Hoax Catalogue of a Fabled Library Fooled Europe
The Fortsas catalogue, a 1600s forgery about Count de Fortsas and a private Belgian library, duped European scholars and bibliophiles. René Chalons admitted authorship, revealing the scheme as an elaborate deception. a Berlin library copy remains in the Congressional Library at Washington.
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Po ‘P. Barnum
Europe
I. N. al de Portsas
Binche
Belgium
Counts
Amsterdam
Princess de Ligne
Williamy Shepard
Castemans
Tourney
Brussels
Count de Fortsas
Rene Chalons
le Comte de Tortsas
Congress poised to pass omnibus claims bill in West Virginia case
Senate action follows senator Scott pushing 25 findings from the court of claims into the omnibus measure. Total WV items amount to 33,974 dollars in damages for church, school, and parish properties and other claims.
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Washington
United States
Committee On Claims
House
Scott
Court of Claims
West Virginia
Law Committee
Senate
Secott
Fetterman
West Main St
M. E. Church
Grafton
M. E. Church South
BE. Church South
Barbours- Weg
Chewning
St. Joan’s Episcopal Church
Charleston
Zion Protestant Episcopal Church
Charlestown
Bunker Hill
Charles- Cow
Eder
Gene Guo
Webster
M. BE
St. Albans
Presbyterian Church
Creek
Berdneh
St. John's Catholic Church
Summerville
St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Harper's Ferry
Duffields
Moorehy
Qigwon
Peters- Moss
Pewee
Presbyterian
Clarks
Springate Sco
Berkeley County
James M. Stephenson
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Martinsburg
A Red Iron Buoy Drifts Across the Atlantic to St Kilda
The people of St Kilda found a blood red conical buoy adrift in the Atlantic west of the isle. They brought it ashore amid speculation of its purpose until a visiting factor identified it as a large iron buoy that broke from its moorings in New York harbor and crossed the Gulf Stream in two years. The tale concludes with a Kempis quote about character revealed by events.
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St. Kilda
Great Britain
New York Harbor
Gulf
Atlantic
Personal News From Bluefield Areaشرق
The city saw a flurry of visitors and births as residents such as Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Shire welcomed a son J. St. Johnson of Princeton. Others include Mr. and Mrs. K. T. Faulkner with a son J. A. Chambers of Huntington. and R. Y. Luther en route home from Philadelphia.
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J. ST. Johnson
Princeton
R. Y. Luther
East Vivian
Philadelphia
Ocean voyage teaches value of system and discipline
A New York Press excerpt argues that sea travel imparts method and time discipline. It suggests even flawed individuals can improve through structured routines, noting some cannot be helped, but many ignorant or careless people benefit from shipboard order and regularity.
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New York Press
Latest tally card designs at Telegraph office
Daily Telegraph business office reports new tally card designs with prices described as reasonable. Ablet is unnamed in the text.
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Daily Telegraph
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