Mysterious Disappearance Strikes African Cable Crew
A British engineer named Tom London went missing near Mombasa while repairing undersea cables. A native from the surrounding tribe claimed knowledge of the crime but no body was found in a well. The Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company offers a reward, and authorities press for recovery as tensions rise among crew and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Mocbasa
Tom Loumm
Landon
Tba
Colonia
Mombasa
Coostrac- How and Maintenance Co., Limited
East Greenwich
Ansell
Eastern Telegraph Company
Mombana
London
Mr. London
Colonix Occ
Tel ‘Construction and Maintenance Company
Licalted
Tendon
St. Peter's Church
Brockley
Lawton
Io Membacu
Loodos
Ani
Atticas
Rocobar
Iat
Ir Leaden
Movta
Wallace mine hoax near Burke swindled brokers
A Wallace Washington tale recounts a suspected mining swindle where a prospector carted sacks of purported high grade ore to lure four brokers into paying 20000 dollars for option rights. After a long motor trip to a remote tunnel near Burke the group learned the mine was salted and the plan collapsed amid expulsion of the procurator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Wallace
Washington
U.S
Beneft
Wallace Geld
Tau
Risin
Burke
G. C. Robbins
Wal- Taso
Love and Lucre in a London Paper Agony Tale
Fragmentary note describes romantic affairs and financial worries. The writer mentions New Year, cheques, and repayment terms, asking the recipient to contact bankers or a solicitor. It hints at debts of around £300 and a monthly repayment plan, with names obfuscated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Marulne
Sweatheart
Sansry
Mosaic of Names and Trade Terms in Londonderry Listing
Fragmentary OCR notes show a jumble of names Mosars Puttick Simpson Londum and others linked with instruments like cellos and violins. A monetary figure of £660 appears amid unclear lines about trade, but readable items are scattered and incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosars
Puttick
Simpson Londum
Tous Et Viollm
Yielas
Cellos
Snewe
Swiss inventor yields large wheel wheel skate design
A Swiss inventor, M. Koller of Wintorther, proposes a skate with a single large wheel about a foot in diameter. The skate places the rider's foot under the wheel centre with the wheel slanted for balance, addressing road irregularities that small rollers cannot overcome on marshy or uneven surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsham
M. Koller
Wintorther
Interesting Discoveries from British Manuscripts Volume Two
A review praises the British Histories Manuscripts Commission for its Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Marquis of Bath Vol. 2. It surveys entries on Queen Katherine Howard, Mary Queen of Scots, Mary’s poems and proverbs, Sir Francis Drake’s Armada dispatch, Raleigh manuscripts, a raffle list of artifacts, and letters from Buckingham and Garrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Histories Manuscripts Commission
Marquis of Bath
Katherine Howsra
Henry II
Ace
Essex
Frantim Drake
Revenge
Plymouth
Howard
Csdix
Walter Raleigh
Shaner
Rawley
Ax Pound
Marquis of Buckingham
Dad
David Garrick
Portland
Feat Stones and Hills Mark Navy Recruit Failures
The Wasp and two gunboats faced recruiting troubles in Newbury Bay as many applicants failed medicals for weak hearts and flat feet. Among 100 applicants only one passed, many rejected due to cigarette smoking, with local Newbury youths most affected by hillside climbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wdeen
Newhar Bay
Navy
Ani Bar
Newbury
Newbury Hills
Real estate ad copy with Irish phrasing and Napoleonic motif
The advertisement by Solomon and O Sullivan presents a real estate sale pitch with Irish notes and a boastful style. The copy urges Beadon purchasers to seize the moment, invoking Napoleon as a metaphor for opportunity and aggressive marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatats
Solomon
O'Sulli
O'Sullivan
Napoleon
Napolenn
Reverend Doctor Smyth Describes Hell in Sunday Edition
The Reverend Doctor Newman Smyth of New Maven, United Braton, gave a terse interview to a newspaper representative. He stated that hell, in his opinion, is the place where the Sunday edition of the paper should be published and distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman Smyth
New ‘Maven
United Braton
Wright
Hell
Doctor Smyth
Frutelo Wan
T. Cressey
Ahaura
West Coast
N.2
World Coal Record Shows 1996 Trade Shifts and 2008 Output
World coal record cites 2008 output at 906 million tons with Britain at 61 million, Germany 145, and America 260. notes 1996-to-2008 gains and other trade details. The Board of Trade return lists per head output, consumption, and value figures for Britain Germany and the United States, amid scattered tabular data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade Return
Britain
Germany
America
Coonumpisen
Momas
Averato
The Brave Mothers and the Cat of Marble Falls
A sensational Texas tale from Marble Falls recounts a dramatic hunt for a prowling leopard cat menacing a cabin community in the Nevers Valley. Women and children defend their homes with rifles and axes as Captain Sorel leads a pursuit aided by Kitty and Ranger, culminating in a fierce rescue and the beast’s demise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perl
Marble Falls
Teaus
Nevers Valley
James Boyne
Ashera
Jack
Teast
Dow
Naturalis
Debaya
Bon Sariy
Mlyer
Wally
Borrel
Hunter
Sorrél Imalls
Kitty
Crystal
Ranger
Crystal City
Gabie
Litty
Palm Tree
Morss
Fierla
Wealthy mute Mary Crane and farm baronies in Pulvereiey
Mary Crane daughter of Charles Roerune, a wealthy resident, faces grave social scrutiny as she aims to manage a Balst a Given gerry agriculture project in Pulvereiey. She attends class and debates, yet struggles to pass with current constraints, amid federal concerns and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Josephine Crane
Charles Roerune
Mia Crane
Carey
Cranshurser
West
Suinor
Japan to buy two army airships for parley fleet models
The article reports Japan’s plan to purchase two army airships as models for building a fleet of air ships. It cites M. Julllat on export policy and notes cautious estimates of explosive payloads and potential military air operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tumoe
Parla
Tin
M. Julllat
Ans
Constructive
Aermettyn
Mersin
Walt
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Eve
Ben Free
Ding
Lucre
Ladie
Nko
Earl of Sheveburr
Buxton
Mary Queen OF Scots
Elizabeth
Vinltors
Mary
Ratz
Texas Life
Leopard
Calenanten
Tatsan Bayo Tost && Rohe
Moore ST
General
Cos George Street
Coulecan
Booth Pacific Islands
Capes
Arc
Ana
Beecham
SOE
Sam Jackson
Sam
Mra
Ceylon
Sincklead
Nea
L. Patch
Pelican Creek
Coraki, N.8.w
E. Pike
Myrtle Cottage
Mantidra
N.5.w
Lochiel
Henry Maslin
Childers
Tele
Chube
Moe, Gippelare
Victoria
J. Lonergan
Vielima
A.B. Peden
Gienmaggie
Eptendia
M. McAllum
Cunningram Road
Toorak
Hearne
Chremist
Gachung
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