Promoter Ernest Hooley and His Millionaire Money-Making
A profile of Ernest Terah Hooley, England’s new millionaire promoter. He buys large concerns for around ten million pounds, then sells for twenty million or more, claiming profits from tire and bicycle deals and other ventures. He describes his financing, noting a private circle backing $75 to $100 million, and asserts his methods are legitimate and repeatable. He recounts rising from Nottingham stock dealing to dominate multiple major schemes and owns estates, horses, cattle, sheep, and yachts. He emphasizes transparency, plans one venture at a time, and points to a healthy track record from past deals.
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Ngland
Ernest Terah Hooley
All England
London
Mr. Hooley
England
Nottingham
Tolay
A Grave Duty Leaves for Conference to Report
The editor of the Billville Banner says they depart for conference tomorrow to report on the minister's salary. He notes during the year he received one black bear, seven pounds, one party and 49 cents in change, and questions how much of the change should go to the heathen abroad.
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Billville
Ancient Bills of Exchange Unearthed by Barcelona Institute
The U S consul at Barcelona reports a public institution owns seven old bills of exchange payable in Barcelona. The oldest dates to 1392 Mallorca with a 1899 and 1399 1411 1530 1445 and 1535 dated drafts. One translation shows a payment in 1392 to Sibila widow of Jaime Castello from Malorca rent.
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United States
Barcelona
Mallorca
Palma
Pisa
Valencia
Resellon
France
Naples
Sibila
Jaime Castello
Libras x
Sueldos
University of Mallorca
Guillem de Mantru
Senor
Confrere
Lorenzo Luques
Pneumatic beds in sleeping cars tested on rail line
The private car of J N Schoonmaker, VP of Pittsburg and Lake Erie, features compressed air cushions for beds. The test shows promise for ordinary sleeping cars as cushions deflate, seats fold away, and air supported beds slide into place, with side panels opening outward to reveal the transformed car.
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J. N. Schoonmaker
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
Col. Schoonmaker
Hidden rubber bed inflates to convert car into bed
An article describes a system where a rubber bag stored under a car is folded like an accordion. A valve connected to a storage tank releases compressed air, inflating the bag to press outward against the car’s sides. The bed is formed by this inflated area, with head and foot panels that fit onto the car’s sides and panels to finish the setup.
Do Mastodons Still Live in Alaska Region
A report from Alaska News cites Stick Indians claiming to have seen living mastodons in the far northwest within the last five years. A giant beast with yellow tusks, enormous mouth, and fearsome size allegedly fought another in view of one observer. The story notes mastodons’ fur and possible survival in secluded areas, urging cautious scientific interest.
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Alaska News
Siberia
Amputated Kokomo Man To Be Reinterred For Relief
In Kokomo Indiana the amputated leg of a drawman who suffered chilblains and corns is to be disinterred by order of his doctor and buried beneath the rest line to relieve his present suffering from the old complaint.
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Kokomo
Ind
Incognito Washington Woman Injured in Carriage Crash
A Washington woman whose name has long been omitted from society reports learns editors publish her companion’s name but omit hers even after a carriage accident. She discovers reporters did not know her. a friend in the carriage was also injured and later named in the article.
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Washington
The
Washington Post
Fig s and Thistles. A Moral Reflection Card
The passage exhorts readers on charity humility and obedience. It argues that tiny acts of giving should come from love and that self-discipline yields true knowledge. It warns against closing one heart to a brother and notes trials teach about God.
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God
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