Burlesque Burglar at a London Ball
Henry Apps schemes to steal diamonds during a grand ballroom event hosted by Lady Staplehurst. Disguised as Captain Norman, he dodges detection with witty banter, receives a police interruption, and narrowly avoids exposure as a thief amid a crowded dance, gondolier chatter, and witty chaff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Apps
Captain Norman
Don
Dan
Lady Staplehurst
Tani
Rcent
Norman
Siiny
Henry Appa
Normin
Jim
Lads Staplehurst
Jimmy
Hin
Lady Staplehurat
Trem Ding
London
New Uses for X Rays and Other Science Tidbits
In France X rays detect adulterants in powdered food by revealing mineral particles as rays fail to penetrate. Prof Milne, famed for earthquake work in Japan, now operates an Isle of Wight observatory noting distant quakes and a Japan quake was felt at 6,000 miles. Paris experiments test trains on roads with steam traction and a small two car set. Ocean minerals show gold in seawater with estimates near 200 tons per mile of sea, totaling billions in value. Diamond to graphite turning by Moissan yields crystals via graphite dissolved in molten iron. An American visitor brags of wealth and furniture costs, sparking London genteel disapproval of vulgar displays abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
John Milne
Japan
Isle of Wight
Paris
Feright
Cites
Solugen
Liversidge
University of Sydney
Australia
Monsieur Motasan
Monleur Moissan
London
Europe
New York
Atlantic
England
Havana
Graphite to diamond and deaf phonograph device reported
Recent reports describe turning graphite into diamoni and reversing diamond into graphite via a Crookes tube bombardment using invisible molecules. Another English invention by Professor McKendrick converts phonograph sound into tactile current variations for the deaf to sense through moistened hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKendrick
England
Unhappy French Queens A History Of Misery And Exile
A reflection notes that of sixty seven French queens, thirteen left no record of misery, eleven were divorced, two executed, nine died young, seven widowed, three cruelly treated, three exiled, and others poisoned or broken hearted. The fragment ends with garbled text about sound and a stray line about a beard striking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eixty
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
Enry Apps
Hexton
Hasleigh Court
Ele
Mr. Apne
Apps
Anne
Wil
Henry Apps
Mr Apps
Norma
Peehawar
Red Sea
Banjo
Evens
Henry Vu
Thia
Lady Staplehart
John Herschel
Marla Mitchell
Mitchell
Dan Tone
Boston
Misax Mitchell
Ament
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