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Professor Schofield has been graciously entertained in German society, and recently dined with the Emperor and the Empress. A short time ago he received 250 guests, including members of the diplomatic and artistic circles, at a musical at which many foreign ambassadors were present. It is expected that he will arrive in Boston on February...
...following books have been added to the Union library during the past week: "Checkers," Blossom; "With the Empress Dowager," Carl: "A Thief in the Night," Hornung; "Character of Renaissance Architecture," Moore; "Jules of the Great Heart," Mott '05; "Back Home," Wood; "Football for Player and Spectator," Yost...
...moment in the nation's life when her own his orical development was augmented by the outside influence of other nations. He shatters the wall separating Russia for 700 years from the rest of the world. But Peter's name marks one transition moment. The personality of the Empress Catherine II seems to absorb the entire eighteenth century...
...June 28, 1762, Catherine II was proclaimed empress. No monarch ever cared so much for contemporary opinion. She carried on correspondences with Voltaire and other great writers, in this way spreading her fame throughout Europe. As a natural result the French had great influence at court; but they lost their power after the time of Napoleon and a distinct Russian influence arose. The empress now became the centre of a circle of poets who celebrated her deeds in verse...
...democratic with monarchical principles. Bismarck did not attempt a reconciliation which he knew to be impossible. The French will never be reconciled to a separation with Alsace-Lorraine, for that would mean a recognition of the monarchical form of government over French subjects. The visit of the empress Friedrick to Paris was marked by respect on the part of the French. But when it appeared that this visit was merely to give Wilhelm a chance to say, "There you see reconciliation," Frenchmen said, "No, we will not have reconciliation...