Treasure Lake Quest in Colombia Faces Gilded Man
The British syndicate Contractors Limited aims to drain Lake Guatavita in Colombia to recover ancient treasure from the Chibcha era. Despite draining efforts and a dam project, a 30,000,000 cubic feet mud barrier remains, with rain scarce and a drought impeding progress as H Knowles leads the team in Bogota.
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Creatin
Cenme Titanea
Londonsan
H. Knowles
Bogota
Fane
Ghatavita
Colombia
Gunatarita
Humboldt
Quesada
Sen
R. J. Price
M.P
Norfolk
C. J. de Marietta
London
Central America
Berlin art collection sold to Duveen brothers for 1.25 million
The Measra Doreen Bros. have bought the late Herr Oscar dininauer’s entire art collection, valued at $1,250,000, including Botticelli portraits and sculpture by Rossellini and della Robbia. The works will be shipped to England for exhibition at the Duveen Galleries, marking a significant German exodus of treasures sought by foreign buyers.
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Nation
Berlin
Measra
Doreen Bros
Land Art
Herr Oscardininauer
Germany
Wilhelm Bode
Fayence
England
Duveen
Boy Lives on Milk Six Years in Wales
Arthur Keene, six, of Penarth Glamorgan, Wales, has survived entirely on milk for his six years. He refuses food other than milk, despite offers of meat and vegetables. Doctors are puzzled by his health as he attends Penarth Council School and remains normal in size with a cheerful disposition.
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Penarth
Glanmorganshire
Wales
Arthur Keene
Heat drives Spaniards to madness amid record heat wave
An epidemic of heat madness sweeps Spain as Madrid records extreme temperatures and people die by self harm. Four arrestees suffer violent episodes daily. hospitals treat sunstroke en masse while famine looms in southern provinces due to parched fields and failed harvests threatening thousands. The Lancet notes snails as potential food, but warns of poisoning risks and seasonal relapse after feeding.
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Spain
Madrid
Aabulante
France
Bicycles Used On Herring Boat For Scottish Voyage
Two crew members rode bicycles to the Yarmouth steamer to travel aboard for weekend use during the Scottish voyage. No fishing occurs on Sundays in Scottish waters. Also notes cheap gold mining via river dredges yielding six to seven cents of gold per ton of gravel.
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Yarmouth
Kite as lifesaver in ocean rescue scheme proposed by Mr. Cody
London inventor Mr. 8 F Cody demonstrates a three ton open boat towing a seven foot bat shaped kite at 200 yard height to attract passing steamers. He plans trials Isle of Wight to Blackpool then to South America with ten days provisions and four kites to prove kites improve rescue chances for drifting lifeboats.
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F. Cody
London
Sid
Ars
Cody
Isle of Wight
Blackpool
Brighton
Lela
South America
Strange Visions of Dead From Indian Powder Test
A London dispatch recounts a remarkable experience after handling a powder from India said to enable contact with the disembodied. The tester cites visions of crowds and familiar faces, claiming foreknowledge of letters and visits to others during trancelike states, while denying belief in spiritualism.
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Ao Bradford
London
England
India
Sarden
World Fair Ferris Wheel Blown Up in St Louis
A 100 pounds of dynamite exploded under the north side supports of the World’s Fair Ferris wheel in St Louis at 4 30 p m on May 14. The wheel collapsed into a tangled mass of steel thirty or forty feet high, with the seventy four ton axle dropping and crushing braces as it settled. The wreck ends the familiar sight for visitors at the exposition.
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New York Tribune
St. Louis
Sayle
World’s. Fair Grounds
Mi o na stomach remedy advertises quick relief
An advertisement touts Mi o na as a scientific non secret remedy for ulcers and indigestion. It claims the product strengthens digestive organs, prevents perforation, and allows eating any food with no fear after a few days. The R T Booth Company of Ithaca New York offers mail order and free expert advice.
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R. T. Booth Company
Ithaca, N. Y
Falling Off in Cheese Making Declines in Simcoe District
A Saturday discussion with Mr. J. J. Brown reveals most local cheese factories have gone out of business. From fifteen in a 25 to 80 mile radius four years ago, only two remain, one at Crown Hill. Creameries stay busy, but cheese production has slumped with dairy farmers shifting toward cattle and hogs while grain use drops. Cheese sells for about 11 to 14 cents a pound, butter around 17 cents, prompting questions about profitability in Simcoe’s dairy economy.
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J. J. Brown
Crown Hill
Barrio Cheese Board
Simcoe
Wih Butte
Ontario
Farmara
Beery
White
Kent
Corm County
Grey
Essex
Algoma Coors
Brant
Bruce Carleton
Dufferin
Dandas
Dorham
Elgin
Sane
Lincoln
Manitoulin
Middlesex
Muskoka
Nipissing
Norfolk
Northumberland
Oxford
Parry Sound
Peo
Perth
Peterborough
Prince Edward
Renfrew
Russell
Stormont
Victoria
Waterloo
Welland
Wellington
Wentworth
York
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
Acute colic and diarrhoea attacks come on suddenly. A dose of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy relieves before a doctor could arrive and has never failed in severe cases. For sale by all druggists.
Fertility of Eggs and Feeding Practices Impacts
A study tracked fertilization duration after male birds were removed from hens. Fertility ended seven days after separation with unfertilized eggs keeping longer. The report advised not keeping male birds with hens supplying market eggs, and noted that varied rations care and floor space reduce egg eating and feather pecking.
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America
Story fragment reveals tense exchange in newspaper office
A youth argues with a desk clerk about writing only on one side of the paper. The scene features a suspicious tone and a warning to avoid revealing content, with fragmented dialogue about poetry and panel use.
Swine Industry in Simcoe County
Ontario bulletin excerpt outlines Simcoe County swine trends. Yorkshire most common with Berkshires Tamworths and Chester Whites present. Crossbreeding common. some areas lean toward larger pigs while others reverse. Breeding sows declined in 1905 then rose in 1906 but below 1904. Litter size 7.29 with fluctuating prices and shipping notes. Also mentions Fruit-a-tives tonic pricing and May earnings of a company, showing net income growth and rising passenger freight.
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Ontario
Simcoe
Yorkshire
Berkshires
Givat
Sherez
Rural fire brigades seek act for insurers' two percent funding
A deputation from the Provincial Volunteer Firemen's Association led by Moffat of Merriton and R Clark of Hamilton pressed Hon J J Foy for an act like U S models, where insurance firms pay two percent of profits to fund volunteer brigades. Foy noted current tax flows to the province and pledged consideration.
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Volunteer Firemen's Association
Moffat
Merriton
R. Clark
W. Pollard
Hamilton
J. J. Foy
Operaton
Mr. Foy
Temiskaming Railway May Passenger Earnings Rise
The Temiskaming Railway reports a strong May with passenger receipts showing notable growth, reflecting expanding popularity of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario line. Earnings data indicate solid passenger demand and positive service utilization during the month.
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Temiskawing & Northern Ontario Railway
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Knowles Ito
Tittle
Kite
Adolf Schmid
Cart
Rosa Mig
Simcoe County
Iver
Musee Sewlissere
Princa-tiver
Ottawa
Temiskaming Railway
Renna Sih
St.John
Aeg
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