The McCracken Horse Thief Gang in Thompson Creek Range
A six year spree of range stock theft centered on William McCracken in the Thompson Creek area spans Montana Wyoming and South Dakota. McCracken evades sheriffs with a gang of old cowboys, uses a tunnel and sleep medicine ruse, shoots at pursuers, and remains at large amid a loyal local network. The case implicates multiple counties and sheriffs as a long running West theft saga.
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Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Horseman's
West
William McCracken
Texan
Belle Foureha, &. D
Belle Fourcha
McCracken
Outfit
Thomas Tait
Campbell County
J. T. Farrell
Sharif
Crook County
Texas
Tale
Talt
Com
Sturgis
Chuck Fitch
Alzada
Mont
Thompson Crack
Bobby Shorthandie
Babe Ellis
Jim” Roberts
Garfield McCoy
Thompson Creek
John Thorn
Hy Hance
Butte County
South Dakota
Nonny
Thorn
Hance
Mia
Dude
Northwest
Norges
McCracken Ranch
Thompson Creak Ranch
Sherif Tait
Dutien
Canture
Innovations and Oddities Across Early 20th Century World
In 1915 the United States advanced industrially and in trade, Alaska’s territorial trade rising over the prior year by more than 312 million. A patent is granted for a handcuff that cannot lock accidentally. London houses 16 foreign legations. A Swiss church tower now receives time signals from the Eiffel Tower via wireless. An induction balance helps locate buried shells on a former battlefield for safe plowing.
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London
England
United States
Alagka
Switzerland
Eiffel
Paria
Changefulness in Opinion and a Missing Twenty
A witty exchange unfolds with a wise man negating fixed views. Senator Sorghum concedes change, but warns that shifting a twenty-dollar bill proves costly for the careless, leaving nothing to show for thought.
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Senator Sorghum
Theory and Practice on Reincarnation Doubts
The speaker questions the application of reincarnation theory to real life. I believe the theory is sound, yet I doubt the practice yields meaningful results or impacts daily behavior.
Thrilling thief seized after dramatic city chase
William Watson was captured after leaping from a window to a fire escape and slipping through a building to a cellar. Suffering a head wound from a box, he confronted residents before patrolman William Lewis detained him at 271 Audubon Avenue. Police say Watson confessed to burglary at 177th Street.
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New York
My Lady's Chamber
William Watson
West One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Street
Henry C. Sonnemenn
Audubon Avenue
One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Street
Weat
Sonnemann
Watson
Louis Warshavsky
Watson Jo Aaid
Warshavaky
Warshavsky
William Lewis
No. 271
Bonnemann
Jimmy
Grow more alfalfa urges Kansas farmers
Kansas State College agronomy professor Ralph Kenway calls for expanded alfalfa production across the state highlighting its rapid historical growth, wide adaptability from dry western Kansas to wetter southeast regions, and its potential to become a major forage crop with high protein feed. He notes planting timing, seed rates, and regional adjustments needed for success.
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Ralph Kenway
Kansas State Agricultural College
Kansas
Missouri
Kenway
Feeding Young Turkeys Methods and Tips from UA Expert
A letter to readers cites Dr. R H Williame of the University of Arizona urging dry, sanitary poults housing and varied home feed. Start with hard boiled unfertilized eggs mixed with rolled oats, then add grains as poults age. keep feed available in grit and charcoal, and avoid damp alfalfa and overcrowding.
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R. H. Williame
University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station
Patrol wagon a jag cure in Hammond police tale
In Hammond Indiana the police demand a new patrol wagon claiming the old vehicle is rough on drunks. Driver Robert Law says the wagon bounces so much it sobers them before police presentation. Chief Peter Austin jokes about arrests and sobriety. City Judge Barnett chastises cops for bringing sober men before him after wagon rides.
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Hammond
Ind
Robert Law
Peter Austin Gay
Barnett
Prepare soil for crop of tomatoes in poor lands
A writer from Balti Moore American advises on tomato soil prep. Apply stable manure at least half a ton per acre on poor sandy or hilly land, broadcast deeply. Use four percent nitrogen and eight percent phosphoric acid and potash when available. Rich, heartful soil yields the biggest crops. fish compost with barnyard manure also produces heavy tomato yields on rich sandy soil.
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Balti- Moore American
Hard on the Ribs New York William McHarg Elevator Shaft Fall
William McHarg, who earlier fell down an elevator shaft and broke 13 ribs, slipped again and fell downstairs two hours after leaving the hospital, breaking four more ribs from the recently mended side.
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New York
William McHarg
Skimmilk Boosts Egg Yield in Feed Mash Tests
West Virginia station tests show skimmilk moistening feed mash increases egg production versus water. Across two experiments totaling 284 days, hens fed skimmilk laid more eggs, with gains equating to roughly an extra egg per quart used and a feeding value of 1.5 cents to 2 cents per quart.
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West Virginia
Russian Thistles Relished by Cows
In spring dairy cows on grass range eagerly eat young Russian thistle plants. After barb formation some cattle ingest thistles under short forage, causing severe hemorrhagic inflammation in the first stomach, decreased milk, off feed, and potential death.
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H. S. Hakins
Colorado Agricutural College
Fort Calling
Colo
Gardening Note on Sun Exposure and Windbreaks
The article advises placing rows north to south for maximum sun. It recommends two essential casentials for rapid vegetable maturation: an oil made light with sand and rich with well rotted manure, plus a fourfold windbreak. It suggests planting windbreaks in May and a hemlock hedge in the thing.
Temper of Horses Breeding for Size and Temperament
In breeding farm horses focus on size and uniformity but also give attention to temperament. Avoid undesirable traits in undersized or ill-shaped animals as well as in well-proportioned stock.
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Exo
Sheree
Chase
Dumbwalter
Mr. Kenney
Kangas State Agricultural College
Jara
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