Prince Lucifer on Tempest Island a tale of passion and danger
Basil Hawkstone and his wife Vera Hawkstone duel over wealth status and independence on Tempest Island. Vera's daring riding and volatile temper clash with Basil's control as a stormy romance unfolds with a mysterious inhabitant Peg Patton and a haunting song from the dead lover. Vera later reunites with Jasper Hatton to whom she seems drawn, hinting at a larger plot.
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Jetta Ravenel
Tempest Hall
Basil Hawkstone
Vera
Little Island
Basil
Newport
Saratoga
Bee
Vera Hawkstone
Darling
Hawkstone
Harris
Little Bee
Prince Lucifer
Ali
Hatton
Royal Circus
Liverpool
Lucifer
Vincent
Papa
Royal
Atlantic
Tempest Island
Peg Inlet
Peg Patton
Peggy
Samson
Peg
Celende
Monsieur
Paris
Bluebeard
Peg’s Inlet
All
Zephyr
Jasper
Jasper Hatton
Whithaven
Priceless Sevres Service Attributed To Napoleon Era
The Duchess of Wellington owns a Sevres service made for Napoleon I with every piece unique. At Apsley House cellars lies a priceless Portugal gifted plate service to the Iron Duke valued at 1,000,000 dollars. The centerpiece stands five feet high and requires four men to lift it.
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Duchess of Wellington
Napoleon I
Apsley House
Portugal
Iron Duke
Ben the Railroad Workhorse Aided Telegraph Pole Erection
A horse named Ben earned trust by walking a shaky bridge and guiding telegraph-pole segments along a railroad construction yard. He waited for orders, tested footing with hind feet, and carried poles to precise holes all day without error, impressing onlookers.
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Ben
Novel Holiday Retreats From Royal Quarters to Church Towers
London Tit-Bits notes Princess Marie of Roumania enjoying a two room aerial nest high among trees near Sinata built by the king. It also mentions Siam’s glass pavilion submerged under a vast garden lake for isolation. A west of England clergyman spent a week atop a parish church tower with provisions, water, and a spirit lamp for cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie
Roumania
London
Sinata
Siam
Training Young Japanese at Tun Wen College as Investigators
A London Daily Graphic correspondent describes Tun-Wen college near Kiangyang four miles from Band of Shanghai where Japanese youths from all prefectures are trained for political and commercial aims. The school emphasizes minimalism in buildings, quick meals, and a regime to mold future investigators who blend with Chinese people and penetrate yamen and hong on missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tun-Wen College
Shanghai
Kiangyang
Tun- Wen
London Daily Graphic
Nedzu
Japan
China
France
Commercial
John Chinaman
Celestial Empire
Iin
Yamen
Hong
Poison Arrow Tip From Deer Liver And Rattlesnakes
An old Cherokee tale describes using a fresh deer liver tied to a pole to lure rattlesnakes. The snakes strike the liver repeatedly until they bite, creating venom for arrowheads or poisoning.
Literary Forgers and the Mystery of Psalmanazar
The piece traces the lore of Psalmmanazar and other forgers such as Vrath-Denis Lucas and Eccles. It notes Lucas forged thousands of letters to M. Charles, earning nearly £6,000, and that Charles believed works in French. It recalls Psalmmanazar of Formosa fame and Johnson’s praise, then mentions Eccles who transcribed Henry Mackenzie’s A Man of Feeling to claim authorship.
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France
Vrath-Denis Lucas
M. Charles
Lucas
London
Formosa
Oae
Johnson
Psalmanagar
Eccles
Bath
Henry Mackenzie
MBS
Upper Atmosphere Discoveries Reported by Prof Hergesell
Prof Hergesell of Strasburg University announced findings from unmanned balloons measuring upper atmosphere temperatures. Observations show extreme cold at high altitudes over the tropics and much warmer conditions near the circumpolar regions, with evidence of atmospheric descent and warming in lower layers. A polar wind pattern suggests descending air currents near the Arctic and Antarctic circles. Also notes a giant Karoo grasshopper with a 10 inch wing span as the world’s largest insect.
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Hergesell
Strasburg University
Congress of German Scientist
Dresden
Prof
International Committee of Scientists
Europe
Equator
Cable Dispatch
Atlantic
Arctic
Antarctic
Poles
Secrets of the secret service across empires
Pall Mall Gazette outlines how governments rely on secret service to gather private information. It notes naval military and general divisions, cites Japanese efficiency in Manchuria, and explains how spies operate disguised as barbers, servants, and mess boys across Asia and Pacific bases.
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Secret Service
Bureau of Intelligence Division
France
Engee
Admiralty
War Office
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Pekin
Harbin
Port Arthur
Seoul
Northwest Asia
San Diego
Navy Yard
Mikado
Asia
Great Britain
Germany
Suez
Sur
British India
Indo-China
Gulf
Pacific
Pall Mall
Gazette
World diamond outputs and church construction rates
The excerpt notes annual church building in the United States estimated between 4000 and 6000 from 12 to 15 churches per day. It also gives world diamond production by region India 10000 karats Brazil 12000000 Africa 67000000 and states uncut world diamonds would be worth 540 million dollars.
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India
Brazil
Africa
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Etta W. Pierce
Vera Haknstone
Hawk
Stone
Gilead
Monsieu
Madame
Baroness Cederstrom
Melba
Sarah Bernhardt
Illinois
Charles 8
Deneen
Horse
School For Spies
Denver Field
Karoo Desert
South Africa
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