Panama Canal saga shows rise and fall of de Lesseps
The narrative traces efforts to build a Nicaragua and later Panama canal. It recounts Wyse’s concession, the Universal Interoceanic Canal Company, stock manipulation, and the 1879 1880 collapse. De Lesseps paralleled Suez glory with downfall, while French assets and failed machinery shaped early American canal work.
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Nicaragua
Bogota
Simu
Lucien Napoleon Honaparte Wyse
Ferdinand de Lesceps
Albert Edwards
Panama
de Lésceps
Suez Canal
Paris
Wyse
Count de Loasaps
Universal Interoceanic Canal Company
Congress
da Lessen
la Brand Francais
Chanmpagne
Qnds
United States
de Lenseps
France
Colon
Manama
Rich but Wanderers Hold Much Real Estate in Ireland
The group known as Rich and Wanderers own substantial land though they lack settled homes. Their principal occupation is horse trading and they traveled to Aieften. Nearly all members, up to thirty years old, were born in County Roscommon, Ireland, and outsiders rarely enter the community. Catholic church laws against close-kin marriage are strictly observed with dispensations only for third cousins.
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Aieften
County Roscommon
Ireland
Historical Medical Museum to Open in London
The Historical Medical Museum, connected with the upcoming International Medical Congress, opens in London. Exhibits cover medical culture from antiquity to modern pathology, including Hippocrates Galen Avicenna and medical practices from Babylonian and Egyptian sources.
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Historical Medical Museum
London
Hippocrates
Galen
Avicenna
Where the Pins Go To
A Paris scientist Dr Xavier reports pins and needles disappear by turning into ferrous oxide in dust. Hairpins vanish in 154 days, steel nibs in just over a year, polished needles endure two and a half years. The effect explains rusting and surface scale loss of unpainted metal in the open air.
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Paris
Xavier
Yantah
Detruit Free Press Quote On Life In New York
A witty Detruit Free Press remark questions superiority of life and existence. The speaker reflects on longevity in New York while denying any claim of being superior to others. The line underscores humility and the paradox of fame versus mortality.
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Lava
New York
Detruit Free Press
Spanish King Alfonso Wardrobe Folios Style and Spending
The article details how often King Alfonso renews wardrobe items, keeping 100 to 150 suits and ordering about 100 suits yearly. It notes high spending with London tailors, a $5,000 annual tailor bill, and frequent, varied purchases including fancy waistcoats and silk polo shirts.
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Spain
Alfonso
Sam
London
Duke of Westminster
Eton Hall
Fushigo
Wualateoata
Wheeliv
Prin
Paris
Life Restored: Man Revived After Pronounced Dead
Dr Wynkoop reports reviving a man for two hours after being declared dead. He says the treatment, used 20 times for animals, was first applied to a human and could have saved Manjo's life if started earlier. He plans to continue experiments.
Married men commit fewer crimes in vast 1900s study
A district attorney report shows among 2,857 men convicted last year only 784 were married while 2,068 were unmarried. The exception is death by own action where married men outnumber single, and over nine years 7,070 married versus 14,406 unmarried convictions. Crime rises among young men under 30 with many offenders between ages 15 and 20.
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New York
District Attorney's Office
Kitchener Returns Home Amid Imperial Tension
London reports Lord Kitchener of Khartoum back from Cairo after three years of service. His homecoming arouses controversy as he reportedly ignores official superiors and the king, a breach seen as unprecedented. He hosts a reception at Broome Hall, Kent, with guests invited ten days hence.
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London
Lord Kitchener of
Khartoum
Egypt
Broome Hall
Kent
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