer and partner, reaching three miles altitude amid fifty mile per hour winds. Rain struck below the clouds, then sunshine warmed the cabin. They felt roaring furnaces from factories below and enjoyed heated meals carried in tins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Express
Liege
Belgium
Stanley Spencer
Mr. Spencer
Germany
New Bachelors Club in Kansas City Causes a Stir
Kansas City Times reports a lighthearted club named The Brotherhood of the Jangling Man formed by six bachelors who have been turned down by their sweethearts. Members pledge to be half-aware and only pursue attention when courted, plus a song lesson and a motto “To Halifax with the Women.” The London Times notes Ireland’s motor travel reshaping official tours, praising Dudley’s early Irish viceroy trip.
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Ufe
Kansas City
Kansas City Times
Brotherhood of the
The
Brotherhood
London
Ireland
Dudley
Confederate Wartime Humor Folios From Mobile Richmond and Griffin
Wartime humor papers collected by O Fulton include The Confederate Spirit and Knapsack of Fun from Mobile with eight pages and local Confederate jests, The Southern Punch from Richmond, and The Bugle Horn of Liberty from Griffin. They reprint Harper’s Leslie’s and Punch wit with little wartime flavor and cite delays due to a hospital move.
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Mobile Register
O. Fulton
Mobile
Richmond
Griffin
London
Knapsack of Fun
Ala
Jane Maria
Congress
Charles Augustus
Confederate Congress
Artemus Ward
Josh Billings
Southern Punch
Campbell, Hughes & Co
Harper's
Leslie's
Punch
Bugle Horn of Liberty
Hill & Swayze
John Morgan
John Phoenix
Phoenix
Pavt
Lavish Autumn Lingerie Head Pillows On The Rise
Lingerie head pillows evolve from simple styles to lavish pieces featuring fine French handkerchief embroidery, initialed borders, and intricate motifs. Open work dominates, pillow sizes grow larger for boudoir use, with white-on-white work and satin slips, while colored embroidery vies as a rival fashion.
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Lmngerie
China
Fifth Avenue
Two Kinds of Capital Italy Money Tourists Bring In
Playwright Paul Kester announced he bought Augus Castle in England noting Italy’s tourism revenue last year dwarfed expectations. He praised tourist friendly hotels and rates saying they sharpened a child’s geography answer to identify Italy’s capital as the money tourists bring.
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Italy
Paul Kester
Augus Castle
England
Kester
Players’ Club
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Rus
Helsingfors
Androsoff
Pavludsky
Rurinbott
Prince Qbolensky
Sveabore
Prokope
Col Kivmeiesyko
St Petersburg
Icarpe
Assusi Carpets
Ingrain
AX $ Minster
Brussels
Russels
Decannas
Nottingham
Verona
Gobelin
HUB Furniture CO
S.e.cor
Allus
Miss Brest
Bertha
NEW Bachelors’ Club
Halifax
Chicago
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta,Ga
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