Great Treasure Buried on Isle off Brazil Coast
Cleveland Museum of Natural History curator George Finlay Simmons reports a vast hoard of coins bars and church artifacts buried centuries ago by two pirates on a South American island off Brazil. He cites Spanish pirate Jose Santos and English pirate Zulmira, eight expeditions, and a potential value of over 50 million dollars.
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Ohio
George Finlay Simmons
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Brazil
Captain Kid
Doctor Simmons
Jose Santos
Jima
Peru
Zulmiro
Far East
Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island
Blossom
Cleveland Nmseum
South Seas
Lavish German Castle Waits Kaiser's Return
Berlin reports Castle Homburg near Frankfort on the Main holds 300 rooms and keeps rooms as built by Landgrave Frederick II. A 400 piece solid silver service fetched a fortune a century ago and a rocking horse in William I’s workroom recalls imperial scenes. The Augusta Victoria bed chamber gleams with mahogany and gems. The priceless histori cal remains valued at about 10 dollars remains state property and would be used by the former emperor during his life if he returns.
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Berlin
Homburg
Frankfort Am Main
Prussia
Frederick II
Wiliam I
William
Empress Augusta Victoria
King
England
Lestate
Rmany
Does Earth Shrink Tests Seek Answer
Scientists worldwide begin tests to detect possible movement of the earths crust. Greenwich Royal Observatory coordinates with distant observatories. Wireless signals are sent from the United States and Europe at 61 per minute and timed by stations in San Diego Algiers Shanghai Paris Washington Berlin and Australia.
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London
The
Royal Ovatory
Greenwich
United States
San Diego
Calif
Algiers
Shanghai
Paris
Washington
Berlin
Australia
Sixty Million In U S Without Church Affiliation
Edward J. Kriedler announced at the Brooklyn convention that sixty million Americans are without church ties. He cited six million in New York state with one and a half million men and urged men’s Bible classes to attract more people to church.
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New York
United States
Edward J. Kriedler
National Federation of Men's Bible Classes
Brooklyn
New York State
Kriedler
Pension List Falls Below Half Million After 35 Years
The October pension roll dropped to 499,622, a first since 35 years, per the pension bureau to the secretary of the interior. The report notes 1,281 Civil War veterans and 1,418 widows died in the month, ending their pensions.
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Washington
Pension Bureau
Secretary of the Interior
Christmas customs across cultures and centuries
The essay traces Christmas origins from pagan roots to Christian celebration, noting December 25 as a likely festival date and how customs from Britain, Holland, Germany, and other lands shaped modern traditions. It covers Santa Claus origins, reindeer Sleipner, and the shift from shoes to stockings in gift traditions. It also notes the calendar variations and evolving social meanings of the holiday.
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Washington Irving
Christ
England
Lillian Blechler
Britain
Arthur
York
Virgin
America
Bradford
Church of England
Boston
France
Germany
Norway
Italy
Santa Claus
Santa
Holland
New York
New World
St. Nicholas
San Nicolaas
San Nicolaus
Woden
Bonhomme Noel
Pere Noel
Sleipner
Amsterdam
Scandinavia
United States
New Amsterdam
Russia
Havelock Ellis
Marvel of Color Is Yangtze River
Florence Ayscough describes the Yangtze as the world’s sixth largest river, noting its varied names along sections, the dramatic red copper colored waters after winter melt, and the rapid land reclamation along Kiangsu and Chekiang shores.
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Yangtze Klang
Simp River
Chiang
Yangtze
Yang Chou
Sha Chiang
San Hsia
Egypt
Kiangsu
Chekiang
Ma Ku
P’eng Lai
Florence Ayscough
A Bow The Fair Peggy Joyce Praises Judge’s Skill
Peggy Joyce, aboard the Berengaria, comments on a Chicago judge who vows to issue no more than two divorces per person as a publicity stunt. She praises skill in public life and recalls joking with an organ grinder about timing and art.
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Peggy Joyce
Chicago
Miss Joyce
Fisherman Reunites With Lost Pole After Salmon Tug
Ray Bird of Rockland Maine found his fishing pole two summers after losing it when a line pulled him to shore during a morning swim at Crawford pond. A three pound salmon was attached to the other end, its mouth torn by the rod during two years of dragging.
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Ray Bird
Rockland
Maine
Crawford Pond
Mr. Bird
Boston Globe
Prophet or Not a Prophetic Plan at Timber Camp
An inexperienced Englishman applying for a logging camp job swings an ax at a big fir tree while the boss watches. After two hours the boss asks his plan to fell the tree, prompting the man to insist he is no prophet.
Bride dies in bridal chair amid wedding plans
An eighteen year old Pek ing China merchant’s daughter died by self harm while en route to marry an elderly man. Her father had secured a $260 dowry from the suitor as compensation for the union. She concealed a razor in her clothing and slit her wrists when the chair was opened.
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Peking
China
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