Seek Gold in the Arctic Ventures Spur Alaska Prospects
An article notes mutinies and peril in Arctic exploration, citing Hudson and Franklin and highlighting plans to open Baffin Bay to commerce. It reports Alaska railroad and commercial development by American enterprise, with gold found at Baffin Bay and coal along Davis Strait, near Nome latitude. The piece emphasizes the lure of gold and the risky push for Arctic wealth.
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Henry Hudson
Arctic
North America
Brooklyn Eagle
Sir John Franklin
Jeannette
Scott
Baffin Bay
Hudson Bay
Alaska
Baftin Bay
Davis Strait
Yukon
Nome
Baffin Island
Chauncey Depew recalls first law case in Peekskill
In his life story Chauncey M. Depew recounts a Peekskill case where a farmer sought a property rights opinion. Depew spent a week researching and charged $5, the farmer saying it was too much. A week later the farmer consulted a New York attorney who charged $500 for simply reading and endorsing the opinion.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Peekskill
Depew
New York
Canada Creates Quebec Bird Reserves Protecting Wildlife
The passage notes Canada designates a series of bird refuges in Quebec to safeguard winged species. Perce Rock and nearby islands, along with Bonaventure and Magdalen groups, are set apart to protect birds for their beauty, not farming aid, with egg theft and weapons forbidden within a mile.
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Canada
Quebec
Perce Rock
Perce Village
Bonaventure Island
Tiree
Magdalen Islands
Yellowstone Park Expansion Promises Large Increase
The park is expected to grow by 1265 square miles once the new Congress actions. The 30 mile southern extension would include Jackson Lake and Jackson Hole scenery, adding deer grazing areas and top trout fishing waters to the nation’s premier park.
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Yellowstone National Park
Congress
Popular Mechanics
Jackson Lake
Jackson’s Hole
America
Fish with false teeth hooks in Gulf of Mexico near Indian Rocks
A. L. Anderson of Independence hooked a burfish in the Gulf near Indian Rocks Fla. that bore a set of four false teeth on a gob bridge. Judge Anderson and H. H. Ingersoll observed the strange catch after a teeth dropper from Oldsmar reportedly lost his teeth while bathing.
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Gulf of Mexico
Indian Rocks
Fla
A. L. Anderson
Independence
Judge Anderson
H. H. Ingersoll
Oldsmar
Kansas City
The Spirit That Made Peace May Be Felt In War
Gen Clarence Edwards described a united spirit among French British Italian and American forces aiding peace. At St Mihiel a dying Connecticut boy asked for one last wish to hear the Connecticut State March played outside his hospital bed. The band arrived, the boy smiled and died as the march ended.
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Clarence Edwards
St. Mihiel
Lucian Swift Kirtland
Leslie’s
Connecticut
Iaven
Old Rubidoux adobe set to become Riverside museum
Riverside California residents push to preserve early southern California history by restoring the Rubidoux home built by Indian labor decades ago. Led by the local Daughters of the Revolution and the Pioneer society, the project aims to create a pioneer museum housing relics from the era before the forty-niners.
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Riverside
Cal
California
Daughters of the Revolution
Pioneer Society
Rubidoux
French colonial aviation plan targets Tunis as hub
A Tunis based aerial transport center is proposed by a Tunis Algeria Tunis commission to centralize Mediterranean traffic. A line already operates Gabes to Tripoli frontier and may extend to Tunis, linking French protectorate routes across Africa.
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Africa
Commission On
Tunis
Algeria
Mediterranean Sea
Gabes
Tripoli
Linen Returns as Linen Reigns After Cotton Industry Shift
The text notes a postwar reversion to linen after cotton led in fabrics during conflict. Flax previously rose in prominence with the cotton gin era, supplying munitions era items and linen for waists, ship sails, and airplane wings. Now flax loses monopoly as cotton industry recovers.
