Gold rush chews Arctic frontiers as aviation opens lands
Land locked in ice yields to searchers of gold as aviation drives rapid development in the Canadian north. Towns like Outpost Yellowknife Gordon Lake Fond du Lac and Goldfields grow as mining fuels a modern frontier with daily air traffic bringing in equipment and shipping out gold and radium.
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Alta
Lake Athabaska
Samuel Hearne
Arctic
Hendrik Hudson
Yellowknife
Gordon Lake
Fond du Lac
Goldfields
Real estate transfers for road use to State of Iowa and others
Multiple transfers show John Matias and wife, Martha R Thornton, Rosie Oswald, Frank Zelezny, Perpetual Laws and Loan Association and others conveying small tracts or rights of way to the State of Iowa for road purposes. Several deeds note joint tenure and right of jure, with prices from $1 to $316.88 and dates ranging 1931 to 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Matias
State of Iowa
Charles R. Smith Et al
Federal Land Bank
Martha R
Thornton
Husband
Iowa
Ebys
Lisbon
Rosie Oswald
Frank Zelezny
State of
J. F. Kuima
Wesley L
Belle McCalley
Hus
Young
Valcon
Anna Yelinek
Joseph Bericka
Ely
Val Con
John F. Maher
H. J Cousins
Brown
Belmont Pk
H. J. Cousins
John F
Anna Maher
Belmont
Vascon
Barney C. Brown
George H. Phelps
Hollenbeck
Tessie Doty
William W. Ward
Orig Walker
Albright Lumber Co
Geo. B
F. F. Shaler
East
Kenwood
Valcan
Has & Wf
Land transfers and wds recorded in early 20th century deeds
Multiple conveyances show fee simple and absolute wards and warranties. James, Stocker, Bleakly, Buzza, Cook, Moreland acquire various lots and government parcels in sections 34-86-6, 3-85-6, 22-86-6, 1-83-7 with nominal consideration and legal constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard O. Hale
R. M. James
Clarice James
Kenwood
Valcon
Annis E. Little
Charles F
Irma Stocker
Greene & College Add C. R
Record & Inc
Record
Fern Forrest Revell
David Bleakly
James R. Forrest
Mary J. Buzza
Martha Cook
Sutzin
Joseph E. Blodgett
Burleigh T. Moreland
Joint Tribute For Marquette Set In Spring
A cask of Mississippi water will be carried to Laon France this spring for a symbolic baptismal rite marking Pere Marquettes 300th anniversary Officials from Marquette University Milwaukee will lead a delegation with the cask to the June celebrations Ambassadeur William C Bullitt will attend Laon Marquettes birthplace American commemorations will mirror the ceremonies in Laon as plans honor the explorer founder of Chicago and early frontier work
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Laon
France
Pere Marquette
Marquette University of Milwaukee
Ambageador
William
Bullitt
Marquette
America
Chicago
Mississippi
French Bird Lovers Pay Tribute To King Louis XI
Paris reporters note a bird show where ornithologists traced the history of canaries in France. King Louis XI, famed for bird lore, ordered 14 dozen singing birds for his palace grounds in 1478, sparking a nationwide craze for better singing canaries.
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Louis XI
Paris
France
Tyrol
Detective Says Thieves Reveal Every Move
Retired Cleveland detective Phil Mooney now heads a department store protection division. He says thieves reveal their intent by every move they make, noting the warning signs are strongest with inexperienced shoplifters. He adds there is larceny in all of us and focuses on prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Phil Mooney
Mooney
La Porte wizard ties world rapid calculation mark
John F. Gierke Jr known as Jean the Human Adding Machine ties Salas Finkelstein of Warsaw for lightning mental arithmetic. In an hour long Ohio University demonstration he added varied multi place numbers with no errors. He plans further tests and more demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelstein
Gierke
Samuel Renshaw
Fin
Renshaw
Finkelstein
Warsaw University
Poland
Winter Bargain Hinges On Zero Below For One Man
In Toronto a man bets on a mild winter avoiding sub zero temps. If he is right he will gain 1308 dollars, a sum he hopes to pocket by keeping winter temperatures above zero.
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Toronto
Ont
Man bets on winter temperature staying above freezing
A bettor wagered with friends that winter temperatures would not dip below zero. He faced initial 10-1 odds but now sees 2-1 odds with few takers. He has placed $218 at an average 6-1 odds.
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Alberta
Willie Willis
LaPorte
Broken
Dera
Penney
Nevelty
Cannon
Turk
Ambray
New Oxfords
Bentoe
All America
Columbus
Bay
Priscilla
ASC
Cales
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