Americans Beset by Plot to Crown "Helen of New York" Queen
London reports a planned overthrow of the American republic to establish a monarchy led by "Helen of New York." A Chicago secret council, said to command 2,000,000 votes, allegedly aims to crown a American-born heiress with European royal support, with a coronation proposed in Washington.
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London
Helen of
New York
Louie A. Gourdain
Savoy Hotel
Gourdain
Morning Post
United States of America
Heren
St Petersburg
Berlin
Madrid
Rome
Tokyo
Chicago
Chich
Cense
House of Lords
House of Commons
America
Jnst
Revolver Shot Ends Exile's Lonely Life
Vancouver report tells of Allen Reid, manager for Ansher Investment of Winnipeg, who killed himself after years on Graham Island in the Charlotte group. He described loneliness, isolation from news and conversation, and a desire for interruption before ending his exile.
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Vancouver
B. C
mid-Pacific
Allen Reid
Ansher Investment Company
Winnipeg
Reid
Graham Island
Charlotte
Fungus in stomach kills girl in Sheffland autopsy report
London dispatch reports a 15 year old girl in Sheffland dying after a grain of oats or barley carried a fungus that grew in the stomach to the size of a coconut. An autopsy by four doctors showed a parasitic fungus thrived on the grain, invading organs and causing agony. The case is cited as extraordinarily strange in medical records.
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London
Sheffland
Ray Fungs
Man Carries His Amputated Leg Home in Struggle
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. John Ortkuski had a leg cut off on the Lehich Valley railroad. He crawled a quarter of a mile with the severed limb in his arms, bound the stump with his shirt, and continued toward White Rover until railroad workers stopped him. He was struck by a freight train yet survived, with doctors hopeful for recovery.
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Wilkesbarré
John Ortkushi
Lehich Valley
Ortkuski
Tex
Inventor Captain Gadsen’s Spanner Horizon Aids Navigation
Washington reports Capt. H. A. Gadsen, a retired mariner now at London, has presented to the U S Navy Bureau of Navigation a device called the spanner horizon to correct false horizons and improve ship position checks. The invention aims to prevent miscalculation from obscured horizons, aiding celestial altitudes both day and night, with no profit to the inventor beyond naval approval.
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Washington
Bureau of Navigation
United States Navy
H. A. Gadsen
Mariner
Binden Road
London
Russia
Bnd
Capt
Gadsen
Gadser
Concrete Tank Stands Firm at San Antonio Gas Works
Engineering report notes a concrete tank at the San Antonio gas works has run three years with heavy Texas oil inside and shows no leakage despite the belief that oil degrades concrete cohesion.
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San Antonio
Brave Men Honored At Port Arthur Monument
London reports a ceremonial collective tomb for Russian defenders slain at Port Arthur. Initiated by Gen. Oshima, the monument honors soldiers buried in makeshift graves and looted scraps, with Japanese and Russian officials present. Gen. Logi presided, while Gen. Gerugrav, Admiral Massevitch, and Gen. Tehitchakov attended.
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London
Port Arthur
Oshima
Kwang-Tung
Japan
Gen. Logi
Gerugrav
Admiral Massevitch
Tehitchakov
Harbin
A Picturesque Princess Traverses America in Pirate Luggage
A piece notes a Hungarian princess touring the United States with a large retinue including multiple attaches and a caravan of gaudy luggage in red, white and green. She is described as Hungarian by birth and briefly Russian by marriage, with aspirations as a painter in Europe.
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Aard
Europa
Powerful Channel Basa Captivates Aquarium Spectators
A three foot long channel basa weighing about 20 pounds draws attention at the aquarium. The fish rises to face observers, balances in the tank, and then sweeps a powerful tail to turn and sail around the enclosure, embodying strength and vigor.
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New York
San
Government Land Opening On Rosebud Extension Planned
A government land opening of about a million acres of fertile agricultural and grazing lands is expected around October. The Rosebud extension of the Chicago and North Western Railway will be the only line to reach these lands with Dallas South Dakota as the border town. The U.S. land office will likely be located there. Pamphlets explain how to obtain a quarter section homestead free of charge from W. G. Kuniskern, PT. M. C. & N. W. Ry., Chicago.
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Rosebud
Chicago & North Western Ry
Dallas
U. S. Land Office
W. GB
Honesty No Bar to Fortune in Honest Pursuit
A provocative editorial argues that vast fortunes can be built honestly, without unrewarded toil. It emphasizes that many wealthy individuals gained wealth through industry and steady effort rather than exploitation, contrasting virtue with the sirens of easy wealth.
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Madlaon C
Petera
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