Diversity of news from a bustling world page
The column surveys global events from Britain to Morocco, noting Afghanistan the seven months voyage to Liverpool, Japan's mercantile growth, Robert Morris papers in Washington, and Columbus decrees. It also covers Moroccan sultan's bagpipes, a New York interfaith meeting, Booth’s grave mystery, ostrich farming near Cairo, and a criminal trial in Italy.
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Afghanistan
San Francisco
Liverpool
Mersey
Robert Morris
Washington
Congressional Library
Columbus
America
New York
Baron and Baroness
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
George L. Porter
Bridgeport
Conn
Lincoln
Booth
Washington Arsenal
Baldwin Seeks Polar Aurora Power Expedition
Evelyn B Baldwin plans an Arctic voyage to Norway aboard the ships America and Frithjof, funded by William Ziegler with 1.5 million dollars, to demonstrate extracting electricity from the Aurora Borealis for propulsion and dynamo work.
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Evelyn B. Baldwin
North Pole
Norway
America
Frithjof
William Ziegler
Bulgaria Faces Debt Strain and Macedonian Conspiracies
The article outlines Bulgaria's grave financial strain from excess spending and a failed railway scheme, with tax payments falling short of debts. It notes political instability in Sofia, rumors of Macedonian plots against Turkey, and authorities arresting conspirators. It also mentions the Chinese emperor's tobacco habit and Valparaiso tram conductors becoming women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Sofia
Turkey
Porte
Greece
Macedonia
Rand Family Plans Move to New York Amid Herron Divorce
Mrs. E. D. Rand and daughter Carrie Rand leave Grinnell Iowa for New York where Miss Rand is said to wed Dr. George D. Herron the noted socialist. Herron divorce decree awaited a $60 000 payment. The Rand family may sail to Europe later.
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E. D. Rand
Carrie E. Rand
Grinnell
Iowa
New York
Miss Rand
George D. Herron
Dr. Herron
Rands
Herron
Fifth Avenue
Fortyfifth Street
Europe
Bulgaria Recalls the Eastern Question
Bulgaria remains a focal point of European concern as Balkan states, including Bulgaria, linger in political anxiety. The article notes a perennial eastern question overshadowed by the far eastern issue and highlights Bulgaria as a key principal authority in the Balkans.
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Balkan
Principality of
Bulgaria
Banyan Tree of India Described in Illustrative Detail
The passage explains the banyan tree’s growth pattern. It notes the main trunk with many secondary trunks and shoots that root from branches. Over time the tree covers an acre and shelters large caravans under its foliage.
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India
Actress Marie Studholme Becomes Maharanee of Kuch Behan
Marie Studholme once a famed New York stage beauty and Gaiety star in London has married the maharajah of Kuch Behan India. They reside in St John’s Wood London and plan an unpretentious life. She previously wed Gilbert Porteus in America and later obtained a divorce.
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Daudet
Sapho
Marie Studholme
New York
Kuch- Behan
India
St. John’s Woods
London
Miss Studholme
America
George Edwardes
Gilbert Porteus
Porteus
Gaiety Theater
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