The Great Manta Battle Off Sanibel Island
Captain McCann and a Florida crew battle two giant mantas near Captive Inlet and Sanibel Island. A 24 foot female manta, weighing about 12 000 pounds, is harpooned after a perilous chase as a male mate hovers nearby. The fight lasts about 22 minutes with dangerous water, high fins, and a damaged spade lance, before the crew secures the kill and heads toward Blind Pass.
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North Carolina
Charlie Wills
John McCann
Punta Gorda
Fila
Florida
Sand
McCann
Captive Inlet
Gulf of Mexico
Captive Island
Sanibel Island
Pess
Charlie
Jack
Jock
Manta
Luther Dixon
Luther
Innovations Highlighted From Early 20th Century Inventions
The item notes several inventions including a Tee used in Texas orchards to slow structures, a removable inner tube fire hose, and a wide blade fan under trucks to impede speed. It also mentions Norway censoring motion pictures, rubber cushion swimming gear, and two American express offices opening in Hong Kong amid rising parcel post trade.
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Texas
American Express
Hong Kong
Parcel Post
United States
Norway
Information Wanted on Deer Hunting State Comparisons
A brief note questions which state leads in hunting guides sniping with Vermont described as a deer hunting state and Maine reporting 6,000 deer killed in 1915 versus 8,000 to 10,000 in the Maine wilderness. The excerpt cites Egbert offering no clear conclusion.
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Bacon
Vermont
Temple of Justice
Supreme Court
Court Avenue
State House
A. H. Davison
Executive Council
The More the Merrier Musketry Instructor
In Lindon Opinion a musketry instructor presses a recruit to watch the sights while the recruit asks which others to look at, highlighting insistence on guidance and attention during drill.
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Recruft
Lindon
Will Get More Pay War with Mexico Will Mean Advance for Iowa Troops
Des Moines reports that when Guardsmen are required to serve outside the country in a Mexican war, enlisted men will receive a twenty percent pay increase and officers ten percent. Salaries for officers are listed from brigadier general to second lieutenant, with various specialist pay rates disclosed. The article also covers state banking, building plans, flag costs, livestock valuations, prison farm proposals, and other Iowa state affairs.
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Des Moines
Mexico
Iowa
United States Army
Cavalry
Artillery
Infantry
Hospital Corps
Engineers and Hospital Corps
Infantry and Signal Corps
State Banking Department
General Assembly
State
Sanders
Mort Madison
Flynn
Sinders
Atatoe Board of Control
Alberta rancher sells 1248 cattle for 101804.50 profits rise
The Alberta rancher near Gleichen sold 1,248 cattle for 101,804.50, with December shipments averaging over 80 per head and another 100 head at 70 each to Seattle. A 1,700 lb Alberta steer earned 170 on Seattle market. Spokane shipments and Alberta stock exports reflect strong demand.
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Canada
Gleichen
Alberta
Benson
Seattle
Plocher
Spokane
United States
British Columbia
Carstairs
Calgary
Dept. of Agriculture
John Young
Sidney
Man
Thia
Department of Agriculture
Growling at Home and Hard Truths in Sleep
Rivers returns home and growls in the dark hall while Mrs. Rivers calls from above. A sleepy reply mocks a rising trend of sacrificing principles for success and a quip about the classy woman costly in cheap garments.
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Rivers
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Russell J.coles
Heelic
Harry Shropshire
State Board of Control
State Dairy and Food Department
W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Raina
State Executive Council
Pottawattamis
W. H. Williams
Revenue Clerk
Auditor of State
State Council
A. M. Deyoe
Forest City
Charles M. Nevin
Woodbury County
State Board of Parole
Ford
Towans
Emory H. English
Insurances Commissionar
Towa
Laws State Board of Medical Examiners
Jawa
Thomas H. MacDonald
Town Highway Commission
Western
Tham
Hee
WF. Young
Temple Street
Springfield
Maia
Hoyt
Brooklyn
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