British Columbia Gold Mirage Sparked Yukon Rush Tales
A National Geographic bulletin from Washington portrays British Columbia and Stikine river country as a gold magnet. It links rumors of Cassiar Creek gold to renewed fever among miners racing up the Stikine toward Glenora, Wrangell, and Craster Creek while recounting glacier wonders and perilous river routes to the Yukon.
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Washington
British Columbia
Cassar Creek
Big MacKengle
Stikine River
Glenora
Denae
Craslar Creek
Golden North
Casslar
Klondike
Menacover
John Muir
Ste
Yosemite
Wrangell
Qrart
Aldea
Secon
Stikina River
Muir
Gota
Cagstar
MacKenzie
Yukon
Bering Sea
Stikine
United States
Spain
Skagway
White Horse Pags
Stikiie
Telegraph Creek
Acroga Country
Iva
Pig gives owner college dream through sow's offspring
In Washington Greenville D C a Duroc sow named Ite helps Paul Bates a 22 year old Clemson junior fund his college through the birth of nine piglets. Bates, son of Mr and Mrs D B Bates of Marietta, plans electrical engineering at Clemson. The pig named Red inspires Bates to pursue an education and honor her memory after retirement.
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Greenville
D. C
Ite
Clover
Paul
Bates
Marlettn
Sita
Motherhoad
Clemson College
Proglaton Fine
Wml
Paw
Clemson
Ilfe
Old Sioux Chief Red Dog Recalls Lincoln Era Meeting
Red Dog, a famed old Sioux Indian said to be 104, led 25 tribes at a reunion in Pender Nebraska. He bears 18 wounds from clashes with white settlers in early western days and is described as the sole survivor of the delegation that went to see President Lincoln to lodge complaints about treatment.
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Red Dog
Hair Trigger Alarm Box Restored After Daylight Ghost
New Orleans harbor police and the tug Deluge chased a daylight ghost then varied alarms on a waterfront fire box. After adjustments the alarm returned to normal use as heavy truck traffic triggered it, ending the mystery.
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New Orleans
Joon
Jta
Ancient Bones Found in Crimean Cave
In Crimea a paleolithic discovery reveals two human skeletons believed to be over 60 000 years old unearthed from a cave. Researchers suggest the find sheds light on early human habitation in the region.
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Ancient Bones
London
Crimean
Farm Machine Replaces 32 Workmen at Once
A Chicago reported invention by Sir Charles Rose, hunter and firearms maker, unveils a farm machine that, with four operators, performs the labor of thirty-two men. The shipment travels from Lin' Crouse, Wis to his estate Ba Ragown, featuring a high power cutter and crawler tractor design.
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Chicago
Charles Rose
Lin’ Crouse
Wis
Eg Lowey
Rockefeller Meets Oil Drivers on the Road
New York report shows Lorald Ittfey driving a tanker on Milly road between Riverdale and Monmingdale, NJ and meeting Charley Stont and Dundee Likes who arrive in a Hilal On truck. An old man in a gray duster steps out, saying, We’re lost boys, as he greets the drivers and seeks direction.
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New York
Lorald Ittfey
Milly Road
Riverdale
Monmingdale
Hilal
Charley Stont
Dundee
Charley
Rivera Street Reunion on a Rainy Oakland Suffern Road
In a cluttered street scene Riley guides Mr Rockefeller back to Riverinle road then to Oakland Suffern. Stout jumps down from a rival truck and the Standard OW driver is paid with dimes as Riley and Miley greet each other. Stiller receives a dime for family while Rockefellay thanks the driver.
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Oakland Suffern Road
Riverinle
Rockefellay
Riley
Miley
Rootrefeller
Stout
Bugs
Stiler
Texas Cowboy 95 Still Active Rides the Range
H R Mangum a 95 year old cowboy remains active on the Sinltt brothers ranch near here. He came to Texas from South Carolina over a century ago and has worked cattle across the state from frontier to open range. Mangum recalls Indian raids and the wild land era, living by hard work and open air with no set rules of living.
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Childrens
Texas
H.R. Manguin
Sinltt Brothers
Hets
Mangum
South Carolina
Middle Ufe
Kingarty Ufe
Lexas
Boy Finds Pail of Gold In California Pool
In Marysville California twelve Yuba county boys diving in a 12 foot pool in Dry Creek near Robbins found a rusty tin pail full of gold nuggets. The treasure, linked to an old legend, may be worth thousands though value is not yet estimated. The tale dates to 1863 and players rush to decipher the tale behind the find.
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California
Marysville
Cal
Ancient Reservoirs Unearthed in West West
A Gasmographic society team reports vast triangular reservoirs buried near Spring villey Neynin dating to about 50 000 years ago. Walls of granite debris enclose depths up to several feet, overlooking a former fertile valley. Smithsonian excavations yield ancient weapon components including arrow springs suggesting early projectile tech.
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Springvilley
Neynin
Gasmographic Society
Smithsonian Institution
Crurt
Ohio Farmer Finds 1000-Year-Old Skeletons In Rock Shelter
A Jackson area farmer unearthed skeletons of two adolescents and a near 10 century old adult, alongside pottery and grave clothing in a rock shelter. Dr W C Mills calls the preservation remarkable, noting signs of embalming efforts on the remains and indicating the site dates to the prehistoric era in Ohio.
