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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1906
Page
4
Captain Crocker confesses to the Abbey Grange incident, detailing how he killed the attacker to protect Mary Fraser. Holmes examines the evidence, clears Crocker of murder, and hints at pursuing the true culprits, while Hopkins contemplates further leads.
In a remote Vaal river backwater near Christiana, hundreds dig for diamonds in mud and water, using pumps and hand washing to yield scarce stones. The scene captures dawn toil, shifting fortunes, risk, and a growing move toward the Orange River side amid belief riches lie there.
The life of Pearl Maria Teresa Craigie born Pearl Richards on November 8 1867 in Boston is recounted. She wrote as John Oliver Hobbes later known as Mrs. Craigie and produced novels such as The Sinners Comedy A Study in Temptations The Gods Some Mortals and Lord Wivickersium The Flute of a Story and the play Red The Arrhidor. She studied at University College London and Paris and was a gifted pianist before turning to literature. She married Reginald Walpole Craigie in 1887 and had one son. She became Catholic in 1892 and took the name Maria Teresa. Her work is noted for philosophical connotations and satirical modern life portraits.
In quirky verse the Cleveland Leader lists a cook’s plan with odd ingredients and steps. The speaker asks for basic kitchen items and chemicals to bake a pie, mentioning o e ma sodium phosphate cellulose casein oxygen and a thermostat cue to heat an electric oven for John’s homecoming.
A boarder notes the paper says Russian soldiers earn 12 cents monthly. A comedian boarder quips the Japanese will make them look like 30 cents, sparking a lighthearted exchange.
A quoted exchange from the Atlanta Constitution jokes about bees producing honey and a man loafing until the honey is made, then planning to rob the bees. The light satire mocks delayed effort and opportunistic theft in a concise humor vignette.
Dr. Macnamara told a clerical conference that London clergymen living in poor housing for a week would return as the most violent socialists, likely to stage Hyde Park demonstrations. A Manila-visited clergyman claimed a Manila municipal parade included a company of city rat catchers.
A 33 carat stone sold for £47 while the largest diamond found near the opposite shore measured 19 percent more in carats. The Transvaal side faces license refusals and the river bed is declared crown land, requiring formal proclamation by the government and delaying mining activity.
The note found in Alexandre Dumas’s mail, signed by a French count, hints at intrigue or a proposed collaboration. The fragmentary text suggests a social or literary exchange but lacks full context or details.
An exchange shows a proposer offering to finance and share drama creation with profits while the other would write and the financier bears costs. The responder declines, quipping about not harnessing horse and ass to a carriage. The count then admonishes not to call him a horse in the future.
Niece of Stussell Sage vows to save the $25,000 legacy from Mr. Sage's will while her mother plans to spend every cent. The heir insists contentment and frugality define the Sage family, contrasting with family pressure to use the funds.
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