Ghost ATE A Biscuit at City Temple Seance
A City Temple Debating Society meeting featured George Spriggs recounting authenticated seances. He described a Melbourne episode where a spirit form drank water and ate a biscuit, with weight changes and ink transfers investigated to test authenticity.
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London
City Temple Debating Society
George Spriggs
Psycho-Therapeutic Society
Rees Lewis
Cardiff
Father Butcher
David Jones
Melbourne
Mispronounced Toastmaster Fumbles Introduced Speaker
A comic moment at a large dinner sees the toastmaster stumble over a distinguished guest’s name, unable to complete the introduction as he coughs and struggles to say the Honorable Blnghprr jmin Wegzrxknmnoopqustst, delaying the proceedings.
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Chicago Tribune
Four Big Bargain Boys Named in Lonelyville Rumpus
Squire Durnitt of Lonelyville claims his town holds the four biggest bargains in the state. Uncle Welby Gosh of Drearyhurst confirms but asks who is the fourth. The exchange hints at rivalries and local chatter about valued deals.
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Squire Durnitt
Lonelyville
Uncle Welby Gosh
Drearyhurst
Morgan Heir Leads Moral Money Heptarchy in Steel Giants
J Pierpont Morgan Jr visits key holdings as he trains to head a vast financial empire. The heir, tall and personable, balances a rising role at United States Steel and National City Bank with active involvement in Morgan firms and New York society. He enjoys yacht club races and outdoor life as he molds plans alongside his father.
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J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr
Thomas Ryan
Young Morgan
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Ind
Morgan
London
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
J. P. Morgan, Jr
National City Bank Board of Directors
Morgan, Jr
New York Yacht Club
Long Island Sound
Gorst Egypts Real Ruler Under Roosevelt Speech Causes Change
The Roosevelt London speech draws attention to Sir Eldon Gorst British agent and consul general in Egypt long seen as the real ruler since succeeding Lord Cromer. Gorst, a New Zealand native aged forty nine, is blamed for conciliatory methods and faced replacement by Sir Arthur Hardinge amid pressure from nationalist press.
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Col
Theodore Roosevelt
London
Egypt
Eldon Gorst
John Bull
Sir Eldon Gorst
Lord Cromer
Cairo
New Zealand
Edward Grey
Gorst
Arthur Hardinge
India
Roosevelt
Old Guerrilla Chief Out As Special Attorney
Col John S. Mosby, famed Civil War guerrilla, loses his eight year post as a special attorney in the department of justice. Age and health cited, with Mosby about 73, once feared for his fearless probes into cattle land operations under Roosevelt. No explanation given by Attorney General’s office.
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John S. Mosby
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Department
Col. Mosby
Roosevelt
Gore
Fever Turns Trusted Man Into Croydon Burglar
Leonard Lambert, once trusted by Croydon firms, was sentenced to nine months for burglary and theft. After fever in 1906 he committed at least three breaks, including a Croydon jeweler raid, with combined loot about 1260 dollars. Iron production: Germany Britain and the United States supply four fifths of world pig iron.
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London
Leonard Lambert
Croydon
Lambert
Germany
Great Britain
United States
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Barstow
Mojave River
Valley Lands
T. G. Nicklin
Barstow, Cal
Victorville
Oro Grande
Helen
Nigkles
California
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