Whale Trapped by Nets Wrecks Gear in Alaska Lagoon
In Kachemak Bay at Seldovia Alaska a whale chasing herring into a lagoon became trapped. It wrecked more than $5,000 in nets after being wounded by hundreds of bullets as fishermen and Fish Commissioner Studdert pursued it. The whale exited via a small boat through a channel leaving many nets ruined.
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Cordova
Alaska
Kachemak Bay
Seldovia
North Pacific Ocean
William P. Studdert
Studdert
Socket Connections Spaced Far Apart
A guideline urges maximizing distance between active socket connections to reduce interference and improve reliability. It emphasizes placing connections at maximal intervals within network layouts to minimize cross talk and potential bottlenecks.
Webster's Excelsior Crossword Dictionary Ad
An advertisement promotes Webster's Excelsior Standard Cross Word Puzzle Dictionary with over 25 000 synonyms and definitions. It offers Revised and Enlarged editions cloth bound 320 pages postpaid for 1.00 and an exquisitely bound edition for 2.60. It also touts a Puzzle a Day program with 50 puzzles for 1.00 from Ward Publishing Co Chicago Ill Dept F.
Young Britons Forsake Pleasure for Business
London hostesses report youth curb weekend merriment due to responsible engagements. Debutantes show political interest with diaries and Parliament photos, shifting from dancing and dresses to serious matters.
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Associated Press
London
Famous Pugilist 35 Years Ago Becomes Colusa Tailor
George La Blanche once knocked out Jack Dempsey with the pivot punch in 1889 and later fought as a champion. Now 74 and living in Colusa under the name George Ferguson, he has worked as a tailor for more than a year.
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Associates Press
Colusa
Calif
George la Blanche
Jack Dempsey
George Ferguson
Pair of landmarks in a boxer’s later life
The text notes he joined a party led by John L. Sullivan and toured Australia. In his late years he returned to the occupation his father taught him.
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Pareil
John L. Sullivan
Australia
Sheriff’s deputy slayings case linked to Galena suspect
Reports from Dubuque Davenport Cedar Rapids Logan and Des Moines summarize that the jail inmate in Galena not tied to the Mississippi deputy sheriff murder, a resignation by Judge Leets in Iowa’s second district, Linn county grand jury no indictment in the Schrader case, two $25,600 slander suits by Logar State Savings Bank receivers vs John Storer, and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation directors planning wide activities.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Jan
Galena
Mississippi
Kindle
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Armstrong Schrader
Schrader
Kenwood Park
Logan
Logar State Savings Bank
John Storer
Harrison County
Bedford Lodge Hall Struck By Major Fire At Odd Fellow Hall
Fire gutted the Bedford I O O F hall on Court street last Tuesday evening causing about 2500 dollars in damage. Firemen fought flames under the floor with smoke hindering operations and had to flood the building after an hour of effort. The Weingarth Shoe Shop and Gray shop stocks were saved by moving goods outside before ceilings collapsed. Insurance protected the structure and contents.
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Bedford
Odd Fellow
Lin
Bedford Times-Republican
Court Street
Weingarth
Gray Shop
Station KDKA Receives Regularly in Britain
British amateurs on low wavelength regularly receive Station KDKA at Pittsburg, confirming its broadcasts reach long distances and drawing attention from early radio enthusiasts.
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KDKA
Pittsburg
Woman Pleads for Labor Law in Iowa
Ida B Wise Smith leader of a W C T U committee urges ratification of a federal child labor amendment, arguing it grants Congress power to regulate, not abolish state authority. She cites state laws, child labor statistics, and notes rural labor safety while opposing under 18 exemptions.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Gran
Iowa
Mra
Ida B. Wise Smith
Ilowa
Womens’ Christian Temperance Union
Mra. Smith
United States
Congress
Iowa Veterinarians Meet in Des Moines for Annual Session
Iowa Veterinarians gather at the Hotel Savery Des Moines January 20 to 22 for the thirty seventh Iowa Veterinary Association meeting. A three day session includes business meetings security and banquet followed by a January 23 clinic at Iowa State College covering post mortem methods, tissue prep for diagnosis, and surgery of horses cattle and small animals with noted speakers Dr G P Stat ter Dr F B Young Dr T G Fultz and ISU staff Dr E A Benbrook Dr H B Murphey Dr H E Bemis and Dr C H Covault.
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Lowa Veterinarians
Hotel Savery
Des Moines
Iowa Veterinary Association
Iowa State College
G. P. Statter
Bronx City
F. B. Young
Waukee
T. G. Fultz
Pella
E. A. Benbrook
H. 3. Murphey
H. E. Bemis
C. H. Covault
University of Ireland Takes Power of King
The National University of Ireland Senate votes 50 to 26 to remove the king’s right to appoint the board of visitors. The power to appoint appeals judges will rest with the university, a move not discussed with Eamon De Valera or President Cosgrave. Read the Advertisements.
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University of Ireland
Dublin
The
National University of Ireland
Eamon de Valera
Board of Visitors
Francis Burke
Mr. de Valera
Cosgrave
Free State
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