Pig on San Juan Island Sparks 1859 Border Crisis
reader reminisces a wartime tale of a pig that bit into a border dispute between American settlers and Hudson's Bay Company on San Juan Island. the incident spurred armed show of force from fort belingham and british ships, ending in arbitration that awarded the island to the united states. the story links a farm pig to a larger historical border flare up and folklore about pigs sensing wind by the tail curl.
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Avi
Col
Isaac Shelby
Kentucky
Battle of the Thames
United States
San Juan Island
Puget Sound
Washington Territory
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada
San Juan
U.S.A
Pickett
William IT
Germany
Royal Marines
TV Highlights Evening Schedule
The 5:00 p.m. program features Island of Lost Women with Jeff Richards. At 6:05 p.m. Black Caste stars Boris Karloff as a mystery unfolds after missing companions prompt a new invitation.
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Jeff Richards
Boris Karloff
Hondo
Col. Crook
Col. Smith
Glenn Ford
Hope Lange
Jerry
Sue
Judd
Bidding options in a bridge slam scenario
The discussion analyzes four bidding paths after North opens three notrump and South holds 48 high card points. It weighs pass four clubs six clubs and a potential slam, noting that a slam is likely with favorable distribution, but accuracy of partner’s holdings and trump fits determine the best route.
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North
Aix
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer
Fragments read as a crossword puzzle list with numbers and partial clues including Golf, Automobiles, Greek coin, Verbal, Reprieves, Noisy frolic, Tresses, Bombarded, Gaze eyelid, Cunning, Concludes, Tree, Posseasive pronoun, Light water spray, Roman statesman Goddess of destruction, Liberators, Seed covering, Poison, Kill, Deep mud, Voided excuthhe, Shinto temple, Attendant, Tumult, Potsherd, Clams, Wicked, Finished, Foot wear, Beats, Promise, Engravers, Batava tion, Highway, Removed, Ransom, Sped, Operatic randy, Stable, Deride, Canal, Wire mean, Wine cask, Aged, Thing ow.
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Buzzo
Christ
By Roy Crane
Rothing
Mig
Sieve Canyon
Yeasfi
Lodge
Bob Montana
Milton Caniff
Pis
Brie
Lu le
Gera
Mr. Breger
iMourtim
America
Clark Kinnaird
U.S
Fort Bellingham
George E. Pickett
Gettysburg
Ngham
Stes
Juan
MPIC
NTL. Park
Bremerti It
Inland Sea
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Aide Syndnershie
Eugene Sheffer
Promised Engravers
Ransom
Sped
Operatic Randy
Deride
Coe
King Features Synd., Inc
Salvador
George
Akydlbrake - Low
TSN
Mencken
Andy Capp
Henry
Reg Smythe
Wim
Sim
By Carl Anderson
Beetle Bailey
Mort Walker
Dik Brown
Hi and
Lois
Trixie
Newburg
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