Homestake Leads Global Gold Output From Low Grade Ore
London commentary notes Homestake in South Dakota as the largest gold producer, yielding over 20,000 ounces monthly from ore averaging 16s a ton with low costs. Alaska Treadwell, Cripple Creek’s Portland and Stratton’s Independence follow, while future mines like Dos Estrellas Santo Domingo Redjang Lebong and Tasmania show prospectively high potential.
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London
Homestake
South Dakota
Golden Reward
Alaska Treadwell
Douglas Island
Treadwell
Stratton
Cripple Creek
Portland
Colorado
Camp Bird
Mexico
India
Champion Reef
Mysore
Nundydrovug
Transvaal
West Australia
United States
Queensland
New Zealand
Mr. Morgan
Santo Domingo
Inca Company
Peru
Sumatra
Tasmania
Oriental
Korea
King Edward and the Move Toward Colorful Men's Dress
A London tailor argues King Edward inspires a quiet dress reform among well dressed men. He cites a shift from somber evening wear to more artistic outfits, including crimson silk linings and knee breeches, praising the king’s push for more striking, comfortable attire in court and society.
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Edward
London Mail
London
Stain of the Cigaret Claims in Court
London Tattler notes a debtor’s stained fingers as supposed proof of smoking. The judge rejects the idea, saying finger marks come from how a cigarette is held, not how much is smoked, and cites artists and chess players who hold the lighted end up to explain apparent higher consumption.
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London
Mediterranean
Monte Carlo
Ben
Kettlewell
Fortune Teller Seeks Meeting With Instalment Collector
Fragmented dialogue describes a Gurk man anxious to meet a person, noting the man is the instalment collector and may avoid a meeting unless prompted by help.
Impressions by the Wayside Pucks Upend Hamlet Talk
A short porch chat captures a playful exchange about a father seeing a Hamlet performance. The speaker recalls the father’s verdict, praising the show as very good and comparing it to a noted work. The snippet hints at light postgame humor and theater talk among friends.
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Puck
Riviera
Europe
Schadowskoi Strechneff
Nice
Asia
Villefranche
Secrets of the House of the Czar Explored in a Russian Novel
A German publisher issues a dramatic translated novel claiming all characters and events are real histories from Nicholas I’s reign amid war in the Crimea. The tale follows the czar, his court, a fortune teller, secret police, and a hidden son of Marie Assenkova, ending with Alexander II’s ascent and reforms.
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Hugo Steinitz
N. T
Russian Empire
Winter Palace
St. Petersburg
Tolstoy
Gorky
Nicholas I
England
Russia
Europe
Neva
St. Peters- Paul
Napoleon
Crimea
Sebastopol
Muravieff
Asia Minor
Cezar
Kars
Kieff
Nicholas
Siberia
Vertchinsk
Marie Assenkava
Secret Police
St. George
St Petersburg
Sboldier
Hell On
Eart
Bashanoff
Savelieff
Czar
Marie Assenkova
Constantine
Alexander
Alexander II
St George
Paris Gazette on Japanese soldier traits and European intrigue
Military column notes Japanese troops as highly endurance minded and efficient with flexible equipment while Russia struggles with supply and finance. Paris reports on Bezobrazoff's mission, Riviera gossip, Monte Carlo wagers, a rumored Austrian scandal, and the Duke of Orleans divorce hopes amid European intrigue.
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Paris
Russia
Japan
The
Armee and Marine
Napoleon
China
Germany
France
Prussia
Korea
M. Witte
M. Sbezobrazoff
Cezar
Far East
M. Bezobrazoff
Imperial Guards
Yalu
Alexieff
Bezobrazoff
St. Petersburg
New Caisson Disease At Manhattan Bridge Caisson
The New York Sun reports Gouverneur hospital treating caisson workers from the Manhattan bridge caisson at Pike Street. Frank Aes displayed black patches, then improved after days in hospital. Doctors explain decompression slows, air enters tissues, causing bends, deafness, and other symptoms.
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New York Sun
Gouverneur Hospital
New Manhattan Bridge
Pike Street
Frank Aes
Manhattan’ Bridge
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Dix
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Duke of
Orleans
Marie Dorothee
Pius XX
Brussels
Francis Joseph
Archduke Joseph
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