Diamonds Across the World From India to South Africa
A historical overview of major diamond regions. It notes Indian mines in Golconda and Kudapah, Brazilian fields with uniform yields, Borneo deposits with red clay earth, and South African fields along the Orange and Vaal Rivers. It describes mining methods, wealth, theft issues, and the global impact on diamond value.
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India
Brazil
Uth
Africa
Famons
Penar
Sone
Deccan
Kudapah
Karnul
Elore
Nizam of
Hyderabad
Golconda
Pricinity
Borneo
Matan
Peru
South America
Portugal
South Africa
Orange River
Orange
Vaal
Great Britain
Vermont
Buenos Ayres
Bearmont
Sparrows Pond
West Iuperior
Wis
Paris
Panama
Labor temple for Chicago in 1893 progress noted
Column on labor movement plans to erect a Temple of Labor in Chicago to house unions ahead of the 1893 exposition. Reports growing unity and feasibility, with funding and organization steps advancing amid strong enthusiasm for a central labor home.
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Eaders
Chicago
Obo
Cotton and Wheat Trusts and the Chance of Success
A Columbia report argues a plan to hold back cotton above 6.5 million bales to push prices, but faces hurdles from producer coordination, geographic spread, and market competition. Wheat would be harder to control given global supply and rye additions, with unlikely profits for a small group of capitalists shaping prices. The piece cites Chicago Tribune and notes other industrial and economic curiosities of the era.
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Columbia
D. C
United States
Chicago
Wicked Bible Curiosity in New York Library Collection
A notable library in New York houses an edition of the Wicked Bible, a scripture in several small volumes. Two sets bear the title, one published in England in 1631 and another in Germany about a century later, both marked by the unusual inclusion of the word not in the seventh commandment.
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New York
England
Germany
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Neffer Mind
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Temple OF Labor
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