Great Falls hydroelectric plan to power Tasmania industry
A large Tasmanian project aims to generate 85 000 horsepower at a mid island site near Great Lake. Water from Shannon will be diverted through a new weir and lagoons to drive turbines, supplying Hobart Launceston and western mineral fields including Mount Lyell copper and Bischoff tin.
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Tasmania
Shannon
Hobart
Launceton
Mount Lyell
Bischoff
Zeeban
Reindeer Queen of Alaska Mary Arisarlok Andrewak
A newspaper feature profiles Mary Arisarlok Andrewak who, among Alaska Eskimos, has risen to lead a herd of 1203 reindeer and earn the title Reindeer Queen of Alaska. The piece notes her achievement alongside a broader look at women and race in industry.
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Alaska
Reas
Mary Arisarlok Andrewak
Queen Mary
Asks Board for Cats in Chicago Court
Mrs Margaret Tooke left her pet cat with Charles A Miner while away. The case reached court over a bill Miner charged for boarding 13 kittens totaling 15 dollars.
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Chicago
Margaret Tooke
Charles A. Miner
Miner
Fur Lined Bathing Suits and Alpine Cloud Imagery
New York shoppers flaunt fur lined bathing suits this season while a travel essay extols snow peak scenery and cloud forms. The author contrasts Alpine glaciers and Pyrenees views with grand Western sky cumuli, recalling a Sir Francis Younghusband note on monsoon clouds over Pir Panjal and dramatic sunsets.
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New York
Clouds Over the Himalayan Range in a Monsoon Storm
A descriptive scene portrays pink skies and a dark main volume as lightning flashes. Far across the valley threatening tentacles reach toward distant mountains while monsoon masses compress the peak ranges. The clouds float above the landscape, masking actual heights and creating a striking similarity between clouds and distant snow fields.
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Indian Ocean
Fearful Night: Elderly Woman Flees Burglars During Storm
In Alton Missouri Louisiana territory? Mrs Jane Diamond aged 70 living alone at 1200 Marshall street fled her home during a wind and rain storm. She crawled out a back window and wandered in darkness for hours before being found by J M Kennington at daybreak, bruised but unharmed. He believes burglars not storm caused the scare.
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St. Louis
Jane Diamond
Marshall Street
Alton
J. M. Kennington
Irs
Ecarcely
Kennington
Divorce From Cold Feet in HaZlewood
Pittsburg court grants Anne M. Wilfer absolute divorce from John G. Wilfer a 120 pound Ha zlewood merchant after she described ten years of abuse including dragging by the hair beating and a revolver threat. She cited the ice cold feet on her back as the final aggravation. Wilfer blamed his mother in law for meddling and household strife.
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Pittsburg
John G. Wilfer
Hazlewood
Wfe
Wilfer
Crocodile Hunts in Borneo Report Reveals Dyak Beliefs
A Borneo correspondent describes crocodiles along rivers preying on bathers and canoeists. Dyaks blame divine punishment and omens for crocodile attacks and only retaliate when a crocodile breaks a truce. They check deceased crocs’ brows for signs to identify culprits.
Rarity 1853 Half Dollar Worth 2500 Dollars
Atlanta police officer G Allen Maddox discovered a silver 1853 half dollar in his pocket valued at 2500 dollars due to extreme rarity. Only two other 1853 pieces exist, one of which was offered for 2500 dollars. He also owns an 1834 and an 1859 half dollar, but the 1853 coin stands out for value. One of the three 1853 coins is owned by Charles L Cross in Los Angeles.
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Nome
Atlanta
G. Allen Maddox
Omcer Maddox
Charles L. Cross
Los Angeles
Burglar Captured at Lancaster Church by Pastor Cramer
In Lancaster Pennsylvania Reverend W Stuart Cramer of First Reformed Church chased a burglar from the church at midnight. The thief fled as a police officer entered but Cramer held him at gunpoint until police took him into custody. The man named Harry Adams admitted stealing $2.08 from charity boxes and claimed residence in Michigan.
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Lancaster
W. Stuart Cramer
First Reformed
Pastor Cramer
Paestor Cramer
Harry Adams
Michigan
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Academy of the Immaculate Conception
Ferdinand, Ind
Sisters of St. Benedict
Great Falls
Tasmanian
Niagara
Alps
Berne
Switzerland
Europe
Pau
Bern
Oberland Alps
Pyrenees
Rockies
Sir Francis Younghusband
Kashmir
Pir Panjai
Ice Mountains
Fence Corner
Crocodle Hunt
Borneo
Murl
Hin
Zone One
Pastor
Ferdinand Electric Light Co
Kentucky
Indiana
Ferdinand
Mathias Olinger
Huntingburg
Ind
Cumberland Celephone & Celegraph Es, Incorporated
The
Beckmann State Bank
Reckmann & Sauer
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