Reindeer Industry in Alaska Draws Frontier Seekers
From the wild North comes a call for experienced frontiersmen as the reindeer industry in Alaska expands. Herds near 200 000 with projected growth to millions, new cold storage plants, and shipping links to Seattle and beyond. Leaders say meat could reach Europe at high prices, transforming Alaska into a future meat heartland.
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San Francisco
Rangers
Montana
California
Oregon
Nevada
Dakotas
Alaska
Texas
Old Western Range
Alaskan
Siberia
United States
Seattle
Jafet Linderbeck
Europe
Linderberg
Woman buries wrong husband over funeral costs
In Portsmouth Ohio Mrs George Willis identified a mutilated body along the railroad tracks as her missing husband and paid funeral expenses. The real husband has returned alive, denying death and leaving Mrs Willis to question whose spouse was buried.
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Portsmouth
George Willis
Willis
Homeless Birds Find Shelters in Central Park
A Girl Scout in New York City installs a bird house in a tree at Central Park as part of a program to provide winter homes for birds. The scene shows dedication to urban wildlife and community effort in the metropolis.
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Girl Scouts of
New York City
Central Park
St. Mark’s-In-the-Bouwerie
William Norman Guthrie
St. Mark's
Two Brothers Die in French Battlefield, One Body Arrives
Olive Hill Ky. The body of Ernest Skaggs age twenty five one twin brother arrived here ahead of the other Cecil and was buried. Both were killed at the same time on a French battlefield. The War department says the other body will arrive later.
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Olive Hill
Ernest Skaggs
Cecil
War Department
Old Subtreasury to Close and Transfer Powers
The United States subtreasury in the city will cease to exist at year end and its functions will be added to the local Federal Reserve bank. Most employees will transfer to the Fed and some may join the customs service as the building is repurposed.
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Federal Reserve Bank
New York
United States
Blaine
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Washington Statue
Martin Vogel
Road Through Tree Opens Pass Through Redwood in California
A road cuts through the center of a giant Mariposa County Redwood tree in a park allowing four horses abreast wagons and autos to pass, creating a notable route through the historic giant.
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Mariposa Park
California
Hunter killed as dog fires shotgun in Greensburg trip
In Greensburg Indiana William 5 Smith aged 45 was shot to death when his dog pressed the trigger of his shotgun in the car as the hunting party began travel. The incident occurred as the group prepared to start a hunting trip.
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Greensburg
Ind
William 5. Smith
Smith
Hands Die as Trains Sever Limbs of Detroit Boy
Eleven year old Walter Frantz of Detroit Michigan was playing on a box car when a switch engine backed down striking the cars and throwing him to the ground. A train moving in the opposite direction cut off his hands while another wheel severed his legs. The boy’s feet were trapped under the car as the two trains passed.
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Walter Frantz
Detroit
Mich
Jury rolls to include women with the vote in Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg Indiana Dearborn County jury commissioners order no distinction between men and women in naming jurors. Women with the vote must serve.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Dearborn
Haveen
Fight for Passports All Nationalities Represented in Europe
Fifteen million Europeans of all social classes seek passage to the United States as passport officers report crowds along European ports. Five million Germans and Austrians await peace to sail. Ellis Island handles 87 percent of arrivals. 2,000 crowded there. Poland supplies the most immigrants, most of whom are Jewish.
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New York
Europe
United States
Transatlantic Steamship Company
Frederick A. Wallis
Ellis Island
Wallis
Washington
House and
Senatemmigration Committee
Foreign Office
Poland
Honeymoon Hikers Travel From Long Beach to New York
Mr and Mrs I M Richards known as the Honeymoon Hikers wager $2000 they will reach Broadway in New York before New Year s Eve after leaving Long Beach October 30. They arrived in Washington in 40 days and were photographed at the Capitol planning their route.
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If. M. Richards
Long Beach
Cal
New York City
Broadway
Washington
Capitol
New York
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Park Avenue Hotel
Elizabeth Amazon
America
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Stone Avenue
Brooklyn
Liberty Their Maid of Honor
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Frances Charlotte Dunham
Chester Wadsworth Williams
E. Banks Smith
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Ansgir
Mount's Bay
Penzance
England
Davis
Birmingham
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