Stikine River Gold Boom Amid Great North Quest
In an National Geographic bulletin from Washington the Stikine country near Wrangell Alaska is described as rich with shifting gold rumors on the Coaster Creek bank and across the Mackenzie river system. Immense glaciers like Dirt and Big Sicking shape a dramatic landscape while tales of tunnels and vanished travelers echo indigenous legends.
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Corsini’ Fe
Bila
Wrangell
Alaska
Alikine
Yukon
Stikine River
National Geographic Society
Washington
Stikine
British Columbia
Coaster Creak
Tig MacKenzie
Hukine
Qlenorn
Guaslur Creek
Golden North
Casslur
Klondiké
John Muir
Pacific Court
Walla Tla
Rock Walla
Afulr
Finiay
Opeslar
Spain
Tta
Skagway
White Horse Pass
Telegraph Creek
Ampatrong
Pig Puts Owner Through College
In Greenville a purebred sow named Tei in Bates’ half acre farm helped fund her owner Mat Bates and his son, a Clemson junior. The pig’s nine piglets and ongoing offspring support the family’s plan for Paul to finish Clemson College. Bates plans to honor Red’s memory in retirement with a funeral.
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Greenville
Mat G. Bates
Mes
Marietta
Uccesa
Paul
Clemson College
Yeaurs
Clemson
Red
Famous Old Indian Red Dog at Denver reunion
Red Dog, a Sioux at 104, is described as the oldest living Indian among 28 tribes at a Denver reunion. He bears 18 wounds from early conflicts with settlers, speaks English well, and is the sole survivor of the delegation who met President Lincoln to protest white treatment.
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Red Dog
Penver
Neb
Lincoln
Hair Trigger Alarm Box Solves Daylight Ghost Mystery
New Orleans police and harbor tug Deluge chased a daylight paranormal scare as a street alarm box seemed to trigger messages. The box’s noises kept the Deluge patrolling the waterfront until a heavy truck’s rumble was found to set off the alarm.
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New Orleans
Ita
Ancient bones found in Crimea cave scientific breakthrough
Paleolithic skeletons dating over 60,000 years were unearthed in a Crimean cave, prompting new insights into early human history and migration patterns. Researchers describe the find as a major paleontological milestone with implications for understanding ancient hominin presence in Eurasia.
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London
Crimea
Farm Machine Does the Work of 32 Men
A new machine by Sir Charles Ross, noted hunter and arms maker, claims to replace thirty two hand workers with four men. Built with parts from La Crosse Wisconsin to his estate in Bulgarows Bertland, the device uses a hay loader, cutter, and a crawler tractor to supply power for farm tasks.
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Chicago
Charles Ross
la Crosse
Wis
Rockefeller Meets Oil Drivers on Road
On a rural highway near Riverdale, Rockefeller era figure Riley driving a Standard of tink trek nearly collided with a Mia OW gasoline truck as Charley Stout of Dundee Laker halted to avoid the crash. An elderly man in a gray duster stepped out, greeting the drivers and acknowledging the near miss.
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New York
Starold Riley
Tink Trek
Riverdala Pit
Uloomhigdallo
Nooo
Charley Stout
Dundee Laker
Charley
Riverdate
Lext
Oilmen and officials share a cordial exchange on the road
An oilmen named Rockefeller is greeted by an off man and Tie Riley as they meet on a truck line. They exchange handshakes and humor, with Rockefeller recognizing colleagues from the oil business. He asks after families and doles out dimes for wives and babies, in a friendly, informal moment.
Texas Cowboy 95 Still Active Rides the Range
A 95 year old cowboy, A. R. Mangum, works on the Staith brothers big Texas ranch near Childress. He has been a cowhand for over 75 years since arriving from South Carolina and rode the Chisholm trail with cattle crews. Mangum describes frontier life, buffalo times, and Indian raids as he continues ranch work and open air living.
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Childress
Texas
A. R. Manguin
Staith Brothers
Mangum
South Carolina
Middle Ife
Chisholm
Berda
Boys Find Pot of Gold in Dry Creek Pool
In Marysville California a legend called Rainbow’s End yields a pot of gold found by twelve Yuba county boys diving in a 12 foot Dry Creek pool. A rusty pan with nuggets and dust of gold sits nearby. Officials have not yet estimated value which could run into thousands. The tale ties to an 1868 legend and a man’s name remains decipherable only in part.
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California
Marysville
Dry Creek
Yuba County
Prisoner Refuses Release After Expired Sentence
A county workhouse inmate, a burly Canadian, refuses to leave as his sentence ends. After mutiny attempts and escape efforts, he now appears to embrace the hard manual labor, delaying discharge.
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Chain Gang
Knoxville
Onn
Hag Boam
Six Immense Reservoirs Unearthed in West
Gold Hit, Utal A relic of six immense reservoirs believed built about 60,000 years ago were found in Spring Valley Newarth by Cosmographic society members. Triangular tanks from inches to feet deep, with 800 yard long walls. granite debris covered masonry. Smithsonian finds crude weapons and an arrow spring indicating precatapult technology.
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Spring Valley
Newarth
Cosmographic Society
Society
Inn
Smithsonian Institution
Thousand Year Old Relics Unearthed by Ohio Farmer
Cotuntus Ohio farmer George N Miller delivered a major prehistoric find to the Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society a shelter skeleton of five adults and two youths with pottery fiber moccasins bone implements and possible grave clothing all well preserved. Dr W C Mills notes the remains exceed a thousand years in age with signs of attempted embalming seen in preserved tissues suggesting a ritual burial on his farm near Jackson.
