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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1906

Page

3

Goulds Live Quiet Life Despite Great Wealth and Marriage

A new Gould baby born in a wealthy family sparks attention yet the couple's twenty years of marriage are described as ideally happy. Jay Gould's eldest son Howard married Edith Kingdon in 1886, a match noted for social standing and propriety. The Goulds maintain a simple domestic life, with Mrs Gould focusing on family and rational artistic pursuits, while avoiding public society.

Jay Gould Severage Goulds Gould United States MULES Aryone Andy M. Hannah Fernwood Miss H. A. Parmelee Millford E. Dunlap NS. Hill Street Los Angeles Cal Mrnster Richmond Tex M. G. Chiion Minn Lito Lauderdale Street Tenn Memp Intendencia ‘Ensacola Fila C. Henry Gentral N Poser Abel

Incubator Baby Child Escapes Courts With Help From Frat Boy

A Lawrence Kansas custody ruling over the incubator baby spurred a dramatic escape aided by a red headed fraternity member, Senator Fred D. Smith’s son Eustice Smith, and a sheriff. Mrs Bleakley fled law after a Kansas decision, then traveled toward Moline under a bench warrant. The plan unfolded with Santa Fe and Rock Island trains and a nursing bottle, milk, and care at the sheriff’s home before arrival in Moline.

St. Louis Fair Moline Ilinois Lawrence Kansas Fred D. Smith Kinsley Santa Fe Kansas City Jer Mrs. Bleakeley Rock Island Bleakeley Pullman Colorado Eustice Smith Senator Smith

Tragic Western Romance Endures Cheyenne War Rally

In southeastern Montana near the Tongue River Agency two young Cheyenne warriors Head Chief and Young Mule ride to the agency arena to face U.S. troops. A deadly clash follows as they charge the troops under a blazing sunset with rifles and a savage war yell.

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Steenerson Bills Aims to Drain Swamp Lands for Farms

A long article discusses Representative Steenerson's bill to create a drainage fund from public land sales to reclaim swamp lands across the United States. It describes potential sites like the Kankakee River basin and Red River Valley, outlines cost estimates and land divisions, and notes the plan mirrors irrigation programs run by the Reclamation Service to develop small farm tracts.

Virginia Washington House of Representatives Steenerson Minnesota United States Kankakee River Indiana Illinois Red River Valley Northwest Reclamation Service Interior Department

Roosevelt to Sign Statehood Bill With Eagle Quill

President Roosevelt will sign the Statehood bill with a pen made from an eagle quill from Oklahoma. Clerk Charles Hunter, visiting Washington, was promised the pen for use in signing the act. Hunter returned home and had a pen crafted from an eagle feather for the ceremony.

Roosevelt Oklahoma Charles Hunter Washington Hunter

A Great Hunter and His Modern Gun

A dramatic portrait of a hunter with a new hammerless gun and smokeless powder. The narrative hints the shot fell short, leaving the speaker to guess that his aim was hitless.

Canals in China Foster Rich Aquatic Life for Fry

The extensive canal network across a large portion of China supports abundant fish. Rice fields watered by these canals serve as ideal spawning andhatching grounds for eggs and young fry during their early life stage.

China

Universe Discoverer Leads Lick Observatory Scope

The 36 inch equatorial telescope universe Discoverer stands as the largest at Lick Observatory perched on Mount Hamilton, a 4000 foot peak in the Monte Diablo range of California.

Lick Observatory Mount Hamilton Monte Diablo Range California

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