Okefinokee Swamp Debate Spurs National Park Push
A Georgia bill seeks Okefinokee as a national park amid calls from science groups and preservationists. The piece outlines the swamp’s size, biodiversity, historic lumber pressures, and a Georgia society’s plan to reserve portions before presenting to the U.S. government for wild life refuge status.
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Kefinokee National
Georgia
National Parks System
Grand Canyon
Continental Divide
Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone
Mesa Verde
Crater Lake
Lafayette
Maine
America
Mount Rainier
Sequoia
Redwoods National Park
California
Mississippi Valley National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park
Kentucky
Dunes National Park
Indiana
Okefinokee National Park
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
National Park System
Okefinokee
Mississippi
Everglades
National Association of Audubon Societies
Geological Society of America
American Game Protective Association
State Geological Survey of Georgia
Cornell University
James G. Needham
J. F. Wilson
Waycross
United States
Chase
Chicagoan reels 384 pound broadbill off Catalina
Keith Spalding of Chicago landed a 384-pound broadbill swordfish after a 14 minute fight aboard the Goodwill off Catalina Island. Capt. Kent Walker aided, Mrs. Spalding assisted by grabbing the tail as the fish leapt and splashed around the launch. This marks their second Catalina season and follows Spalding’s prior record tuna and marlin catches.
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Valon
Catalina
Island
Keith Spalding
Chicago
Spalding
Goodwill
Kent Walker
M . Spalding
Gaffo
Triangle of passion ends with forgiven husband
In New York a Polish woman Vera Koynoski testified she branded cross marks on her body to prove fidelity to husband Benjamin amid allegations of an affair with a foreman. The magistrate placed a suspended sentence on the husband for disorderly conduct as the couple reconciled and left together.
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York
Benjamin Koynoski
Vera Koynoski
Koynoski
Mother Seeks Custody in Chicago Child Welfare Battle
Judge Hugo Pam dismissed Mrs. Alfred Frankenstein's petition to regain her five year old son Kenneth. The case spotlighted the foster placement of Kenneth with Walter Gradle in Highland Park and revealed Frankenstein as mother to another child now living with adoptive parents. The writ was denied but a chancery action may follow as the mother contends for possession.
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Hicago
Hugo Pam
Alfred Frankenstein
Kenneth
Frankenstein
Walter Gradle
Highland Park
Gradle
West Lake Street
John S. Caul
Pam
Mrs. Frankenstein
Elmer E. Sandley
John F. Shakespeare
Wonder What Tracy Thought of Things
Tracy Gillis a Nebraska rancher born in Chicago recalls his pioneer journey with his father George Gillis to keep him from civilization. The elder fled with his son to a remote ranch 40 miles from a railroad to shield him from Chicago temptations while Maggie Ives left, and Tracy’s schooling came mostly from the Bible and farm life.
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Maha
Tracy Gillis
Gillis
Chicago
John the Baptist
Nebraska
George Gillis
Tracy
Omaha
Haymarket
Maggie Ives
Twin Cities
Gilly
Moody and Sankey
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Okennokee National Park
Francis Harper
United States Biological Survey
Okefinokee Swamp
Alleni
Florida
Okefinokee Islands
Billy's Island
Billy's
Floyd's Islands
Honey Island
Milne’s Lake
Bay
Billy’s Island
Floyd's Island
State
Cowaooue
OTTER
Qkefinokee
Suwamye
Walker
Nichi
James Caul
South Union Avenue
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