Lost Mine Now Is Held by Bats
A National Geographic bulletin ties Mexican treasure legends to the search for a friars mine. It recounts the Arispe tale where a hidden tunnel opened behind a church wall and a later prospect led a U S seeker to a supposed gateway. In the west coast caves bats accumulate guano filling lower passages while a water flood and mud end the tale.
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Bats
Washington
Mexico
Republic
National Geographic Society
Herbert Corey
Arispe
Madrid
Missing Liberty Bell from Chicago World’s Fair
Patriotic groups seek the one ton missing liberty bell created for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Cast of precious metals and relics, it was meant as a duplicate of Independence Hall’s bell but vanished amid Miner and mine quotes about unwatering and quenching the mine.
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Patriotic Societies
United States
Chicago
Independence Hall
Ruling Grants Higher Pay to Officers' Training Camp Grads
Comptroller General McCain rules that men who attended officers training camps in 1917 1918 and later were commissioned officers must be paid $100 monthly instead of $33 The ruling cites Congress authority to set pay for training and to build the Officers Reserve corps Applicants should file with the War Department finance chief detailing enlistment order training dates and pay status The decision follows Hyatt F Newell case noting the status of trainees as enlisted on detached service and fixes $221 10 as the difference due for sick periods
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Washington
Regular Army
National Guard
McCain
War Department
McCarl
Eyiliang
United States’army
Lynx Shot Near Watertown Marks 80 Years on U.S. Side
In Harrisville near Watertown New York Berner Ellis of Antwerp killed a 50 pound Canadian lynx the first since 1844 on the American side. Filis was deer hunting when the big cat sprang from a tree and Ellis fired striking the animal as it leaped toward him.
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Syracuse
Harrisville
Watertown
Berner Ellis
Antwerp
Filis
Baby Cries As Father Kills Two-Foot Blacksnake
Kane Pa resident William Miller, fourteen months, cried as his father killed a two-foot blacksnake with a spoon in Kane. The infant protested loudly until the crying subsided half an hour later.
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Kane
William Miller
Buffalo gift recalls early discovery of the species
The United States Department of Agriculture and the New York Zoological Society donate three buffalo from the Wichita game preserve in Oklahoma to the Mexico City zoological park. The move recalls 1521 when Europeans first saw buffalo in Montezuma's capital as described by Antonio de Solis.
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Washington
Government of
Mexico
United States Department of Agriculture
Wichita Game Preserve
Oklahoma
Zoological Park
City of Mexico
Cortez
Montezuma
Great Plains
United States
Antonio de Solis
Ike
New York Zoological Society
Blow Wipes Out Five Years Of Vet Life In Beating
Arthur E. Whitney federal prohibition agent was knocked under a beer truck at New Munich Minnesota fracturing his skull. He had been overseas 27 months in World War I gas attacked three times and suffered aphasia. After the blow he woke to find his life missing five years and learned of a wife Luella and two sons and a baby on the way. Doctors expect recovery.
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Arthur E. Whitney
Minneapolis
New Munich
Whitney
New York
Birs
Ann Whitney
St. Paul
Luella Whitney
Grafton
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Omaha
BE. T. Best
Neligh Leader
Neligh
Nebraska
Albert Watkins
Nebraska State Historical Society
Linccoln
North Platte
University of Nebraska
Charlie Chaplin
Adams
Otoe County Farm Bureau
Syracuse
Cuming County
O County
K. C. Fouts
John Saunders Jr
Kearney
John Korth
Randolph
Wolf River
Ernest Adams
Wahoo
Harriet Robinson
Geneva
Fulmore County
Hastings
Fred H. Beckman
Lincoln
Beckman
Lancaster County
Edward Brosnihan
Nick Mickels
Mickels Boya
Brosnihans
Omaha Poultry Association
United States
Middle Western States
Adolph Hoge, Jr
Columbus
K. KA UK
Cherrycroft
John W. Welch
Mher
University of Nebraska Agricultural College
A. B. Summers
Burwell
Lawrence Lapp
Union Pacific
Cozad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lapp
Warren G. Harding
Citizens’ State Bank of Royal
State Banking Department
John Bilsenger
Chicago
Cottonwood Lake
O'Neill
Paul C. Perryman
Ord
George Frater
Nebraska Federation
Title fragment hints at shifting family roles
A humorously warped observation notes a family dynamic shift as the cook no longer holds sole sway, with the chauffeur gaining influence and respect within domestic leadership. The piece plays on role reversal and social satire.
Wonderful Grain Binder Unveiled For One-Man Operation
A new grain binder is perfected that can cut 35 acres per day and be operated by a single person. The invention promises increased efficiency for farmers seeking faster harvests with minimal labor.
English Coin Sells for 1100 at Auction in London
A rare English coin sold at auction for 1100 dollars. The piece is one of 15 Petition crowns or 5 shilling pieces from Charles II’s reign. Dutch engraver appointed during that era led Thomas Simon to craft the Petition crown with an appeal to the king to compare his work to the Dutchman.
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London
Thomas Simon
Hotel Clerk Wills Big Sum to Fellow Workers
New York reports Arthur H L Fowler a Waldorf Astoria drug store clerk and bookkeeper for twenty years died recently. His will left forty thousand dollars to forty fellow employees.
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New York
Arthur HL Fowler
Antelope State Bank to open in Neligh with 50000 capital
The Atlas bank of Neligh will reopen under the name Antelope State Bank with 50000 capital. Hemingford seeks a national bank with 25000 capital while Stapleton orders a public gathering ban and school closure due to diphtheria.
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Atlas Bank of
Neligh
Antelope State Bank
John Frankhauser
Richardson County
Humboldt
Hemingford
Board of Health of Stapleton Hus
Peter Giecewicz
Omaha
Lincoln
Arthur Edson
Piggery Design Aimed At Farmers Popular Large
William A Radford explains a practical piggery layout praised for low cost and adaptability. The design uses cement floors with removable planks, two by four walls, and flush ventilation. A long chimney heats the building, twelve pens arranged around a feed alley, and a galvanized ventilator maintains dryness.
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Pig
Tests for Diamonds and their Physical Traits
The true diamond resists cutting by a file with a specific gravity of 3.25 and a luster visible even when immersed. A small drop of water on a clean dry diamond keeps its globular form and does not spread.
Deaf and Dumb Coal Heaver Rises From Ideal Husband Talk
The girl who reads cheap novels declares an ideal husband must be strong silent and enduring. Her friend retorts that such a mate would be a deaf and dumb coal heaver. The exchange highlights social humor about gender roles and expectations.
Fragmented dialogue on college training and service work
A humorous exchange contrasts a proprietor's critique of a student waiter with the reply that the student has two more years of college. The brief vignette highlights attitudes toward education and practical service experience.
No Man's Land on a Bank Counter Sparks Debate
A Victoria Street Westminster bank depositor lost 420 British treasury notes pushed under the grille. The cashier did not take them. a quick thief reclaimed the notes, was fined, and the bank argued it bore no responsibility since funds were not physically received. The case raises who owns notes pushed into no man’s land.
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The
Westminster Bank
Treasury
Max
Detroit News
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