Goulds Lead Quiet Life Near Wealth as Simple Homekeepers
The elder son of Jay Gould and his wife have built a twenty year marriage noted for happiness despite immense wealth. Mrs Gould runs a domestic, artful life, directing home affairs and raising children while avoiding heavy public attention. Mr Gould shares her tastes, supporting a modest, cultured home.
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Jay Gould
Goulds
Howard
Vranick
Fiich Kingdon
Aveistin Daly
R Teepouts
Iilyoo
Gould
The incubator baby custody case drew dramatic pursuits
A baby born in the St. Louis Fair incubator became the center of a custody battle after the exposition. Two women claimed the infant, with Barle and Mrs. Bleakley each securing differing court decrees. Senator Fred D. Smith aided in the sensational escape involving a college fraternity boy and a Kansas City train plan.
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St. Louis Fair
Barle
Moline
Illinois
Lawrence
Kansas
Fred D. Smith
Kinsley
Kansas City
Jer
Colorado
Bleakeley
Eustice Smith
Senator Smith
Eagle Quill to Sign Statehood Enacted by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt will sign the Statehood bill with an eagle quill from Oklahoma. Clerk Charles Hunter, recently appointed in Oklahoma, was promised the pen in Washington and had a pen made from an eagle feather for the signing ceremony.
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Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Charles Hunter
Washington
Hunter
A Great Hunter and His Modern Firearm
A Great Hunter uses a hammerless gun with smokeless powder and hitless shot. The piece notes the newfangled weapon and its features, suggesting the hunter relied on unseen luck rather than a sure aim.
Canals in China Support Rich Fish Networks
The extensive canal system across much of China sustains abundant fish. Rice fields fed by these canals provide ideal hatching sites for eggs and fry during their early life stages.
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China
36inch Universe Discoverer telescope at Lick Observatory
The largest telescope is the 36 inch equatorial named Universe Discoverer located at Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton atop a 4000 foot peak in the Monte Diablo range of California.
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Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
Monte Diablo Range
California
Tragic Cheyenne War Drama Near the Agency
An 1890 confrontation near the Tongue River Agency unfolds as Head Chief and Young Mule ride to confront U.S. troops. Cheyenne warriors rally the camp with fires and signals, then charge the crescented line under a savage war cry.
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Big Horn Mountains
Yellowstone River
Montana
Great Plains
Tongue River Agency
Eame
Fort Keogh
Ameiian Horse
Misty Mountain
Lodge of American Horse
Wolf Mountains
FIRM PUSH FOR GOVERNMENT DRAINAGE OF SWAMP LANDS
A broad bill by Representative Steenerson of Minnesota seeks a government drainage fund to reclaim about 190 million acres of swamp land. The plan uses land sales receipts to fund drainage, with costs borne by landowners, and limits settlers to 160 acres per project. The program mirrors irrigation approaches and aims to convert vast swamps into productive farms across states including Indiana Illinois and Minnesota.
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Steenerson
Virginia
Washington
House of Representatives
Leenerson
Minnesota
United States
Kankakee River
Indiana
Illinois
Red River Valley
Northwest
Reclamation Service
Interior Department
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Fortwood
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Kate E. Danian
Fill Street
Los Angeles
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Richmond
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Gregg
Minn
C. B. Welting
Lauderdale Street
Memphia
Tenn
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Ballard
Intendencia Street
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J. C. Henry
Sligo
Henry Yerry
Central Islip
James A. Cooter
Holden
Evelyn
Murray
Central Avenue
Austin
Chicago
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Forty-fifth Street
New York City
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