Strange Island Heroine Liela Ponquet Describes Deserted Island Survival
The French trapeze performer Liela Ponquet, aged about 18, survived 15 months cast ashore alone on a tiny Indian Ocean island after a typhoon sank the Lilly. She built shelter, hunted with improvised gear, tamed and then killed her pet lion in self defense, and endured loneliness until rescue by the Cyprus near Noumea.
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Belep Islands
New Caledonia
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Sydney
Clarendon
New Castle
Brisbane
New Zealand
Palmerston
Christchurch
Timaru
Nelson
Wellington
North Island
Melbourne
Liela
Desert Island
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Bellona
Chesterfield Islands
Crusoe
Cyprus
Noumea
Ten Die In Phantom Coffin Suit in Galveston Case
Ten men connected to a property dispute over a widow’s coffin payment died after contracting a mysterious illness doctors cannot diagnose. The deaths, including lawyers, a district clerk, a judge, and surveyors, sparked beliefs of divine wrath and left officials reluctant to pursue the case.
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Galveston
Tex
George BK. Smith
John Dailey
Thomas Brick
J. F. Simons
Odd Fact Compendium From A Curious Era
A collection of whimsical, often incorrect or humorous statements touches on topics from advertising norms for fishmongers to abstinence in the Sahara. It cites pickled onions by Crusaders, Babylonian ignorance of telephones, and other playful lines about science, language, and travel without forming a single coherent narrative.
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Sahara
England
America
Spitzbergen
Louie Goolbasin Incident Reported in Wilburton Drizzle
Report from Wilburton L I Journal notes Louie Goolbasin a Russian attempted a rain making shot Saturday night. Estimates place the cost at about $60 plus three days of munitions wasted.
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Wilburton
L. I
Louie Goolbasin
Louie
French Doctor Applies for Government Post in 1877
A young French doctor applied for a small government post on December 6 1877 and, after a 28 year silence, was asked to complete a blank to obtain a nomination for the position he had long sought.
The Wrong Angle Critics Snub Play in Jest
A sly quip from Detroit Free Press quotes a playwright asking if critics watched the show and replies they merely sat on it, signaling sharp reviewer banter about a new performance facing harsh reception.
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Detroit Fres Press
Moses the Prince of the Palace Tale
A biblical scene follows Moses mother and son Joachim as she surrenders him to the Egyptian palace under Princess protection. The mother recalls God’s call from Abraham and vows that the boy will be loyal to the God of his fathers and someday deliver his people. The princess accepts him, gifting a token of favor, while the mother urges him to remember his divine mission.
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France
Liela
Moses
God
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Nile
Joachim
Aaron
Miriam
Republicans Unite in Congress To Press Bipartisan Agenda
On the eve of Congress, Democratic papers claim discord between President Roosevelt and Congress, but the Republican line asserts harmony on rate regulation statehood tariff and Panama. Senate and House supports for Philippine and statehood bills are outlined with expected passage before year end.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Cannon
House
Panama
Popular Chamber
Senate
Foraker
Dolliver
Elkins
Morgan Holds One Sixth of World’s Most Expensive Books
A 100 book auction list since 1812 shows J Pierpont Morgan owning 16 titles, about one sixth of the top priced books. The record highlights his vast rare book collection and prominence in high end auctions.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Platinum Survey Proposes Nationwide Heavy Sand Collection
The geological survey advocates gathering heavy sands from all placer mines in the country where platinum appears. Experts will be dispatched to localities with positive test results to assess quantities.
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Geological Survey
President Roosevelt tariff views echo Republican line
The piece argues Roosevelt aligns with Republican leaders on tariffs, noting that business support for revision comes from protection allies. It accuses free hides and free raw materials of harming western interests and shoe industry wages, urging vigilance against Democratic leaders who backed such policies 12 or 13 years ago.
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Roosevelt
Friends of Protection
New England
West
Congress
Lewiston Journal
Douglas
Republican committee silent on Web Daving return
Kansas City Journal notes lack of address from the Republican National Committee praising the return of Hon Web Daving. The piece cites commentary on cross border manufacturing, Canadian tariffs, and Dingley tariff critiques from the Troy Times.
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Republican National Committee
Kansas City Journal
Canada
Troy Times
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