A Hiding Place From Asia Minor to Amsterdam
In a grim tale Gabriel agrees to wed a daughter if he can move a vast diamond to Amsterdam where it can be sold. He undertakes a risky journey via Dadourian’s plan, facing robbers who strip him and search for the gem, while the fake plotters send others on the same quest.
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Gabriel
Asia Minor
Amsterdam
Holland
London
Martin
Vienna
Bt. Petersburg
Dadourian
Dadouriin
Dadovrian
Iig
Vata Jone
Rand
Diamond Heist Ends With Royal Sale Across Europe
Gabriel is robbed multiple times while traveling to Amsterdam where a thief wounds him to retrieve a hidden diamond. The gem is cut and sold to a European sovereign for about $1,000,000. Old Da. Mourtan brings his daughter to Holland. she marries Gabriel and they receive the diamond’s full value a year later. Constance Wild.
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Gabriel
Gabriel Yeas
Amsterdam
Hn Rineelf
Europe
Europe For About $1,000,000. Old da
Mourtan
Holland
Constance Wild
Ghostly warning saves farmer from ambush in New Jersey
New York December 92 a farmer Charles Heney Durand says the ghost of his dead wife warned him of danger at home while driving from Paterson to Caldwell. A white specter spoke to him from the wagon and warned stay away to morning, then a hidden pistol shot narrowly missed him as he entered the farmhouse. Grounded for safety the night vision delayed him until daylight.
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New York
Ils
Charles Heney Durayd
Caldwell
N. J. Durand
Paterson
Durand
Jong
Wernet
Peale
Cate T
Las
Iees
Ranchiman
Abr
Okla
Germany
Werner
Frank W. Werner
East Fifteenth Street
Matbuth
Oklahoma
Salvation Army
Salvation Army and Neigh
Williamsburg
Ee Senopeam
Eenrer
Dgift
William Moyer
New Orleans
Tod Uhere
Galveston
Texas
Plains
Great Underground Ball Room Lighted Day and Night
The underground ball room at Wel hook features a skylit roof with twenty-seven octagonal prisms, powdered with crimson chandeliers, lit from above. Built by the old duke for a gallery like setting, it includes a marble bust of the “invisible prince” and a double wall to keep damp out, stretching 160 feet long and 74 feet wide.
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Welhook
Spain
Portland
Amie
Hightown
Aine
Inquiry Ordered as Western Federation Strike Proceeds
Washington reports Assistant Secretary Murray and Charles P. Neill announced an inquiry into the Western Federation of Miners strike after talks with President. The mine owners vow to reopen mines as workers prepare for escalations. 200 men believed trapped in a mining incident, with tensions mounting near Goldfield and Denver.
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Deover
Goldfield
The
Western Federation of Miners
Ree Fe
Valen
Elopes Third Time With His Own Bride
New York dispatch reports Walter Stevenson, son of Major Frederick Harper Stevenson of the 14th regiment, Brooklyn, and Eleanor Campi eloped three times amid a divorce dispute. They wed Feb. 6, faced parental anger, and fled again with guardians ad litem appointed to pursue a divorce.
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New York
Der
Inve
Ad Litem
Amd
Mr. Mra
Walter Steveneta
Stevenson
Frederick Harper Stevenson
14Th Regiment
Brooklyn
Sixth Street
Eleanor Campi
President Street
Hotel keeper beaten and robbed in New York
Mrs Helenke, 40, hotel keeper, was attacked in her room by two men who beat and gagged her and took about $1,000 in cash. They fled after threatening her and forcing entry. She later found her room torn and valuables missing. witnesses reported the assailants looted the desk and fled.
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New York
Hleluke
Miesas
Wallar Willem
Conschaian Iam
Ms. Heinewie
Wei
Rich Wisconsin landowner Baldwin dies after wealth spread
Appleton Wis Dec 12 Jorge Baldwin a native of Getjur buried in Appleton died in Wisconsin after arriving in 1820s. He left lands valued at millions including farms in Wisconsin Minnesota North and South Dakota timber tracts in Oregon and Washington. He had a wife and two sons George and Charles and is said to have owned extensive property in the Dakotas and Oregon.
