Gems in Russian Church Treasures Spark Aid Plot
A Moscow decree seizes church gold and jewels to feed famine victims. Izvestia notes priceless icons at Kazan Cathedral Petrograd and Peter Paul’s with vast diamonds and gold, among treasures at St Isaac’s. Dozens of cathedrals hold gold and jeweled icons, gifts from royals and parishioners, shaping a vast trove across Russia.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Kazant
Petrograd
Peter Paul’s Cathedral
Qwetrograd
Jerusalem
Ithia
Wgharch
Izvestin
St. Isaac's Cathedral
St. Isage’s
Stac’s
Behen
Russia
Kazan
Don
Known by Headdress and Nigeriano Tribes on the Gold Coast
The article notes identification marks used by Accra women and Nigeriano tribes on the Gold Coast, describing headdress and painting styles as keys to recognition. Also reported is a Pottsville opossum that played dead to evade capture on a railroad, later killed after lying across a track despite efforts to stop the trolley car, described as unusually large and fat.
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Accra
Gold Coast
Africa
Ler
Pottsville
Qeder
Theastern Pennsylvania Railroad
Mddleport
Woman Repaid Savings by Convicts in St Louis Case
Miss Elizabeth Sutton at the Christian Old People's home received a $62 check as partial repayment of her savings taken by a supposed employer who hired her as a housekeeper then vanished. Convicts in St Louis assisted by an intermediary delivered the payment. The incident underscores prison news about the ongoing gentler crime and justice efforts.
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St. Louis
Elizabeth Sutton
Christian Old People's Home
Figures of Speech Annoy Officials Rally Across Cities
In New York navy officers protest public use of the phrase spend money like a drunken sailor. Philadelphia hosts an indignation meeting at Independence Hall by the Society for the Protection of Hatmakers against writers using as mad as a hatter. Chicago hosts a taxicab drivers meeting at the Blackstone over terms of opprobrium for chauffeurs. Omaha officials petition Congress to ban as wild as a March hare in hunting dialects. San Antonio crutch makers strike over vaudeville comedians using as funny as a crutch.
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New York
United States Navy
Philadelphia
Society For the Protection of Hatiakers
Chicago
Blackstone
Tanies Gang
Omahua
Congress
San Antonio
International League of
Kansas City Star
Symbols of Creation Scarabs in Egyptian Artifacts
The scarab beetle symbolized creation and solar power in ancient Egypt. Its circular golden form suggested the sun god, leading to widespread use in gems, amulets, and seals on mummies and artifacts. Early pieces bore names of rulers like Thutmose III, Ramesses II, and Amenophis III along with hieroglyph inscriptions.
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Sun God
Rameses ID
Makeup of Human Body and Keokuk Visit to Boston
An excerpt explains calcium as the main bone mineral and lists body element quantities such as sodium magnesium potassium and phosphorus. It then recounts Black Hawk living near Des Moines and his 1837 Keokuk delegation visit to Boston with dances and a Forrest performance interrupted by a war whoop at the Tremont Theater.
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Black Hawk
Boston
Black Haw
Des Moines
Keokuk
Vox
Washington
Waneuil Hall
Commonwealth
Statehouse
Edwin Forrest
Tremont Theater
Tadinus
Rederie
Austin Ogg
Intelligence of Elephants and Human Approach
A historical note claims elephant males allow humans within 20 to 80 yards, while females with young show curiosity and defensive behavior. The account suggests elephants are not blind to close threats as sometimes believed, noting trunk play and aggressive displays when approached.
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Trautinat's Store
Beall
Dimity
Athletic Union
Nainsock
Boys’ Athletic Union
Dad
Attractive
Rts
Maslin
Ikmcee
Jersey
Troutman
Shetland
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