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— Prince Arthur is to be dubbed Duke of 
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— Dr. Brown-Sequad will not lecture next 
season. 
— California wheat this year covers two mil¬ 
lion acres. 
— “ Othello,” in Hebrew, has been published 
in Vienna. 
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on the Continent. 
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discovered coal beds. 
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since 1871. 
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manufacture at $1 a hundred weight this 
summer. 
Z • A Sacramento man has invented a machine 
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same time. 
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honor of the Duchess of Edinburg. 
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