Rising Sun Diamond Said to Bear Curse and Strange Fate
The article recalls legends of cursed jewels and notes the Rising Sun diamond, weighing 102 carats, linked to misfortune in its history. It traces owners from a Russian family to India, with past sale prices and auction uncertainty, and cites auctioneer W. E. Hurcomb on its value being determined by demand.
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Sandy
Capt
C. R. Lucas
South Africa
Aga Khan
France
Sweden
India
W. E. Hurcomb
Four Nations Asked to Aid Hunt for U S Heiress
Boston reports that France Great Britain Germany and Switzerland will be asked to help locate Lucienne Helen Nolan heiress to a $180000 Hartford estate. Thomas D Lavelle says Congressman Gallivan will push State Department to start a formal search. The child has not been heard from since 1925 when Nolan died in Switzerland.
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Boston
France
Great Britain
Germany
Switzerland
Lucienne Helen Nolan
Harry E. Nolan
Hartford
Conn
Thomas D Lavelle
Lucienne Bond
Quincy
James Gallivan
State Department
Washington
Bond
Nolan
Waves for Men Rise as West End Hair Trend
Permanent waves for men are growing as a fashionable business in west London with stylish salons in the west end. The treatment costs £25 and is popular among actors. Resulting waves require hair brushed straight back with no parting.
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London
West End
Real Realism in Moscow Costs Film Producer His Job
A renowned film producer in Moscow loses government position after creating a movie that portrays American extravagance. The government cites overindulgent spending and political sensitivity as reasons for the firing.
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Moscow
Kansan City and KU-MU students imitate long hair trends
The piece notes University of Kansas and University of Missouri students growing long hair, upsetting barbers and stylists. Missouri reports 60 percent of girls with long hair or resembling it, while Kansas students show similar trends and increasing popularity of elongated styles.
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Kansan City
University of Kansas
Lawrence
University of Missouri
Wangsssihs
Cat Warns Mistress of Robbers in Home
In Oconto Wisconsin a 20 pound cat named Pat frightened two robbers at the home of Mrs Stel en McClelland. The feline jumped on the bed to wake her after the intruders entered the house, alerting the mistress to their escape.
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Cat
Oconto
Wis
Pat
Stelen McClelland
Flagellantes Survive in Northern New Mexico
In northern New Mexico Taos Colfax Rio Arriba Mora San Miguel Sandoval Valencia counties sightings report a living Penitente cult. The group dating to medieval Italy tortures the body for spiritual bliss with three orders and methods including cross marks and yucca rope flogging.
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Santa Fe
N.J
United States
New Mexico
Taos
Colfax
Rio Arriba
Mora
San Miguel
Sandoval
Valencia
Italy
Clement VI
Spain
Portugal
Mexico
Poking Conductor in Eye Costs and Breakage Fees
Berlin readers learn the cost of vandalism in winter travel with detailed charges for damaged electric railroad interiors. Fees cover window breaks at 20 cents per five square inches, up to 2 dollars for a ruined pane, and various items such as gas globes, mantles, bulbs, and ash trays priced from 40 cents to 1 50 dollars plus other small fittings.
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Berlin
Germany
Wins Firemen's Lottery After House Burns Down Budapest
Emil Peternell a Hungarian engineer living in Bucharest bought a Romanian firemen's lottery ticket to aid indigent firemen families. His house burned down soon after, leaving him with no insured fortune. He then learned his ticket won the top prize of 1,000,000 Romanian lei roughly $5,000.
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Budapest
Emil Peternell
Bucharest
Emil
Gold Hidden in Walls Tied to 1880 Rosendale Murder
Workmen tearing down Dr. P I Talbot’s old Rosendale farm residence in Kansas City Missouri found gold coins hidden inside walls of the room where the doctor was shot by his two sons. Early discoveries totaled more than $100 with belief more cash remains. Talbot died after being shot on September 18 1880. his sons were hanged July 1832 after three trials.
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Kansas City
Rosendale
P. I. Talbot
Svere
Sailor Alfred Teouxel Dies at Age Eighty After Seven Decades at Sea
Alfred Teouxel, longtime dean of Prevch seamen, died aged eighty-one. He logged seventy-one years at sea, a record for a sailor. He served in multiple ships and rose to prominence in seafaring circles. He is mourned by former crewmates and the Prevch maritime community.
