Murderer Hardy’s Last Statement From Nome Nugget
H J R McMillan of Anaconda publishes F E Hardy’s full statement from the Nome Nugget recounting his alleged innocence in the Unimak Island Sullivan murder case. Hardy claims misjudgment, implicates associates, laments the system, and warns youth about bad company and fate.
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Con
Florence Sullivan
Butte
Unimak Island
Alaska
Nome
H. J. R. McMillan
Anaconda
F. E. Hardy
Don and
Sullivan Brothers
F. J. Rooney
LD. Jackson
Rooney
Sullivans
Jackson
Hardy
Sullivan
Don Sullivan
Nugget
Charles Rosenberg
Aston
Rosenberg
Sam
Scott
Dutch Harbor
Warren
Tit
Charles Peterson
False Pass
Manila
San Francisco
Whipple
Mr. McGinn
Amalgamation of American and British Tobacco Interests
London reports end of tobacco war as American and British interests merge into Imperial and British American Tobacco companies. New structure assigns UK trade to Imperial, global trade to British American, with Ogdens assets transferred and US leaf factories kept for leaf processing. Board includes 12 American and 6 British directors. HQ in London with possible future transfer to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Imperial Company
United Kingdom
United States
Cuba
Ameria
England
Ogdens, Limited
Imperial Tobacco Company
Ogdens
American Company
British-American Tobacco Company, Limited
Ogden
Thierens
American Tobacco Company
Duke
America
Grasshoppers Become Turkeys New Crop Ally in Kansas
Farmers across western Kansas eastern Colorado and southwestern Nebraska view grasshoppers as a crop ally after learning they make excellent turkey feed. Albert Whitlock of Smith County sparked the shift by raising turkeys that prosper by feasting on grasshoppers, with commissioners noting the financial and pest-control benefits of using turkeys to clear fields.
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Chicago
Kansaas
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Albert Whitlock
Smith County
J. M. Fike
Colby
Turkeys Offer Profitable Crop Aid in Kansas Fields
The writer notes grain fields plagued by insects in Northwest Kansas where grasshoppers raid crops. A gobbler earns about $1.25 on the Denver market, a turkey hen around $1, and turkeys cost nothing to raise. Herds may protect crops in summer and later yield up to $500 when no longer needed.
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Northwesern Kansas
Denver
Presidential train plans and car details discussed
The article weighs the advisability of a private presidential car and a special train for the chief executive. It describes typical configurations a seven car train, private rooms, beds, mirrors and wardrobes, plus a 16 foot observation section. It notes cabinet cars, dining car, and the staff burden of running such a train with safety measures including scouting engines and rear engines.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Czar
Russia
Egypt
Tself
White Flag and Gunboats Clash in Panama Mission Incident
In Panama on Sept 27 rebels fired on a government launch carrying a peace commissioner. American gunners aboard Chucita returned fire, silencing shore batteries and forcing rebels to flee. The incident drew strong curatorial displeasure from General Salazar toward Herevra’s forces.
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Chucita
Hererra
Salaazar
Panama
George B. Parker
H. Gooding
Washington
George Cross
Newport News
Salazar
Yeguaita
Herevra
Sunners
Colombia
Cousin Dialog From Boston Transcript Fragment
A brief dialogue fragment recalls Uncle Tom’s fall thirty years ago and a character named Cousin Harriet arguing with Cousin Harry about aging memory and precocious children in a Boston Transcript piece.
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Boston Transcript
Harry
Tom
Harriet
Furnished housekeeping rooms advertised in Butte listings
In Montana Butte several ads list furnished housekeeping rooms for rent. The notices mention locations such as 228 and 288 Matt Hutte and 5k W. Park with modern conveniences and ample accommodations for lodgers.
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Matt Hutte
Montana
Butte
W. Park
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VU Pelhihy
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Worth Lye
Massa
Annie Laurie
Steve Polish Ink
Ohio
B. M. Hardy
F. B. Watkins
United States Army
United States Volunteers
MecKneel
Argo
Bering Sea
Frisco
Snapper's Island
George Aston
Dory
Dove
Water Springs
Sana Point
al Tobacco Combine
Dom
Grasshopper
Turkeys
Chicago News
PTO
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