Disappearing Writing Fraud Baffles Addu Victims
A wealthy financier in Addu o is swindled by a con artist who used iodide of starch to forge bills dated for three months. Victims trusted the China concession tale, only to find blank spaces where the swindler’s signature should be. Police traced the method but the suspect fled before arrest.
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Voixins
China
Mig
Durbin
Republican Party of
Indiana
Commonwealth
Abraham Lincoln
Republican Party
United States
Waves of Water Trivia on Global Seas and Rivers
An assortment of geographic facts notes river flow speeds from three to seven miles per hour, Nile outflow sixteen times Thames, Channel depths under 900 feet, Irish Sea 2130 feet deep, Gulf of Mexico largest at 800000 sq miles, Parana second to Amazon in South America, Baltic and Adriatic shallowest seas, Askal Chin lake height 16600 feet, Dead Sea lowest at 1290 feet below sea level.
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Thames
English Channel
Irish Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Bay of Bengal
Parana
Brazil
Argentina
Amazon
South America
Askal Chin
Tibet
Dead Sea
Sir William Meredith Shuts Down Loud London Meeting
A judicial report notes Sir William Meredith, Ontario chief justice and famed prosecutor, faced a taunting London audience during a political campaign. After a heckler derided his hair, Meredith quipped that he had already had the heckler's hair cut, turning laughter into a clinching reply.
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Wiliam Meredith
Ontario
Canada
London
New York Commercial Advertiser
Fainting First Aid Techniques Outlined
The article explains fainting results from reduced brain blood flow and outlines quick ways to revive a person. Lay the person flat with head level, expose neck and chest, provide fresh air, sprinkle water, apply ammonia vapors, and rub the chest or heart area vigorously if needed.
Theodore Roosevelt Named as Era Leader at Indiana Love Feast
A large Indiana Republican gathering lauded Theodore Roosevelt as the expected successor to McKinley, emphasizing national unity, party loyalty, and continued expansion. Speakers praised Lincoln’s memory, mourned McKinley Harrison Mount, and urged faithful adherence to Republican principles for future victories.
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America
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
United States
Republican Party
Canton
Benjamin Harrison
James A. Mount
Indiana
Deeds of Man
Fair Weather Foresight and Congressional Actions
St. Paul Pioneer Press argues that the Senate will not ratify reciprocity treaties or reform tariffs and currency. It urges prudent business to strengthen foundations during prosperity, expand foreign markets, and make the gold standard more responsive to trade needs to avoid future crises.
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Senate
St. Paul
Burlingtons New Fast Denver Train
The Nebraska Colorado Express departs St Louis at 2 15 p m and arrives Denver at 3 15 p m next day, three hours faster than other through trains. Morning travelers reach St Louis early for World’s Fair visiting and still have Denver by 3 15 p m next day to continue to the Coast via Scenic Colorado. The Burlington operates another Denver train at 9 00 p m and offers California Excursions via through sleepers each Wednesday night.
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Nebraska-Colorado Express
St. Louis
Denver
World’s Fair City
Scenic
Colorado
Burlington
California
Cuba
Illinois
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louisville
Gulf of Mexico
Havane
Matanzas
Valley of
Yamuri
Caves
Bella Mar
American Tourist Association
I. C
New Orleans
Mexico
The Burlington Northern Express Through Train Route
The great daily through train runs from St. Louis and Kansas City to Montana Washington Tacoma Seattle and Portland aboard The Burlington Northern Pacific Express.
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Burlington-Northern Pacific Express
St. Louis
Kansas City
Montana
Washington
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
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Holliday
Fifth
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Moses
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Logansport
C. H. Good
Huntington
Carey Cowgill
Wabash
Great Northwest
Seo Ullion
Scott & Bowne
New York
Bulington
St. Joseph
Omaha
Minneapolis
F. M. Rudg
L. W. Wakeley
Pine St. Gen
Paes
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St.louis
Blanch L. Spencer
Wesley A. Spencer
Buff & Stratton
Sullivan Circuit Court
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Sullivan
A. D
Robert Taylor
Baff & Stratton
State of Indiana
County of
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T. Hays
John Dever
Martha Dever
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Thomas Dever
Jesse Dever
George Wesley Dever
Beliza Wagner
Frank E. Wagner
Jane D. Wolffe
Albert Wolffe
May Dever
Alfie Timmons
Timmons
Wm. H. Crowder
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Holden
Court
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J. W. Hunt & CO
McCammon
Sullivan Ind
Mioney
Sullivan County Loan Co
C. H. Stratton
Ind
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Bureau of Materia Medica
Society of Science
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Merom
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Til Ont
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Dubnane
Iowa
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Homeseekers
Mort Dubuque
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Tennessee
Mississippi
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Ill
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Sullivan County
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