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Innis
Alfred Teouxel
Prevch
Urce Veara
University of Witnois cited as a fourfold center of service
President David Kinley described the university as more than teaching. He outlined four functions: teaching, training new faculty and researchers, investigation and research for practical advances, and supplying experts for public meetings and conferences. He noted energy varies by unit, with colleges like Agriculture and Engineering focusing on farm and industrial research.
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University of Witnois
David Kinley
Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering
Better Community Movement and Art Extension Effort
The University of Illinois fosters the Better Community Movement through the Art Extension committee. It cooperates with state agencies to elevate life by cultivating beauty in nature and art, guiding local groups without displacement. Each year about a hundred representatives tour historic and scenic sites to inspire parks, libraries, churches, and schools and promote constructive discussion.
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University of Ilinois
University
Illinois
Art Extension Committee
Tllinois
Japan seeks earthquake aid from University of Illinois
Dr Abe Miki of Japan’s Imperial Government Railways has come to the University of Illinois to obtain help in solving earthquake damage to buildings. He arrived after work at the University of Dublin and is collaborating with Illinois and Japanese authorities on reinforced concrete stress and related problems.
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A. N. Talbot
Mikishi Abe
Grand Central Division
Imperial Government Railways
Tokyo
Japan
University of Illinois
Imperial
Doctor Abe
University of Dulnois
America
University of Sinois
Shérsaz
Sapan
University of Tilimore
Immore
Great Men's Passion for Odd Collections
When Whistler faced money troubles he pawned etchings to buy wine and Nankin china while Rossetti pursued old furniture and Japanese bric a brac. He kept a house as a museum and menagerie with raccoons armadillos salamanders and chameleons among manuscripts and instruments. The raccoon and a dangerous zebra were disposed of after damaging items. A collector of nooses added a morbid taste.
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Whistler
Rossetti
Literature owes much to early troubadours
Mentor Magazine notes the troubadour as a knight poet roaming from northern Spain to Provence and Italy. His 2,500 surviving songs illuminate medieval thought and customs, spanning drama romances and fables, preserving Langue d O c as a rich and harmonious literary heritage.
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Spain
Provence
France
Italy
Europe
Mentor Magazine
Love of pets enriches life and shapes character
The San Francisco Chronicle muses on the value of pets from dogs and cats to horses goats and even fish and mutts. Pets teach patience compassion and form a birthright of childhood through daily companionship.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Whistler's Old Battersea Bridge Sold for 2000 Guineas
The Nocturne Blue and Gold by Whistler was painted in two days, the opposing counsel in 1878 questioned the value. Whistler replied that he asked for the knowledge of a lifetime. The work later sold for 2000 guineas.
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Whistler
Battersea Bridge
Forbes
Ruskin
Train speeds of birds rival rapid locomotion tests
A German investigator measured calm air bird speeds showing a wide range and some birds surpass a moderately fast train. Starling reached about 46 mph, jackdaws 88.22 mph, parrot finch 87 mph, rocks 82.58 mph, hooded crows and gray gulls 81.05 mph, while sparrow hawk lagged at 25.70 mph, per Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Origin of the phrase the sick man of Europe traced
The term referring to Turkey as the sick man of Europe likely arose in journalism and may stem from Montesquieu's Persian Letters or a remark about the Ottoman Empire. Some credit Czar Nicholas I of Russia, while a 1853 British diplomat exchange also features the line we recognize today.
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Turkey
Europe
Montesquieu
Ottoman Empire
Czar Nighomas I
Russia
First ballot box used at English parliamentary election
A plain wooden ballot box at Brooks' club house in London bears a brass plate noting it as the first ballot box used at a parliamentary election in England Pontefract August 1872. The clubhouse, once Whig rendezvous, is praised for old-fashioned dignity and comfort with coffee rooms dining area and a grand smoking room.
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Brooks
London
England
Pontefract
Saya
London Chronicle
Tea Shop Triumph Brings Family Reunion and Father’s Blessing
In this tale a small tea shop run by Polly and Lois earns success after a luncheon invitation from Mrs. Gray. Grandfather Gardner Allen and Bobby Burnet join the sisters for a celebratory meal where the old conflicts are resolved and the family agrees to close the shop to focus on a country outing.
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Mrs. Gray
Dolly
Lois Raymond
Polly
Lois
Gardner Allen
Dolly Gray
Bob Burnet
Bobby Burnet
Bobby
Lttle
Jo Ans
Thalissie
Era Vdisther
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