American scientists prepare Africa eclipse expedition
Professor David P. Todd of Amherst College leads a government backed African voyage to observe the total solar eclipse on December 29. The ship and route from New York to St Paul de Loando face malaria risks and internal transport efforts with funding from Congress and private donors.
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Africa
WasHtwoTox
David P. Todd
Amherst College
Baltimore
Todd
Beable
Congress
New York
Cape Verde Islands
St. Vincent
St. Paul de Loande
Congo River
Muxin
Celinse
Quanza
Bargain Prices At Hanington Stores Offer Plain and Silk Stockings
Dr C R B Dak locates new hosiery at Barginio Prices To Day in plain and ribbed cotton and cashmere also black silk stockings at 78 cents a pair. Horse and Co Fenn Avenue Stores advertise hair loss remedy Parker's Ginger Doale Silevioase for sale.
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Bargnio
Horse & Co
Fenn Avenue
Adopted by a Wolf A Freak Child Hero Or Monster
A Brazos River area account describes a woman claiming her missing infant was found by a wolf which allegedly raised the child as its own. Hunters captured the wolf after a dramatic chase. the creature is said to feed on raw meat and the mother keeps the child, believed to be malformations in one ear, under guard while crowds seek the truth.
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Sanpy Port
Tex
Brazos
Vesuvius Navy Contract Stalemate They Quiz Acceptance Claim
The Vesuvius dynamite cruiser contract dispute centers on whether the Navy legally accepted the vessel. Contractors argue acceptance relieved them of daily penalties while officials debate whether speed and performance proofs were formally met. The issue may hinge on intricate legal questions as Secretary Whitney's tenure saw contested acceptance.
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VasuvictTos
Navy Department
Vesuvius
Cramps
Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Company
Whitney
Alrernent
English Syndicate Plans Western Mortgage Influx
E W Thomas representing an English syndicate led by the Barings and the Lubbocks arrives in Kansas City to assess mortgage opportunities in the West. The group aims to invest 8 million next year and 15 million annually thereafter, excluding listed assets, with a full organization by November 1.
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West
Thomas
Denver
Washington Territory
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Thomas Ga
E Syndicate
V & Board
Ots Martes
Keams Seuiy
Supreme Legion Select Knights Name Pittsburg For Next Biennial
The Supreme Legion Select Knights closed its biennial session and announced Pittsburg as the next meeting site. Officers elected include Commander George F. Eoward Paris Bloomington and Vice-Commander Ira Creech with a slate of trustees and workmen from Chicago Lawrence and Omaha. The installation followed by adjournment.
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Kansas City
Supreme Legion, Select Knights
Chicago
Pittsburg
George F. Eoward
Paris
Vsoplis
Ira Creech
J. A.lindses
A'Peedford
W. R. Sheen
Lawrence
Eas
J. W
Decoy Letter and Postoffice Burglary Report
W F Selement a St Paul postoffice clerk was arrested by Inspector Wood for robbing the mails by means of letters. His family lives in Southern Town and he is unmarried. The amount stolen is unknown but reportedly considerable. In Cornwall the postoffice safes were blown open and about $580 in stamps and money stolen. Postmaster Hunter to be replaced next Saturday night. burglars previously robbed the office about a year ago.
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St. Pav
W. F. Selement
St. Paul
Postoffice
Wood
Selement
Newsome
Cornwall
Hunter
Treasure Dr Broze sale defaulter sought for $1500
Information from Toreka Kansas reports Dr Broze Sell treasurer of school district No 12 in Kearney County is a defaulter for 1500 dollars. Governor Humphrey issued a requisition for his return to Kansas and the sheriff has gone after him.
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Toreka
Kan
Broze Sell
Kearney County
Kansas
Humphrey
Love or America: Chinese Man Chooses Home or Homeland
Special Telegram from New York reports Ah Chung, a five year resident and Harlem laundryman, faced pressure from Chinese relatives to marry his betrothed there. A looming anti Chinese law drives a crisis as his father and the bride’s relatives demand he return to China or abandon the match. Many young Chinamen in New York fear they cannot reenter if they marry abroad, preferring American life despite hardships in China.
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America
Dispatch
New York
Harlem
Ah Chung
Chang
China
San Francisco
Chung
The
Golden Gate
Third Avenue
Seventy-second Street
Eightieth
Ninetieth Streets
Canton
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Se Ae
Song
Polis
Melica
Ching
Li Mang
Uni
Elopement at North Carolina Female College Marred by Adventure
Doorman reports a romantic elopement in Greensboro involving Ed Heilig from Mt. Pleasant who climbed a ladder to Miss Mattie Kindley’s window and carried her to Salisbury where they wed. The move follows parental opposition and a new police power grant aimed at campus disturbances. Authorities may pursue action against Heilig as the first violation under the act.
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Doorman
N. C
Greensboro
Ed Heilig
Mt. Pleasant
Mattie Kindley
Heilig
Salisbury
Prominent Politician James M. Newbaker Shot in Bararrra
Bararrra Mississippi August 29 James M Newbaker a leading politician and former State Legislature candidate was shot dead last night about 9 o clock as he entered his home He had survived an earlier assassination attempt about a year ago authorities investigate possible motives and suspects
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Bararrra, Miss
James M. Newbaker
Newbaker
Lottery prize clash ends in injunction against payment
A Westside woman challenges a $10,000 Mexican lottery prize after her late husband Eugene Rawlson’s papers are claimed by Jacob Baar. Wells Fargo & Co. were enjoined by the Superior Court from paying the prize to Baar as litigation proceeds. The case involves notices from the City of Mexico and positions held by Baar Eggert Hallestelle and others.
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Curcaco
Frank W. Rawlson
Rowena Rawlson
Jamieson
Loteria Dels
Baar
Wells, Fargo & Co
Rawlson
Hillsdale
St. Paul
Wellaargo & Co
Pittsburg Beer Promotes Local Industry
An advertisement touts Pittsburg Beer as pure and beneficial for supporting a local Pittsburg manufacturing business. It claims consumption aids the buyer and the community, urging readers to call the shown telephone number 1156 for purchase details. Fraunheim & Vilsack and Jos. Horne & Co. promote marked down Sahia Te-Duay and suit department sales with half price wraps and remnants on Penn Avenue.
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Telephone
Frauenhem & Vilsack
Jos. Horne & Co
Penn Avenue
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