Royal Athens palace blaze tests defenses amid war relics
Fire torn through a royal palace in Athens as flames spread to upper floors. Royal family evacuated as sailors from British and Russian ships aided firefighting and archives and valuables were moved to safety. Officials reported inadequate fire service but no serious casualties as wind subsided and the throne room faced collapse risk.
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Thaw Sells Treasures in Bankruptcy Sale
Roger O Mara trustee for Henry Kendall Thaw estate conducts a bankruptcy sale in Pittsburg detailing rugs carpets chairs two oak writing desks tapestries paintings by Innes Wollon San toro Weldburg Schreyer Coleman and Stevens and a list of books. Alice Capley Jr Thew agrees to pay 10 000.
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Airship Cold Wave Forecast Stirs Men
Fragmentary report notes a weather wave with cold air alarms, fascination with airships, and calls for warmth as observers discuss atmospheric effects and potential hazards.
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Amore
Jean
Middletown Woman Dead at Boonsboro Home
Mrs. Poffin, aged widow and longtime church member, died at her Boonsboro residence after residing near Middletown. Funeral held yesterday at two, conducted by Rev. Houseman. sole surviving relative is Bretair Harker of Wabbington.
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Daniel -‘Eldie
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Bretair
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Wabbington
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Moving Pictures at the Opera Saturday Matinee
The paper advertises a Saturday matinee at the Opera with five reels of film and two vaudeville acts. The feature title The Heart of a Cowboy centers on a ranch story with a mixed up cast and a dramatic rescue ending.
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Nesuwes
Lee Mask Carnival at Diamond Roller Rink
A crowd witnessed a mask carnival night at the Diamond Roller Rink with a grand march. Prizes awarded: first $5 to Chas Eyler, second $3 to Chas Hagan, and third $2 to Mien Eberta.
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Wets Win In Harper's Ferry Mayor Election
After a contested town election in Harper's Ferry, the Wets won. LB Wentuell was elected mayor.
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Harper’s Ferry
Harper's Ferry
Yeaterday
Wentuell
Former Empress Maria Charlotte Reportedly Stable
Brussels Jan 7. Alarming reports on former Empress Maria Charlotte widow of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico were denied. The condition of the former empress who has been mentally incompetent for years remains unchanged. She often asks about her brother the late King Leopold whose death she has not been informed of. She is ninety years old.
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Brussels
Berklum
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Mexico
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Rexall Hair Tonic Promises Hair Growth Trial
A local ad describes Rexall 93 hair tonic as a tested solution for dandruff scalp irritation and baldness. It claims 93 of 100 tested heads regrew hair and offers two sizes priced 50 cents and 1.00 at J. A. Williamson’s store on North Market Street, Frederick.
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Fragmentary Deliberations On Maryland Banking Law Text
A long garbled text fragment discusses proposed Maryland bank and savings company regulations. It references capital requirements for banks and savings institutions, governance by stockholders, and insured deposit protections, with numbers and thresholds scattered throughout the passage.
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Electric Household of 1910 Promises Wired Convenience
A New York era feature envisions the electric home of 1910 with electric ranges ovens and stoves connected via back table systems. It describes electric washing and sewing devices plus electric lighting and heating powering daily cooking cleaning and grooming.
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D C Mills Noted Philanthropist D C Mills Passes Away
D C Mills renowned banker and philanthropist died at his Millbrae winter home near San Francisco. Born in North Ellery he started in New York banking before joining the California gold rush era and helping found the Bank of California. He funded model tenements and cheap hotels to uplift the poor and stressed thrift and self reliance. He married Jane Templeton Cunningham in 1854 and was long associated with California’s financial development.
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Diapepsin Promised To Ease Digestive Misery
An ad style fragment touts Diapepsin as a quick remedy for indigestion and gas. It claims the product neutralizes fermentation in the stomach, relieves fullness and pressure after meals, and ends vomiting and nausea by aiding digestion.
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Taft Pushes Compulsory Pensions for Government Clerks
Washington reports President Taft directs a plan for compulsory retirement and pensions for civil service staff. Secretary MacVeagh orders a draft of a pension fund funded by clerks, with retirement ages set at 70 for classified clerks 65 for mail and 60 for railway mail.
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