Historic Cathedral of Roskilde Crowned in Danish Royal History
The Roskilde Cathedral near Copenhagen stands as Denmark’s royal necropolis built largely in red brick. Its present form began around 1210 under Bishop Peter Suneson, with chapels for Christian IV and V, Queen Alexandra’s visit noted, and the royal coffins and regalia described along the nave walls. Wood pigeons are cited as harming British crops.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
Romkilde
Toskilde
Zealand
Kursour
Kiel
Nyborg
Roskilde
Harald Blaat
Asia
Peter Suneson
Rowkside
Roakside
Christian
Christian V
Vemarn
Christian IV
Anna Catherina
Alexandra
Bernstoft
Queen Victoria
Western Mining Towns Built in Boom Times
A portrait of how rich gold or copper discoveries trigger rapid town building in the American West. Mining centers like Denver Cripple Creek Butte Ouray and Gloversville illustrate how ore finds fuel mills commerce housing and population flow, with towns evolving from camps to cities as districts grow.
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West
Battle Creek
Mich
Lynn
Mass
Troy
N. Y
Gloversville
N.Y
Denver
Cripple Creek
Anaconda
Marcus Daly
Butte Mont
Camp Bird
Ouray, Col
Tom Walsh
Rocky
Tia
Tie Diatrict
Wea
Traits of the Caribou As Told by Old Hunter
In Collier’s Weekly, 8S W Watts describes Newfoundland caribou hunting and their fierce tenacity. He recalls using a 30.40 Winchester and a Mannlicher, noting big stags often require multiple shots and sometimes strike with such force they tumble and dig in. He explains meat quality varies with season, the fawn’s unpalatability during mating period due to stress and diet changes. The piece ends with a note that cold is an effective nosebleed remedy.
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W. Watts
Collier's Weekly
Newfoundland
Tim
Gentle Rebuke Over Buttons From A New Bride
A humorous domestic anecdote from a New York Times column shows a newlywed gently correcting her husband who bought red poker chips as attire embellishments. She notes the impracticality of buttons without holes and the exchange of items. A separate St Louis Republic note urges soap and water to clean money at banking houses to prevent germs.
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Tom
New York Times
St. Louis Republic
Treasury Official Suggests Value of Soap Clean Money
A treasury official humorously urges bankers to wash banknotes to improve circulation. He says little soap and water can make money look new and clean, urging readers to scrub soiled notes lightly with a small brush and soap, noting a marble slab for drying.
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Treasury
Theoparm
Coroner’s Witty Exchange Over Trolley Car Death
Mount Vernon coroner Banning questions a witness at an inquest into a fatal trolley car accident. When asked if he saw the man killed, the witness says his back was to the car, prompting the coroner to note the ironic view.
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Banning
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Roosters Roosted Rooster Struggles To Eat Groundward
In a small town a rooster named Peterson is so longlegged it cannot reach the ground to eat. The owner noticed the bird slowly starving as it struggled to feed. Local curiosity grows about the unusual creature and its fate.
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Peterson, Ta
Hyde Park Rout of Poly Prep in Chicago Showdown
Hyde Park thrashed Brooklyn Poly Prep 305 to 0 in a Chicago game played in a slushy rain. The rapid tempo produced a near two-point-per-minute record for Hyde Park, underscoring the East versus West clash and the gap in football styles between Chicago and Greater New York.
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East
Hyde Park
Polytechnic Preparatory
Brooklyn
Chicago
Rabut
West
Brooklyn “Poly Prep
Greater
New York
The Kicker Moral From Milk to Buttered Fate
A Chicago Record-Herald column extols various types of kickers. Through fables of two frogs and a milk jar, it argues that persistent effort can turn misfortune into advantage and urges readers to kick with purpose, not in mere malice, embracing self respect and constructive action.
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K. Wooley
Chicago Record-Herald
Wonderful Bowling Record At Chicago Sets World Mark
Peter H. Peth, a 21 year old from Lake View, rose to national prominence by breaking a world record with 2531 total pins and three consecutive high scores of 215 258 and 267. He demonstrated steady nerve and skill in his first league year, rolling a weighted ball to strike a remarkable series.
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Lord Derby
Ed Geers
E. B. Smathers
Mambrino King
Crescens
Peter H. Peth
Chicago
Lake View
Peth
Bribe Offer To Michigan Halfback Heston Reported
An Ann Arbor man allegedly approached Michigan halfback Heston before the Thanksgiving game with a $500 cash offer to throw the game to Minnesota. Heston rejected the proposal and reportedly berated the tempter, who intended to bet $2,000 on Minnesota if successful.
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Heston
Martin Heston
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Minnesota
Gophers
Britt Wins Nehtweight Title Bout in Seven Rounds
Jimmy Britt defeated Erve in seven rounds to claim the weight crown and boost his purse earnings to 4725 while Erve collected 8150. Erne admitted the local fighter’s cleverness and aggression, while Britt plans to seek a match with Young Corbett soon.
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Britt
Jimmy Britt
Erve
Erne
Corbett
Fture
O'Brien Seeks Fight With Ryan After New York Visit
Philadelphia boxer Jack O'Brien visited New York to arrange a middleweight title bout with Tommy Ryan. O'Brien offered a $1000 forfeit to Almith, adding that the club making the best offer will secure him, and the sooner the better.
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O'Brien
Tommy Ryan
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
New York
Obrien
Almith
Bertor
Motion means money bulletin from railroad execs
B L Winchell of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad sent an unconventional circular to the company’s employers headed Motion means money. President Yoakum, in a recent interview, uttered words the circular says are forceful and significant. It urges all staff to turn every effort into motion and to stop standing around which earns nothing.
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B. L. Winchell
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Yoakum
Work of Club Women in South Carolina Scholarships
South Carolina club women through the State Federation have awarded sixteen scholarships in various educational institutions across the state ranging from kindergarten training schools to colleges.
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South Carolina
First discovery of diamonds in Bahia in 1844
The text notes diamonds were first found in Bahia in 1831 in Serra do Sinçora but a discovery occurred in 1844 when Jose Pereira do Prado, traveling from that region toward Bahia City, camped by the Mocage on the Paraguacu river tributary and accidentally found diamonds.
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Bahia
Serra Do Sincora
Jose Pereira Do Prado
Bahia City
Mocage
Paraguacu
Worth Holding Up A Jt Curtis Cashier River Salmon Pack
A. Jt. Curtis, cashier of the National Bank of North America in New York, recently transported 4,000,000 dollars from the bank's old home to its new quarters The Season's Salmon Pack. The season’s salmon pack on the Columbia River reached about 118,008 cases with total catch estimated near 150,000 cases.
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A. Jt. Curtis
The
National Bank of North America
New York
Columbia River
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England
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Hdward
Tay
Pixos
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Wight
Jimmie” Britt
Jimmie” Tritt
California
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San Francisco
Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Coney Island
Jeff
Tom Sharkey
Ten Eyck
Edward Ten Eyck
Peekskill
Hudson
Naval Academy
Annnapolis
Ming
Antwar
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