Yates Seeks Forest Escape and a New York Style Scoop
In this dialogue rich extract, reporter Yates plans a coast to Canada retreat for rest from the grind, seeks permission for a wilderness stay, and schemes to publish a sharp portrait of Principal Scragimore. A Canadian road trip with a mix of wit, local color, and press-life banter unfolds as they chase privacy in the woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxtin
United States
Canada
New York Argus
Brown
New York
Quebec
Scragmore
Yates
Scagmore
Grindstone
Washington
Sully
States
Scrag
Jove
Maine
Argus
Buffalo
Lake Shore
New York Press
New- Yorker
Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
Euclid
Feats of Fakir Soliman Haunt Westminster Aquarium
The Aquarium of Westminster drew criticism for exhibiting Hajj Soliman ben Riesa, a 28 year old Arab fakir. He pierced his arms and cheeks with needles, inserted a dagger into his abdomen, removed his tongue, drew out his eye, allowed venomous vipers to bite his hand, and roasted his arm over fire, all while claiming insensitivity to pain. Medical observers called the display genuine but the public reacted with disgust, citing sensationalism and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aquarium
Westminster
Soliman Ben Riesa
Soliman
Esterday
Ritchie
Morocco
Munich
Chicago Exposition
Rivalry Over Lake Chad and Central Sudan Unfolds
In West Central Africa the French hold vast North West Africa spans from Algeria to the Gulf of Guinea with Timbuctoo near center while Britain controls the Niger and Benue corridors. A race for Lake Chad and surrounding lands pits French treaties against British claims as explorers rely on firearms and whiskey. Britain pursues a Cape to Cairo telegraph and railway plan, with one quarter of telegraph work expected this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Tchad
Atlantic Ocean
Timbuctoo
Cameroons
New Guinea
Carpenter
Walrus
Africa
Niger
Benure
Royal Niger Company
Benue
Soudan
Great Britain
Uganda
Mombasa
Cape Town
Cairo
Fossil Hoard Reveals Diprotodon and Dinornis Remains
In northeast South Australia a major fossil find includes eighty diprotodons and remains of the giant dinornis. Scientists speculate drought drove multiple species to one water source, explaining the mass burial. The diprotodon skull exceeds three feet, and the living creature could reach about ten feet, with an apparently short tail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemisphere
South Australia
Antipodes
Dinornis
Australia
Early English Races and Hidden Treasure in Mexico
James VI established public races at Gortenly and Enfield Chase with jockeys weighing about 10 stone. Wasps plague Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire, with Gamlingay area reporting around forty nests destroyed. In Mexico City treasure worth about £400,000 was buried under a house. clay vessel with gold powder found, followed by silver ware. Excavation halted by rising water, to resume when controllable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James VI
Gortenly
Yorkshire
Loydon
Theobalds
Enfield Chase
Huntingdonshire
Cambridgeshire
England
Gamlingay
Mexico
Also Mentioned on This Page
Room 51S
Fort Erie
Customs Department
Omar
Kentucky
Louisville
Falls
Ridgeway
Hiram Bartlett
Nick
Hiram
Old England
Tobe
London
Lass Fohad
Central Africa
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