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Newspaper

Hamilton Evening Journal

Location

Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1912

Page

17

Discovery of Belgian Congo diamonds stuns world markets

Reports from Kasai river district in the Belgian Congo describe numerous newly found diamonds near Mal Munene and Kabambala creek, with about 800 stones unearthed along 76 miles of Kasai river. The De Beers mines in the South African Union remain the largest producers, yielding 1,924,225 carats valued at millions in 1911, while legendary stones like the Cullinan of 1867 and the Tiffany diamond command immense value. experts await further details on the Congo finds.

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Iridescent Forms and a Bear Camera Tale

A fragment discusses the iridescence of mother of pearl and its relation to form, citing Harper's Weekly. It then shifts to a Canadian anecdote about a man named Bill prioritizing his camera over a friend, nearly triggering a bear encounter as the friend fled.

Harper's Weekly Bill Canada Bil

Real friend in need story of James T Brady and a New York newsboy

A veteran lawyer famed beyond Broadway helps a poverty stricken orphan newsboy in a tale recounted by William Sulzer in the New York Times. On a cold wind swept night the lawyer finds the boy shivering with torn clothes and bare feet near Duane Street, prompting a lasting impression from the encounter.

Wiliam Sulzer New York Times Ani Broadway Duane Street Hal

Opal Color Mystery and Structure

A fragmentary discussion describes opal as colorless in pigmentation and notes its nonuniform texture. It explains that internal surfaces and layered silica compact against each other, refracting light at angles to produce hues similar to a crystal spectrum.

Open a Dime Savings Bank account in 1913

Savings department offers starting deposits from 50 cents with interest on all sums. Dime Savings Bank conducts general commercial banking as well. Officers listed include Geo P Sohngen president and Clarence Murphy vice president and cashier.

the Dime Savings Bank Savings Department

The Newsboy’s Benefactor James T Brady Story

A destitute newsboy’s dying mother leads him to a lawyer who helps them. The lawyer’s care includes arranging treatment and the boy’s upbringing. The boy grows into a prosperous New York merchant who honors the benefactor James T Brady with a framed portrait in his office.

Urokia New York James T. Brady

Rides 100 Yards On Engine

Louisvile driver William Tankey had a remarkable escape when he fell on the pilot of a freight engine after it struck his autobus and knocked him several feet into the air. The engine moved about two hundred yards with Tankey on the pilot before stopping. Tankey was not seriously hurt though the autobus was demolished.

Louisvile William Tankey Lackey

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