Vatican Jewels and World Facts in Old News Digest
The Williston Graphic item notes the Pope's vault believed the world's wealthiest jewel collection valued near 200 million dollars. Other notes cover Morocco population guesses, Indian lands openings, U S coin counterfeiting, and Taft’s long travels. Railcar orders surge with 141 415 freight cars and 3 284 passenger cars.
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Rome
Vatican
Folligg
Unworthy Love of John Langlands on Christmas Eve
Daisy longs for Santa as John Langlands contemplates leaving. Kate endures his distance stirred by a betrayed past. A Christmas night of doubt, reconciliation, and softened pride unfolds as Daisy’s faith in her father prompts a fragile reunion. John returns with a gift for Daisy, and Kate sees renewed love in their embrace.
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Katie
Biss
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Atvert
Enen
Mercy
Danny
Geuin
Dad
John Lariglands
Daley
Kats
Captain Harris and Mrs. Davis Saving a Union Officer
Noted Chicago Inter Ocean piece recalls Capt. Samuel Harris of the Fifth Michigan Cavalry who, after aiding a wounded Confederate family, was spared execution by a reprieve from Mrs. Jefferson Davis. Harris later thanked Mrs. Davis in 1895 and recounted the 1864 Dahlgren raid tale, highlighting loyalty across war lines.
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Chicago
Harris
Dahlgren
Richmond
Westham Road
Jefferson Davis
Brooke
Davis
Oliver
Samuel Harris
Fifth Michigan Cavalry
Waller
Capt. Harris
Mrs. Davis
Narragansett Pier
BUMBUM'S RIDE 47 Miles Away in Macon's American Tribune
The poem fragment narrates a brutal assault with heroic violence as fighters press the foe. It centers on Bumbum and distant distances as lines rise and fall amid gore and banners. The piece reflects warlike imagery and ardent combat, ending with a distant eighty mile refrain.
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Heay
Bumbum
J. A. Macon
American Tribune
Scheme Falls Through Over Memorial Consequences
The imperial memorial plan collapses as Britain cannot locate a suitable site and all subscriptions will be refunded. In Texas, pensions for Confederate veterans rise with $900,000 allocated for 1905 and 1907 and $154,538 for Confederate home support.
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Congress
Texas
Fair Play and Duel on Civil War Pickets
A Confederate soldier confronts a Union writer near Grant's army, promising fair play in a pistol duel. The writer is wounded but saved as bushwhackers close in. the Confederate carries him to Union lines, insisting the fight was for justice as a deserter defense fades and Sam explains the ruse to pickets.
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Grant
Saya
Grand Army Sentinel
Yank
Silas Curtis
Confederacy
Sam
Jef Davis
Sile Curtis
Trade and Finance Across the Seas in 1904 Highlights
A panel of figures shows global trade shifts with 1904 exports and imports in the United States and Europe. Philadelphia’s foreign trade neared 140 million dollars, while Siam and China ports reflect growing shipping and tariff patterns. Medical notes discuss X rays in cancer care, dust exposure risks, and plague transmission from dead tissues.
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Emyrna
Alaska
Siam
England
Philadelphia
Tientsin
China
Shanghai
Pacific
United States
France
University of
Prague
Paris Academy of Medicine
M. Chauffard
Academy
Macfaydyen
London
Klein
Veteran Crimea War trainer Almost Buried Alive
Augustin Poole, a veteran trainer and Crimea War veteran from 1854 to 1866, was nearly buried alive after being thrown into a burial trench wounded following the battle of Tchernaya. He was rescued, died in England recently, and reportedly lived only a few years after his funeral.
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Augustin Poole
Crimea
Tchernaya
England
A Clergyman's Change From Coffee To Postum
A Danish descended clergyman recalls coffee causing nerves insomnia and dull brain at a Biblical Institute. He quits coffee, returns to it with worse results, then tries Postum Food Coffee. He reports faster recovery, clearer mind and better sleep, praising Postum highly and endorsing the product from Batavia Creek Michigan. There is a reason. Read The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Postum Co
Bat He Creek
Mich
Lhue
Wellville
Pire
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