The Luxor Cat Mausoleum and North Pole Distances
A survey of curiosities notes Luxor's cemetery housing mummified cats beside royal remains in mausoleums. It also mentions explorers nearing the north pole within 238 miles and the south pole being 772 miles away. A Liverpool roof garden gardens currants gooseberries and flowers under glass, with an efficient drainage system and no despoilers.
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North Pole
Luxor
The
Nile
Liverpool
Coal in India sparks Bengal steel boom on horizon
An expert predicts Bengal steel and iron trade will boom in months. Calcutta may become the heart of the east as output expands under English-led enterprise. Nearby, Sanger's circus caused a scare in Ramegate when a tiger van toppled. two tigers escaped but were recaptured. Dr Colmette of Paris Pasteur Institute narrowly escaped venom tragedy after a snake bite, saved by his anti venom serum.
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India
Bengal
Calcutta
Sanger’s Circus
Ramegate
Colmette
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Blessed Mother leads Volga sect of eleven miracle women
In Samara province villagers report a new sect of women forming around a peasant woman named the Blessed Mother. The followers live apart in hill holes, fast and pray, awaiting an imminent world destruction. She is protected by ten so-called wise virgins as a bodyguard, with the eleven women deemed to possess miraculous power.
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Volga
Samara
Soznavo
Bearded missing man found near Syracuse after long wander
George Arnold aged 82 was found three miles from his granddaughter Mrs. F. J. Warne's Syracuse home, sitting under a tree with no water and only green leaves to eat. Weak but expects to live. He had recently lived in Toronto after his wife died and had spoken of wanting to be named. One mile away his wooden leg was found. he had unfastened it and crawled over fences to reach safety.
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George Arnold
F. J. Warne
Syracuse
N. Y
Warne
Toronto
Ont
Leadville
Colo
Edward Dorrington
Edward Earl King
James Considine
Jesse Sherman
Sherman
Sarl King
Jesse Sherman, Jr
Sherman Ranch
Sherman Brothers
West
Jesse
Sherman Farm
Funeral Panic Halted at Swedish Church
During the Chicago funeral for David Linds kog crowds gathered to view the pastor’s son shot by police James P. Wiley. As the service ended a loud report and beam splinters sparked a crush at the door. The floor sank when a basement post split, causing several to faint in the rush. The pastor Herman Lindskog acted quickly to prevent disaster.
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David Lindskog
Chicago
Herman Lindskog
St. Ansgarius
James P. Wiley
Pasteur Institute Hydrophobia Mortality Rates Decline
Over the past year 1,420 patients were treated at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Eleven died from hydrophobia, seven due to late treatment. Of 1,413 treated promptly, four died, a rate of 0.28 percent. The institute’s yearly death rate has fallen since 1881 from 94.9 percent to below 0.1 percent since 1898, with only one year above 0.4 percent.
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Pasteur Institute
Paris
Leadville Ranchman’s shotgun kills three boys in town tragedy
Leadville Colorado October 13 a rancher Jesse Sherman shoots once with a double barreled shotgun hitting three boys Adams Dorrington King and Considine. Dorrington dies. King and Considine injured. Sherman claims accidental discharge and surrendered to authorities.
Pat Crowe Announces Surrender Terms In Omaha Letter
Pat Crowe mails a fifteen page surrender letter to Omaha authorities offering to surrender for the Eddie Cudahy kidnapping. He demands a $500 bond and says he will stand trial immediately but only if not jailed until a verdict. He challenges authorities and mentions past service in South Africa with the Loers.
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Pat Crowe
Omaha
Neb
John J. Donahue
Crowe
Eddie Cudahy
Chief Donahue
Crow Donahue
Manchester
Iowa
Mr. Donahue
Douglas County
Nebraska
Herod
Donahue
Cudahys
Kant
South Africa
Loers
Edward A. Cudahy
St. Joseph
Averal
Mth Africa
Murder and Death by Own Action in Boulder County
Denver reports a Louisville tragedy where John Taylor fatally shot his wife Jeanette in a yard near a livery barn, then killed himself. The pair, divorced six months earlier amid abuse and drunkenness accusations, had a son Ambrose. Jeanette Taylor died minutes after the shooting. John Taylor died instantly.
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Denver
Republican
Louisville
Colorado
John ‘Taylor
Jeanette
Taylor
Ambrose
First Street
Eflot
Rex No. 2
Tragic Collapse Ends in Mrs Taylor’s Death at Home
Emergency responders rushed to the scene as Mrs. Taylor was carried inside. Doctors arrived promptly but could not revive her, marking a fatal outcome in the residence.
Million-Dollar Denver Will Spark Legal Battle
The Colorado Supreme Court was asked to set aside George W. Clayton’s will which leaves 2 million dollars to Denver for a trust maintaining George Wyton College. The suit by Thomas S. Clayton claims the motive was self aggrandizement rather than charity, challenging the city’s acceptance of the trust established for poor white orphans aged six to ten. The case, on appeal from the District Court, revisits points from the initial ruling favoring the city.
