Zeppelin Plan North Pole Airship Expedition Named
Kaiser and Count Zeppelin form plans for a polar airship expedition from Cross Bay Spitzbergen in 1916 led by Count Zeppelin and Prof von Hergesell. The aim is scientific exploration with pole priority, weather and navigation challenges noted, including wind, fog, sun exposure and compass issues.
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North Pole
HE Kaiser
Count Zeppelin
Cross Bay
Spitzbergen
Germany
Berlin
Philadelphia Ledger
Fatherland
Arctic
Kaiser
Zeppelin-Hergesell
von Hergesell
Strasburg
Pole
Zeppelin
Zeppelin II
Amdree
Storma
Uherplored
Autamer
Naneem
Court Zeppelin
Frof
Disastrous European Match Ends in Flight to Freedom
A famous society romance unravels as Chicago heiress Eleanor Patterson weds Count Gizreki of Russian Poland. Extravagance and gambling led to debt and abuse, a child was abducted, and legal battles spanned Paris London Vienna and Moscow before an imperial decree ended the union. The Countess and her child eventually resettle in Chicago.
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Nordea
Thadur Pattersen
Chicago
Count Gizycki
Poland
Han Gix
Eleanor Patterean
Robert W. Patterson
Chicago Tribune
Joseph Medi Patteraon
Raillonaire
Bt. Peterstairs
Robert 8. McCormink
Ambassader
United States
Russia
Gizreki
Gisyek
Misa Patterson
Vienna
Taplal
London
Felicia
Paris
England
Cits
Pelicia
St. Eptersburg
Jaseph Medill McCormick
Anoter Jemnder
Patterson
Mito Acny
France
Amadeott McCoarmink
Cherbourge
New York City
New York
Gilveki
Noted Women Give Away Huge American Fortunes
A survey of prominent American women philanthropists highlights endowments by Leland Stanford Jr., his widow, and other heiresses. It covers gifts to universities, foundations, churches, schools, and aid for the poor, with emphasis on silent, steady generosity shaping society.
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The
Fox
United States
Leland Stanford
Atr
Stanford
Win
University
Ruenell
Russell Sage Foundation
Hage
Flere
Helen Gould
Jay Gould
United States Artry and Navy
Oliver Jr
P. Belmont
Willlam Ki. Vanderbilt
Nassau Hopital
Mineola
L. J
New York
Vermont Slrs
Bag
Eo Ig Eald
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
London
Giulia Marceini
Harold F. McCormick
Chicago
Misa Edith Rockefeller
Tahnu D. Rockefeller
Cuswan Uwecanes
Standard Oil In Plans To Byproduct Butter Industry
A Bayonne sourced report claims Standard Oil chemists developed a process to produce giltedge butter from crude petroleum and may build a dairy plant. The story suggests byproducts include cream and butter fat extractions, with potential to dominate butter markets abroad.
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Sioey
Standard OF Company
New York
Standard Oil Works
Constable Hank
Havenne
Netroleum Tritter Alas
Creamery Lmiter
Forreisa
Standard Oil Offi
Cials
Bayonne
Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Corporation
Peasant Antoine Finds 288 Carat Diamond at Vaal River
The tale follows Antoine a humble Vierzon peasant who prospected on the Vaal River in South Africa. Amid doubts he spied a diamond and seized it, weighing 288 carats rough and 420 carats cut. A buyer later paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for the gem.
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Antoine
Vierzon
South Africa
Franklin Clarkina
Icave
Skaren
Vaal
Gore
Motichta
How to Make a Farmer From All Ireland Review
The article argues dairy farming as foundation of national wealth and notes a Danish friend remarking on school pursuits. It contrasts Danish sagas with farming education and cites ideologies about schooling and national character. The piece ends with a quip on neighbors and expectations.
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All Ireland Review
Jienmark
German Bottle Filling Apparatus Impresses Bottlers
An apparatus fills bottles from a cask with minimal waste by a pump driven system. A pipe inserts into the keg and a top spigot fits the bottle neck, while a spring keeps the bottle pressed to the spigot ensuring efficient transfer.
The Age of the Baby and Its Figure
Mim Kitty Cooper, caretaker of a new baby, confesses she cannot determine the baby's age. She fibs and fluctuates from eight to eighteen months while chatting with Mrs. Smith, who keeps pressuring for an exact number. The mother and child observers recall the scene near the sightseers, noting the mismatch in ages and Kitty’s evasions.
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Mim Kitty Cooper
Bho
Mira Hitty
Mrs. Smith
Mattera
Kitty
Miss Kitty
Nam the Chinatown Interpreter Faces Death Threat After Sigel Case
Quan Nam, known as Little Pete in Chinatown, aided police in tracing Sigel murderers. Now a High Treason society orders Nam killed for aiding whites. Despite threats, Nam, a well educated and well connected figure, remains steadfast and defiant.
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Little Pete
San Francisco
New York
Cincinnati Times-Star
Peta
A& Barber
Quan Fick Nam
Chinatown
Nam
High
Sige
Mayhaso
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Tam
Fe Jan
Bute
Acade
Thek Hyland
Col. Rooseveil
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Trhuth
T Vanes
Fiizal
Smonyens Gizrekki
Mas
Atam
Peasant
Thomas Lenek, Jr
Sisners
Great Vale
Thomas Lynch, Jr
Tie
Angin
Lynch
George Washington
Jared Sparks
Marvard College
Thomas Addin Ismmoet
Augustian Daly
Emmet
Daly
Lenoxbrary
Chater
Mies Kitty
Fouth
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