Lost City Is Found Three Civilizations Beneath Otumba
Reports from Mexico describe Sir Martin Conway and Prof. Niven discovering a three tier city beneath Teotihuacan near Mexico City. A seven inch clay image of a Chinese mandarin was unearthed in a tomb suggesting ancient Mongol contact and a possible Chinese presence in pre Columbian America.
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City of
Mexico
Haseen
Martin Conway
William Niven
Senor Ramon Mena
Peru
Teotihuacan
Otumba
Babylon
Nineveh
Asia
Tlge
Professor Niven
Pacific
America
Columbus
Abolition of Public Tower From Interstate Transport
Secretary MacVeagh orders the common tower removed from railroad cars ships and all interstate vehicles and from stations as part of quarantine amendments. This follows the elimination of the common drinking cup on interstate carriers. Towels may be reused only after sterilization in boiling water.
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Washington
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
Passenger Jumps Overboard on French Liner During Gale
On the French liner France from Havre, William Lees of Manchester leaped into a ninety mile per hour gale. Crew tried to rescue him with a rope ladder and a boat, but after numerous attempts the body sank despite a desperate search.
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New York
France
Havre
William Lees
Manchester
England
Lees
Poncelet
Old dog saves the cattle in prairie fire rescue
A shepherd dog saved a herd in a Rosebud country prairie fire in Tripp county. Mrs Springer opened the cattle shed to let the herd escape but smoke and flames trapped her. The dog remained at the post guiding cattle out and guarding the shed until the fire passed. The animals survived though singed. the dog did not.
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Wheeler
Tripp
Rosebud
John Springer
Counterfeiting Dig Found by Hunters in Savoy
Three hunters John Wolfe Frank Gelangey and Julian Fillion chased rabbits near a log hole in Savoy Mass and uncovered a bag of dies for counterfeiting and sacks of un stamped metal. Police suspect an Italian suspect is involved and continue inquiries.
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Savoy
Mass
John Wolfe
Frank Gelangey
Julian Fillion
Fortunes Tied to Alonzo Thompson Wills in Denver
Octogenarian Denver millionaire Alonzo Thompson has two wills prepared. The first leaves his entire fortune to his son Alonzo Jr if he braces up and acts as a man. The second leaves the son 5 dollars. Thompson may revoke the first by his conduct, and absent revocation the lawyer decides probate if the son’s behavior fails. Thompson alleges wife and son tried to place him in an asylum. wife later gets divorce and 125000 alimony.
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Denver
Alonzo Thompson
Alonzo, Jr
Thompson
Young Thompson
Europe
America
Rubens
Madrid
Salmon Fishing In A City At Puyallup Washington
In Puyallup Washington a large inland salmon run draws visitors and locals to catch king salmon near Meridian street and the Big Ditch. Carl Hill, a city surveyor, noted the appearance of the fish while inspecting the ditch condition.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
Puyallupa
Puyallup
Clark's Creek
Meridian Street
Carl Hill
Roof Gardens for New York Firemen Proposed
New York firemen are to receive roof gardens on new building roofs for exercise recreation and relief from long duty hours. Fifteen gardens are under construction and thirty more fire houses will follow as funds allow.
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New York
No Coffin Nails for H. and Boys in Shenandoah
Shenandoah Pennsylvania high school boys form an anti cigarette association and vow to use no more coffin nails. Those needing nicotine will switch to pipes.
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H. & Boys
Shenandoah
Finger Found in Tobacco by John Fugga
John Fugga removed the first two joints of a human finger from a fresh tobacco package. He vows to quit smoking before the new year.
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Findley
John Fugga
Fugga
Cruellest Worship in World and India's Thug Idols
English archaeologist Hugh Fisher describes Kali as the cruelest idol among India’s Thugs while Juggernaut is called the kindest. He details Kali's terrifying features and rites of human sacrifice and self torture such as hook swinging, with deaths reported from the practice.
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Calcutta
India
Hugh Fisher
Kail
Juggernaut
Jagannatha
FATAL GIFT OF BEAUTY A DESPERATE CITY WOMAN
Mary Morgan a ten year veteran stenographer from De Soto Missouri struggled to earn enough to live and send support home. She blamed harassment for losing jobs and nearly starved herself to death before attempting to leap into the North River. A patrolman rescued her at Bellevue where her thin clothing underscored her desperate condition.
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New York
Mary Morgan
de Soto
North River Pier
Bellevue
Gossiping Costs Him 15000 in Damages decision
In Sacramento California the supreme court held that gossiping false reports about a marriage can sustain damages for either spouse. Mrs Beula Works sued J P Campbell for fifteen thousand dollars after alleging that malicious reports led to her divorce. The high court reversed, granting damages to either spouse under these circumstances.
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Sacramento
Cal
Supreme Court
Beula Works
J. P. Campbell
Madrid Rag Market The Rastro A Life Of Trade And Horse Fines
George W. Burton describes Madrid’s Rastro Sunday market near Puerta del Sol where vendors offer garden produce, chickens, shoes, hats, furniture and antiquities. Shoppers barter fiercely as buyers and sellers shout in a vivid, bustling street scene showcasing Madrid’s distinctive commerce and social texture.
Weary Traveler Seeks Help in Moorland Cottage
A lone cyclist staggers through fog at three o clock on a cold autumn morning. He hammers at a lonely cottage door hoping for food and shelter, but a sleepy upstairs voice curtly tells him to move on. The tale ends with the window slammed and silence.
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London
King Peters Paris Attic Recall of Royal Rent and Plunder
In Paris a concierge reaps tips from visitors to an attic once rented by King Peter Karageorgevich of Servia. The 750 franc yearly lease is shown along with the king's autograph. The concierge has rebuffed offers to buy the agreement, keeping a collectible royal keepsake.
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Paris
Servia
Peter Karageorgevich
Peter
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