Remarkable prehistoric footprint found near Penn Yan New York
A professor from Hammondeport reports a five toed webbed foot print in slate near Penn Yan. The mark measures seven inches long and three inches wide with a central longest toe and smaller side toes. The specimen suggests ancient animal life or a prehistoric man, possibly transported by glaciers.
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Geologiaia
New York State
Penn Yan
N.Y
Carleton Wheeler
Hammondeport
Wheeler
Famine Strikes Three Russian Districts Amid Severe Shortage
Districts including Khavilnak face drastic depopulation from famine as villagers flee in search of work. Saratoff Province receives promised loans of wheat and oats to aid relief. Central Asia reports massive cotton losses to grasshoppers. typhus, scarletina, diphtheria, and smallpox spread in multiple volosts.
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Russia
Khavilnak
Saratoff
Central Asia
Cufa
Compulsory Voting: Belgian System Cited for Forcing Ballots
The piece notes Belgium’s use of coercive voting measures, reporting that only 6,651 of 1,068,166 eligible Belgians skipped elections while 2,930 were fined or faced penalties. It contrasts this with prior abstention rates and predicts similar enforcement in other nations.
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Ile
Belgium
Mrs Armour Jr Engaged to P A Valentine
Information from Chicago confirms the engagement of Mrs B D Armour Jr and P A Valentine though not formally announced. The wedding is expected in winter. Mrs Armour is widow of Philip D Armour Jr who died in California about a year before his father. Valentine has long been with Armour Co.
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Armour, Jr
Chicago
B.D. Armour, Jr
P. A. Valentine
Lynne Fernald
J. W. Fernald
Sanger Pullman
George Pullman, Jr
Felicite Oglesby
Ilinois
Pullman
Lfe
George
Miss Fernald
Elburn
N. J
New York
Sanger
California
Florence
Harriet
Marrie
Frank G. Lowden
Europe
Pace and Twin Pullman Sons In Death and Scandal
The story recounts George Pullman Jr and his twin Sanger, sons of sleeping car inventor George M Pullman. George Jr dies of acute pneumonia in California aged about 26. The brothers inherit despite disinheritance then wed and separate, with public intrigue surrounding engagements and marriages.
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George Pullman
California
George M. Pullman
Sanger
Pullman, Sr
Providence
Pullman
Sleep Producing Clock Attachment for Wakeful Mornings
A new alarm clock accessory promises sleep induction and timely waking. Two ebony panels with mirrored surfaces rotate to reflect light into the eyes, darkened rooms and focused gaze required, providing about an hour of sleep-inducing motion before rewinding.
Royal Love Match Joins Prince Otto to Princess Elizabeth
A Vienna sourced rumor says Prince Otto Windisch Graetz engages in a purely love match with Princess Elizabeth of Austria. The report highlights a romantic union rather than an arranged alliance.
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Otto Windisch-Graetz
Elizabeth of
Austria
Vienna
Prin
New Alpine Danger Tears Through Wire Cables
A July 20 accident on the Tribulauri summit in the Stubuler Alps shows wire cables used by tourists may be unsafe. A thunderstorm produced electric effects near the final ascent, lightning struck the cable, stunning a tourist and the guide and throwing them down hundreds of metres while others were struck.
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Alps
Stubuler Alps
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Carson City
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