Billions of Cigars Smoked in One Year Revealed
A Treasury report summarized by a Washington correspondent shows staggering cigar and tobacco figures for the fiscal year. It notes 6.006 billion cigars used in 1902, with cigarettes at about 2.604 billion and total tobacco consumption around 425 million pounds.
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Legion
United States
Washington
Chicago
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
United States Treasury Department
Wrelington
Tobaego
Snui
The Western Almond Grower’s Odd Poultry Plot
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a stranger in a hotel lobby who claims to be a western almond farmer. He tells of a scheme to trick yellowhammers by replacing a hollow oak branch with a funnel and basket to harvest almonds the birds gathered for him.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
London risk unknown heir Alexis draws royal life insurance bets
An insurance agent notes Londoners’ craving for life insurance on Little Alexis the new Kai sina heir. Reports say English gamblers insure royal lives at high rates, viewing Alexis as a risky but lucrative bet for insurers.
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London
Little Alexis
Alexis
Plow Drawn by 48 Bulls Trains Marshland Drainage
In Hastardin county a contract mobilizes 48 bulls to pull a mammoth plow through wet ground at Town Falls to drain Bird pond and reclaim hundreds of acres for crops and grazing despite crowd disruptions.
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Hast Iardin
Bird Pond
Inns Rail & Cralase Dite
Magic circles and railway feuds influence Cavans belt line
The article describes a Canton belt line around a city where the Cima railway concession holders restrict foreign passage without consent. Branches reach suburbs while Freveh aod Engelieh must bargain with Americans to lay tracks. US courts often limit such obstructions, but delays persist. Finnch and Eagle railway men note rival alertness.
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Cima
Canton
United States
China
Finnch and Eagle Railway
Saratoga Lady Proves Free to Roam in Privacy
The passage depicts a Saratoga woman enjoying unchecked freedom, roaming drives, the race course, dining alone, and attending concerts without escort. It emphasizes a privilege of anonymity and personal space, while noting her reluctance to fully exploit this liberty and the allure of a wilder social image.
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Saratoga
Mystery Wreath Linked to Ada Crossley Aid
The mysterious wreath on Queen Victoria’s coffin, once anonymous, was revealed to be placed by Queen Alexandra for Ada Crossley, the Australian contralto. The singer often visited Windsor, and the queen cherished her performance of Rest in the Lord, which reminded her of Prince Albert.
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Queen Victoria
Queen Alexandra
Ada Crossley
Windsor Castle
Prince Consort
Miss Crossley
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