Million-Pound Note Leads to London Fame and Debt
An American in London finds a forged fortune after a million pound note changes hands. He ascends from ragged beggar to public celebrity, living grandly while debt grows, and he fears the looming crash unseen by others as he awaits a mysterious bet and future reward.
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San Franisco
London
Portland Place
Bank of
Brother A
Brother B
Egypt
India
Illustrated Papers
Yale
Duke
Shoreditch
Anne-Grace
Eleanor-Celeste-and-so-forth-de-Bohun
Earl
Portia Langham
Lloyd Hastings
Montreal
Toronto
Smith Farm
Sherkston
Welland
Genoa
Abbott
Earl of Aberdeen
Lord Brassey
Australia
Lord Mount Stephen
J Smith
Royal Victoria
Ottany and
Ottawa Electric al Company
Dominion Parliam
Canada
W. W. Fitzgerald
Q.C
Attack on Armenians in Cesarea Described in Turbulent riots
A Constantinople despatch reports Moslem mobs seizing Cheserea and terrorizing Armenians. Churches were attacked, women stripped, men beaten, shops sacked, and private homes looted. Business halted as violence and theft persist. Armenian prisoners flood Cesarea and Marsovan prisons. ransom paid by some to escape.
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Constantinople
Cheserea
Ceserea
Marsovan
Feeding Tits and Lions at the London Zoo Set Piece
A London Spectator visit to the London Zoo describes feeding time scenes in the Lion House. Lions yawn and pace as hunger rises, while mischief and affection mark tigers and a famed Turkestan tiger named Warsaw. The piece contrasts early morning routines with the dramatic appetite of spectators and animals, noting tame interactions with keepers and old bonds.
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London Spectator
Zoo
Michael
Hyderabad
Maharanee
Odeypore
Regent’s Park
Turkestan
Central Asia
Caspian Sea
England
Warsaw
Capsian Sea
Mr. Archer
Bull
Seamless Socks to Equip British Soldiers
The government invites tenders for 920000 pairs of seamless socks to replace seamed socks that chafed skin and caused footsoreness. The move aims to improve marching efficiency.
Serious Floods Hit Hungarian Village Near Paks
The Danube's rapid rise floods Gergely, a village of 1690 near Paks, about sixty miles south of Budapest. Straw huts flood within minutes as residents flee to the church and school. many drown, including a mother and five children. A premature birth dies with the baby. A peasant dies of apoplexy. Survivors evacuate to Paris. The river rises over 25 feet, with 600 in imminent danger.
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Gergely
Paks
Budapest
Cergely
Paris
Danube
Amherst Capt. Death Report Mixed in Niagara News
A Canadian weekly roundup reports a fatal incident near Amherst Nova Scotia involving a captain. It also notes tax assessments, school funding votes, railway and harbor developments, a natural gas find near Sherkston, and a fatality from a self-inflicted wound in Morris Township. International and U.S. items cover politics, rail and gas deals, and a mine explosion with multiple casualties.
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Rupert’s Land
Order of St. Michael
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J.hlr
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House of Commons
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Ulster
Ireland
Dublin
United States
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New York
Paderewski
Lionel Sartoris
Neilie Grant
Wyoming
Cleveland
Senate
Connville
Langley
Smithso Institution
Washington
Garden City
Bag Noa
Abraham Lincoln
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