Legendary cave of gold near Loma Blanca in Hidalgo county
An old Texas legend describes a Spaniard hiding immense gold and gems in a cave near Loma Blanca lake, Hidalgo County. Maps hint at a secret entrance once buried by wind and sand. recent expeditions from Kenedy aim to reopen the trail and reach the treasure chamber.
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Hidalgo County
Texas
Loma Blanca Lake
Colorado
Red Cliff
Rio Grande
Gulf Coast
Laguna Madre
Padre Island
Spain
New World
Tion
Alta Colorado
Hidalgo
Villanueva
Loma Blancs
Sans Ranch
Kenedy
Karnes County
Loma Blanca
Spiders That Catch Birds In Australia Described
Australian naturalist W J Rainbow describes large bird trapping spiders in tropical regions. Their two silk types build webs from sunlit heights up to thirty feet wide, strong enough to hold small birds though not necessarily for feeding. Nephila spiders are noted as easily tamed and capable of long fasting.
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W. J. Rainbow
Graffe
Fiji Islands
San Francisco Chronicle
Bicycle to be replaced by motor wheel according to dealer
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch report cites a local bicycle dealer predicting bicycles will be obsolete in five years as motorized wheels replace them. He argues the 750 mile Paris to Bordeaux race with horseless carriages averaged 15 percent faster shows future demand for lighter cheaper motor vehicles.
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Paris
Bordeaux
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cleveland Strikers Drill for Armed Conflict Amid Strike
Cleveland is alarmed as Brown strike reports claim forty strikers formed a company, elected a captain, and bought revolvers to avenge two killings. James OConnell of the Machinists union voiced surprise at a second strike. Four militia companies guard the works with police to prevent trouble as non union workers return.
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Cleveland
Ohio
James O'Connell
Machinists’ Union
P Lay
Fusion in Kansas and Democratic plan on candidates
Ex United States Senator John Martin states the Kansas Democratic state committee will nominate no officers of its own and defer action until after the Populist convention in Abilene. The Abilene nominees will be endorsed by the Democratic convention. Electors will likely be divided among pro free silver groups and will be instructed to vote for Bryan and the winner of Sewall or Watson.
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Topeka
Kan
United States
John Martin
Kansas Democracy
Democratic State Committee
Hutchinson
Abilene
Martin
Bryan
Sewall
Watson
If the United States Adopted a Silver Basis
The Financial News argues that if the United States abandoned gold for silver, it would gain control of markets in America, Asia, and Europe. It contends British trade would suffer, American obligations abroad rise in gold terms, and Americans could retaliate by freezing out gold.
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England
London “Financial News
Goldbug
United States
Europe
America
Asia
South America
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Pe St. Denver
GW. Wyan
Clayton's
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Berlin Cloak CO
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