Old Gambler OLeary Leaves Gambling Life Behind
Chicago legend James O Leary known as the King of Gamblers quits betting after decades at Halsted Street. Plans to transform his establishment into a chop suey place by King Joy Lo edge toward a fifteen year lease. O Leary recalls famed wagers and says he will not cover bets anymore.
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Chicago
James O'Leary
Halsted Street
O'Leary
Walden
Colo
Jim
O’leary
King Joy Lo
Monte Carlo
Faro
Dublin
Ireland
Once Housed Queen's Maids Cottage for Sale Near London
A quaint Gumley cottage on Kew Green outside London is offered for sale. Once home to Queen Charlotte's maids of honor, its rambling rooms feature a medallion of Queen Anne above the drawing room, an old carved ceiling, and a powder closet used when powdering hair in the George II era. The white paneling home includes a cellar once used as a smugglers storage.
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London
Gumley Cottage
Kew Green
Queen Charlotte
Queen Anne
George Wit
Church Flock In Scrappy Fight At Broker’s Home
Fourth Presbyterian churchgoers aided by three police officers in a chaotic clash at Lorenzo Martinez Picabia’s residence. Picabia and his wife were expelled, the Japanese butler Tamo Ohara used jiu jitsu, and four accomplices fled as furniture was smashed.
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New York
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Nineteenth Street
Lorenzo Martinez Picabia
Picabia
Tamo Ohara
Ben
Curfew Bell at Lambeth Palace Likely Final London Ring
The Lambeth Palace curfew bell, hanging in the Lollards Tower, may be London’s last curfew bell. The tower, among the palace’s oldest sections, dates to around 1415 under Archbishop Chicele, and the belfry is clad in galena with a high silver content.
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London
Lambeth Palace
Lollards Tower
Chicele
Self-styled prince weds in Chicopee Massachusetts
Henry Holder Colpus, who claims to be the natural son of King Edward and half-brother to George V, marries Mrs. Mary A. McGill in Chicopee. He asserts his royal lineage and seeks recognition from King George V through Chicago lawyer Crawford Eliot, presenting letters and personal history from Windsor to Farncombe.
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Chicopee
Mass
Henry Holder Colpus
King Edward of
England
George V
Mary A. McGill
Corpus
Crawford Eliot
Chicago
Ban on How Do You Do Sparks Paris Social Reform
A Paris movement seeks to ban the insipid greeting How do you do and replace it with a livelier opener. Observers note that most inquiries about health lead to dull exchanges or irrelevant chatter and favor a concise phrase like Salve or Je vous salue to start conversations.
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Paris
Drop Ancient Berlin Custom At Unter den Linden
Berlin ends a hundred year old rite at Bran den Gate as King and Queen of Denmark visit. Lord Mayor Adolf Wermuth greets royal guests at the station and delivers the welcome address.
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Berlin
Branden
Unter den Linden
Denmark
Adolf Wermuth
A Boy Interpreter Witnesses Canada’s Growth and Change
A 10 year old Swedish boy who helped settle Wetaskiwin Alberta twenty years ago later returned to Fitchburg Massachusetts. He recalls Calgary Edmonton and the prairie expansion now with three rail lines and land values rising from 3 to 35 dollars an acre. He plans to revisit Canada to see the new boom firsthand.
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Western Canada
Wetaskiwin
Alberta
Fitchburg
Mass
Department of the Interior
Canada
Calgary
Edmonton
Prairies
Moseson
Soda Lake in Africa Richest Soda Bed
Harper's Weekly notes English East Africa hosts the world's richest soda bed at Soda Lake with an estimated 200 million tons. The lake spans over fifty square kilometers. during a short rainy season its surface is a shallow water layer, and when a block is taken out a new one forms, allowing continued extraction for years.
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East
Africa
Harper’s Weekly
Pimples and Skin Irritation Restored by Cuticura Products
A 1912 consumer notice from Clara Mueller describes persistent pimples on the face, itching and burning, and relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about three weeks. The advertisement promotes Cuticura as a worldwide best seller and offers a Skin Book sample.
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Dayton St
Chicago
Clara Mueller
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
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Prince
Holy Land
Prince of Wales
Farncombe
Surrey
William Jepner Parsons
Sir William Jenner
Alexandria
King Edward
Massachusetts
Soda Lake
Pierce
Rogers
Johnson
B. J. Johnson Soap Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Indiana
Ilinois
Standard Oil Company
Indiana Corporation
Lana Corpora
Chicago, Illinois
W. L. Douglas
W.W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Mase
Lriterson
W.l. Doulas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Raisall Remedy Co
Blackweill
Cila
Therapion Teenes
Fougera CO
Reexman
Foley
Stamford
Conn
Indianapolis
Putnam
A. Ritterhoff
Lee N. Std St
Newark, N.J
Elmer F. Wright
Eden, Wis
Watson F.coleman
Washington, D.C
Pecos Valley
N. Mex
Frank P
Bedford
Dexter
Mas
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