Fur Has Played Stellar Role in World History
A National Geographic bulletin notes the fur trade shaped global history from Europe to North America. Beavers funded empires, frontier exploration, and city fortunes, with fur becoming a luxury then a democratic staple as hatters and trade linked peoples, places, and power. Beaver House in London marks a nod to this enduring commodity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
London
Beaver House
Europe
North America
National Geographic Society
Bulletin
Hudson's Bay Company
Fur Exchange
Money Gets Bath After Fish Dealers Handle It
London reports that money used in Billingsgate fish market becomes highly contaminated. Banks set up copper kettles to boil coins for reissue while notes circulate once then are swapped for new issues. Coins often turn green or black and some silver bags arrive in lumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Billingsgate
Portrait of Mrs. Neilie Tayloe Ross Mint Controller
Mrs. Neilie Tayloe Ross is named new controller of the mint by President Roosevelt. She previously served as governor of Wyoming and is vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neilie Tayloe Ross
Mint
Roosevelt
Rosa
Wyoming
Democratic National Committee
Cabinet Members soaked by White House dog shuffle
Washington reports two unidentified cabinet members were soaked at the White House east entrance when a stray dog played in a pool near two officials. The dog shook water from its coat, soaking the trousers of the men who later attended a meeting with the President under Roosevelt's open-door policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabinet
William L. Bruckart
Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
East Gate
Postwar prosperity shifts fur demand to cheaper grades
After World War II era wages and rising outdoor needs pushed housewives and secretaries toward fur coats. Demand shifted away from sable to cheaper furs like muskrat and rabbit, often mislabeled as luxury skins, prompting manufacturers to use precise descriptions. Canada and the United States have long supplied most raw furs, with the US remaining the largest producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Gesl
Canada
United States
Living Pebbles Found On Galapagos Islands
Smithsonian biologist Dr Waldo L Schmitt returns from the Galapagos expedition with hundreds of newly described crustacean specimens including living pebbles leucosiid crabs that mimic coral pebbles and retreat among beach grains. He also found freshwater crustaceans that hatch only after being dampened, a dormancy cycle lasting years. These findings may illuminate the islands past and possible land connections to the Americas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Waldo L. Schmitt
Smithsonian Tnstitation
Galapagos Islands
Doctor Schmitt
Galapagos
G. Allen Hancock
Los Angeles
Smithsonian
American
Pardoned He Stays in Penitentiary by Choice
Michigan City Ind Fred Kettleshake aged 72 remains in the state prison by choice after a 33 year tenure with 6 years in the hospital. Though pardoned three years ago he prefers confinement citing no friends outside no job for an invalid and no hope for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
Fred Kettleshake
Kettleshake
Birthplace and Snuff Mill Restored for Gilbert Stuart
Rhode Island Historical Society restored the birthplace of Gilbert Stuart in North Kingston and rebuilt the old snuff mill as it stood in his era. Norman M. Isham led the project after researching in Maryland and America to secure accurate details, and snuff was ground at the mill during the restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Kingston
R. L
Gilbert Stuart
Rhode Island Historical Society
Norman M. Isham
Mayland
America
Stuart Birthplace
Stuart
Pennies Pay 310 Dollar Bill in Boston Shipment
Weeks Printing of Hanfax N J shipped 31 000 United States pennies weighing 260 pounds in a stout wooden crate to Jacob Bloom Co of Boston to cover a 310 bill. With the Canadian dollar around 83 cents the firm saved a substantial amount by using American pennies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mays
Weeks Printing Company
Hanfax, N
United States
Jacob Bloom & Co
Czar's Watch and Maine Foxhound Featured in Sale and Sighting
A watch claimed to have belonged to the late czar of Russia is offered for sale at about 7800 dollars, said to contain portraits of seven generations of British rulers and courtiers. Nearby, a thoroughbred Maine foxhound owned by Neit Morrie, famed Maine guide, has gone wild and is roaming with fox packs near Marshall Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
Edia
Czar
Russia
Gale
Courg
Feabound
Turos
Forks
Maine
Neit Morrie
Maine Guide
Marshall Mountain
Also Mentioned on This Page
OUR Comic
Little
Gane
Solong
ENNIE
Solong Feliers
Lopes
Vaux
Gruger
Siberia
la Salle
Champlain
Joliet
Daniel Boong
Kit Carson
Jim ‘Bridger
Alexander Mackenzie
New York
Albany
Detroit
St. Louis
Winnipeg
Montreal
Edmonton
John Jacob Astor
Lord Strathgona
Charlies I
New Netherlands
New York City
Sharkey and Carnera
Fight
Jknny Johnston
Sharkey
Prime Garnere
Johnston
Johnny Burkley
Carnerager
BU Duffy
Loulé Sereal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!