Discoveries at Babylon Unearth Hittite City Walls and Gardens
Ancient ruins near Babylon reveal a massive wall around Nebuchadnezzar's city with a 274 foot thick structure and a canal system. Excavations led by Robert Koldewey uncover a royal palace temple complex, workmen inscriptions, and hints of the famed Hanging Gardens.
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London
Syria
Mesopotamia
Beyot
Asayria
Rether
Henigter Seiat
Ecichone
Mysterious Gardens and Court Orders Reported
A judge orders suppression of testimony in a trial citing risk to ongoing cases while publishers defend press liberties. Parallel notes discuss parcels post reform proposals to forward German packages via separate pouches to speed delivery and protect revenues, with officials debating feasibility and cross border cooperation.
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New York
Chicago
Hypnotism Exhibit Fatal Accident in Woonsocket
During a Fitchburg conducted hypnotism show at the Woonsocket opera house, subject Thomas Bolton died after a 60-pound stone on his chest crushed his head when a chair collapsed. Demonstrator Professor Farnsworth and blacksmith Difford Trask were arrested as investigations began. Bolton had traveled with the professor as a subject.
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Woonsocket
KR. L
Frank E
Fitchburg
Opera House
Thomas Bolton
Bolton
Difford Trask
Professor Farnsworth
Trask
Judge Seeks to Curb Ohio Press in Johnson Murder Trial
In Sandusky Ohio Judge Young clamps down with a mandatory order restricting political testimony commentary in the Johnson murder trial. Defense argues the restraint presumes guilt and is unnecessary while prosecutors oppose revocation.
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Young
Johnsos
Sandusky
Ohio
Johnson
Foeter
Johnnson
Navy orders ships home from Asiatic station
The Navy Department directed Rear Admiral Kempf to send home the ships Concord Marett and Gastine in the late summer. The move follows a policy to reduce naval strength in the Far East, with several other vessels previously ordered down.
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Washington
Navy Department
Kempf
Asiatic
Concord
Maréetts
Gastine
Benningtos
Petrel
Oregon
Newark
Brator
Austehia-watees
Oregon's Warship Anchors Chain Snap Causes Injury
The battleship Oregon lost the port anchor chain after a defective link while dropping anchor off the harbor. Murphy sustained a scalp wound and head injury when a piece of rigging struck him as the chain snapped. Diver Herbert Young and crew to recall and search for the anchor and chain under rough water conditions.
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Oregon
Murphy
Wes
Hobson
Herbert Young Fort
Captain John Rice Dies After Long Naval Career
Captain John Rice, famed seafarer known from the Afota Gena in the South Seas, died after a lingering illness on the eve of an evening. Survived by his wife and several children, his varied life included whaling in the Arctic and service aboard the tug Flea under the local government. His passing followed a life spent at sea, with stories told from fathoms to crowds, and he left a large mourning family.
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John Rice
Afota
Gena
South Beas
Hie
Nuuann
Rai
Captain Rice
Arctic
Charles Kibling
Perber
Claudine
Mire
Steele
Willam Bush
John
Georgi
James Rice
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