Millions of Christmas Trees Cut Across Northern Forests
In December 1914 Chicago reports five million trees being felled in Maine Vermont Michigan and Wisconsin plus the Berkshires to meet Yule demand. Barbara Schuenmann leads a cutting party in northern Michigan as the wind swept work brightens Chicago homes. The tale recalls the 1916 Christmas Ship disaster and Captain Herman Schuenemann.
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Chicago
Maine
Vermont
Michigan
Wisconsin
Catskills
Berkshires
Forest Bureaus
Barbara Schuenmann
Herman Schuenemann
Rouse Simmes
Washington Island
Christmas Tree Trade Sparks Debate Across Regions
A feature discusses Uncle Sam forest experts opposing the five million Christmas trees harvest as wasteful. It notes tree varieties by region from New York to California and prices from five cents to thirty five dollars, while farmers complain of meager returns and possible price increases at markets.
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Husky Weedamen
Luckey
Lucky
Elsie
Hazel
Pearl
Uncle Sam
New York
Philadelphia
Maryland
Virginia
Columbia
Wyoming
Colorado
California
Married teachers seek year long maternity leave in New York debate
Mrs. Edith C. Breithut, a teacher and mother, argues motherhood deepens understanding of pupils and strengthens a teacher's value beyond academic knowledge. She cites personal growth after her son's birth and support for colleagues seeking extended leave.
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New York
Edith C. Breithut
Alabama counties seek bloodhounds for tracking convicts
In Montgomery on December 12 an opinion says counties may buy bloodhounds to trail escaped convicts and guard those confined. Attorney General Brickell notes the purchase is legal and treasurers should honor warrants. Dr William H. Oates pushes the move to aid shackles removal, with Mobile already buying hounds and several counties expected to follow.
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Montgomery
Dec
Alabama
Robert C. Brickell
William H. Oates
Mobile County
Oates
Howton
Dallas
Anniston Cowmecil News Schedule Reflected in Odd Text
A garbled OCR entry notes weekly meetings on Mondays in Royal Oak ball and twice monthly gatherings on the second and fourth Thursdays in Masonie ball, hinting at a civic or social club timetable.
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Anniston Cowmecil No. Mets
Royal Oak
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