Great Koh-i-noor diamond tale and royal coronation ties
A long account traces the Koh-i-Noor diamond’s journey from Rajput courts to British hands, its 1850s transfer to Queen Victoria, and its place among famed jewels. It names other celebrated stones such as the Regent, the Dresden Green, the Nizam’s gem, and the Hastings diamond, noting legends, thefts, and royal connections.
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Great Britain
Queen Alexandra
Britain
Jehanjir
Aurong-2zeb
Shah Alam
Dhutip Sing
BR Mere Hay
Lahore
East Indian Company
India
England
Daryn-i-Nur
Persia
Egypt
Dresden
Saxony
Ossam
Hyderabad
Negent
Hastings
Ali Pasha
Marriage in France and the perils of celibacy
A Buffalo Commercial summary of a Philadelphia Times piece discusses marriage as essential to society and warns France faces demographic decline due to widespread bachelorhood among men and many unmarried women. It cites war, immigration, and a stagnant population, then shifts to a tangent about presidential chairs and famous diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aukog
Clai
Philadelphia Times
Mr. Hope Bouct I
Hope
Sheth Jehan
Mosul
Catherine II of
Rugala
Potemkin
France
Newark
N. J
Europe
Sedan
Rhine
Architecture shifts plan in Tokyo and Japan
European architecture claims space in Japan as modern business houses in Tokyo and other cities adopt European plans while Japanese style endures in residences. Larger homes resemble American houses. government buildings are rented and uniformly European in design. Europeans and Americans avoid Japanese hotels, finding chairs lacking.
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Japan
Tokio
Eltten
Washington Post
Snail Farming Near Paris Sparks Culinary Interest
In the Paris suburbs an unusual snail farming operation grows herbs like thyme and mint to feed the mollusks destined for a French delicacy. The large dens in Aube host the breeding and feeding, as admirers of the dish anticipate the harvest.
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Apt
Paris
Aube
Anaila
Hermit Margaret Nowland Weds after Fifty Years Secret Life
In Forest Hills Massachusetts the 76 year old hermit Miss Margaret Nowland has married Horace Stern, the white haired stranger who visited her hermitage for weeks. Her past reveals she vanished from Sioux City decades ago, then reappeared in Massachusetts living alone in a stained cottage before their Christmas wedding.
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Massachusetta
Forest Hille
Maan
Piunda
Agit Waltther
Margaret Nowland
Miss Nowlwait
Ele
Ao Tong
Qoulne
Misa Margaret Nowland
Misa Nowland
Hermitage
Forest Hills
Anon
Nowland
Miss Nowland
Mss
Mowland
Margaret’ Nowland
Talla Mtory
Eurigan
Sioux City
Citgo
Margaret Nowlind
Bella
Sids City
Horace Stern
Denver
Lune
Mr. Sterd
Wits
Sterd
Margret Nowland
Sant
Massachusetts
Forest Hilla
Doctors in Madagascar Free Di pentary Service By French
The French begin a large health program in Madagascar with a centralized medical service. A new school trains native physicians and a government run hospital in Antananarivo will offer free care to many, while mobile teams spread medicines village to village. Infant mortality remains high and pamphlets outline hygiene practices as officials aim to double the population in fifty years.
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Madagascar
Aqveral Qoite
Mailital Aervion
Ialand
Bokphale Pimiter
Antaninarivo
Tilg
Mule for Anarchy in Crude Political Theory
Goldwin Smith argues that extending public school time will curb anarchy by focusing on teaching. The theory blames agitators and performers who incite violence and provoke crowds to throw bricks during demonstrations and riots.
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Goldwin Smith
W Wali
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Mamond
Shira
Duke of Westminster
Warron Hastings
McKinley
Cortelyou
Catinat
Frealdent
Gorrigan
Crook
Qeveland
Dante S. Lamont
Henry T
Cortalyou
Buffalo Commercial
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