Natives Discover Blonde Eskimos In Arctic Victoria Land
Seattle report details James R. Crawford citing Vilkhamar Stefansson on blond natives in Victoria Land. He notes several tribes with light Eskimos, including a girl with reddish hair and gray eyes, suggesting possible ancient encounters with white explorers. Crawford plans to marry and return north with the steam whaler Herman.
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Seattle
Wash
Victoria Land
Arctic
Vilkhamar Stefansson
James R. Crawford
Stefansson
Crawford
Herman
Lord Mayor of London’s Secretary A Longtime Power Behind Thone
London December 18 Lord Mayors come and go yearly but Sir William Jameson Soulsby the Lord Mayor’s private secretary remains a fixture. Appointed in 1875 he has been reappointed forty five times guiding ceremonial conduct with rigid precedent and keeping the throne’s strings in his hands.
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London
William Jameson Soulsby
Soulsby
Buckingham Palace
Naval base proposal for Galway Bay and transatlantic service
Sir John Griffiths argues in Dublin that ending religious intolerance and granting land to engineers could spark progress in Treland. He cites Ireland’s wartime lessons, urges a new naval base at Galway Bay with a deep sea fishing station and a high speed passenger and mail link between America and Europe.
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Dublin
John Griffith
Dublin Port and Docks Board
Treland
Ireland
Gal Way Bay
America
Europe
Spanish Agricultural Workers Await Ships to America
Large numbers of farm laborers from across Spain await Al Ferrol and other ports for passage to the United States as a result of wartime social changes and higher wages. For years harvest pay averaged about three pesetas daily, with workers receiving provisions for winter, set by the farmer's generosity and ability to pay.
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Spain
al Ferrol
America
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