Pierre Popa and the Cariboo Gold Claim Saga
Story recounts the rise and fall of Pat McKenna and Stott in the Cariboo gold rush. Stott initial claims yield nuggets despite skeptics. McKenna and Billy Ogden sell to Hannah for 16000, Hannah extracts 500000 in gold. McKenna loses his saloon, Pat dies after health decline, leaving the partner to die shortly after.
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Viseacres
Ig Holdings
Pat McKenna
Chicago
Stott
Pat
Billy Ogden
Ogden
McKenna
Minneapolis
Hannah
Hille
Rajah Buys Jungle Hunting Car for Indian Tiger Work
Rajah 8 M Sadanat Ali Khan of Nanpara India orders a jungle hunting automobile. The car costs about 20000 dollars and features a dazzle light to fool wild animals 50 horsepower buffers protective rooms and seats for six with cooling box water tank first-aid outfit and rifle clips.
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Rajah
London
Sanadat Ali Khan
Nan“para
India
Paris anti collar league forms amid strange torture talk
The Paris group Anti-Collar League organized by noted writers holds a meeting. Andre Antoine is elected president. An executive committee is formed and photographers are asked to pose for a group photo. Newspaper cuts later reveal misedited collars on the committee members.
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Paris
League
Andre Antoine
Jeauthier
Presa
Founda
Siam
Maggie Green in Amerikey Figurative Address Reaches Belfast Listener
Dr W L Northbridge recalls telling Belfast listeners to share any American contacts and a Belfast woman called Maggie Green in Amerikey. Weeks later Maggie Green, once from Belfast, arrived while Northbridge preached on the radio highlighting a transatlantic connection.
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Detroit
Ireland
United States
W. L. Northbridge
Belfast
Maggie Green
Amerikey
Samuel Nichols the generous benefactor of Jacksonville
Samuel M. Nichols, celebrated as the grand old man of Jacksonville, spent his life funding education and charitable causes. He aided hundreds of students through school, supported churches, hospitals, and a nurses’ home, and took thousands of children on trips to fairs and historic sites.
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Jacksonville, St
Jacksonville
Til
Samuel M. Nichols
Nichols
Congregational Church
St. Louis
Springfield
Peoria
King Relishes Homely Meal in Vicar’s Home
King Christian of Denmark, stranded near Ribe, enjoyed a simple village supper with boiled potatoes and onion sauce at a local manse. He applauded the simple meal comparing it favorably to royal dinners and joined the vicar and family for their modest feast.
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Copenhagen
Christian
Ribe
Graye Twins in Birth and Lifespan Pair Die in Twin Graves
Grim tale from Colorado and Indiana about Myra Scott and Cynthia Whitead, elderly twins born in Freedom Indiana. After Cynthia moved to Colorado with her husband, Myra followed. Myra died of dizziness late one night and Cynthia died two hours later of heart disease, ending a lifetime of inseparable companionship as they were laid to rest in twin graves.
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Ft. Morgan
Colo
Alamosa
Myra Scott
Cynthia’ Whitead
Freedom
Ind
Cynthia
Colorado
Myras
Belgrade Women Poisoners Club Exposed in Raid
Police raided a Belgrade club posing as a charitable group named Gueretin uncovering a women poisoners circle. Six women confessed to seeking to end unhappy marriages and the remains of some were exhumed as forensic experts found poisons in two cases. Five women were charged as ringleaders in the alleged group.
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Belgrade
Carlsbad Caverns Monument Draws Large Visitor Ranks
The Carlsbad Caverns National Monument in New Mexico has drawn growing crowds since its 1923 designation. In August 1926, 8 248 visitors explored the cave's vast chambers and highlighted features described by Dr Willis T Lee, including the Great Wigwam and the Big Room, with extensive stalactite formations and dramatic underground scenery.
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Washington
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
National Geographic Society
Society
Willis T. Lee
Doctor Lee
National Monument
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Carlsbad Cavern
Shinav
Underground Space Described by Informant Skeptic
An informant claimed a vast open underground space exists. The narrator voices doubt about the assertion, noting that readers may share the skepticism and that verification is needed for such a claim.
Mt Pleasant Family Reunion Noted At 82nd Birthday
Mt Pleasant hosts include Mr. and Mrs Wes Sweet William Patchett and daughter Carrie Mrs Hurley Murphy Mrs Olin Sweet and son Max as well as Reuben Tingley for his 82nd birthday. Noon dinner followed by visits from Will Chassey and son Fenton of Kansas. Rexford Sweet stayed overnight with grandparents Reuben and Mrs Tingley.
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MT. Pleasant
Wes Sweet
William Patchett
Carrie
Hurley Murphy
Olin Sweet
Max
Reuben Tingley
Will Chassey
Fenton
Kansas
Rexford Sweet
Seva Sweet’s
Marshall
Indianapolis Woman Visits Sister and Relatives
Mrs. Laura Gray of Indianapolis visits her sister Mrs. Jennie Sweet and other relatives. Levi Tingley, 91, died Friday at his son's home in Oklahoma and was brought to Mt. Pleasant for burial in the local cemetery.
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Laura Gray
Indianapolis
Jennie Sweet
Levi Tingley
Freday
Levi
Oklahoma
Mt. Pleasant
Carpenter Family Social Notes Include Visits and Illness
A sequence of short local items reports T. A. Carpenter dining with John Carpenter and family on Tuesday. Thomas Carpenter and family shopped in Marshall on Saturday. Matt Van Fleat visited Friday with Alex Van Fleet. Mrs. Lucy Chambers with her son Dean daughter Effie Jane and Golden appear in the notes. Carpenter also spent Friday at John Carpenter's. Raymond Lambdin called on Otis Williams Monday morning. Little Velma Williams is sick with a cold.
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John Carpenter
Thomas Carpenter
Marshall
Matt van Fleat
Alex van Fleet
Lucy Chambers
Dean
Effie Jane
Golden
Carpenter
Raymond Lambdin
Otis Williams
Velma Williams
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