Stolen Diamonds and the Illicit Diamond Trade Tales
An excerpted survey outlines Dr. Matthews of England detailing South Africa’s illicit diamond trade. It explains how thieves, touts, and white buyers move stones from Kimberley to Europe, using disguises and tricks to export gems while recounting lurid anecdotes of buried, swallowed, and hidden diamonds.
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Dr. Matthews
South Africa
England
Matthews
Kimberley
Colonies
Lin
London
Pretty Girls of Richmond Attract Exposition Crowds
The Washington Post notes Richmond women stand out at the exposition with notable beauty. It praises blondes as a defining feature due to English ancestry and describes Richmond as provincial yet cosmopolitan in appearance, contrasting with postwar celebrity belles.
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Richmond
Richmil
Ely
Mattie Ould
Iichmond
Virginia
Washington Post
Heroine in apron halts train after culvert washout
A passenger recounts a dramatic rescue on a Charleston to Savannah run when a negro woman flagged the speeding train with a white apron after a culvert washout on a curve. She explains she stopped the train to prevent derailment and danger to passengers.
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Charleston
Savannah
Detroit Free Press
Japanese Innovation Pace Compared With America
A historical observer contrasts Japan with the United States noting Japan's rapid adoption of new ideas and readiness to take risks for the future. He cites limited native creativity, a patent office in Tokyo, and a tradition of imitation rather than original invention, while acknowledging the Chinese influence on earlier civilization.
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Asia
Tokio
Frank G. Carpenter
Forger Charges Hit Michigan Central Railroad
The Chicago Herald reports Michigan Central Railway freight operations under scrutiny for rate discrimination and forgery involving bills of lading alleged to originate with a Chicago Santa Fe California line agent at Chillicothe. Through bills were forged to claim west origin and lower rates. Officials deny knowledge and say they seek the truth as the Inter State Commerce Commission may review.
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Caicaco
Dee
the Herald
Michigan Central Road
Seaboard
Chillicothe
Chicago
Herald
Blanchard
Central Traffic Association
Michigan Central
Montana Strikes End as 1800 Lose Jobs in Layoffs
The Montana Union road strike ends with engineers recalled to work after Master Mechanic Ross is removed. A smelter and mines will close until May, leaving about 1800 idle workers. Meanwhile Eastern railroads restore old tariff rates and a brokered effort seeks engineer settlement in Chicago, Burlington and Quincy matters.
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Montana Union
Helena
Mont
Ross
Gres Nachyda
Montana
New York
Notorious Belgian Dynamiter Arrested in France
A Belgian dynamiter named Francie has been arrested at Armentiers in the Nord department. London reports Lord Randolph Churchill will soon embark on an extended tour of South America.
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Paris
Francie
Armentiers
Norde
Londonx
Lord Randolph Churchill
South America
Quick Paris Tour Claims and Curious Elderly Bride Line
A Harper's Bazar snippet contrasts a playful exchange about aging love with a sharp note on a bold claim by an American woman who asserts she toured Paris in ten hours. The item blends light literary humor with a sensational travel claim.
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Paris
Loss of Ten Sheets of Five Dollar Bills Shocks Treasury
The Treasury Department and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing report the disappearance of ten sheets of five dollar notes after delivery to the treasurer on Tuesday. Sealing division records show the package short by ten sheets, with about two hundred dollars unaccounted for amid investigations and mounting concern.
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Treasury Department
Bes
Washington
Dec. S
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
New Home Treatment for Catarrh and Hay Fever
A pamphlet from A. I H. Dixon & Son of Toronto promotes a home remedy claiming to permanently cure catarrh, catarrhal deafness, and hay fever in one to three applications every two weeks. They offer a pamphlet for ten cents and note a female-specific variant for vaginal discharge.
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A. I H. Dixon & Son
West King
Toronto
Canada
Scientific American
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Lee Foo
Astoria
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Curveriner
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Atott
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Lee Brothers’ Agricultural Company (Limited
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United States
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Michigan Central Railroad Company
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Utah
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Colchester
Best Stores
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GEO. A. Macbeth & CO
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Omeopathic
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Speehalty
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Mitchell
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Jd. Michr
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Mn, Dik. Farm Loans
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Minneapolis & St Louis Railway
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
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Davison
Frank Weller
J. A. Wakefield, M.S
Pres
D. CG. WA
ELD
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Sec'y
Wakefields
J. A. Wakefield
N. Y
William Strang
TIC Syrup Co
Jackson, Mich
E. S. Watxen
West
Lebanon
Ind
Hibbard
G. B. Harrison
Liberty
Tex
E. S. Walker
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