Before the Emperor Ruric Nevel Faces Justice
Ruric Nevel is brought before Emperor Peter of Russia after a duel. The wound to a count is treated as the young gunmaker explains he acted to disarm, not kill. The monarch weighs the case as loyal guards and wary nobles watch, amid tension in Moscow.
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Ruric
Gott
Arzen
Auric
Alaric
Vladimir
Borodino
Cian
Orsa
Moscow
Paul
Conrad Damenoff
Ruric Nevel
Rurie
Claudia
Russia
Peter
Imperial Palace
Rure
Stephen Urzen
Duke of
Tula
Olgua
Nevel
Life and Times of William Lowndes remembered
A biographical sketch of William Lowndes, South Carolina statesman, detailing his early life after a near fatal illness, legal shift to public service, and long congressional career. It notes his health challenges, refusal of cabinet roles, war era stance, and reputation as a calm mediator who opposed caucus politics.
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New York Tribune
William Lowndes
Charleston
America
Europe
William
Congress
South Carolina
France
Great Britain
Orders In Council
United States
Lowndes
Calhoun
Cheves
Felix Grundy
Missouri
Committee of Ways and Means
John Randolph
Flags of the Confederacy and its battle banners
A Galveston News summary of Confederate flags tracing the first red ensign with crescent to the South Carolina sovereignty flag, the Stars and Bars, Beauregard battle flag, and later national flags. It notes key designers, such as Beauregard and Miles, the flag of truce criticisms, and legends like Bonnie Blue Flag.
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Galveston
Pat Cleburne Camp
Waco
Texas
Charleston
D. C
South Carolina
Custom House
Dixie
St. George
Montgomery
Ala
Capitol
L. C. Tyler
Tyler
Confederate Congress
The
Confederate States of America
Confederacy
Maryland
Kentucky
Missouri
Congress
Father Ryan
Beauregard
Joseph E. Johnston
Constances
Jennie Carey
Baltimore
Fairfax County
Louisana
Northern Virginia
Manassas
McDowell
Blue Ridge Mountains
Patterson
Jubal
Virginia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Warrenton Turnpike
United States
Congress of the Confederate States of America
Richmond
Pat Cleburne
South
Harry McCarty
New Orleans
A Golden Rule Horse Advertisement
A Chicago Record joke item reprints a Minnesota ad for a family driving horse that insists on insurance and boasts wild behavior. The seller jokes the horse prefers neighbors’ feed, is partly gentle, and requires the buyer to manage a derrick and telegraph pole hitch. Coroner’s address given for price details.
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Minnesota
Price
Chicago
Maximite Explosive Revolutionizes Naval Warfare
The Maximite explosive invented by Hudson Maxim has been adopted after tests at Sandy Hook proving grounds. It pierces twelve inch Harveyized nickel steel armor and explodes inside the vessel, potentially ending the era of heavily armored battleships. Maxim predicts triumph of torpedo craft and unarmored ships as a result. Mr. Maxim administered the experiments with government officials present.
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Hudson Maxim
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Ordnance Board
Maxim
United States
Sandy Hook
New York Press
Abbeville Press Denounces Unworthy Insinuation
The Abbeville Press and Banner condemns a recent State critique as untrue if aimed at the paper and other McLaurin supporters. It asserts newspapers should be truthful and fair in public discourse and lists various papers in the state as not having traded influence for editorial stance.
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McLaurin
Banner
Columbia
Enquirer
Yorkville
Herald
Bamberg
Post
Charleston
Lantern
Chester
Times
Manning
Georgetown
Chronicle
Honey Path
News
Greenville
Index
Greenwood
Ledger
Lancaster
Dispatch
Lexington
Observer
Newberry
Courier
Valhalla
Sentinel
Pickens
Journal
Record
Spartan
Spartanburg
Sumter
Union
Rock Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ams Cobb, JF
South Carolina Statesman
Rutledge
Mr. Lowndes
Flags OF the Confederacy
Maximite
Naval Warfare
Abbeville Press and
Tion
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