Lima, Peru’s annual food festival, Mistura, is currently under way in the Parque de la Expocision. This year’s event has attracted the likes of culinary icons like Ferran Adria of El Bulli and Rene Redezipi of Copenhagen’s Noma. Regardless of the big names and special decrees issued to the world, the more than 300,000 attendees come for the food.
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Question by Howdy2010: Is car insurance policy in Manitoba non-public or pubic? How is automobile insurance in Manitoba various from Ontario?
Is vehicle insurance in Manitoba private or pubic? How is car insurance plan in Manitoba diverse from Ontario? Which is greater and why?
Best answer:
Reply by What the?
Insurance in MB is manifeste and ruled by the province. A single insurance plan, one level of protection, and you can not sue for discomfort/ struggling. Cost is also set by quantity of demerits or centered on driver encounter. In ontario, insurance plan is non-public but nevertheless regulated considerably by the federal government. In Ontario you can sue up to a certain quantity for soreness and struggling. Usually drivers underneath twenty five a long time of age pay massive premiums irrespective of driving heritage, in MB that is not the scenario. Hope that aids.
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Dr. George Mott photo from his passport in Guatamala
I receive a lot of emails for a lot of reasons, but this one stands out for capturing my attention and imagination. How about yours? If you have any ideas or information, please post it in the comments below.
“I found your site and wondered if you might help me with finding information on my great grandfather. His name was George Mott and he lived and died in Iquitos on April 2, 1927. He was buried there by a Gustav Fleering “ in the panteon” . George was a medical doctor. The papers we found from the American Consular Service states at death he had in his possession 10 cases of collections of butterflies and other animals…We think George may have been doing research. Is there anyone in your town that might have any information or can you tell my who I might contact? Any information you have will be greatly appreciated.”
Dr. George Mott's republic of Guatemala passport. The date appears to be 1921
So we sent one of our top researchers, Juan Maldonado, to the public register, to the cemetery register, and to the cemetery to look in the section devoted to burials from 1925 to 1928. He found nothing pertinent to this mystery, but in the process of his investigation he lost his glasses and his cell phone.
The trail is cold. We have more questions than answers. Why was he in Guatemala? Why was he in Ecuador? Why Columbia? I speculate he was traveling over-land through Central and South America in the 1920′s to Peru. We know he traveled from Illinois to Texas, to Florida.
The Death Certificate for Doctor George Mott
We know from the Death Certificate Dr. George Mott died in Iquitos, April 8th, 1927.
The American Consulat report on George Mott in 1927
This document from the American Consulate General, lets us know that George Mott died with “practically nothing of value; no cloths and no money, only 10 cases of collections of butterflies, and other animals, seven of which are stated to be of utterly no value: and three of which have already been sold by the British Consul for twenty soles, to keep them from decay. In addition to this, the assets of the estates consists of such proceeds as may be realized from the sale of 6,000 butterflies to Germany shortly before the death of Mr. Mott. It is stated that some butterflies were sent to New York but the consignment was refused. Inas much as Mr. Mott owed a board bill of 810 soles the British Cousul has been requested to turn over any sum up to that amount to Mr. Gustav Fleering,…”
This is page two of the American Consular report on the mysterious death of Doctor George Mott
In Mister Fleering’s letter to the British Consul the former stated he had buried Mister Mott in the “panteon” (cemetery) No further details are known. The death is being reported…to Mr. Tranger of Philadelphia, inas much as he is the only person with whom Mr. Mott is known to have had more than business dealings. I am informed that Mr. Mott repeatedly stated that he had no family in the United States, and inas much as he left no estate, it does not appear useful to pursue the matter further.”
The stamp on the upper left is dated June 2nd 1921 Columbia
Intriguing. His passport reveals he was in Columbia June 2, 1921, Ecuador August 4, 1925, Guatemala, May 13, 1925 and died in Peru April 8, 1927. He did not travel a straight line. Why did he travel from Ecuador to Guatemala then to Peru? Did he travel overland? Was he was just flitting from country to country chasing butterflies…
Sketch of George Mott, with his signature, fingerprint, gray eyes, profession seems to read chemist, passport number 426, Bogata is crossed out and what appears to be Valencia (?) is written , May 1924, in Columbia
And then to add to the details and the mystery, this follow up email;
“Thank for you interest and the beautiful pictures. Sorry I have been a trouble and your friend lost his phone and glasses. Did he find them?
