Ratfish Terror Haunts Goat Island Coast
An Italian fisherman battled and captured a 245 pound ratfish near Goat Island off California. The beast measured eleven feet with a six foot tail and was nearly wrecking boats before drowning. Fishermen describe the creature as strong with a dangerous tail and note the capture will suspend operations for a few days.
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Franklin Street
Oakland
San Francisco Examiner
Goat Island
Lagoria
Lagorla
Needles In Her Body A 19 Year Old Has 800 Fragments Recovered
Melvina Morford of Sharpsburg Pennsylvania has living on for three years with more than eight hundred needles and needle fragments removed from her body. Surgeons say the case is without precedent and continue operations to remove new pieces as they are found. The girl denies self harm and claims no idea where the needles come from. Her parents report closely watching her but detect no source for the foreign objects. The operations are extremely painful and the girl is highly sensitive to pain.
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Melvina Morford
Sharon
Diamonds Found Across Regions Spark Limited Mining Interest
The New York World notes occasional U S diamond finds but limited profits from mining. Notable discoveries include a 12 carat cut stone once valued by Kunz under $1,000, a 16 carat gem from Wisconsin in 1884, and several small finds in Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and California. California hosts about seventy stones from Cherokee flat, with prices up to $600 rough, while the nation supports twenty diamond cutting establishments handling roughly $1.25 million in annual trade.
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United States
New York
Manchester
Capt. Dewey
Dnmnoor
John Morrissey
Kunz
Watukesha
Wis
Dysartville
N. C
Dane County
Wisconsin
Georgia
North Carolina
Brazil
Hall County
California
Cherokee Flat
The Bangle Again Fashion Trend Opens with Elbow-Sleeve
Jewelry fashion shifts to flexible gold bangles with alternating diamonds and emeralds or rubies and sapphires. New designs include cluster gem patterns and turquoise diamonds. Pearls rise in strands for evening gowns and hat pins feature large gem tops. Debutantes look to pearl necklace sets.
Priest Poisoning Reported at Posen Church Altar
A priest at a church in Posen Prussia was poisoned at the altar recently with the deadly drug placed in the chalice wine. The incident follows a tied marriage and wardrobe banter between Mrs Findesiede and Miss Emancious about trousseau purchases.
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Posen
Prussia
Empress Theatre at Earl's Court Claims World’s Largest Stage
London reports that the Empress theater at Earl's Court surpasses Chicago’s Auditorium in size with a 220 foot roof span and 117 foot height. The vast stage accommodates 6,000 performers and 500 crew, with movable sections, extensive lighting, and hundreds of dressings rooms.
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London
Chicago
Earl’s Court
Olympia
Earl's Court
Trafalgar Square
St. Pancras Station
Duke of York
Carltonhouse Terrace
Empress Theater
Talk of Big Life Insurance Premiums Raises Irony
Mr Growler complains his tongue ruined finances by insuring his life for a large amount. Mrs Growler jokingly suggests making money as a bridge jumper.
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Mr. Growler
Mrs. Growler
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