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The Madison Daily Leader
Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
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King Leopold of Belgium sold a mile of Ostend's sea front to Colonel North for $1,500,000 to create an international sporting club rivaling Monte Carlo, featuring racing, fighting, athletics, theater, and gambling.
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Said Colonel North Will Make Ostend the Greatest Resort in the World.
LONDON, Sept. 23.—King Leopold of Belgium has sold to Colonel North, the "Nitrate King," a mile of the sea front of Ostend, the sum paid being $1,500,000. It is said that Colonel North intends to found there an international sporting club, which will be the center of horse racing, glove fighting and athletics generally, with a theatre, gambling rooms, public gardens, etc. The tract purchased begins just beyond the king's pavilion. Ostend already shares with Monte Carlo the reputation of being the fastest place in all Europe. During the past summer it has been visited by some of the most notorious gamblers and members of the demi monde in Europe, but under the new auspices, it promises to eclipse all previous efforts.
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Ostend
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Sept. 23
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king leopold sold a mile of sea front in ostend to colonel north for $1,500,000; colonel north intends to establish an international sporting club with horse racing, glove fighting, athletics, theatre, gambling rooms, and public gardens.
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King Leopold of Belgium has sold to Colonel North, the 'Nitrate King,' a mile of the sea front of Ostend for $1,500,000. Colonel North plans to found an international sporting club there, serving as the center for horse racing, glove fighting, athletics, with a theatre, gambling rooms, public gardens, etc. The tract begins just beyond the king's pavilion. Ostend already shares with Monte Carlo the reputation of being the fastest place in Europe and has been visited by notorious gamblers and members of the demi monde; under new auspices, it promises to eclipse previous efforts.