Man founds town to crown himself mayor in Gladwin
Gladwin County tale follows Jim Hoy who builds the town of Winegar at the Michigan Central meridian crossing. He serves as mayor and holds multiple posts including justice of the peace and county road commissioner. Hoy runs a general store, acts as railroad agent, and pursues land deals while shaping local roads and government.
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Gladwin
Mich
St. Louis
Gladwin County
Jim Hoy
Jim
Neck of Woods
Board of Health and Review
Winegar
Hullville
Ontario
Homeelf
Noth
Bay City
Cook
Cook's Galley
Third Ward
East Side
New York
Vsin
Son
Michigan Central
Destiny
Highwood
Michigan
Justice of the Peace
Justly Earned Victorian Order Tale of Admiral Lambton
A wartime royal yacht commander known as Lucky Lambton reveals he told King Edward how little the services valued the Victorian Order. At Cowes a yachtsman drew the king’s attention to the admiral, who then learns he is made a Victorian Order member, provoking a grudging royal exchange. The anecdote appears in Tit Bits, with a dismissive remark from the king about a clothier advert.
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Hedworth Meaz
Lucky Lambton
Edward
Cowes
Admiral Lambton
Court Term Set To Open June Twenty Eight
Deputy U S Marshal Percy G Charles said the summer term in Iditarod begins June 28 with a short session likely. Few criminal cases expected. grand jury once indicted five secretly. One indicted man John A Kilday already jailed in San Francisco awaits trial.
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United States
Percy G. Charles
John A. Kilday
Georgetown
San Francisco
Bunnell
Mirage or Fire Seen From Flat Creek Head
A distant fire at Seward observed from the head of Flat Creek prompted debate among workers. Magnified by clear air, observers claimed a 250 mile view of a coast fire, but skeptics cited intervening mountains and a Boulder Creek brush fire as alternative explanations.
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Seward
Upgrade
Flat Creek
Iditarod
Ereek
Rag Mountain
Iditarod Station
Oscar Anderson
Boulder Creek
Witness Shakes Answers in Court Record
In a county hearing a witness refused to answer questions, merely shaking his head. The attorney urged a direct answer, insisting the court reporter needed the response. The witness claimed he did answer by shaking his head, prompting the defense attorney to joke that the reporter could hear the head shake but not its direction.
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Eagle Magazine
Not a Vacation Neighbor’s Little Girl
A brief exchange shows Mrs Browne denying a vacation, insisting she stayed home, while a neighbor mentions hearing their mother say Mr Browne and she were at Loggerheads for a week, reflecting a light domestic anecdote from the National Monthly.
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Mr. Browne
National Monthly
The Submarine and Torpedo: A Modern Naval Power
American and British experts praise submarines as decisive in wartime, detailing the cigar shaped torpedo 22 feet long 21 inches in diameter and weighing 2000 pounds Its automatic gyroscope guidance and turbine engine propel it up to 40 miles per hour with a range of eight to ten thousand yards The United States Navy highlights its production at Newport Rhode Island and training aboard the Montana The article notes the high cost of over 6000 dollars per torpedo and the looming test against super dreadnoughts to settle battleship versus submarine policy.
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Percy Scott
England
United States Navy
Government
Newport
R. 1
United States
Montana
Uncle Sam
American Review of Reviews
Notice of Forfeiture to Robert Mathson
Notice of location filed in Innoko mining district Alaska, claiming 1944 labor and improvements cost of 100 dollars on the Gold Run Group placer claim on Little Creek a tributary of Ganes Creek. If co owner fails to contribute within 90 days after last publication, the interest will transfer to Robert Evans co owner. Publication dates April 17 2015 and July 17 1646.
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Robert Mathson
Little Creek
Innoke
District of Alaska
Innoko Mining
United States
Robert Evans
Ate
Noted Scotch Entertainer on Stinginess from Great Divide
In a candid piece, Harry Lauder addresses accusations of stinginess. He argues thrift runs in his heritage, cites frugal habits at meals, and defends keeping a long worn overcoat. He explains tips, Sunday work, and charitable giving align with his principles, not public judgment.
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Harry Lauder
Nat
Ower
Tom
Victor
Lizzie
Minnie
Pansy
Former Prizefighter Munroe to Front Lines for Canada
New York April 18 Jack Munroe the Butte miner may be in England as a Canadian volunteer a capable soldier and frontiersman. He boxed professionally after a coast amateur career and later mined copper in Idaho and Canada becoming Elk City mayor. If he fights now he does so as a Canadian war volunteer.
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New York
Jack Munroe
Butte
England
Montana
Munroe
Great Butte
San Francisco
Tackle
Jack
Idaho
Jeffries
Jeff
Peter Mather
Limerick
Tom Sharkey
Jack Johnson
Philadelphia
John Munroe
Elk City
Canada
Campaign for Pure Air Brings Brooklyn Dark Room Down
Darwin R. James Jr reports at the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities semi annual meeting that windowless rooms in tenements fell from 1076 to 97 between Oct 1 1913 and Oct 1914, signaling a near elimination of the dark room problem. Riis and Roosevelt helped spark the movement begun at the Academy of Music.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Darwin R. James, Jr
Brooklyn Bureau of Charities
Bureau
Academy of Mine
Theodore Rooseelt
Jacob A. Riis
Manhattan
Ris
Academy of Music
Riis
Academy
Dirk
Yukon Gold Company Eyes Kenai Peninsula Prospects
Yukon Gold Company plans to bring two drills to Seward for summer prospecting of the Kenai River property and Kenai Dredging Company holdings. A decision to a great square owner remains unsigned, with several investors named including Jamies R. Hayden Frank Youngs James Kyle Louis Simpson and Frank Nickerson. Sam Applebaum joined a rapid business trip to Dikeman and back.
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Yukon Gold Company
Seward
Kenai River
Kenai
Great Square
Yukon Id Company
Jamies R. Hayden
Frank Youngs
James Kyle
Louis Simpson
Frank Nickerson
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Iditarod, Alaska
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Scandinavian American Bank
Charles Ross
John Holmes
R. C. Button
Tom McMakon
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Flat
Boas
Clothier
Fairbanks
GAROD
NCCO
N. C. Co
Alaska
Hunter
Baltimore
Cyrus Noble
Bond
Cedar Brook
V. HM
McBrayer
Jesse Moore
House of Commons
Strathmill
Dewar
Scotland
Usher
Edo
Eigar
American Eagle
America
Fellow Lauder
Kenai Peninsula
Sam‘ Applebaum
Dikeman
Frank McGibney
Drs. Otter
Fraser
Rooming House
Dis
Otter
M. Earl
McLean’s Roadhouse
Takotna
Stanley House
John Bagoy
the Crosby
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Bet
Black and Willow Sts
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