Ruric Nevel a Gunmaker in a Duke's Web of Love
Ruric Nevel, a Moscow gunmaker, wrestles with a secret betrothal tied to Rosalind Valdai and a duke’s hidden scheme. Count Conrad Damenoff seeks Rosalind through political manipulation while Ruric plots to meet the count and defend his love, aided by loyal Alaric Orsa as a potential dueling backdrop.
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Ruric Nevel
Count Conrad
Rosalind Valdai
Conrad Damenoff
Rosalind
Ruric
Olga
Borodino
Moscow
Paul
Kremlin
Duke of
Tula
Zenobie
Rurie Nevel
Rurie
Rure
Conrad Damonoff
Damonoff
Drotzen
Don
Kaluga
Conrad
Khitagorod
Alaric Orsa
Alaric
Count Damon
Auric
Memory of boyhood days on a rural farm and lasting love
A nostalgic meditation from the Denver Post recounting rural childhood joys. The speaker recalls mumps and mischief, farm treasures, creeks and woods, and courting days by a moonlit lane. Love endures as gray hairs appear, the flame undimmed.
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Gates of Heaven
Denver Post
Origin of Famous Hymns
William George Jordan recounts how hymns such as Rock of Ages Safe in the Arms of Jesus Nearer My God to Thee and Jesus Lover of My Soul arose from poets like Toplady Crosby Adams and Wesley. The piece blends biography and gospel history with a May Ledger Monthly voice.
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Augustus Toplady
Mrs. Vanalstyne
Fanny Crosby
Jesus
Miss Crosby
Sarah Flower Adams
God
Jacob
Bethel
Charles Wesley
Wesley
William George Jordan
May Ledger Monthly
Conspiracy to Oust McLaurin Targeted in Democratic Primary
The State reports a plan to remove Senator McLaurin in the Democratic primary with possible endorsement from Senator Tillman. Actions may surface at county conventions in May to pick delegates and state committee members. A battle over pledges tying candidates to the Kansas City platform is anticipated.
The Boxer Uprising and Causes as Explained by Sir Claude McDonald
Sir Claude McDonald, former British minister to China, speaks in San Francisco on the Boxer uprising. He cites debt demands on China, territorial aggrandizement by powers, and official failures in Shan Si as key causes. He notes drought, famine, and foreign mission interference as contributing factors, with Yu Hsien’s role scrutinized.
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China
Claude McDonald
Japan
Pekin
San Francisco
Claude MacDonald
Shan Si
Yu Hsien
Shan Tung
Shan Li
McLaurin May Lose Party Support Over Oath Demand
Colonel Willie Jones states only one McLaurin man sits on the committee, Senator Appell is named. If the committee lineup remains, Senator McLaurin could be expelled from the party unless the state convention directs the executive committee to refrain from requiring candidates to swear to the Kansas City platform principles.
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Columbia State
McLaurin
Tillman
Kansas City
Colonel Hoyt
State Executive Committee
Democratic Party
General Hampton
Wilie Jones
Senator Appell
Senator McLaurin
Piedmont Region Explained Why the name travels through nine states
The Piedmont Region lacks fixed boundaries and a unifying origin. The term appears French in origin and centers on the line of stage coaches run by a Piedmont named Frenchman from Richmond to Montgomery. Atlanta may claim prominence as the head center due to possible route changes. Indians chose villages along water, streams, forests, and rich vegetation for game and hunting.
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Piedmont
Virginia
North Carolina
Logan
South Carolina
Gillman
Abbeville
Chesapeake Bay
Alabama
Alexander Stephens
Richard Malcom Johnston
Marthasville
Atlanta
Italy
Test of courage by Indian scouts and Farrow
In 1878 Indian scouts joined US Army to test Lieutenant Farrow's leadership. They tortured themselves to prove obedience, then Farrow staged a self-shot miracle with a pin and a sergeant’s rifle alarm. Twenty-two years later at Madison Square Garden Chief Joseph greeted Farrow as a tor of 1878.
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United States Army
Idaho
Farrow
West Pointer
Madison Square Garden
Buffalo Bill
Joseph
Nez Perces
Madison Avenue
New York Press
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Sylvanus Cobb
Stephen Urzen
Peter
Dickens
Thackeray
T. M. Green
Washington, Ga
Atlanta Journal
Piedmont Region
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