Apus crab returns to British ponds after long absence
A small scale tailed crustacean similar to the king crab has reappeared in two ponds near Southwick in Kirkcudbrightshire after being thought extinct in Britain fifty years ago. The creature, about two and a half inches long, swims on its back with a semicircular carapace and many leg joints, drawing comparisons to earlier naturalist counts.
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Great Britain
Inez
Hempstead Heath
Preston Meree
Southwick
Kirkcudbrightshire
Schafer
Latreille
World famous diamonds and their storied pasts
The Cullinan diamond’s uncut weight near 3000 carats is set to become a gift to King Edward as Transvaal negotiates a 750000 sale. Historic gems Koh-i-noor Orloff and others carry bloodied legends of empire, conquest, and courtly wealth spanning centuries.
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Scientific American
Koh-i-noor
Loterie d'Angleterre
Great Mogul
Russia
Orloff
Koh-l-noor
Regent
Grand Duc de Toscane
Etoile de
England
Transvaal
Edward
Botha
Cullinan
Bedivere
Pretoria
India
Karna
Pox
Europe
Catherine of Rusela
Pittdamond
France
Napoleon
Louis XVI
Sancy
Duke of Burgundy
Portugal
Baron de Sancy
de Sancy
Henry III
A Little Known Inventor Patrick Delany’s Telegraph Wonders
A Kansas City Star correspondent profiles Patrick B Delany an Irish born American inventor famed for revolutionary electric telegraphy work in Nantucket He developed synchronous multiplex automatic telegraphy the Telepost system and plans a New York Chicago four wire trunk line with unit tariff.
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Patrick Delany
Kansas City Star
Nantucket
Mass
Patrick B. Delany
Ireland
England
Delany
Standard Underground Cable Company
Eld
New York
Chicago
Fragmentary Missive Reflects Editorial Barbs and Caller Banter
A garbled exchange shows a caller challenging the editor, with a terse reply about proceeding without standing idle. The text hints at a contested editorial prerogative and a tense newsroom moment.
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Elton
Newly Found Indian War Canoe Linked to Powhatan Legend
Petersburg Virginia hosts a remarkable relic unearthed April 4 1907 by J M Benny near Mattowen ferry on the Appomattox. The submerged cedar canoe 22.5 feet long resembles war canoes used by the Nottoway and allied tribes and may have once carried Powhatan warriors potentially linking to Pocahontas lore. Antiquarians deem it a significant regional artifact and plan to send it to the Jamestown exhibition.
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Petersburg
Pocahontas
Powhatton
John Smith
Appomattox
J. M. Benny
Mr. Seay
Mattoon
Pocahotlas
Hintowka
Falle
Muttowen
Mr. Beny
Mattonen
Jamestown Expanition
Rehearsing a Chorus of Skittish Stage Horses
New York report on training a chorus of horses for Broadway productions. Dr. Martha Plotter and Dee Martin manage preparation to stage movements, cues, and audience interaction, with Martin traveling nationwide for theatrical horse acts.
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New York
Jersen
New Yorker
Marthy Plotter
Fragmented Text From Obscure Chronicle Of Silent Deaths
A highly garbled narrative describes a fate tied to a person’s life and death, with references to a ritual or superstition involving Joss sticks and demonic imagery. The text traces a sequence of events from illness to death, noting a mourner and the dramatic consequences of spiritual beliefs on the patient’s future.
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