Thorndike Diamonds Tied to Sherman Family Saga
Frank S. Arnett recounts the tale of Mrs. Thorndike and the Egypt Khedive diamonds once sent as a wedding gift to Minnie Sherman. A 10 percent duty sparked a historic relief by Congress, and later tax friction forced a reassembly plan.
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Egypt
Sherman
Boston
Thorndike
W. ‘T. Sherman
Washington
United States Customs Department
Congress
United States
Pennsylvania
General Sherman
Koeln or Coeln The disputed spelling of Cologne in Germany
German authorities debate whether Cologne should be Koeln or Coeln. Imperial edict favors Coela despite historians and philologists arguing for Koeln from Colonia Claudia. Colognese warn umlaut would change pronunciation to Zoeln.
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Koeln
Cologne
Ixoel
William
Colonia
Claudia Agrippinensis Ubiorum
Claudius
Coela
Germany
Fatal 200 Carat South African Diamond Now At Vatican
A 200 carat gem once owned by Meshesh the Basuto chief passed through brutal hands from T chaka king of the Zulus to others, with many deaths or exiles tied to its possession. Memela hid the stone in a wound, later freed by Kruger, who received the jewel as gratitude for its recovery.
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Kruger
Vatican
Meshesh
T’chaka
Memela
Baltimore
A Norwegian Verdict of 1553 Discovered in Wisconsin
Axel T. Lindholm of Stillwater Wisconsin holds a rare relic from Norway a jury verdict rendered in June 1553 at Oslo Courthouse Christiania now Oslo. The artifact features twelve strips of sheepskin and twelve beeswax seals representing each juror.
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Axel T. Lindholm
Stillwater
Wis
Norway
Oslo
Christiania
Vast Global Facts Span Economy and Society
A survey of varied topics reports life expectancy in 1900 at 35.2 in the United States, Australia sheep numbers near 87 million, Polo’s ancient roots, and long distance mail from Sydney to London. It notes missions, pay scales, and cathedral dedications, global migration, and industrial advances across Europe and America.
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United States
Australia
Yuba
Cal
Ameer
Afghanistan
Halifax
London
Victoria
Westminster
Paradise
South Africa
Paul Garnier
Magdeburg
Marburg
Ostmann
America
Italy
Jersey
New Jersey
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
Austria
France
Hungary
Spain
Russia
Paris
Finance Ministry
New York
Broadway
Sydney
Suez Canal
Marseilles
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Sevres Manufactory
J. M. Vaughey
Mason City
Peking
Johannesburg
Silure
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Ned
Pstrate Oport
O. Gale
J Wury
Storr
Dee
Ed Loon
Ees
Bliss & Arney’s
Cash Department Store
J.T Morrow
Geo. H. Rew
H. R. Kibbee
Gilman
Ent
Ihier
National Bank
Mitchell, South Dakota
D. T. Gilman, J.D. Newcomer
J. S. Daniels
T. A. Duncan
D. L. Branson
GSS
Slade & Parshall
Hamilton, Elgin and Waltham
Peal Med Co
Cleveland
Ohio
L. C. Gale
Local News Matters
Mitchell and Vicinity
W. H. Kearney
Aberdeen
James Arney
Kimball
J. L. Arney
Rhetta Rogers
Chamberlain
Mt. Vernon
W. P. Burns
Mitchell
Grace & Harker
Norris & Son
Murphy
Tobin & McCumber
Fourth and
Wisconsin Streets
Ora Dickson
Fenimore
South Dakota
Harker Bros
Dickson
Elias Martins
Lena Overgaard
Fred Tt. Drewett
Baptist Church
Sioux City
Oakton
Milwalkee Road
I. B. Elee
Parkston
Milltown
Erie
Odd Fellows of
Alexandria
Fulton and Letcher
Odd Fellows
J. J. McIntyre
East
Sioux Falls
Main
Fourth Street
W. H. Gregory
Delevan
Rathbun
HW. L. Bras
South Dakota School Board Journal
Williams
Davison County
Court House
Coursey
A. J. Kings
Fullerton
Turon
State Fair Board
Yankton
GC. C. Moulton
Faulkton
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