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Denver
George W. Clayton
Supreme Court
Thomas S. Clayton
Clayton
City of Denver
George Wyton College
Carson, Skelton & Morrow
Dr Leyds Predict Boer Successes in Cape Colony
Dr Leyds told a Paris Eclair correspondent, via a Times dispatch from Paris, that Britain supplied Boers with rifles ammunition horses and food. He said thousands of Afrikanders have been driven to take the field by British informers and that decisive Boer successes in the Cape Colony are expected. He added the Boers have burned nearly all their rifles and will not dig them up until British supplies fall short.
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New York
Dr. Leyds
Iin
Paris Eclair
Times
Paris
Cape Colony
Leyds
Colorado Notes Sees Wind Storms and Early Snow
Winds scatter hay south of Florence while Denver reports first snow of the season. Colorado Springs and El Paso County plan a $4000 pest house, and Charles Hartzell of Denver is named secretary of state for Puerto Rico. Numerous regional updates include rail and bank news, county classifications, and upcoming fairs and associations. Local events cover hunting, hotel men alliance, pottery artist relocation, and library ambitions.
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Florence
Denver
Colorado Springs
el Paso
Charles Hartzell
Porto Rico
National Convention
Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek
Pueblo
Board of Supervisors
City Park
McKinley Park
Happy Home Company
Colorado
Flagler
Kit Carson County
de Beque
Hotel Men
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Rocky Mountain Hotel Men's Association
A. van Bridgle
Rookwood Pottery
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Cripple Creek
City of Mexico
Carter Museum
Andrew Carnegie
McClelland Public Library
J. J. Burns
J. E. Rizer
D. Trimble
First National Bank
Las Animas
Capital
Paul J. Gaume
Oscar P. Smith
George D. Dulin
John MclIntosh
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Cora Fay
Manila
Mindanao
Jenkins
Grand Junction
Thomas Hallock
Whitewater
William Campbell
David Allen
Grand Hotel
Allen
Campbell
San Juan
Coliseum Hall
American Kennel Association
North America
New International
Turkish Troops Abandon Chase for Miss Stone
In compliance with a Washington request Ottoman forces stop pursuing abductors of American missionary Ellen M. Stone. Ransom talks continue as Bulgarian troops and dragoons sweep Kiloklosters district and nearby ranges for the brigands. A Bulgarian guard leader tied to the case has been shot near Kostendit while the American consul and an Evangelical pastor work with Sofia to secure release. Boston clergy issue a second appeal urging full funding to free Stone, with funds to be sent to Kidder, Peabody & Co. in Boston or Bar ing, Magoun & Co. in New York. contributors will be refunded if the mission not needed or if the U.S. government returns the funds.
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Constantinople
Washington
Miss Stone
Dubnitza
Samakov
Kiloklosters
Sofia
Gaschof
Dospot
Rhodopegelbirgen
Phillipolis
Stambouloff
Kostendit
Hallo
Boston
Miss Stove
America
Ellen M. Stone
Balkan Mountains
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Devonshire Street
Baring, Magoun & Co
Wall Street
New York
United States
John L. Withrow
George C. Lorimer
John Galbraith
Park County Tragedy Mrs Vallie Held in Denver Jail
A Park County murder case centers on Mrs Upside Vallie arrested in Denver after her husband was found slain at Jefferson.Charles Baker faces a possible murder charge and Vallie is examined for feigning insanity or mental derangement as investigators connect clothing and blood evidence to the crime.
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Park County
Denver
Charles Baker
Upside Vallie
Jefferson
Baker
Vallie
Augustus Pease
Union Depot
Clinton
Iowa
Wallie
South Park
Colorado & Southern
Wood report praises U S troops in Cuba as deaths remain low
Washington Oct 12 Major General Leonard Wood reports the Department of Cuba sees excellent conduct by American troops with deaths of officers and men at 67, under 1.25 percent. Yellow fever declines due to mosquito control though several staff officers fall ill. He details fortifications tests, notes guns and carriages performed better than expected, and mentions canteen issues, beer elimination, and discipline. Burton criticizes cavalry pistol, boat, Khaki leggings and campaign hat.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Department of Cuba
Cuba
General Wood
Wood
Burton
Illness of Marquis Ito Forces Tour Pause in Chicago
October 12 Chicago reports Marquis Ito former premier of Japan confined to his room at the Auditorium Annex with recurrent heart trouble. The illness may force him to abandon his planned United States tour.
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Marquis Ito
Chicago
Japan
Auditorium Annex
United States
Grabert Deficit Exposes Large Loss in Leadville
Denver report says Charles Grabert, a once trusted Leadville businessman, vanished with a lodge deficit and large borrowings. The AOUW offers 500 reward through the surety company, as losses from Grabert Bros. may total about 15000. Investigations imply more than initial estimates, with many creditors among locals and outsiders.
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Grabert
Denver
Leadyville
Denver Republican
Charles Grabert
Leadville
Surety Company
Grabert Bros
Railway Passes Continued Plan Abandoned
Chicago October 12 railway passes will not be abolished by December 31 as Western roads executives killed the plan at a meeting yesterday. They will reconvene November 5 to decide on resuming the drive about a year hence with Harriman and other magnates backing the idea that railroad officers, employees, and their families should pay regular travel rates like all others.
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Chicago
Western Roads
H. Harriman
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the Register
Frank Bochaty
Adams
Dorrington
King
Considine
Boulder County
Colorado Notes
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