Jonah and the Whale Again
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes ongoing debate over whether a whale could swallow Jonah. Professor Paul Haut of Johns Hopkins argues no special whale was needed, citing the Mediterranean sperm whale with a large throat and a dubious historical reference to a “blower with wing teeth” killed near Alexandretta, suggesting the tale may be scientifically plausible.
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Jonah
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago
Clergman
Paul Haut
Johns Hopkins University
American Philosophical Society
Haut
Assyria
Alexandretta
Jonas
Smelling for a Living in Queen Alexandra’s Era
In London World report, trades rely on highly developed noses where perfumers test scents for royalty. Queen Alexandra favored violet perfume costing fifty dollars per ounce, requiring five professional sniffers to blend and perfect each fragrance for her majesty.
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Alexandra
London
Shelby County saloon license hike approved
Memphis Tenn April 28 The Shelby County saloon license was raised from sixty five to one hundred fifty dollars by the County Court after a long bitter fight. With about eight hundred saloons in the county the move boosts annual revenue from fifty two thousand to one hundred twenty thousand eight dollars a net gain of around sixty eight thousand dollars.
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Memphis, Tenn
Shelby County
Diamond valued at $500 found on Indiana farm
George Pence of Columbus owns a Brown county farm where a pea sized diamond valued at $500 was found. It is the sixth diamond discovered on the Pence property, joining a recent marl bed discovery and abundant shale in nearby counties used for Portland cement.
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Columbus
Ind
George Pence
Brown County
Pence
Browne County
Thomas Cox
Here
Bartholomomew
Brown
Bond Robbery Keeps Growing at Trust Company of America
New York April 28 bond theft at the Trust Company of America escalates from 50 000 to an alleged 800 000 in securities tied to loans by W M Dennett and the bond clerk Wm O Douglass now under arrest. Executive Committee member says 155 000 redeemable securities pledged for loans, 200 000 hidden in Dennett's Manhattan Club bed, totaling about 800 000 while much is unaccounted for.
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New York
Trust Company of America
Financial District
Wm O. Douginés
Trust Company
W. M. Dennett
Dennett
Manhattan Club
Douglass and
Douglass
Schiff at Delmonico's Dinner Praises Medical School Benefactors
Jacob H. Schiff, guest of honor at a New York Post-Graduate Medical School dinner at Delmonico's, urged patrons to support medical schools and institutions in cities with abundant talent. He praised Rockefeller Morgan and other magnates for directing wealth to education and art, urged tolerance for the wealthy, and noted the hospital debt reduction aided by the Jones bequest while highlighting the role of doctors in demonstrating the positive use of wealth.
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Jacob H. Schiff
New York Post-Graduate Medical School
Delmonico
Congress
G. N. Miller
Jones
Rockefeller
Morgan
Miller l
Mr. Schiff
Europe
Carnegie
New York Times
Axle grease as delicacy on distant trade voyage
Brooklyn Eagle reports on the Swanley freighter where crew members traded curios and axle grease with Malabar coast natives. Bossman Jake Braun claims axle grease became a prized commodity, cannibals prized it and staged grease festivals, while the crew kept trading items like coffee and ornaments for further grease.
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Coe Jake Brauns
Bush
Brooklyn
Saya
Brooklyn Eagle
Far East
Duke Braun
Malabar Coast
Jake Braun
China
Singapore
Malabar
Colombo
Front Seats at Hanging Washington
The U S Supreme Court today affirmed a Missouri high court ruling in the Willan Spaugh Jr murder case from Reynolds County Missouri. Spaugh was convicted of first degree murder for killing Sheriff Polk during an arrest attempt and the courts rejected claims of jury influence involving promised seating at Spaugh's execution.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Supreme Court of Missouri
Willan Spaugh, Jr
Reynokin County
Sherif Polk
Iron County
Spaugh
Reynolds County
Jtory
Spauch
Missouri
Federal Supreme Courts
Speugh
The Masquerader Chapter XXVIII and XXIX action
Loder tracks Lillian Astrupp at Grosvenor square and Trafalgar square as he seeks the telegram evidence. In Cadogan Gardens he encounters Lillian and twists the game, planning his next move to discredit Chilcote while awaiting Arcadian tonight for new revelations.
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Oder
Trafalgar Square
Chilcote
Merning Roon
Grosvenor Square
Lillian Astrupp
Eve
Lillian
Loder
Tillian
Hin
Jack
Himsell
Liljina
Jack Chilcote
Tuck Chilcote
Tater
Liftien
Rye
Luian
Sbe
Mla
Tos Fey
The
Arcadian
Odel
Cadogan Gardens
Bilcote
Lila
Orm
Gronvenor Square
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