Peculiar Clippings Reflect Diverse 19th Century Thought
A collage of short items notes philosophical maxims on imagination and sacrifice, then surveys scientific curiosities from Morgan’s Grecian box finds to peony storage and radium debates. It mentions brigadier moves, a duchess’ misfortune, and novel tech named Televue, ending with a quip on love and poetry.
Fights for large estate Chanler seeks control of fortune
John Armstrong Chanler, cousin of the Astors and ex husband of Amelie Rives Troubetskoi, fights New York and Virginia courts over a one million dollar estate. He claims sanity in Virginia and alleged insanity in New York, detailing his four years behind Bloomingdale’s bars and his pursuit of inheritance rights.
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John Armstrong Chanler
Troubetskoi
Virginia
New York
Astors
Stanford White
Amelie Rives
Princess Troubetskot
Thanier
Union
Chanler
T. T. Sherman
Charles Reade
Bloomingdale
Cone
Aere Ke
White Plains
Philadelphia
New York State
United States
John Armstrong Chanter
Columbia
Talien
William Astor Chanler
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Reade
Jock Dering
Miss Rives
Mr. Chanter
Virginia Girt
Chanter
Prince Trouberstot
Ders
Ar Chanter
White
Empire State
Russian Empire
Proposals to Build Hotels Around Giza Pyramids
The Egyptian government has granted permission to erect homes and hotels across the plain from Eskebich to the Nile near the Sphinx. Societies aim to capitalize on the view by constructing large hotels as American style skyscrapers nine to ten stories high around the Ghiseh pyramids.
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Eskebich
Nile
Pyramids
Ghiseh
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