Gallant American and mysterious Graustark intrigue on a train
Grenfall Lorry, a wealthy American traveler, meets Miss Guggenslocker and her family on a Denver to Washington train. They recount a perilous four mile dash in a mountain coach after the train is flagged, and Lorry's romantic hopes bloom while she imagines her homeland Edelweiss in Graustark.
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Hedrick
Grenfall
American Meets Queenly Stranger in Washington Romance
Grenfall Lorry pursues a mysterious foreign party in Washington after Denver, develops a crush on Miss Guggenslocker, joins a breakfast and city drive, faces her sudden pride and retrieval of favor, and parts with an invite to Edelweiss as the train departs. The chapter ends with a dramatic goodbye and a vow to meet again, leaving the story continued.
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Denver
Goodby
L. M. Grist’s Sons
Yorkville
8. C
Yvonne
Mr. Guggenslocker
Miss Guggenslocker
Larry
Ebbitt
Mr. Lorry
Lorry
Caspar
Washington
Divine Providence in Louisiana Purchase Revealed
Ex-President argues God guided the Louisiana Purchase amid Bonaparte's plans and Santo Domingo revolts. He cites pivotal moments, including Bonaparte’s u turn on Louisiana, the role of Santo Domingo’s revolt, and the fever and casualties that shaped French plans, concluding that providence blessed America's growth and destiny.
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Louisiana Purchase
Grover Cleveland
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Autocrat of
France
Louisiana
New Orleans
Bonaparte
Louis
San Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santogo
Waterloo and Wealth: Rothschild's Waterloo Profit
The article recounts Nathan Rothschild profiting about 6 million dollars after the Battle of Waterloo. He, arriving from Brussels by rapid links and using delayed news, guided his brokers to buy as prices fell before the news of England's victory spread. Rothschild, descendant of Mayer Anselm Rothschild, built one of history's wealthiest families.
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Nathan Rothschild
Waterloo
Leslie
Rothschild
Wellington
Blucher
Brussels
Ostend
Dover
London
Stock Exchange
Ligny
England
Mayer Anselm Rothschild
Frankfurt
Germany
English Names Pronunciation Guide in Historical Form
A list of English surname pronunciations rendered as spelled forms. Names like Abergavenny Beauchamp Bolingbroke Brougham Bulwer Cholmondeley Cirencester Cockburn Colquhoun Cowper Grosvenor Hawarden Holburn Knollys Leicester Majoribank Marylebone are shown with approximate phonetic spellings to aid readers in reading aloud.
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Abergavenny
Abergenny
Beauchamp
Beecham
Bolingbroke
Ballingbrook
Brougham
Broom
Bulwer
Buller
Cholmondeley
Chumley
Cirencester
Sissister
Cockburn
Coburn
Colquhoun
Cohon
Cowper
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West Virginia
Larry Dues
Uncle Caspar
Four City
Mr. Larry
Mrs. Guggenslocker
Graustark
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Asia
Africa
Edelweiss
Gug—Guggenslocker
Misa Guggenslocker
Fortune
Capital
Sue
Waterloo and Wealth