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The Anthropological Museum in San Francisco

There is soon to be opened in San Francisco the Anthropological Museum of the University of California. It ranks in size and quality of content with the three or four largest in the country. It is the greatest collection west of Chicago, and compares favorably with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. The existence of the museum and its contents is largely due to the generosity of Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst. Its actual cost has been about one million dollars.

Gold Plate at the King’s Banquet

There was fifteen million dollars' worth of gold plate used at the King's great banquet. Eight tons of the precious metal, collected in the reigns of the Georges, was used at the magnificent dinner given in Buckingham Palace. American women were conspicuous with gems. "Their diamonds almost blind us," said Premier Asquith.

Cyclone Devastates the Chilean Coast

A despatch from Valparaiso, Chile, declares that the great cyclone which devastated the coast a few days ago extended from Pisaqua on the north to Antofagasta on the south. It is estimated that 200 persons were killed or injured. Immense damage has been done to property of all kinds.

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