War Talk Shares Trouble in Hues of Ambassadors
A late 19th century dispatch discusses tensions among ambassadors, noting Baronial attitudes toward Kaiser Wilhelm II and Franz Joseph. It describes Ambassadorial salaries, attitudes toward war talk, and the social currency of diplomacy in Vienna and Athens, with portraits of Alexander of Greece and Baker of Nicaragua and a scene at a barber shop welcome for the American minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacVeagh
Tronthr
Alexander
Greece
Rauch
Alexander House
Athens
Abis
Lovwhe Baker
Nicaragua
Liz Minnecora
Baker
Costa Rica
Salvador
Bin
Ministro Amerifoo
Ambassadors at the Notel and the Queen's Escort in Rome
A detailed account discusses American ministers abroad, led by Baronet MacVeagh in Italy, with Carriage processions and royal crowds. It notes Minister McDonald of Persia’s lavish Persian mansion and his brimming household, plus Terrell in Turkey and Switzerland, highlighting the social grandeur and practicalities of diplomatic life during peacetime and wartime anxieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartieet
Theodore Ramnvor
Ger
United State
Sewesnet World
Putter Paluser
Patmor
Pronca
Barand
England
Uha Geemans
Wayne MarVeagh
Italy
Kama
Barnes
Baker
Dohol
Alexander McDonald
Virginia
Persia
Prines
McDonald
Yale
Athens
Meo
Terrell
Turkey
Thiev
Walt Om
Clavar
Ture Derrupaing
Emen Thiy
Apeat
Inulries
Bayard
Switzerland
Lake Lucerne
Fort
Clarence
Russell
The Man Who Learned My Fiction Is True
A stranger visits a novelist claiming his tale mirrors real crime. He identifies himself as Jasper Gore and offers further material if sheltered, revealing a mind haunted by imagined and actual crimes tied to stories in magazines and other novels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Gore
Yan Aes
Tom Bogers
Rogers Te Gore
Jasper Gor
Plandford
Warnham
Roland Wier
Roland
Butt
Mr. Rogers
County Lunatic Asylum
Rogers
Morton
Fakre Dresser
Brice
Tam
Telaneh
Reed
Paderewski
Haderewski
Wwe
Grand Plana
Calve
Pam
Napoleon
Doranse
Tara Nepoleon
McKinley
McKinter
Victoria Becomes Senator Hill In Wax Figure Exhibit
A waxwork studio reveals how figures of public women and men are transformed into other leaders. Artists describe shaving, hairwork, and wardrobe changes to morph Victoria into Hill and Elizabeth Stanton into Morton, costlier than usual and costing hundreds for a single figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Senator Hill
Brice
Bismarck
Cleveland
Mrs. Stanton
Morton
Paderaweki
OBrien Story Unfolds Through Aged Irish Stranger
An old mut travel wanders into the bow and laments for a missing person. Kilir, a policeman’s son, confirms the man is OBrien, a figure tied to the old country. The elder speaks of kin and years past, while a tense exchange reveals fear of discovery in New York and a hunt for other OBrien officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janis
Kilirson
New York
Mind Your Bi It Dy Strane Whet Be Warth
Fragmentary OCR lines reveal archaic sounding admonitions about prohibited acts and reading, with scattered phrases on poetry, books, space, and timing. It references ignition by candlelight and a sense of caution or prohibition. The passage appears as garbled verse or stray notes rather than a coherent article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ourea
Pendy
Prittinst Lnicas
Ivie Americse
Inczente
Mike Iti
Nemes
Amn
Ihe
DANTE
Chine
Wonder Mora Tangata Iy
Finpalin
Aereral Adminisretina Arid
Lugadion
Pakin
Willag
Jemvien
Ieiz
Pabtioth
Setstieren Wit
Austell
Haseeler
Astica
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denby
China
Bartlett Tripp
Austria
Kaiser
Franz Josef
Waited States
Terry
Tartey
Peak
M&s
Potter Palmer
Ryan
la Treo
Howe
Jones
Jovieh
Jovieh Fepitality. Taetr Posirian
Viensu
Fred
Minkeor
Tripp
Celee
Swail
Gract
Waris
National Academy
Mme. Premiud
Thowch
Queen Victoria
Hill
Gare
Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Branton
Elizabeth
Harrison
Anon
Secon
Paderewset
Prince Imperial
Moe
Tolivenian
Obrien
Tion
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