Four men become millionaires over ore land victory
In Duluth four men Frank W. Eaton Leonidas Merritt H Fagan and George J Lonstorf are now newly rich after the Supreme Court decision in Midway Co v Eaton et al over 820 acres of iron ore land in section 30 near Ely Milan. The group, once moderate in means, celebrated with news of the win and plan future steps with their attorneys Harris and Washburn and fellow miners.
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Duluth
Frank W. Eaton
Leonidas Merritt
Jr. H. Fagan
George J.onstorf
Ely
Milan
United States Supreme Court
Midway Co
Washington
Eaton
Ccaller
Fagat
Harris
J. L. Washburn
Lon" Merritt
Nebraska
Cotton Grown to Five Months Initiative
An illustration of Hungarian enterprise shows government experiments to shorten cotton cultivation from sowing to picking. By mid April to mid September takes five months, with estimates that seven months can be cut by two through seed preparation and soil additives. This outlines methods to speed up cotton production.
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Sowicz
Tacky Persons Recognize Hidden Opportunities
A brief feature notes how some individuals quickly spot openings others miss, turning chance moments into progress. It highlights traits such as quick perception, decisive action, and the willingness to take calculated risks in everyday life.
Lonquf Fame of Ponden Hall Heirs Reunited in England
William Knowles Bailey, heir to the Ponden Hall estate in England, and his cousin Anna Heaton, owner of the estate, are reunited after an eighteen year search. Bailey, living in the United States, traveled from London to Keighley and back to Ponden Hall with plans to claim the property, while Miss Heaton contemplates bringing him to America before finalizing inheritance. Ponden Hall, rebuilt in 1834 on a site with 400 years of Heath alterations, sits near Haworth and the Bronte vicarage, a church noted for surviving Cromwell era reforms.
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William Knowles Bailey, Hheir
Pondenhall
England
United States
Keighley
Yorkshire
Philadelphia
Mr. Batley
Queen Victoria
Ponden Hall
Stanbury Moor
Anna Knowles Heaton
Meiely
Rezilar
America
Iaat
Depsair
William Bailey
Anna Heaton
Mr. Bailey
Providence Hall
London
Anna Meston
Miss Heaton
América
Bailey
Heatons
Haworth Church
Patrick Bronte
Bronte
Kipling's Shift From India to Global Fame
The passage recalls Rudyard Kipling at 36, once reluctant to leave India for London, preferring an Indian journalist's career and a life among familiar faces. It notes his change of mind and growing fame beyond his earlier, parochial outlook.
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Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
India
Bombay
Tondon
Mr. Kipling
Winston Churchill on Language and Youth Hunt for a Soft Snap
In an after-dinner talk at the London Savage Club Churchill compared his five books to Moses but refused the parallel. He warned prizes favor the veteran, not the young pursuing a "soft snap."
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Winston Churchill
London Savage Club
Moses
Japan to Copy After America in Coronation Plans
Cinint Mataukera outlines that a special commission of high officials will begin in March to study finance and the royal liaison during the coronation season. Prince Komatsu will represent the emperor at King Edward VII’s coronation, signaling formal ties and potential policy replication.
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Cinint Mataukera
Las
Olinido Fuad
United States
Great Britanyi
Ogiient
Coant
Nnperor
Komatsu
Edward VII
William C. Whitney Retires From Business Career
William C. Whitney, in his sixty second year, announces his retirement after a long, eventful career. Seventeen years have passed since he peaked as Secretary of the Navy. He is among New York's wealthiest men and has long devoted time to local, state, and national politics.
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Lon Merritt
Mexico
Arizona
Washington
Fagan
Duluth
William C. Whitney
Mr Whitney
New York
Cruelty in Goldfish Keeping Highlighted
Readers are reminded that keeping goldfish in glass vessels causes suffering as they swim frantically with eyes ill-suited to harsh light, eventually tiring and dying from lack of rest. The article argues the fish are placed in unsuitable containers.
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Derness
Saittiesata
Manjing
Pine Land
Edward Lynch
Sach
George J. Lonstorf
Nicholas Lonstorf
Milwaukee
George
Marquette
L. C. Harris
Eaton and Sonstorf
le Washurn
Washuth
Lonstore
Japan
Matvokita
Rome
Thuinbert
Mme, Ristorl
Stuplnied
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