Skagway Duel Ends Soapy Smith's Reign of Crime
On a Skagway wharf in July 1898 Frank H. Reid felled the "King of Terror" Jefferson Soapy Smith in a duel that ended Smith's outlaw era. Reid was mortally wounded. Smith fired first or both fires claim each man fell. Reid guarded the harbor to deter attacks by the Smith gang and the town then found order.
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Snagway
Alaska
Hell
Frank H. Reid
Skagway
Frank Reid
Soapy” Smith
Reid
Soapy
Smith
Jefferson
North
Banco
Oapy
H. Bean
J. D. Stewart
Dawson
Australian soldiers drop digger hat for blue peaked cap
Melbourne report notes the famous wide brimmed digger hat worn by Australian soldiers during the war years will be replaced by a blue peaked cap. The change marks a shift in military headgear as part of postwar adjustments.
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Melbourne
Australia
New German Talks Of Substitutes Spark Imagination
Berlin reports extensive discussion on material substitutes as Germany seeks independence. The Reich food estate cautions against fairy tales and lists claimed “new discoveries” like gas from sewage and sugar from wood. Budapest notes a campaign to create the era’s best crop scarecrow with hundreds of models submitted including electric, roaring, and demon-themed designs.
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Berlin
Germany
Reich Food Estate
Food Estate
Eton boys complain of American visitors calling them cute
The Eton College Chronicle condemns American sightseers rude remarks. It notes Americans mockingly call lower boys "cute little feller," demand hats off for photos, and photograph them fleeing a corridor during a board viewing.
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Windsor
England
Eton College
Eton College Chronicle
Mamie
Submarine X-1 Seeks Buyer at Portsmouth Dockyard
The British admiralty offers their former submarine X-1 for sale after a decade idle in Portsmouth, once a massive diving cruiser with 110 berths and a million pound build cost. Now considered obsolete, X-1 awaits a buyer as smaller subs take precedence.
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Portsmouth
England
Windsor Grays to be moved to Buckingham Palace stables
Windsor England AP report notes the Windsor Grays horses that drew King George and Queen Mary on their silver jubilee will be housed at Buckingham Palace under King Edward's plan. The royal mews at Windsor will close, with a few horses kept for private use at Fort Belvedere. The Grays have stood at Windsor since the era of George the Fourth who brought them from Holland.
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Windsor
England
Windsor Grays
George
Queen Mary
London
Buckingham Palace
Edward
Fort Belvedere
Windsor Castle
George the Fourth
Holland
Berlin periodical calls for larger families in Germany
The AP reports Das Junge Deutschland urges a third or fourth child per family to permanently secure Germany’s population. It notes 1933 birthrate as the lowest in the postwar decline and says the recent rise is still not sufficient or permanent.
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Berlin
Germany
Das Junge Deutschland
Lion kills native after ambush on Kenyan lion raid
Vatican city reports from Nyeri Kenya colony say a lion raided village flocks drawing villagers to ambush. They shot poisoned arrows, wounded the lion, then one native rushed the tail trophy and was killed when the lion sprang.
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Vatican City
Nyeri
Kenya
British East Africa
Killian's Feature 20 Unusual Values for Thrifty Monday Shoppers
Killian’s promotes 20 unusual values for thrifty shoppers with in person and mail order options. Jean Joyce offers personal shopping and order filling with delivery in Iowa. Thanksgiving and Christmas decor and items are highlighted with new stock, inviting a department wide visit. A 2 percent sales tax applies.
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Killian
Jean Joyce
Killian's
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