Detectives Of The Forest Among The Nation's Clever Sleuths
Forest rangers and investigators are praised for their success in tracing incendiary fires in national forests. Using foot and vehicle forensics, dental impressions, water glass casts, and preserved camp debris, they reduced 1918 California fires from 150–800 annually to 28 in the third year of their program. 名, and the text notes specific trail clues such as horseshoes, hobnails, footprints, and distinctive laundry marks that led to convictions.
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Uncle Sam
Forest Rangers
Department of Agriculture
Paris
Uncle Sam’s
Forrest Service
Forrests
California
Nevada
Detective Service
National
Primeval
Lost Mines of Lower California Attracts Bold Prospectors
The article describes a remote Lower California mining method using trenches and stoned basins to pulverize ore. A burro powered pan and quicksilver capture gold then evaporates, leaving gold in a buckskin bag after washing.
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Lower
California
Civilization
Iowa Battleship Operated Remotely Without Crew
The U S Iowa ships command system uses wireless links and automated fuel and throttle controls to steer and run the vessel from a distant controlling ship. A gyro compass and commutator automate steering while air bombs simulate attack, aiming to show future war from the air.
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United States Navy Department
U. S
Iowa
Army
Navy
Virginia Capes
Americans Story of Life in Russia Reads Like Fiction
Xenophon Kalamatiano of New York, released from a Russian prison with five others, recounts a year and a half in a death cell near the Kremlin. He describes nightly executions, extreme hunger, and commuted death sentences into years in a stark memoir with dates, places, and names.
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Russia
Riga
Xenophon Kalamatiano
New York
Reval
Kalamatiano
Petrograd
United State
Culver Military Academy
Chicago
Racine
Wis
Samara
Reds
Nikolai Lenine
Moscow
Tscheka
Lockhart
Kremlin
Sunburn Deathes Dubuque Swimmer At Mississippi River
J. T. Fairburn aged 18 died in Dubuque after severe sunburn suffered while swimming in the Mississippi River above the city. Companions aided him home but a physician could not save him. Doctors warn sunburn can strain the heart and prove fatal within hours depending on the burned body area. The farm republic notes rising fatalities from extreme heat and sun exposure.
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J. T. Fairburn
Dubuque
Mississippi River
Farm Republic
United anarchists plan mass convention across U S
The piece reports on unity among anarchist, Bolshevik, and other foreign groups in the United States, planning a September convention likely in New York or New Jersey. It notes the I W W and related factions aim to destroy capital and undermine government, with activity tied to West Virginia mines and internal infiltration of labor unions.
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New York
New York City
New Jersey
Daily News
Communist Party In
Galleani Group
Boston
Philadelphia
Propensa
Spain
Cleveland
Chicago
Reorganized
Union of
Russian Workers
The
Russian Toilers
United States
Department of Justice
Russia
Galleani
Spanish Propensa
I. W
West Virginia
Communist Party
American Federation of Labor
South Dakota
Rockfeller Predicted to Reach Century as Health Remains Strong
Cleveland reports Dr. H F Biggar, Rockfeller's physician and lifelong friend, believes John D. Rockfeller will live to 100. The 82 year old financier is said to be in good health and moderates meals. Golf is cited as key to his longevity while digestion is not an issue.
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Cleveland, O
John D. Rockfeller
H. F. Biggar
Biggar
Rockfeller
Dr. Biggar
Free Mail Delivery Delayed in Sigourney
The Sigourney Review explains free city mail delivery has not started due to carrier supplies not arriving from Washington. Delivery was to begin August 1, but on the 23rd the supplies are still missing, possibly sent by mail contributing to the delay.
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Sigourney Review
Washington
Remarkable Tanlac Relief For Burlington Woman At Seventy
A Burlington Iowa woman Mrs John Sabins 1064 S Leebrick St credits Tanlac with ending ten years of indigestion gas pains backache rheumatism and sleepless nights After taking a few bottles she reports a strong appetite weight gain and a new lease on life Tanlac is sold in Fairfield by Jericho Easton and by leading druggists everywhere
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Tanlac
John Sabins
S. Leebrick St
Burlington
Iowa
Fairfield
Jericho & Easton
Suit Filed Over Damaged Three-Legged Horse
Hammond Indiana Jacob Diamond a peddler sues a nautoist in Superior Court for 10000 damages claiming the horse was struck causing its wooden leg to break and bruising and humiliation. The horse has worn the wooden leg five years and once caught fire requiring the fire department.
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Hammond
Ind
Jacob Diamond
Diamond
Still They Are Worn
A witty observation on clothes and postures. The line critiques vanity and fashion cues shaping perception. It notes a tall hat cannot redeem a man whose balance falters or pride collapses, hinting at social judgment.
Lonesome Spaniel Adopts Crow as Companion
A cocker spaniel named Jollo at Doc's Riverside summer cottage befriends a young crow named Jimmy Crow. After being found during a storm, Jimmy is nursed back to health, his wings clipped, and the two form a devoted, playful bond. Neighbors say Jimmy is boss and uniquely human in behavior, while the pair's friendship charmed locals.
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Doc
Riverside
Jollo
Jimmy Crow
Jimmy
Jimmie
Lightning Rods and Grounding Practices
Properly grounded lightning rods minimize danger from non insulated fasteners. Glass insulators on outriggers were once common but may be unnecessary. A well grounded rod in wet earth reduces the chance of lightning transferring from a good conductor to a poor one.
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Jericho & Easton Druggists
Young Crow
Jimshoulder
Mie
Cable Lumber Yard
Fairfield, IA
HE Wasn
Shesterfiel IG Cigare 8
TES & Myers
Tosacco Co
Liccetr
Chautauqua
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