He was born in Yorkville, Illinois in 1854. He came to Hardin county Texas around 1883 and married 3 times, the last wife was my great grandmother, Laura. George became a dr in 1889 after the death of his 1st wife in child birth. He traveled alot to study new medical procedures and when he left home 1912 he signed on as a crew dr for a railroad. He was only going to be gone a short time but had a hotel in north east texas send his clothes home with a letter he would be back soon. He never returned. The family assumed he was killed somewhere. In the 80′s a cousin tried to find him but only found more questions. I started trying to find him about a year ago and found him in Florida on the 1920 census. So then the question was where he was between 1912 and 1920 and then where he died. Another cousin works for an oil company and her job is to find heirs so she decided to find George. She came up with the passport and death certificate and a letter from the American Consulate General. Our interest is why he went down there, what he was doing (except catching butterflies and why) and I guess for closure.
The passport (#42(5)6) is from Guatemala 5/13/1925, Colombia 6/2/1921, Equador 8/4/1925. There is another paper in another language dated 3/3/1924. Thanks again for you interest.”
Mike Collis, editor of the Iquitos Times, Caleb Whitaker author of Jungle Love and I have spent many hours speculating about George Mott’s life and death, and what Iquitos was like to live in circa 1927.
This morning I paid our researcher on the street, Juan Maldonado, S/10 soles to bring a old well spoken man with a good memory. That’s how I came to meet the charming 87 year old Ulises Elespuro. I enjoyed our conversation. According to Don Ulises, poor people with no assets were buried in a common grave. He was only 2 years old in 1927 so his impressions of that date must have his age taken in to consideration. He estimated the population of Iquitos in 1927 at 200 souls.
Caleb and I looked at the aerial photo taken in 1924, attributed to Elmer Faucett, in Scott Humfeld’s excellent article Iquitos Peru, A Photographic Record Of Iquitos Peru; Past and Present. We tried to estimate the population of Iquitos in 1924. Caleb thought 2,000 to 3,000, I think 5,000 to 10,000. Another friend of mine, Bill Park, is trained at estimating the number of birds in a flock or people in a crowd estimated 50,000. So we have guesses from 200 to 50,000. What do you think?
Much has been written about Iquitos during the rubber boom from approximately 1880 to 1912, when the population may have grown to over 20,000 people in the middle of the rainforest where rivers took the place of roads, but what happened after the collapse? I did a little research on the internet and found that only 14% of the most sound businesses continued to prosper into 1927 and beyond. What about the other 86% of the businesses? What was the population in 1927 and what was life like for it’s residents two decades after the economy of Iquitos collapsed?
What about your imagination? What do you think? Leave a comment below to let us know.
I have the honor to be your obedient servant, Bill Grimes reporting from Iquitos Peru 2012, striving to avoid the fate of Dr. Mott…
Other articles about the history of Iquitos in the Peruvian Amazon can be read here. Click the links below;
Steamships Of The Rubber Boom: Recovering History in the Peruvian Amazon;
Follow the Course Of History on the restored Amazon Riverboat Clavero, Since 1876;
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In the event you have a building business, or even are working for the city as a firefighter, police force, and other personnel that are :almost always in unexpected emergency situations, the usage of mesh safety vests, are a good way to help keep individuals safe and sound on a work site. Use of all these mesh vests is an effective approach to determine exactly who your personnel are, and the brilliant colors which these types of vests are constructed with, keep them visual to all the other employees on the site, and will also act as a alerting gadget for oncoming vehicle traffic or people, who are driving to an emergency spot or even a work area. These kinds of vests tend to be noticed at a long range, warning oncomers to decelerate, or even stay away from the vicinity, and continuing to keep the workers safe and secure in an emergency situation or even a construction work site.
Keeping Uniform
The application of safety vests with pockets, is another easy way keep your crew and workers uniform. This will enable all of your workers to have the exact same vests on, which will clearly show the business they are employed by, and might also be embroidered to be tailor-made with the individuals title, in the event the business wants to make these vests an actual part of the uniforms for the wokers and staff. And so, not only will the workers be observable from greater distances, they may even look uniform whenever working away at a job site, showing the particular organization they work for.
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Wearing all these mesh safety vests, can be a less expensive choice for outfits to a company, rather than numerous other uniform choices, that will be much less comfy, plus more hard for the workers to move and accomplish their tasks in. The fact that the vests are quite flexible fitting, provides excellent ability to move while personnel are on a difficult task or project, and desire to have wide range of movement, in order to do their jobs effectively. Plus, all these mesh vests are cheaper than alternative uniforms, which should be embroidered, and have the business title imprinted upon them, costing high expenses to a business, and making the workers much more confined when doing work, depending on the fabric the uniforms would otherwise be. And so, not only will your workers be wearing identical vests, and show the organization they are employed by, but they will be able to concentrate on the job, while having complete flexibility when doing so.
