London’s female timekeeper presidium of Greenwich precision
Miss Anita Belleville runs a unique London timing service, delivering official Greenwich time to watchmakers. Her chronometer, famed for accuracy, travels through the city by train and tram while testing against observatory standards.
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London
Oman
Anita Delleville
Greenwich Observatory
Mise Belleville
Greenwich
Miss Bellevue
Henry Belleville
Astronomer Royal
Observatory
First Dictator of Mexico Cortes Died in Seville
The article recalls Hernan Cortes as the first European ruler of Mexico who died in Seville on December 2, 366 years ago. It notes his landing at Alux or Alus, alliance with Indigenous groups, destruction of the Aztec capital, and his role as first governor of New Spain before it became a viceroyalty and later independent Mexico in 1821.
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Mexico
Herman Cortes
Seville
Spain
Cortes
Alus
Vera Cruz
New Spain
Forth
Central America
Vicwroye
Travels of Old Church Plate from Havington Parish
A history of church plate from the parish of Havington in England. Seventieth years ago the parishioners decided to melt a valuable communion service for new ale. Rev R A Cox learned of the plan and notified the rector. The items were eventually recovered and returned to the parish.
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Ley
Meory
Light and climate impact on crops in early tests
A fragmentary report discusses how potatoes cotton and radishes respond to sun exposure and shading. It notes that excessive light affected yields and that some crops failed under heavy sun while others showed better growth with moderated light. The piece hints at implications for growers and cheap cheese substitutes.
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Tad Pireside
Haute
Howe
Fragmentary Pat's Astronomy note on earth round claim
Fragmented OCR shows a dialogue about belief in the earth being round with garbled words and names, lacking clear events or quotations. The readable bits mention Pat, a discussion with Yald, and questions about geometry.
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Pat
Advice from a meddling wedding guest unfolds
An anxious bride endures a long visit from Begag, a meddlesome elder who critiques decor, lamps, and color schemes. The caller presumes intimate knowledge of the groom Jack, recalls past schemes, and urges changes while the bride resists and tries to preserve the moment.
Pink Carnations and a Forgiven Love
Duncan Lane recalls a failed gesture as pink carnations fall into a stranger’s hands. A chance elevator encounter rekindles a connection with Gwendolen and a hidden affection blossoms into a theater outing and supper at Feretti's, ending with a wedding announcement.
Fragmented Local News Snippet From An Echoed Page
Readable text describes a visitor named Cale and a person called Wrenn staying all day. The garbled OCR lacks clear events, places, dates, or organizations to outline a definite news item.
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Adortig
Frontier Days Cheyenne to Host Eighteenth Steer Roping
Cheyenne Wyoming prepares for the eighteenth Frontier Days with steer roping busting and hog-tying events from August 18 to 21 1914. The $50 000 show offers 25 000 dollars in prizes and expects at least 50 000 spectators. World champions in broncho busting and steer roping are crowned, with top roping times around 33 1 4 seconds.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Bronc ho Busting Sells Frontier Days at Cheyenne
Frontier Days at Cheyenne Wyoming hosts the eighteenth annual rough riding and other contests August 18 19 20 with prizes totaling twenty five thousand dollars and costs estimated at fifty thousand dollars Theodore Roosevelt once praised the event as bully and riders acclaim it as a sport for kings.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Theodore Roosevelt
Cheyenne Frontier Days Promises Spectacle of 1914
The Cheyenne Frontier Days festival draws about 3000 cowboys and cowgirls and 25000 spectators for four days August 16 to 21. The $50000 event awards $26000 to contestants in steer roping rough riding and other perilous contests with entrants from many countries and states.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
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Gwendolen
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Gillingly
Gwen
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Land of the Sky
Brongho
Cowboy
Frontier Days
Monogram
the Examiner Print Shop
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