Mysterious tale of Lim Thai in Siam ends in beheading
In Siam near Bangkok Lim Thai spies a box after a rich ivory merchant Thee Wan and wife burying a child. Lim suspects murder for elephants and blackmails with dream aided theory. Court proves no nephew or elephants. Lim is beheaded.
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Lim Thai
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Hunter Carl Akeley Recalls Close Elephant Encounter
The famed hunter and taxidermist describes stalking a big bull in South Africa. He recalls the elephant’s stealth, a near miss as the animal charged, and a single tusk thrust that crushed his chest before his hunter killed the beast. He spent three months unconscious at camp recovering.
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Carl DB. Akeley
American Museum of Natural History
South Africa
New York Sun
Thad
White Island a Sulphur Empire Enveloped in Clouds
White Island off New Zealand is a vast sulphur rock nearly three miles around and 900 feet high. It is perpetually shrouded in dark clouds visible for miles. A large interior crater lake, 110 degrees Fahrenheit, emits acidic vapor and steam, feeding the surrounding plume.
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New Zealand
White Island
Sour Milk and Ultraviolet Rays Explained
Violet Rays reports Dr Humbert Buzzoni states common belief that ice prevents souring milk is misplaced. Latent germs survive at low temperatures and begin to multiply when exposed to light, with ultraviolet rays destroying some microbes while promoting growth of inferior organisms.
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Humbert Buzzoni
Sea Fish Thought To Oppose Goiter In Inland Areas
Sea fish of all kinds has been found to oppose goiter in communities where goiter prevails extensively. Authors attribute the remark able prevalence of goiter and cre anism in Switzerland to scarce sea food. More frequent sea fish in the diet may prevent or cure simple goiter, prevalent in the Great Lakes basin. Sea fish contains iodine in a form similar to that needed by the thyroid.
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Switzerland
Great Lakes Basin
Royal Priestess of Prague Abbey
The most aristocratic religious institution is in Prague Austria where only a princess of the imperial family may be appointed abbess. Some lesser-born noblewomen have held the post and carried the title royal highness. The abbess assumes office in a solemn ceremony with church and state dignitaries and an archduke representing the emperor.
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Prague
Austria
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