British Naval Estimates And Other Oddities From London
London reports a navy program pushing total expenditure beyond 125 million with more than 40 million in the navy oath mate amount, including seven battleships, armored cruisers, destroyers, and submarines under construction by April 1. Also notes origins of the waltz in Germany and the discovery of purple dye by ancient Phospians via a mollusk dye trace tied to a dog.
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London
Etn Haw
Crilery
Betting System in Racing Wagers Sparks Law Controversy
A distorted report outlines a betting system at a track where women manage receipts and payouts. It describes pools, straight bets, and the 5 percent deductions for expenses, with divisions for prize distribution and handling of dead heats. The piece hints at the gambler’s decline as deductions erode winnings.
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Ahan
Wwe
Earao Parti
Howe
Seston
China
These Failings in American Fire Safety and Housing
The author lambastes U S fire fighting, building standards, and housing quality as lagging behind leading nations. He cites costly levees and maintenance, high per capita fire losses, and weak residential construction practices, urging stricter standards and investment to reduce disaster risk.
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United States
Wix
Hla
United Staten
Ilia
Gruey
Fondon
Fie
Alliott Ann Mabell
Ye Auton
New Word Neeten Introduced At City College Of New York
An innovation at the College of the City of New York introduces a new term for a blackboard that is readable from the front but not from behind. Professor Bunkerville, a chemistry teacher, explains the shift in terminology as boards pass from wall slate to a new form.
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Th College of the
City of New York
Nicholna Hoigh
Bunkerville
Chesis Try
Fragmentary Absentee Note on Maxim's Foy and Cats
A garbled passage describes Maxim's foyer and an unfamiliar scene with an American AHN cat noted to have 80 teeth while another has 43. The text is partly unintelligible, listing names and phrases without clear context or events.
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AHN
Edo
Lords Hold Many Titles In Old Peerage Listings
A garbled 19th century style excerpt lists several nobility with multiple titles such as the Duke of Abervorn, Marquis of Lanudowne, and Duke of Norfolk. A brief adjacent dialogue from the Chicago Record-Herald mentions an office boy being discharged for singing popular songs, with lines about whistling and lips sore.
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House of Lords
Abervorn
Chicago Recond-Herald
Fate of the Armies in a Turbulent Civil War Tale
A dramatic scene unfolds with Tessie, Cartwright, and Bessie amid a disrupted wire operation during a climactic standoff. An old mammy smashes the apparatus as tension peaks, saving the day and forcing a reconsideration of loyalties as the Army of the Blue faces strategic peril and personal sacrifice.
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Busse Warden
Tier Key
Meron
Hia
Carl Wright
Athough Teste
Army of the Blue
Toparkius Hersle
Tiel
Cartwright
Tessie
Bessie
Carte Walgt
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