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Cotomina
Otlo
Ohio
W. GC. Milla
Doctor Mills
United States
Miligox
Fire Attacks 618 Homes Across United States Daily
Washington wires report 618 homes burn daily in the United States per the National Board of Fire Underwriters. A residential fire occurs about every three minutes. Total fire losses for 1019 to 1028 amount to 22,816,004 dollars with causes including chimneys and flues, roofs, stoves and boilers, matches and smoking, petroleum products, and electricity. Four cases were deemed preventable by prevention engineers and others partly avoidable.
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Washington
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Thia m
Aince
Bathing Beauties Parade Draws Massive Long Beach Crowd
An estimated 160,000 visitors jammed Long Beach streets and strand to witness a parade of 824 bathing beauties. The event, opposed by church and reform groups for six weeks, proceeded amid controversy.
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Long Heavh
Cal
Long Beach
Lake in Tennessee Disappears in Cave Opening
Mayfield, Kentucky dispatch reports an Idaho Spring near Keystucky Tennessee where a small log blocked by a cave roof collapse caused a lake to drain into a cavern. Witness W. L. Warfield described waters dropping through a four foot diameter hole, carrying fish and turtles as the lake found a new underground channel and exit.
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Mayfield
Tennessee
Warfield
W. L. Wuarfield
W. L. Warfield
Indecent Music Debate Halts Capital Police Inquiry
Washington police revisit an old ordinance banning indecent music. Assistant Corporation Counsel Hart argues warnings suffice. policewomen chief Ming Yoo Winkle and Sgt. Phillips offer varied, colorful readings. Experts disagree on what constitutes indecency in music with no clear standard.
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Washington
Hartheld
Ming Yoo Winkle
Phillips
Ielives
Starving Man and Wife Seek Aid After Three-Day Hunger
Joseph Martin and his twenty three year old wife Ethel of Philadelphia appealed to police in New York after three days without food. Mrs Martin collapsed on steps of the Hippodrome and was fed milk before being taken to hospital. Cab drivers collected for the couple as Martin said he had found work recently and a mechanic’s job was sought.
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New York
Joseph Martin
Ethel
Philadelphia
Martin
Stlmn
Trade of Violin for Saxophone Reveals Rare Guarnieri
William P. Schwarts of Beachview bought a dust-covered violin found in an attic. An expert confirmed it is a genuine Peter Guarnieri violin made before 1700, valued at over $30,000, after a youth traded it for a cheap saxophone at a second-hand store.
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Pittsburgh
Tolal
William P. Schwarts
Beachview
Peter Guarnieri
Saint Christina relics to join Cleveland cathedral
In a carved box the bones of Saint Christina, third century virgin martyr, lie in New York preparatory to transfer to the Cleveland Catholic cathedral. The gift from Pope Pius XI honors the $200,000 Cleveland processes contributed to a Rome house of catacombs. Bishop Schrembs, Bishop Gallagher of Detroit, and others returned from a holy year journey and were met by western clergy and laymen with a message of providence and unity.
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New York
Christina
Cleveland
Ohio
Pius XI
Joseph Schrembs
Rome
Schrembs
Michael Gallagher
Detroit
Mner
America
Providence
Coal firms rulers run Spitzbergen with autocratic strictness
Longyear City Spitzbergen is ruled by chief engineer Sigurd Westby at Advent Bay director EH Dreasellings at Green Harbor and director Knudsen at Kings Bay. these coal company chiefs exercise nearly autocratic power with strict enforcement of mining camp rules including harsh penalties for illicit liquor trading and theft on company records.
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Longyean
Spittzbergen
Europe
Spitzbergen
Sigurd Westby
Advent Bay
Eh, Dreasellings
Green Harbor
Knudsen
Kings Bay
Annakon
Die Islands
Rats Warn Miners Of Impending Roof Cave In
In Wikesbarre Pennsylvania miners Anthony Kopinski and his son narrowly escaped disaster when two rats repeatedly annoyed them during lunch at the Empire colliery. The warning prompted exit just feet before a roof collapse buried coal and rock, an event linked to rats becoming pets for miners despite danger.
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Wikesbarre
Empire
Anthony Kopinski
Kopaski
Big Difference in Wages Paid Directors in Film
In Hollywood a clash over weekly director salaries reveals top directors averaging around 2000 dollars while many newcomers earn as little as 15 dollars a week. A producer notes that experienced directors save costs by avoiding costly retakes, justifying the high pay, though inexperience can inflate production costs when retakes are needed.
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Hollywood
Cal
Tlne
Meteor Shower Brings Bright Meteorites to Kansas City
Kansas City observers reported a meteoric pass between 8 and 10 p.m. with 12 tracks counted by Dr. BHG Davis, president of the Kansas City Astronomical Society. Meteors appeared southwestward from the north and ranged from white to bluish hues. Dr Doyle cited potential meteor belt origins and notes that the event had long been anticipated by astronomers.
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Kansas City
G. Davis
Kansas City Astronomical Society
Waid
Doyle
Ubia
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