Cold Stone Creameries is holding its 10th Annual World’s Largest Ice Cream Social on Tuesday. Between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., participating stores will be giving away a free “taste” — three-ounce cup — of the Sprinkled with Wishes creation.
(That’s Sweet Cream ice cream, a brownie, sprinkles and fudge. Yum.)
The event is part of a month-long fundraiser by Cold Stone for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and you can visit any store and purchase a star to help Make-A-Wish for .
Click here to find the area’s Cold Stone Creamery locations.
(Link courtesy of Palm Beach on the Cheap.)
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The opposition of the sun and rebellious Uranus promises excitement and change. Uranus in Aries is a cook who can’t keep his hands off the wooden spoon. He just has to stir things up. As any good cook knows, this keeps things from burning on the bottom and improves the end result. However, if you’re in the stew, it’s a whirly ride.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you know someone is extremely nice, you’ll go out of your way to help this person. You want to see this type of person win at life. You feel on some level that the victory of a very nice person is your victory, too.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your reality is the culmination of your choices. To you, that’s liberating. Sure, your scene isn’t absolutely ideal right now. But you truly have the power to shape it into something you can be quite proud of.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There’s a lot going on for a loved one or colleague, thanks to you. Only the “thanks” are not forthcoming as they should be. Luckily, the good feeling you get from helping is pretty awesome, too.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll hear from someone you were not expecting to hear from. In your excitement, you could forget to ask what you want to know about the events that have occurred since your last visit with this person.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Because you’re so creative, sometimes your mind reels in directions that are not so helpful to the situation at hand. You’ll have to rein in your thoughts. Do so with a kind inner voice that honors your wondrous creative spirit.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You thank people when they do something for you, even when that “something” happens to fit neatly into their job description. It’s this kind of gratitude that will net you special treatment today.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Everyone knows that raw talent only goes about as far as you can kick it. Your talent level matters far less than what you want to be and how badly you want it. If your desire is strong enough, you’ll reign supreme.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your frankness will be a timesaving tool. And your scrupulous honesty will win someone’s trust. However, do be careful not to offer opinions unless your opinion is requested. Wisdom is often silent.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Everyone likes to have fun, though not everyone really knows how. You find this difficult to believe, since laughter, joy and playfulness come so easily to you. You’ll teach someone how to let go and live a little.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It all goes so well until some weird bit of news throws a wrench in the works. This obstacle sounds more daunting than it really is. Assume this is all going to work out easily, and it will.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll flirt publicly with someone, but you probably wouldn’t do the same in private. You want to make a person feel good, though you don’t necessarily want your relationship with the person to be any more intimate than it is.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll try to create something and then realize it’s not at all what you set out to do. This kind of false start is a natural part of your process, so be patient with yourself. If you have to go “back to the drawing board,” go happily.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 25). Competitive events are featured. Over the next six weeks, you’ll really put yourself out there to make something happen, and the results will be terrific. Then you’ll need to rest and replenish your energy. Loving exchanges lead to favorable domestic changes. Social fun in December and January opens new interests. Leo and Aries people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 4, 33, 20 and 28.
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I receive a lot of emails for a lot of reasons, but this one stands out for capturing my attention and imagination. How about yours? If you have any ideas or information, please post it in the comments below.
“I found your site and wondered if you might help me with finding information on my great grandfather. His name was George Mott and he lived and died in Iquitos on April 2, 1927. He was buried there by a Gustav Fleering “ in the panteon” . George was a medical doctor. The papers we found from the American Consular Service states at death he had in his possession 10 cases of collections of butterflies and other animals…We think George may have been doing research. Is there anyone in your town that might have any information or can you tell my who I might contact? Any information you have will be greatly appreciated.”
Dr. George Mott, Guatemala Passport. The date seems to be 1921
So we sent one of our top researchers, Juan Madonado, to the public register, to the cemetery register, and to the cemetery to look in the section devoted to burials from 1925 to 1928. He found nothing pertinent to this mystery, but in the process of his investigation he lost his glasses and his cell phone.
The trail is cold. We have more questions than answers. Why was he in Guatemala? Why was he in Ecuador? Why Columbia? I speculate he was traveling over-land through Central and South America in the 1920′s to Peru. We know he traveled from Illinois to Texas, to Florida.
