Egyptian Palace of Pharaoh Apries Discovered by Petrie
Zion Herald reports Prof Flinders Petrie of the British School of Archaeology uncovers the Memphis palace of King Apries Hophra, ruler c. 625–588 BCE. The site spans 100 by 200 feet with painted columns about 40 feet high and thick walls. A gold palanquin busting Hathor and other bronze god figures are found, suggesting layered ruins and advancing toward earlier royal records.
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Memphis
Flinders Petrie
Te British School of Archaeology
Apries
Hophra
Jeremiah
Hithertone
Medtogbi
Egypt
Petrie de Herihes
Hathor
Walla
Petri
Zion
Identification by Veins in Hand Prints
A new method of prisoner identification uses photographs of back of the hand veins. Italian Prof Tomassin argues vein patterns are unique and stable, harder to alter than fingerprints. The hand is restrained and veins photographed for lasting proof against forgery or manipulation.
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Agane
Tomas Win
Tomaasin
Tomassin
Why They Like lodoform
A Sacramento official cites criminals favoring lodoform to mask scent, believing its odor repels bloodhounds and aids evasion after crimes. He notes crooks apply the powder to clothing and gear to hinder tracking during hurried getaways.
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J. P. Munger
Sacramento
California
Kernan
Haltimore Amer
Jean
Former Sultan’s Pictures Described in Vienna Auction Notice
A Vienna paper summarizes paintings from the palace of former Sultan Abdul Mamid to be sold at public auction in Thorne Lane. The collection shows a leaning toward the Danish school with works by Makart, Munkacsy, and Meaty among Vienna studio pieces. The sale appears coordinated by the main Austrian representative.
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Venice
Vienna
Puble
Abdul Mamid
Tha
Thorne Lane
Makart
Munkaczy
Thia
Austria
Langdale Gives 50000 for Charles B Langdale Scholarship
Mrs Margaret E Langdale of Cambridge Mars donated 50000 to Phillips Exeter Academy to create the Charles B Langdale scholarship. The Langdale family, long connected with Harvard Law School, supported the fund and its namesake was a noted dean.
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Margaret E. Langdale
Camridge
Mars
Phillips Exeter Academy
Charles B. Langdale
Langdale
Bret. Charlen ZB. Langdale
Law
Sabbath Observance Urges Women to Refrain from Earning on Sundays
The Wrinda's Sabbath alliance of New York issues a call to socially prominent women to refrain from earning income on Sundays to ensure observance of the Sabbath and support community values.
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Wrinda's Sabbath Alliance of
New York
Growe Medh Sumatra Tobacco Farm Claim
A historic note from Amsterdam Georgia describes the Growe Medh Sumatra Tobacco farm as one of the world’s largest, with about a quarter of its crop claimed to be BUMAL tobacco used for cigarette wrap. The fragment references a harvest claim and regional production details.
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Uffelt
Meas
Amsterdam
Georgia
dynamite case ties to Altman and labor leaders in Chicago
Police pursue a strong chain of evidence to implicate Vincent A. Altman in bombings deflecting blame toward labor. Keys include a twenty five pound dynamite purchase to Felix Sharkey Morgan Park and a rear building sighting after a blast. Labor leaders push police scapegoat charges while planning an indignation meeting with amateur detectives Sunday.
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Chicago
Vinent A. Altman
Altman
McSurely
Trwce
Skinny" Madden
Central Station
Charles Peters
William Collins
Gaid
Dupont le Nemours Powder Company
Felix Sharkey
Morgan Park
John Raymond
Chicago Title and ‘Trust
Standard Sash and Door Company
Center Avenue
Joseph
KILLS WIFE IN SLEEP IN ROWLAND CASE
Grand Rapids, July 11. New developments in the Rowland case reveal that Warren Rowland and wife died by asphyxiation after a June 26 quarrel over their pending divorce. The bodies were found in an untenanted house two weeks later. Coroner Leroy reports the wife pulled gas fixtures from the walls and both died while she slept.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Rowland
Leroy
Warren
Elks in a Train Wreck Near Twin City Route
Grand Junction Colorado July 11 A collision between the Elks special from the Twin City and an east bound freight occurred after orders were misunderstood. Engineer Heldman and Fireman Holm and Baggageman Vaughn are believed dead under wreckage. Engineer Houston of the freight wounded. Several passengers injured. Traffic blocked six hours.
