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  • 22The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor — one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the tenth of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes . The story was first published in Strand Magazine in April 1892 .The …

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  • 23William Keyser — (November 23 1835 ndash; June 3 1904) was an executive of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B O) and the Baltimore Copper Company. Youth and education Keyser was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 23 1835, the son of Samuel Stouffer Keyser… …

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  • 24John Lombe — was a silk spinner in 18th century Derby, England.He was born in Norwich in approximately 1693 the son of a worsted weaver. He was a younger half brother of Thomas Lombe, who after his death would go on to amass a fortune as a silk merchant in… …

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  • 25Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol — Infobox Writer name = The Marquess of Bristol caption = Lord Bristol and Lady Juliet Fitzwilliam on their wedding day full name = Victor Frederick Cochrane Hervey relatives = Herbert Arthur Robert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol (father) Lady… …

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  • 26Derby Arboretum — The restored Grove Street Lodge and Grand Entrance at the northern end of the Arboretum Type Arboretum and public park Location Derby, England …

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  • 27Noah Dietrich — (February 28, 1889 – February 15, 1982) was an American business executive, who acted as Chief Executive Officer of the Howard Hughes empire from 1925 until 1957, when, according to his own memoir, he left the Hughes operation over a dispute… …

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  • 28The Vanished Diamond — infobox Book | name = The Vanished Diamond title orig = L Étoile du sud translator = author = Jules Verne illustrator = cover artist = country = France language = French series = genre = Science fiction novel publisher = Hetzel release date =… …

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  • 29Mazawattee Tea Company — The Mazawattee Tea Company, founded by the Densham family, was one of the most important and most advertised tea firms in England during the late 19th century. Traditionally the origin of tea drinking lies in China and the famous Tea Clipper… …

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  • 30John R. Oughton House — Infobox nrhp name = John R. Oughton House nrhp type = caption = The front facade of the John R. Oughton House location = Dwight, Livingston County, Illinois, USA nearest city = lat degrees = lat minutes = lat seconds = lat direction = N long… …

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