Notable Items From Elgin and Abroad Stir Public Curiosity
A survey of varied topics notes the Peter the Great statue in St. Petersburg as the world’s largest bronze work, weighing a hundred tons. a young Manchester mill weaver, Middlehurst, believes she will inherit £10,000 from an Australian uncle. Other passages discuss Eve’s apple tree, universal shoe styles, Australian shipping growth, and coal tar derivative patents driving German and American industry.
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Peter the Great
St. Petersburg
Middlehurst
Manchester
Australia
Board of Directors
The
National Association of Bad and Shoe Manufacturers of the
United States
Detroit
Illiteracy among foreign-born in New York and New Jersey
The article notes that among large alien populations in New York and New Jersey, illiteracy remains low. It states that foreign-born and naturalized residents who cannot read or write are under seven percent even among those with first papers, while overall illiteracy hovers around twelve percent among the foreign-born. It argues literacy is a better citizen indicator, though not a guarantee.
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New York
New Jersey
United States
Waste and ingenuity in daily life and industry
A column extols inventive reuse of waste materials from coal to soap suds, noting doctors praising sewage value and bricks from woolen factory coagulum. It mentions New York ashes yielding coal, the durability of a restored violin, and observes vegetarians at sanatoriums curing alcohol cravings by bread and fruit.
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Indy
Sayls
New York
Ays Doctor Long
Javl
Resume of the New's from Washington and World News
A long, mixed United States news digest reports officials returning to Washington from various posts, Alaska command changes, and trade balances with Sweden. It notes Admiral Semmes recovering in a warmer home, a Des Moines illness, and several deaths including Judge S. I. Logan and Col. F. Ligon. Also covered are marriages, literary arrivals, Marconi wireless progress, and global unrest from Russia and Spain, plus local disasters, fires, and crimes.
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Wankington
Serritary Long
Waeshjlngton
Hingham
Maas
Gen. Young
Department of the Columbia
War Department
Charles A. Booth
Seventh Infantry
Fort Davis
Alaska
United States
Sweden
Jorsey City
Trand Rapids
Miche
Sempeon
S. I. Logan
Knox Counto
Tennessee
Mast “Tennessee
Gol. BR. F. Ligon
Alaboma
Pere Marquette Raidlway Company
Rich Haus B14 610 Worth on Bamps
Skoumy from Chicago Post reports on a remarkable feat by Rosbers showing great ingenuity in overcoming a major postage stamp barrier. The piece highlights the significant value and the inventive method used to achieve the outcome.
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Skoumy
Chicago Post
Ofiprek
Thieves Loot Chicago Post Office Vault for Stamps
Thieves tunneled into the Chicago post office vault between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, cutting through two thick back walls and the steel floor. They stole stamps valued at about 74 010 dollars and escaped through a rear door and likely used a wagon. Inspector and detective squads investigated the meticulously planned heist, with postmaster Coyne potentially bearing loss beyond limits.
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Chicago
Hasta
Vaule
Fred Spaulding
Wholesale Stamp Department
Stuart
Central Station
Coyne
Congress
Panther Attack Kills Young Man Near Glendale
A hunter near Glendale, twenty miles from Metropolis, was slain by a panther while his companion escaped after a brutal fight. The beast, believed same that has roamed Metropolis destroying livestock, was seen leap at the survivor as it fled into the woods. Farmers summoned aid. the victim’s body was carried home for burial.
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Dimera
Metropolis
Grendzle
Glendale
Metropolia
Nenro Lynched Near Columbia by District Mob
A Hampton report states an unknown negro who burglarized Dr. Paples residence was hunted down by dogs and hanged. The incident occurred in Columbia District on October 23.
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Nenro
Columbia
D. C
Hampton
Paples
Father rescues lost daughter from gypsy camp after long search
In Mercer County Ohio, Peter Bell failed to accept his daughter SHE’s presumed drowned. A gypsy band allegedly abducted her years ago, and Bell’s trek from Ohio through Illinois and Missouri led to Carthage where police stopped the leader and recovered the girl. Bell plans to press the gang for trial.
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Bell Mill
Bell
Middle West
Mercer County
Ohio
Markets Report from Twin Cities and Chicago
Market notes from Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago show mixed grain prices and cattle and hogs values. Wheat and corn fluctuate across No 1 Northern and No 4 yellow futures while cattle and hogs in Chicago and South St. Paul translate to varied pricing, with beef, pork, and lamb bids listed for multiple grades and weights.
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Bi. Paul
Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
Lee
Milwaukee
Wis
Sioux City
Towa
Chicago
Texas
Western
Ogn
Hiugh
Haniba
South St. Paul
Dewet death denial shocks Durban rumor
In The Hague on October 23, former Tranevae residents in this city reject the Durban Natal claim of General De Wett's death. The report's source is discredited and no confirmation follows.
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Macredit
Haw Quevried
The
Hague
Gen. de Wett
Durban
Natal
Cape Town Martial Law Rules Issued Amid Racially Quieted Life
Cape Town authorities issued martial law enforcement regulations aimed at minimal disruption to racial and business life. The measures allow civil law with slight modifications and require hotels to close an hour earlier, signaling tightened control over local operations.
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Cape Town
Dual lovers die in Chicago tragedy stalked by love
Chicago reports a double tragedy at the Marlborough hotel as Mrs. Charlotte Nichol and Dr. Orville Burnette attempted suicide together. Nichol died. Burnette survived with self-inflicted injuries. A note from Nichol explained the lovers could not be separated. Burnette, arrested, said his wife knew nothing of the affair. The couple left two young children at home.
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Farmers’ and
Citizens’ Bank
Tyre
Ohio
Olver C. Sands
Lincoln
Neb
Washington
Portland Flats
George Rankin
Board of Trade
Commission House
George Rankin & Co
Oak Park
Chicago
Rankin
Townhall Station
Gibson
Tribune
Edward Storey
University of Notre Dame
Hyde Park
Orville Burnette
Charlotte Nichol
Wy. I. Nichol
Nashville, Chattanooga & Louisaville Railroad
Burnette
Bue
Charlotte
Nichol
Naphville
Tenn
Ime
Marlborough
J. Nichol
Mystery bank defalcation shocks small Massachusetts town
In Sowell Massachusetts on October 29 officials investigate a bank loss at Merchants National Bank. Two employees Teller Alfred G. Smith and Bookkeeper Lewis K. Swift reportedly sought immunity by negotiating with bank officers to return part of the funds. Rumors claim a vault theft or large shortage, with figures up to 169000 cited as the shortfall.
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Sowell
Mass
Na Uonal Bank
Alfred G. Smith
Lewis K. Swift
Phila
Bof
Perish in Lake Near Harbor Springs Lighthouse
Keeper Garrett Bourlasau of Beetical Island and Walter Grubbins of Milwaukee died when their sail boat overturned on Lake Michigan near Cross Village. Grubbins’ body was later found lashed to the rigging as the wreckage drifted ashore.
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Harbor Springs
Mich
Garrett Bourlasau
Bkilligal- Jee Island
Walter Grubbins
Milwaukee
Lake Michigen
Cross Village
Grubbins
Landslide in Barbadoes devastates Boncohbel district
From Kingston Jamaica on October 22 reports detail a landslide in Barbadoes covering 600 acres in Boncohbel. Nearly a hundred houses were destroyed and the island's best plantations ruined. The governor has started a relief fund.
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Kingston
Jam
Barbadoes
Boncohbel
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