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Cotuntus
Ohio
Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society
Buckeye
George N. Miller
Jackson
Miller
W. C. Mis
Doctor Milla
United States
Mia
Fire Attacks 618 Homes Daily in United States
A report by the National Board of Fire Underwriters says 618 homes burn daily nationwide, equating to a residential fee every three minutes. For 1910-1923 total fire loss reached $222,510.04 with causes including defective chimneys and flues, sparky on roofs, stoves and pipes, matches, smoking, petroleum products, and electricity. four causes deemed preventable long acknowledged by fire prevention engineers.
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Washington
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Bathing Beauties Parade Draws 100000 In Long Beach
A throng estimated over 100000 flooded streets of Long Beach California for a parade of 824 bathing beauties. Various church and reform groups had fought the event for weeks to block the display.
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Long Beach
Cal
Weather Prophets Rise at San Francisco Flying Schools
Army service schools at the Presidio and other posts train weather experts who will forecast atmospheric conditions for aviators. Graduates from the meteorological section of the signal school will be deployed along War Department air routes to provide forecasts on temperatures upper air currents winds and flight durations for pilots before departures.
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U. S
San Francisco
Army Service
Presidio of
Signal School
War Department Airways
Lake in a cave swallows Tennessee lake in Kentucky
Mayfields Kentucky reports a lake on GC P Warfield’s farm vanished when the cave roof collapsed. Water dropped into a cavern with a roar like a locomotive, leaving only a small pool. The four foot diameter hole fed a powerful torrent carrying fish and turtles into an underground channel, reemerging hundreds of yards away.
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Mayfields
Idaho Springa
Kentucky
W. L. Warftel
Indecent Music Rules Spark City Debate
Washington police uncover an old regulation banning indecent music. Officials differ on words versus intent, with critics citing cultural defiance and concerns over dancing styles. A police psychiatrist notes much music is audibly odd yet hard to prove indecency.
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Puzzlea Capital Waitingtoon
Washington
Uart
Ming Yaninkle
Philltns
Starving Couple Pleads for Aid After City Hardship
Joseph Martin and his wife Ethel of Philadelphia appealed to police in New York after nearly three days without food. Rain soaked, they slept in parks while seeking work. Mrs Martin collapsed on Hippodrome steps and later recovered after milk. Cab drivers collected for the pair as Martin said he lost his job as a merchant.
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New York
Joseph Martin
Ethel
Philadelphia
Martin
Valuable violin traded for cheap saxophone in Pittsburgh
William P. Schwartz of Beechview, a musician, traded a dust-covered attic find for a cheap saxophone at a second-hand store. A connoisseur judged the instrument genuine Peter Guarnieri from before 1700, worth more than $10,000.
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Pittsburgh
William P. Schwartz
Beechview
Peter Guarnieri
Saint Christina's relics brought to Cleveland cathedral
In an oak box the bones of St Christina, third century virgin martyr, were brought to the Roman Catholic cathedral in Cleveland Ohio. The bones were a gift from Pope Pius XI in thanks for the diocese's $200000 toward a Rome house of calabombs. Bishop Schrembs and Detroit Bishop Gallagher led the four months holy year pilgrimage home aboard the Mona Homerle, greeted by Western clergy and laymen with papal message praising America as providence for the impoverished of the world.
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New York
Christina
Cleveland
Ohio
Pius XI
Joseph Schrembs
America
Autocratic Coal Chiefs Rule Spitzbergen Like City Dictators
Longyear City Spitzbergen. Chief Engineer Sigurd Westby at Advent Bay Director O Dresselhuys at Green Harbor and Director Knudsen at Kings Bay head local coal interests with near absolute power. No Norwegian governor or police exists yet, so company rules govern life with strict bans on illicit liquor and harsh penalties for violations. Smuggling occurs but is punished by docked credits, social ostracism, and possible deportation.
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Longyear City
Spitzbergen
Europe
Sigurd Westby
Advent Bay
O, Dresselhuys
Green Harbor
Knudsen
Kings Bay
Possssalon
Spitz
Bergen
Donkon
Aler
Rats Save Miners Clash with Roof Collapse in Wilkesbarre
In Wilkesbarre's Empire colliery two rats warned miners Anthony Kopolsi and his son of impending danger by persistently nagging during lunch. They investigated and moved 20 feet before a roof cave in unleashed a heavy slide of coal and rock requiring weeks to clear. Miners bet on rat alerts as a folk safety sign amid cave risks.
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Wilkesbarre
Pai
Empire
Anthony Kopolsi
Flye Thes Uley
Kopaski
Big Son
Big Difference in Wages Paid Directors in Film
Hollywood executives discussed the wide variance in weekly salaries for motion picture directors. Top directors reportedly earn about 2000 dollars weekly, while many inexperienced directors receive as little as one dollar weekly. A producer noted experienced directors can justify high pay by saving production time and reducing costly retakes.
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Hollywood
Cal
Meteors Seen Over Kansas City by Astronomical Society
Kansas City observers report a meteoric shower with a dozen bright flashes observed between 8 and 8 20 p m by Dr YG Davin president of the Kansas City Astronomical Society. Meteors traced southwest from east skies in various hues including white and coppery and are linked to the Perseid belt. The expert notes the display may continue but warning of possible persistence is given.
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Kansas City
YG Davin
The
Kansas City | Astronomical Society
Davis
Alkewal
Portance
Doctor Davis
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