Old Fire Dogs Pensioned
Mack the Brooklyn fire department mascot retires on Shelter Island after years of service. He now amuses guests by climbing ladders and chasing a ball, having learned to extinguish cigars and cigarettes and to play dead.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
7
Mack the Brooklyn fire department mascot retires on Shelter Island after years of service. He now amuses guests by climbing ladders and chasing a ball, having learned to extinguish cigars and cigarettes and to play dead.
Mrs Jane Wildman a aviatrix in training made her first flight aboard the Alamera across San Francisco Bay rising to 3000 feet and circling Oakland before landing She wore a rose coat and white corduroy skirt accompanied by Roy Francis her instructor New to aviation she compared the thrill to riding 90 miles an hour on a motorcycle The aviatrix from Philadelphia Frederic Collin Wildman is in London and visiting San Francisco for a few days.
Chicago and Omaha markets show varied cattle hog and sheep results with receipts on Oct 17. Chicago reports mixed cattle prices from Texas and western herds, hogs steady to lower, and sheep rising slightly. Omaha lists cattle ranges, hog softness, and sheep gains with totals for the day.
In Chicago on October 17, wheat futures advanced after war tensions on the Turkish frontier and higher Bank of England rates. December first sales quoted 92 3/4 to 93 1/4 cents, later touching 93 1/4 to 93 1/2. Corn joined the rise, while oats lagged with weak demand and mixed quotes.
Chicago reports butter and cheese steady with varying quotes for daisies and young Americas. Potatoes ease after 90 car receipts from Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin. Poultry live prices across turkeys chickens and sprigs show small moves. New York closing notes highlight sluggish rag7m sugar and Muscovado markets.
Train schedules list arrival and departure times for routes through Omaha Cheyenne Ogden Denver and Denver connections. Details include No 101 102 103 104 110 and varying departures and arrivals across mornings and evenings with Colorado & Southern and Chicago Barrington & Quincy services.
A recipe describes combining grated pineapple from a can with half a pound of broken marshmallows one half cup sugar and half cup chopped English walnuts. Fold in one pint heavy cream whip until frothy then chill until ready to serve.
December 17 report from Chalons France states Lieut Minne an aviator with a monoplane squadron was killed when a wing broke and he plunged from 1200 feet The Sherman Co notes the accident and pilot name in the field report.
A reflective line by Ralph Waldo Emerson urges that true independence lies in solitary reverence amid the crowd, contrasting living by public opinion with living by inner conscience. The quotation highlights the dignity of individual thought.
A sparse OCR fragment shows items like shot and test values with prices such as 4.91 and 1.06 dollars, plus terms like reined and quiet. No clear entities or full context to identify people, places, or organizations.
Wool prices in St Louis and western territory held steady on October 17 with midland and medivon lots trading around 13 200. Prices show little change as buyers and sellers negotiate amid steady demand.
New York traders faced mixed signals as British discount rates and a pending Amalgamated Copper dividend influenced activity. Amalgamated swung from a near 2 point drop to a partial recovery, while Union Pacific Canadian Pacific and Steel showed narrower moves. Agricultural and industrial shares such as Mexican Petroleum Heet Sugar Corn Products and Tobacco subsidiaries also traded prominently.
In Kansas City on October 17, 28 kegs of coins from the Denver mint were moved to the sub treasury in New Orleans. Nine kegs held pennies totaling 40,000 coins. nineteen kegs carried nickels with 25,000 coins each. Each keg weighed about 255 pounds. total shipment value listed at 26,250 dollars.
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