Polar explorer Wilkins eyes surface Arctic crossing
Sir Hubert Wilkins proposes crossing the Arctic Ocean by surface ship with no submarine, envisaging a summer voyage through ice and even using mechanical drills to break through. Critics fear iceberg basements and practical danger, but the plan remains a bold, novel and safer alternative to flying over the Arctic.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
Arctic Ocean
North Pole
Ike
Tce
Phnne
Enterprise
Sir Hubert
Arcte Ocean
Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files April 8 1908
A windstorm of unusual velocity raged in the city for two days disrupting daily life. Historic notes mention Mary Keim and Furnishing Company figures, with readers reminded of local honors and civic events from that period.
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Jnbe
Chin Ity
Durant attacks Fed board over stock market values
W C Durant criticizes the Federal Reserve Board for shaping public impression on stock values and sends a questionnaire to top executives of 100 major firms asking if current prices reflect present conditions and future plans. He notes it is human nature for executives to rate their own stocks favorably. The article notes varied views on “present conditions” and “prospects for the future.” It mentions a large turnout at the millinery openings of Me rink! Weisser last evening.
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W. C. Durant
Federal Reserve Board
West Seciri
Union Depot
Rugley
Eskimos Face New World Wonders At Port Churchill
A vivid tale recounts two Eskimos in an unfamiliar urban scene. They calmly study planes radios telephones and large machinery while a Canadian explorer secures a shed to keep them safe. The incident juxtaposes frontier calm with modern marvels and ends with a cautious, amused acceptance of progress.
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Port Churchill
Mann
Cigiiization
Silas Parker
Harry
Moreland and Ly Sn
Tig
Einstein
Mysterious Fireball Attacks East Washington Chimney
The old East Washington Street chimney, a landmark for years, was struck by a blazing ball during a storm Tuesday morning. M A Mason reported the incident, while Forler Webber of Postal Telegraph Co hosted a visitor during the weather event. A local speculation claims bonds were bought up as collateral for loans, explaining weak bond purchases recently.
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Washington Street
M. A. Mason
Forler Webber
Postal Telegraph Co
Nelestiat
Answers to Saturday's Questions from Look and Learn
The reader seeks facts: 1. President during Spanish American War was William McKinley. 2. The most fire and costly substance is unknown here. 3. The average length of a year is 365 days. 4. The phrase “Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes” occurred in the Battle of Bunker Hill. 5. The most scarcely populated state at the time was likely Wyoming or Nevada.
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Union
Nathaniel Green
Jordan River
Buenos Aires
Samuel Pepys
Talay
Dni
A Problem a Day Time Riddle
A puzzle asks what time it is when half the time since 4 am and one third of the time to 7 pm have passed. The solution divides the day into equal intervals and computes the remaining portions to locate the exact time.
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Utvision
Stranded liner refloated after delays near Brooklyn
The ocean liner Paris carrying 7 000 passengers, stranded in fog off Brooklyn for over 24 hours, was finally refloated by a flotilla of twenty tugs at 4 15 a m yesterday. The ship departed later at 3 p m after relief.
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United Prez
New York
Prenc
Hnex
Paris
Brooklyn
Mirope
McKinney Road Proposal At Crawford County Meeting
Crawford County Highway Improvement Association met at Conneaut Lake Park on Thursday and adopted a resolution requesting that the state designate the Oil City to Union City highway as the McKinney Road in honor of J. J. McKinney’s $100,600 donation for the Oil City to Union City concrete highway. A letter to Governor Fisher and Secretary Stewart was planned to press the naming, with Arch r of Titusville introducing the measure. The milk survey update was also presented at a Corry branch meeting of the Dairymen, noting ongoing district efforts and the upcoming May 4 gathering at J. Follett’s Carter Hill residence.
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OW City
Crawford County Highway Improvement Association
Conneaut Lake Park
Titusville
Pranklin
Union City
Kinney Row
Jata
Mckinney
Oil City
Paul C. Wright
Mckinney Road
John S. Fisher
Pennsylvania
James L. Stewart
Fusally
Lols
Corry
Dairymen's Teague
HH. Mitch
Lool
de Vo
West Washingtom Steel
New York
Welton Row
Archi Hawley
J. Follett
Carter Hill
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South Street
A. D
Aerie
Mary Keim
Peerni
W. L. Gordon
Indi
Havoc
Agnes Connell
Kenshire
W. L. Darling
Dayton Bla
Mr. Darling
Dresel
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center St
ASK
Crawford County Highway Improvement Ass
H. H. Marsh
Shark
Emma Lindquist
Ber Lake
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
The
Maryland Casualty Company of
Baltimore, Md
and the Home Insurance Company
Stanley H. Nichols
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