Miscellaneous notes recount thefts and curiosities
A police nap ends with a thief stealing a watch and badge in New Orleans. Paris hotel thefts spawn a hat-stealing business. A 450 pound gold bar, valued at 115000, is recovered from a Nevada mining claim after twenty days. The Rio Grande alters course near Camargo. Kingston Ontario druggists sell opium to harm the upper class. Rye and oats mature near the polar circle. corn grows further north. Azores salaries and cheap produce contrasted with California farming methods. A Washington inventor demonstrates sun-powered devices for cooking and metal work. A Russell Arizona Territory camp incident injures a boarding house miner via a ricochet. A drowning suicide at Bordentown leaves mystery about seven lovers. The Dyak sumpitan’s war darts exceed modern toy blowpipes in reach and lethality.
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New Orleans
N. OJ
Paris
Rio Grande
Camargo
United States
N. Y. Sun
Kingston
Ontario
Kengis
Norrbotten
Polar Circle
Muoniovara
Circle
Chicago Times
Azores
Glenn
Colusa County
California
Washington
Detrott
Russell
Arizona Territory
Bordentown
N. J
Sumpitan
Borneo
Breakfast in Paris Turns on Counterfeit Bills
M. Kemphill in Paris invited three Englishmen to breakfast. After the meal he showed a pocketbook of 10,000 francs, which proved counterfeit. He urged the stranger to wait while he checked, but the man fled with the bills and never returned. breakfast cost 100 francs.
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M. Kemphill
Paris
London
Mr. Kemphill
A New Town Sees Capacity Stenciled On Freight Cars
A boy asks where capacity is and learns freight cars display carrying capacity on their sides. The piece notes cars from Texas Silings show capacity 22,000 lbs with the word split by the door, a familiar sight for readers.
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Sonny
Capa—city
Texas Silings
Ostriches Arrive in Central Park New York
Twenty two full grown ostriches imported for breeding arrived in New York and are kept in the deer hut at Central Park. Owner Mr. Protheroe, a wealthy Englishman, discusses his plans to breed and farm in the United States after previously running an ostrich operation in Buenos Aires.
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Central Park
Conklin
Protheroe
Sun
United States
Buenos Ayres
South Africa
Cape Town
Orange River
Africa
New York
Buenos Aires
N.Y
Lucky Find Reveals Hidden Treasure in Four Poster
A St Louis housekeeper, inspired by a Paris letter, buys a mahogany four poster from a sick Hungarian. While inspecting the carved rose a secret compartment opens to reveal a leather bag with Italian coins worth thousands. The finder hands the money to the Hungarian couple.
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St. Louis
Paris
How Western Cities Grow
A western man tells Philadelphians how western cities expand after he slept in a tree to avoid wolves. Workmen want to turn that tree into a flag-pole for a nearby hotel, he descends and narrowly avoids a street-car and an electric wire incident.
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Alphia News
Manila Hurricane Reveals Links to Global Weather Study
The Manila hurricane devastates much of Luzon with 60,000 homeless while life and trade suffer in the East Indies port. Scientists seek causes beyond Earth, linking sun spots, auroras, and rare earthquakes to intensified storms. The article notes past events in Barbadoes, Tokyo, and the Bay of Bengal as context for understanding cyclical weather patterns.
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Manila
East Indies
Luzon
China Sea
Indian Ocean
West Indies
Bay of Bengal
Ganges
Barbadoes
Tokio
Casamicciola
Chios
Central America
Panama
Beekeepers Warned Against Glucose Feed
Beekeepers are warned that feeding bees with glucose is highly injurious and the meal is not suitable as food for any animal.
Our Young Readers and the Grumbler
The Grumbler observes faults in others and sighs at their pretensions. His greatest sorrow follows when a neighbor’s work is shown and he admits it is perfectly done, revealing his harsh judgment.
Goose or Swan: Madam Webtoes Parents Pride Tested
Madam Webtoes champions her eldest son as a swan heir until Prof Fussanfeathers' eccentric verdict and a dramatic reveal show he is just a goose. The yard bursts with laughter as pride collapses and the family learns humility.
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Prof
Fusian
Madam Webtoes
Tam
Fusianfeathers
Prof. Fussanfeathers
Jon
Hon L. Carson
The Case of White Threat and Patience
A Detroit Free Press note describes Mr White delaying confrontation after being called drunk and threatening violence. He vows to maul an opponent next spring and to demand personal satisfaction, preferring restraint to immediate intimidation while editorial staff expect his return.
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White
Detroit Free Press
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North Bloomfield Hydraulic Mine
Nevada
Couty
Grumbler
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