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Iinen
Cofton
Modern Radio Methods Explain Ship Navigation
In fog off New Jersey a ship failed to find Ambrose channel until the navy yard supplied its true bearing. The bearing was given as 210 from Rockaway Beach, 67 Sandy Hook, and 15 Mantoloking, showing how radio and wireless help determine position.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Louisville
New Jersey
Ambrose Channel
New York Harbor
Navy Yard
Rockaway Beach
Sandy Hook
New York City Population Figures from a Pittsburgh Dispatch Survey
The July 1 population of New York City reached 6,244,616, up 31 percent from 1970. The census figures show 120,138 as negro, 1,206,926 native whites, 2,384,384 foreign white, and 2,523,202 foreign-born residents. The survey lists 3,121,051 mates, 3,123,565 families, 1,878,211 voting-age males, 333,012 illiterates over ten, and 1,337,283 families. New York leads the 20 largest U.S. cities, followed by Chicago, Philadelphia, and Detroit among others.
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New York City
Newspaper
Feature Bureau
Pittsburgh Dispatch
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Washington
Minneapolis
Newsark
Seattle
Rochester
Freedom of the City Gift to the Prince of Wales Described
The freedom of London is a historic civic privilege granted to the Prince of Wales. The document pledges exemptions from taxes on goods, and absent naval or military service. It provides for financial aid if needed and education of any future children by the city chamberlain. The usual presentation includes a gold casket, though the prince’s is framed with a silver plate.
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London
Prince of Wales
Chamberlin
Jooth
American thermometer makers eye export growth amid labor shortages
The New York Tribune notes with adequate labor, US thermometer firms can meet domestic demand and build a strong export business. The hand crafted product requires skilled workers with a year or more of experience, and postwar shifts have boosted American control of South American markets previously dominated by Germany.
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Germany
South America
United States
New York Tribune
Fascinating Ukulele Asserts Its Global Allure
A London Daily Chronicle article notes the ukulele, not Russian or eastern, is a small instrument that once baffled a customs man who admitted it free of duty. The text compares its peaceful, sweet sound to a fiddle and predicts England will one day tax it as interest grows.
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London Daily Chronicle
England
America
London
Meanest Man Award Declared by Insurance Press
The meanest man on earth is identified as a clergyman who overcharges life insurance claimants by 1 percent of policy face value for certifying death claims. The Woolworth tower area pastor’s fee prompted the Insurance Press to award the croix de gall medal for extreme meanness.
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Woolworth Tower
Insurance Press
Isolde Menges Shines in Debut at Kimball Hall
Isolde Menges, English violinist, made her Chicago bow at Kimball Hall with a powerful driving tone and precise intonation. Edward Moore praised the big tonal voice and disciplined technique while Karleton Hackett noted a large audience recognizing her distinguished artistry.
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Isolde Menges
Chicago
Kimball Hall
Miss Menges
Ethel Leginska
Edward €. Moore
Chicago Daily Journal
Karleton Hackett
Chicago Evening Post
Bridegroom’s Rising Significance in War Time Unfolding
The war elevates the bridegroom from a mere participant to a key figure in marriage notices. Traditionally focus centered on the bride and her entourage, but conflict has altered the balance, making the groom a prominent element in wedding announcements.
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Trousseau
Philadelphia Public Ledger
E J Taupalik praises Peruna after 26 years of bronchitis
The LaCrosse Wisconsin resident describes a long bout with chronic bronchitis and winter hoarseness. After trying Peruna his symptoms improved significantly and he plans to keep it in the house. He endorses Peruna for catarrhal conditions and related ailments.
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E.J. Taupalik
Rose Street
LaCrosse
Wisconsin
Peru
Commentary on white rule and Indian lands across North America
The Detroit Free Press argues that Indian populations remain strong only in Canada and Yaqui land where conquest failed. It cites fur trade economics and justice via land retention as factors, noting northern Canada prospered due to land security and traders relying on strict, sometimes despotic, justice.
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All
America
Canada
Saskatchewan
Rio Grande
Detroit Free Press
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