The Death Certificate for Doctor George Mott
We know from the Death Certificate Dr. George Mott died in Iquitos, April 8th, 1927
The American Consulate report on George Mott
This document from the American Consulate General, lets us know that George Mott died with “practically nothing of value; no cloths and no money, only 10 cases of collections of butterflies, and other animals, seven of which are stated to be of utterly no value: and three of which have already been sold by the British Consul for twenty soles, to keep them from decay. In addition to this, the assets of the estates consists of such proceeds as may be realized from the sale of 6,000 butterflies to Germany shortly before the death of Mr. Mott. It is stated that some butterflies were sent to New York but the consignment was refused. Inas much as Mr. Mott owed a board bill of 810 soles the British Cousul has been requested to turn over any sum up to that amount to Mr. Gustav Fleering,…”
This is page 2 of the American Counsular report on the mysterious death of Dr. George Mott
In Mister Fleering’s letter to the British Consul the former stated he had buried Mister Mott in the “panteon” (cemetery) No further details are known. The death is being reported…to Mr. Tranger of Philadelphia, inas much as he is the only person with whom Mr. Mott is known to have had more than business dealings. I am informed that Mr. Mott repeatedly stated that he had no family in the United States, and inas much as he left no estate, it does not appear useful to pursue the matter further.”
This stamp on the upper left is dated June 2 1921 Columbia
Intriguing. His passport reveals he was in Columbia June 2, 1921, Ecuador August 4, 1925, Guatemala, May 13, 1925 and died in Peru April 8, 1927. He did not travel a straight line. Why did he travel from Ecuador to Guatemala then to Peru? Did he travel overland? Was he was just flitting from country to country chasing butterflies…
Sketch of George Mott, with his signature, his finger print, gray eyes, profession seems to be chemist, passport number 426, Bogata is crossed out and what might be Valencia(?) is written, May 1924, in Columbia
And then to add to the details and the mystery, this follow up email;
“Thank for you interest and the beautiful pictures. Sorry I have been a trouble and your friend lost his phone and glasses. Did he find them?
He was born in Yorkville, Illinois in 1854. He came to Hardin county Texas around 1883 and married 3 times, the last wife was my great grandmother, Laura. George became a dr in 1889 after the death of his 1st wife in child birth. He traveled alot to study new medical procedures and when he left home 1912 he signed on as a crew dr for a railroad. He was only going to be gone a short time but had a hotel in north east texas send his clothes home with a letter he would be back soon. He never returned. The family assumed he was killed somewhere. In the 80′s a cousin tried to find him but only found more questions. I started trying to find him about a year ago and found him in Florida on the 1920 census. So then the question was where he was between 1912 and 1920 and then where he died. Another cousin works for an oil company and her job is to find heirs so she decided to find George. She came up with the passport and death certificate and a letter from the American Consulate General. Our interest is why he went down there, what he was doing (except catching butterflies and why) and I guess for closure.
The passport (#42(5)6) is from Guatemala 5/13/1925, Colombia 6/2/1921, Equador 8/4/1925. There is another paper in another language dated 3/3/1924. Thanks again for you interest.”
Mike Collis, editor of the Iquitos Times, Caleb Whitaker author of Jungle Love and I have spent many hours speculating about George Mott’s life and death, and what Iquitos was like to live in circa 1927.
This morning I paid our researcher on the street, Juan Maldonado, S/10 soles to bring a old well spoken man with a good memory. That’s how I came to meet the charming 87 year old Ulises Elespuro. I enjoyed our conversation. According to Don Ulises, poor people with no assets were buried in a common grave. He was only 2 years old in 1927 so his impressions of that date must have his age taken in to consideration. He estimated the population of Iquitos in 1927 at 200 souls.
Caleb and I looked at the aerial photo taken in 1924, attributed to Elmer Faucett, in Scott Humfeld’s excellent article Iquitos Peru, A Photographic Record Of Iquitos Peru; Past and Present. We tried to estimate the population of Iquitos in 1924. Caleb thought 2,000 to 3,000, I think 5,000 to 10,000. Another friend of mine, Bill Park, is trained at estimating the number of birds in a flock or people in a crowd estimated 50,000. So we have guesses from 200 to 50,000. What do you think?
Much has been written about Iquitos during the rubber boom from approximately 1880 to 1912, when the population may have grown to over 20,000 people in the middle of the rainforest where rivers took the place of roads, but what happened after the collapse? I did a little research on the internet and found that only 14% of the most sound businesses continued to prosper into 1927 and beyond. What about the other 86% of the businesses? What was the population in 1927 and what was life like for it’s residents two decades after the economy of Iquitos collapsed?
What about your imagination? What do you think? Leave a comment below to let us know.
Bill Grimes reporting from Iquitos Peru 2012, striving to avoid a similar fate.
Other articles about the history of Iquitos in the Peruvian Amazon can be read here. Click the links below;
Steamships Of The Rubber Boom: Recovering History in the Peruvian Amazon;
Follow the Course Of History on the Restored Amazon Riverboat Clavero, Since 1876;