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Grand Junction
Galo
White House
Utah
Twin City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Elks
Heldeman
Holng
Vaughn
Houston
Ald Society Supplies Flags for Katy Railroad
Ald Society of the First Congregational Church in Sedalia Missouri received an order from the Katy railroad purchasing agent for 140 dozen signal flags in red white blue and green to be completed by July 31. The factory made 92 dozen flags last month and the society has long furnished flags for the Katy system, with the company supplying the material and paying a rental for making the flags.
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Ald Society
Flage Sedalia
First Congressional Church
Katy Railroad
Ame
Old Society of the
First Congregational Church
Katy
Cate
Drownings as Sioux City Flood Bites Deep
A cloud burst above Sioux City, Iowa triggers Perry creek and Floyd river floods. One man, Leo Bethreeder, swept from a dray and drowned amid $1,000,000 in property loss. Bridges and tracks wash away, blocks flood business district as rescue boats save residents. Jefferson City, Missouri also reports rising Missouri River and backwater endangering homes and crops.
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Sionx City
Sioux City
Perry Creek
Floyd River
Leo Bethreeder
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Illinois Central
Great Northern
Barnum & Bailey
Floyd
Floyd Valley
Missouri
Jefferson City
Calaway
Wares Creek
Russian Exiles Escape Near East Cape in Siberia Tale
Seattle reports an Arctic affair as 20 political convicts escape in Siberia moving toward East Cape seeking Alaska. Capt. Kallinikoff pursues. Cossacks suffer casualties, exiles loot villages and kill for refusals of dogs and reindeer. Messengers warn East Cape garrison. Vladivostok gunboat request follows.
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Seattle
Wash
Siberia
East Cape
Alaska
John W. Kelly
Arctic
N. EH. Kallinikoff
Nichuly
Kalimek
Hast Cape
Mr. Kelly
Kallinikomi
Killinikot
Ast Cape
Vladivostok
Fire Destroys Brooklyn Flats In $50000 Loss
A July fire leveled three four story houses in Brooklyn forcing tenants into the street in scanty clothing. Firemen and police conducted rescues as crowd control required reserves. Damage is estimated at about 50000 dollars.
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New York
Brooklyn
Faust
Yazoo City unveils Confederate monument in grand public ceremony
Thousands witness the unveiling of Yazoo City's monument to Confederate veterans and Confederate women. Mrs. Margaret Kinkead Thompson pulls the cord as crowds fill the streets, with a daylong program, music, pageantry, and ample civic participation across Yazoo County.
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Yazco City
Yazoo
Women of the Confederacy
Margaret Kinkead ‘Thompson
Jefferson Davis
U, DB. C
Metropolia
Delta
Norking
Yazoo City
Yazoo County
Rainy day errand in town sparks umbrella remark
A light exchange shows Mrs. Janes braving the downpour to buy an umbrella, prompting a playful inquiry about her outing in the rain. The scene captures a small town moment amid wet weather.
Embarrassing Louisville Matron Loosely Chatterbox Misses Self Censorship
The Courier Journal notes a well known Louisville woman famed for blurting remarks. Her daughter entertains a young man on the front porch while the mother chats with neighbors by the fence. A baby wanders nearby as a passerby warns against letting a child walk too young. A Philadelphia minister, newly ordained, grows nervous and misreads his audience, confessing he forgot his sermon notes and must read from the Bible.
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Courier-Journal
Louisville
Ltte
Philadelphia
Origin Of a Famous Human Food
A historic note on the discovery of Grape-Nuts as a brain and nerve builder. The story follows an active mind hampered by weak vigor who pursued a food to renew mental and bodily strength. It claims Grape-Nuts provides essential albumen and phosphate of potash for digestion and sustained activity.
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C. W. Prat
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