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Jorge Baldwin
Gt. Juhorbury
Appletes
Wis
Wile
Appleton
Whe
Wisconsin
Hile
Ponellon
George Baldwin
South Dakota
Nebraska
Oregon
Halioin
Mr. Baldwin
St. Julmer Weald
Storktridge
Chilton
Dakotas
Oregom
Geerge
Charles
Two Lovers Dueling Feud Ends In Arrest
Paterson December 19 two young men Jacob Wire and Tobn Rows planned a duel over a girl Mis Anna Vandegyritte. The duel was set but postponed after a heavy rain. The girl had one of them arrested and in court yesterday a verdict of 900 was brought against him.
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Paterson
Jude Laws
Jacob Wire
Tobn
Rose
Misa Anna Vandegyritte
Mother Masters Thanksgiving Carving Skill at Home
In a Detroit Free piece a family tale centers on a mother who carving a duck or turkey with deft precision, while the father faces recurring embarrassment. He longs for another chance to prove his own carving, yet respects his wife’s seamless skill. The household chorus notes the contrast and tradition of who handles the feast.
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Mother Elwaye
Mother Elwaya
Father
Garibaldi Family Battle Over Hero’s Tomb
In Caprera the Gacibaldi family clashes over Giuseppi Garibaldi's tomb. Ricotti Garibaldi claims rights to the mortuary plot while the widow and heirs vow to protect the resting place from what they call an attempt to move the body to Rome.
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Rome
Giusy Gacibaldi
Caprerd
Reece
Garibaldi
Riccotti
Elaine
Tuiccionti
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Unicorn Root Claims
An old medical blurb extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Unicorn root as remedies for female ailments. It cites editors and physicians including Dr Byre and Wiley Ellingwood, asserting broad female health benefits and tonic effects amid various quoted testimonials and claims.
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Womsen
Pierce
John Byre
Revinw
Helenias
Geldom
Fyfe
Yemen
Wiley Ellingwood
M. Nett
Chilew
Iind
M.D
Juterson
Weyauaie
Breath of Death From Poor Ventilation in Cities
Chicago reports warn that air from inadequate ventilation causes deaths in crowded areas. Health Commissioner Evans cites a potential epidemic linked to poisoned atmosphere and tainted food as a major public danger.
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Chicago
W. A. Evans
Fort Dearhorn
Evan
Armerion
Amusement Notes on Vesta Romani Show at Apressemee
The Vesta Romani variety acts will headline the Apressemee on Friday December 15 with Fabio Rowan in a dual role and Miss Lote Glenmore as Count Ning. The program promises lavish stage effects, notable performers, and a curious blend of marvels and novelty acts amid a lively theatre atmosphere.
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Vada Romani
Apressemee
Romantie Acton
Levee
Fabio Rowan
Pao
Lote Glenmore
Oreiste
Wm. K Vattiv
San Francisco Tone
Frank Graham
Oscar Taylor
Jatin Lambert
al Webber
Pen Houve
Uncle Josh Perkins on Stage Tonight
Uncle Josh Perkins a four act stage show praised as natural and realistic. The road production features New York scenery Vermont settings and novel mechanical effects with a husking bee and yard dance. It is called a standard entertaining play with moral value and laughs.
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Jow
Belwy
Josh Perkins
New York City
Green Mountain State
Vermont
Origin of the word quack in law and lore
A tour through the term quack from quacksalver to quack doctor. It traces early forms, from sixteenth century cheat words to its 18th century usage tied to an Earl’s Tower Hill speech. The piece notes quackery as boastful, slippery oratory, with historical examples and shifting meanings across ages.
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Edward Clark
Henley
Farmer
Paateke
Earl of Roolstore
Tower Hill
Creature, Teacher and Pupil In Ornithology Exchange
The Baltimore American describes a classroom moment where a child guesses a long neck bird and calls it an old snoud while the teacher probes the sight and meaning of the creature. The exchange shows curious pupils and a teacher guiding inquiry.
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Sosa
Sammy
Baltimore American
Money Stringency in War Visit London Commentary
The article notes an expected tightening of cash during the wartime London visit, predicting more small coins and fewer sovereigns in circulation. It observes the financial strain and suggests the impact on daily transactions and budgeting for attendees and residents.
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London
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