Wealth beyond human idea and the tomb of Yu t Ankh Amen
Lord Carnarvon finds King Yut Ankh Amen tomb wealth valued at 15 million dollars. A Johns Hopkins professor computes the compounded interest value at 6 percent since antiquity as fourteen trillion two hundred eighty-eight billion. He notes such sums exceed world wealth and that long names for numbers outpace human imagination.
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Lord Carnarvon
Yut-Ankh-Amen
Luxor
Egypt
Juin Rogers Musselman
Johns Bopkins University
Granddad of All Roaches Said To Be Oldest In World
The Globe of Atchison reports a cockroach found in an iron safe in Jim Byram's office at 291 John Robins. The insect, believed dead, revived after minutes, with estimates suggesting it could be 74 years old. Professor Charles Kennedy questions the age but offers no firm conclusion.
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Atchison
Jim Byram
John Robins
Robbins
Lee
Charles Kennedy
Savn
New Guinea Rich Country Proclaimed by Brigadier Wisdom
Brigadier General Wisdom touts New Guinea as ripe for cocoa and rice farming and alcohol distillation. He notes abundant labor at about 4.25 dollars weekly and suggests great potential for capital and enterprise. The island’s rivers and mangrove swamps offer transportation advantages for development.
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New Guinea
Wisdom
Nepa
General Wisdom
British Steam Botters Reveal Longevity of Historic Iron
A British engineer tested two vintage steam botters from roughly sixty years ago to assess their endurance under intense hydraulic pressure. He observed that aged iron resisted wear surprisingly well, though cracks near river lakes and peaching areas appeared to shorten service life. The study suggests historic ironwork performed comparably to modern materials in these towers.
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Siice
England
Fife
Nation's Forest Problem in War Years
The forest issue facing the United States grows clearer under Col William B Gredlew head of the forest service. Two main features drive costs: higher transport charges from distant sources and the unproductive conditions of vast land not suited to farming.
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United States
Gays
William B. Gredlew
Me Forest Service
United Staties Department of Agriculture
International Chamber of Commerce overview
The organization is a federation of financial industrial and commercial forces worldwide. It mirrors the US chamber and aims to reduce artificial trade barriers between nations. It counts over 1000 members across 25 countries including the United States.
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The
International Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Conmmerce
United States
New Scotland Yard Location and History
Scotland Yard, long the metropolitan police HQ, stood at the southeastern corner of Charing Cross and housed Scottish kings on visits before Henry II. The current New Scotland Yard is on the Thames Embankment.
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Scotland Yard
Lemion
Charing Canoes
Metropolitan Police Force
Benry II
New Scotland Yard
Thames Embankment
Presidents Born in Winter and Summer Timelines
The piece notes most presidents were born between October 4 and April 28 with only three born outside that span. Taft is the lone non‑presidential-family birth in September, while Benjamin Harrison and John Quincy Adams are the two summer presidents. It adds poets and artists trend toward summer births.
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John Quincy Adams
Benjamin Harrison
New York Sun
Taft
Mary
Porto Rico Leper Colony Receives Radio Set
The Cabras island leper colony gains a radio receiving set enabling inmates to hear concerts from San Juan Havana and U S cities. Reverend Charles B Bare and two workers supervise the installation as inmates await clearer broadcasts in the Philanthropic society clubhouse.
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Porto Rico
Cabras Island
Charles B. Bare
San Juan
Havana
United States
Philanthropic Society of
Rubin
Pittsburgh
Cabras
Rest of the Outlay and Gifts to Grace
The passage notes Grace receiving poetry books, candy, and flowers from admirers. Six year old Ben finds the poetry volumes unlike his first reader, while the principal offers small childhood rhyme books for class use. Ben questions where the promised treats are.
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Grace
Ben
Autoween Motorcars Stir Paws In Family Rides
A Detroit manufacturer notes dogs eagerly ride in cars as people do. Dogs ride on running boards and fenders, cling to tires, or perch beside drivers, dropping everything even during fights with their enemies to join the family trip.
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Cesar
Optimistic Thought Coin Declares Bargain Value
The piece notes that optimistic thinking has tangible value and frames virtus as the sole coin that seals a fair deal. It argues belief shapes outcomes and commerce, suggesting trust and virtue drive pricing and agreement.
Wireless codes boost hotel reservations at sea
A New York hotel lists Marconi code words in an ocean travelers guide to secure onboard wireless bookings. Passengers pay only for the code word transmission plus their name and vessel, with codes like ashes to reserve two doubles and baths, azure for three servants' rooms, and aback for a single room, guided by liner arrivals.
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New York
Lsts
New York York Sun
Judge Wilmeth Goes Home After Evening Court
Indianapolis News reports Judge Delbert Wilmeth of the city court hurried home after overtime duties. A police station driver transported him but faced uncertainty about the neighborhood. The judge claims two houses are alike and that he slipped in unannounced, removing overshoes on a neighbor’s mat.
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Wilmeth
Delbert
Pope
Indianapolis News
Century of British Artists Exhibition Seeks Loaned Works
The Royal Society of British Artists plans a centenary exhibition showcasing members and exhibitors from its 100 year history. It asks owners near London to lend works by F. H. Potter Henry Idawsen W J Muller J Glover George Hunter Kate Greenaway I Roberts and R B Davis including pieces from 1882 and 1832 exhibitions.
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Royal Society of British Artists
Sone
London
F. H. Potter
Henry Ldawsen
W. J. Muller
J. Glover
George Hunter
Kate Greenaway
I Roberts
Edinburgh Castle
R. B. Davis
London Observer
Valuable Timbers of the South Seas
The article describes Borneo, the Philippines and New Guinea as rich in valuable trees. It notes camagon with yellow black wood, molhye resistant to salt and termites, narrah mahogany turning wine red in salt water, laun used for masts, qungan noted as the hardest wood, and halete a figlike tree that strangles and consumes hosts.
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Borneo
Philippines
New Guinea
Tire wear from car tracks cited by rubber official
An official of a rubber company, quoted by Scientific American, says severe wear of solid tires occurs when driving on car tracks because weight concentrates on a limited tread area causing overload and rapid wear. A sharp frog may act like a knife and cut the tire.
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Ann Official
Scientific American
Temper Control Urged Against Trivial Irritations
A Chicago Daily News aphorism argues that losing temper over trifles yields no benefit. The piece notes that anger incapacitates action and a person who cannot govern self cannot improve conditions until the anger subsides.
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Chicago Daily News
Henry Taylor Quote Reflects on Labor's Silent Power
A fragment from Henry Taylor speaks of work that achieves little despite true union and effort, implying a critique of perceived productivity and the value of collective action without explicit events or dates. The line underscores themes of labor and enterprise.
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D'y
Henry Taylor
Dare to Act and Embrace Mistakes in Life
Frank Munsey argues that bold action and willingness to make mistakes drive progress. Timidity stagnates progress while faith fuels enterprise. Mistakes energize effort, spark imagination, and keep hope alive.
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Frank Munsey
Prairie Version: Night in a Dugout Sighting Hoht Ashland Bugle
A fragment describes people crowded in a dark dugout waiting to glimpse the Hoht Ashland Bugle through a roof opening. The note hints at a local broadcast or signal seen from a hidden space amid a sparse setting.
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Ashland
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