Orleans Loses Hope royalist leader shifts tactics in exile
In Paris the Duke of Orleans declares no direct royalist representative in France and reorganizes followers with decentralized committees. The monarchy restoration appears unlikely as royalists, church, aristocracy, and army loyalty favor the republic. The offensive to restore the throne fades to a shadow.
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Paris
France
Duke of Orleans
Duke of
Orleans
England
Action Francaise
Leon Daudet
Senate
Chamber of Deputes
Cherokee Dill to retire after a century of work in Colorado
Grand Junction Colorado reports Cherokee Dill an Indian negro aged 114 believed oldest man in America has announced retirement after one hundred years of labor. He claims 300 pounds of gold hidden near his shack worth about 75000 to 80000 dollars and built his fortune in Leadville Cripple Creek and along the Grand river with mining.
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Grand Junction
Col
America
Bill
Leadville
Cripple Creek
Grand River
Tug Hits Whale During Fog Near Fraser River
The Tacoma bound tug Redondo collided with a whale about four miles north of the Fraser River mouth. Capt. Crosby and crew were jolted as the whale lifted the tug and ripped the propeller blades from its sides, leaving the vessel disabled briefly before the whale vanished beneath the surface.
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Tacoma
Wash
Crosby
Fraser River
Vancouver
B.C
Fraser
Clever Russian Swindler St. Petersburg Scams Insurance
A widespread life insurance fraud ring led by Sigsmund Poplavsky is uncovered in St. Petersburg. He forged identities using victims such as Ivan Fedjounin and others, collecting payouts from New York Life Urbaine Kerthh and local firms. Police will exhume doubles as they pursue multiple accomplices and note passport reliance aided the schemes.
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Francd
St.Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Sigsmund Poplavsky
New York Life
Urbaine
Kerthh
Poplavsky
Tiflis
Vladikovkay
Caucasus
Pskof
Ivan Fediounin
Fediounin
Narva
Fedjonnin
Finds $10,000 In Wooden Leg In Oklahoma City
Jacob Randall, a pauper at Canadian county's poor farm, found a large roll of money hidden in a wooden leg given by the late Alexander P. Hamilton. Randall believes the leg's owner may have relatives but none are known locally.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Jacob Randall
Canadian County
Alexander P. Hamilton
Randall
Hamilton
Rates high enough attack on Hitchcock postoffice management
The A N P A postal committee led by Don. C Seltz of New York attacks proposed second class rate increases and ridicules post office handling. It cites a House inquiry into 1911 outputs showing vast mailings and stresses the need to resist deeming mail a privilege rather than right.
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Washington
Don. C. Seltz
New York
Post Office Department
House Committee
William A. Aghbrook
Express
Hitchcock
Transportation Corporation
Congress
Immigrant Case Echoes Magdalene Tale at Hearing
Commissioner Keefe heard a woman’s appeal to enter the United States despite serious charges about her morality. Her counsel urged a new life in America, citing the Mary Magdalene case and asking for clemency or a similar outcome. The judge requested the Magdalene record.
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Keefe
Mary Magdalene
New York World
Depth records set in New York municipal building foundation
Excavation for the city hall foundation reveals a new depth record. At the southern end the sandbags reached 139 feet below the curbline, about 107 feet below average ground level, as workers continue shaping the base for a structure slated to house 6 000 to 8 000 city employees.
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New York
Love at First Sight Quip in Wedding Joke
A bride asks if the groom ever loved before meeting her. The groom replies yes, “When I first saw you,” turning the moment into a witty wedding joke.
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Ma Charlie
Bure
A Healthy Happy Old Age and Laxative Remedies
A health and age themed card touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle family laxative. It claims natural action, warns to buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product, and notes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation. The text also includes a comic exchange about secrets and resignation, with childlike humor on truth and deception.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Woman credits Postum with 20 years of relief from dyspepsia
A British writer describes decades of dyspepsia and coffee intolerance ending after trying Postum, claiming improved digestion and energy. She notes abandoning tea, adopting Postum, and even reintroducing milk, while sharing a Propaganda of wellness among neighbors and endorsing The Road to Wellville booklet.
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England
Wellville
Poatow Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Thomas W. Page
Alvin E. Sanders
Henry C. Emery
James 2. Reynolds
William M. Howard
Coloradan
Sea Monster
Pacific
Capt. Crosby
Smurnoff
Kertch Company
Boleslav Kupinsky
Helsingfors Company
Russia
Increase Plan Stirs Publishers
Geraldine
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