EYNEH RELEASED AY KING EDWARD EYNEH
President Boccreelt remarks to Mt London dated January 28 report that Colonel Arthur Lynch, the Irish commander later convicted of treason and lifelong imprisonment, was released on license. The move followed intercession by Sir Thomas Lipton after discussions with Michael Davitt and President Roosevelt. Lynch, freed after a year in prison, gains liberty but cannot sit in parliament or hold public office until a royal pardon is decided.
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London
Arthur Lynch
South Africa
Lynch
Associated Press
Albany
England
Davitt
Roosevelt
Thomas Lipton
Home Secretary
Ireland
Patrick A.mchugh
House of Commons
Sir Thomas, Lipton
Bawara
Persians Plead for British Retreat in Thibet Mission
Colonel Younghusband, leader of the British Thibet expedition, met a Lhasa general and several Lamag returning the visit. The general offered favorable terms for retirement, but Younghusband refused and signaled that the British advance would be resisted.
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Chumdi
British India
Younghusband
Thibet
Lhasa
Lamag
Curie Refuses Legion Ribbon
Paris notes the reaction after Professor Curie declines the Legion of Honor. The world famous radium inventor and his wife had previously attracted crowds when awarded the Nobel Prize, and Curie’s refusal sparks talk of national pride and curiosity about his achievements.
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Paris
Curie
Tribesmen massacre British expedition in East Africa
The Foreign Office reports a massacre of a British expedition under the East Africa syndicate by Tarkbana tribesmen near Rudolf Jake East Africa. Several white men killed with few details available. A second item notes a German sausage eating record by John Bracht in Munich, who consumed 39 inches of liver sausage in 21 minutes.
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Munich
John Bracht
Purgatory Sale Leads to Fraud Sentence in Munich
In Munich on January 24 a man named Schaubeck was sentenced to eighteen months for charging a woman 1260 marks to "release the lady's mother from purgatory." He used a staged ghost to frighten the daughter into paying. He paid 25 cents for the flames at a store reworks shop.
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Munich
Schaubeck
Flames
Princess Victoria of Saxe Coburg Gotha may wed Grand Duke Cyril
Berlin dispatch notes intense speculation over Princess Victoria of Saxe Coburg Gotha possibly marrying Grand Duke Cyril of Russia. The report outlines potential implications for Russian succession, court ostracism, and diplomatic backlash across Europe, citing Victoria as English royalty and detailing family ties and recent scandal.
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Grand Duke
Cyril
Russia
Victoria
Saxe-Coburg
Hesse
Berlin
Europe
Saxe Coburg- Gotha
Dake Cyril
Czarina
Czer
Michalas II
Michael
Viextimir
Russias
Baxe-Coburg
Edward VII
Hesse and
The
Rhine
Plano
Elizabeth of Hesse
Nicholas II
Grand Duke of Hesse
Serge
William
Grand Duke of
Henry
Prussia
Kareer
United States
Boris
Clark Russell Writes Though an Invalid at Sixty
Special Correspondence from London notes Clark Russell, famed author of The Wreck of the Grosvenor and Overdue, now aged about sixty, is bedridden by chronic rheumatism. He dictates from Bath to his daughters and plans a new sea tale to finish soon.
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Clark Russell
Bath
Milton
New York
Winchester
Boulogne
France
Charles Dickens
John Holdsworth
Samuel Smiles
Kennington
Smiles
Membaera
Portsmouth
Dickens
Gadahill
Rochester
Albion Tavern
Nicholas Nickleby
H. Buowden Ward
United States
Three Trains Daily to Cincinnati and Chicago
Vie Southern railway and Queen and Crescent route leaving Atlanta at 3:40 a.m. 5:30 a.m. and p.m. Through sleepers to Cincinnati Chicago Louisville Indianapolis Cleveland Detroit Toledo and Columbus.
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Vie Southern Railway
Queen and Crescent
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Detroit
Toledo
Columbus
Elephants Kill Their Keepers at St Paul Circus
London reports George Lockhart the elephant trainer and circus proprietor died after being crushed by an elephant during unloading. At St Paul January 24 an elephant frozen by cold attacked keeper Conrad Castens, crushed him and damaged the Milwaukee freight house before attendants calmed and loaded the animal onto a car.
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St. Paul
Keeper
London
George Lockhart
Paul
Conrad Castens
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Peters Scalp May Be Taken Amid Balkan Unrest
A Belgrade telegram reports Serbs and Montenegrins abroad agitating against the Kara georgevizeh dynasty. Conspiracy rumors target King Peter, with pamphlets claiming active anti Alexander moves. Servian officials tighten surveillance on emigrants while a Belgrade restaurant incident saw officers denounced. King Peter halted court martial orders.
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Vienna
Belgrade
Karageorgevizeh Dynasty
Peter
Balkan
Alexander
Draga
Neus Wiener Journal
Samkin
Francis Joseph
Only One House Left Standing In Aalesund Norway
Aalesund Norway reports a devastating blaze that wiped out nearly every building except the hospital. The 11,000 residents fled to open fields, with churches serving as shelters for children. Relief arrives from Bergen as royal donations support a public appeal.
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Aalesund
Norway
Borgund
Bergen
Sweden
Panama cautionary note on investment chances and living conditions
Frederick J. Haskin surveys Panama isthmus prospects for capital and labor. Colon’s limited real estate, rents, and population mix contrast with inland boom sites at Bohio and Culebra. He warns against overoptimism, notes high costs, poor markets for basic goods, and the dangers for unfinancial settlers, urging readers to stay away.
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Frederick J. Haskin
Panama
Isthmus
Colon
Atlantic
Panama Railroad Company
Calon
Bohlo
Culebra
Fouge
Washington
Alaska
Day or Night Ride to Cincinnati by Southern Route
A travel notice lists two Cincinnati bound trains from Atlanta. One departs at 3:30 am for 7:30 pm arrival, the other at 5:00 pm for 8:10 am arrival, using the Southern railway and Queen and Crescent route.
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Cincinnati
Southern Railway
Queen and Crescent
Atlanta
Jiminezs Men On The Run From Dominican Forces
News from Santo Domingo reports General Jiminez and his revolutionary faction are being driven toward the Haytian border. General Deschamps and other supporters sheltered at Puerto Plata depart on the US cruiser Hartford for Cuba. Jiminez is at Monte Cristi as government troops win in La Vega and Moca.
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San Juan
Santo Domingo
Jiminez
Hayden Hayti
Deschamps
Puerto Plata
United States
Hartford
Cuba
Monte Christ
la Vega
Moca
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AY King Edward
Boccreelt
Heyden Church
Ondon
Herbert
Spencer
George Meredith
Swinburne
William Watson
Thomas Hardy
Russell
Georges Gissing
Servia
Muse
Whitehal
Frederick Haskin
Tropics
Porto Rico
Havana
Jack Robinson
Canal Commission
Monte Christi
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