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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1901
Page
8
Constantinople reports Rev. M Haskell, missionary in Samakov Bulgaria, received a letter from Miss Helen H Stone indicating she was carried off by brigands on September 3 in the Djumabala district but is in good health and her whereabouts remain undisclosed.
Miss Ellen M Stone, two years in Turkey and Bulgaria as a representative of an American mission, reports she is held by brigands in Bulgaria. Her mother Maas says she has been well treated initially, later deprived due to Turkish troop pursuit. Ransom demanded is 25 000 Turkish pounds. Constantinople observers link the Bulgarian Macedonian committee to the abduction.
Paris Herald reports Santos-Dumont's balloon wrecked after hitting tall trees near the Longchamps race course. Hydrogen released, frame and car damaged, yet he remains unharmed. He plans to resume experiments if conditions allow in October or November. Also reports a deadly molten metal explosion at Price Hill Iron & Coal Co. and the death of Italian minister Count Greppi in Chile.
London reports King Edward and Queen Alexandra depart London for Scotland amid crowds at Pall Mall and Easton Station. The king handled business before travel. Balmoral guests were not American ambassador. Buckingham Palace refurnishing progresses ahead of January parliament.
The Lincoln burial near Springfield progresses as workers pour over six feet of cement the casket rests in a reinforced iron cage beneath the tomb. The marble sarcophagus will be moved back next week and no further body removals are expected.
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