Ned Cornet Plans North Fur Trade Adventure
Ned Cornet son of Godfrey Cornet battles family pride and romance as he plans a ninety day voyage to exchange gowns for furs in the frozen North. Lenore Hardenworth and her mother join the party with Bess Gilbert as seamstress while Ned awkwardly navigates class and trust aboard the ship.
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Ned Cornet
Godfrey Cornet
Bess Gilbert
Ned
Comet
Canada
Alaska
Goldfrey
Young
Cornet
Lenore Hardenworth
Rodney Coburn
Rex Nard
Mys
Hardenworth
Lenore
Behring
Silver Fox
Flo
Coburn
Ani Bess
Bess
McNab
Forest
Miss Gilbert
Mrs. Harnanworth
Tone
Mrs. Hardenpyperth
Hospitality in the Sail Crew Reveals Key Names
Mrs Hardersworth questions Captain Knutsen about the ship crew. Miss Gilbert dominates the scene while McNab Forest and another man share wheel duties in open water. The dialogue hints at a long voyage with forthcoming details.
Appalling number of bills pass during legislative sessions
The American Bar Association committee on note worthy changes in statute law reported that many acts should never be brought before the legislature but settled by administrative departments or a court of claims. A tort claims act is seen as a step to reduce private bills. Home rule extension requires local authority accountability and citizen appeals to the electorate to curb session laws volume.
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Minneapolis
Associated Press
American Bar Association
Joseph P. Chamberlain
Court of Claims
United States
Turkish rite criticized over moon sighting Telegram ruling
In Constantinople conservative Turks faulted the Religious Affairs Ministry for ordering a nationwide telegram to fix feast dates after cities observed the new moon at different times. Angora centralized authority to declare start days, provoking opposition from older churches and pressing religious courts to uphold the order.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Turkey
Angora
Berlin Has House Tangle
Berlin's housing shortage causes multiple marriages under one roof. A housing official describes a man who divorced his wife and brought home a new partner. Unable to provide separate quarters for wife one, the trio now cohabits with two wives in armed neutrality.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Housing Commission
Polish Emigration Plot Tied to Cuba Sell-Restriction
The Polish government acts to stop selling tickets to would be emigrants urged to go to Cuba with promises of onward transport to the United States. Authorities warn that such schemes aim to secure entry into America via Cuba.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
United States
Cuba
America
Stock Waste Rots Million in Government Supplies
A request for a government heads statement reveals about 1,000,000 in insular government supplies rotting in warehouses. Efforts will be made to salvage the stock amid emergency measures. Fairmount College Football team to train 36 days for first game, with weekly games through November under Coach Sam Hill. Constantinople religious court rules it permissible under Islam to cover left teeth with gold or other metals.
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Suirs Filipinos
Manila
Associated Press
Fairmount
Wichita
Fairmount College
Sam Hill
Constantinople
Expedition Sets From Boma Toward Unexplored Ra huni Country
Mrs Diana Strickland leads a six person expedition including two white women and four men, with 300 native porters, planned to depart from Boma on Africa's west coast to trek on foot into the Ra huni region toward Northeast Congo.
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Diana Strickland
Boma
Africa
Rahuni
Congo
Fern Flint Expert Watchmaker in Cincinnati
Mrs Fern Flint of Cincinnati is described as an expert watchmaker with notable skill and craftsmanship. She is highlighted for her precision and detailed work in repairing and creating timepieces.
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Fern Flint
Cincinnati
Pony Express Revival Honors 1860s Route Across West
In St Joseph Missouri August 31 the Associated Press reports a revival of the pony express to commemorate 1860 61 linking the west with the east. Riders will traverse over 2100 miles from Missouri to San Francisco in ten days by relay racing through cities across Kansas Nebraska Wyoming Utah Nevada and California with jetters from Missouri and St Joseph to California and San Francisco. Noted riders including Ruth Wiseman and Chasta West compete while a crew of 30 riders and about 200 horses man the relay stations. The event echoes the historic route and memory of the original riders who faced plains rivers and hostile Indian threats.
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St. Joseph
Associated Press
Pony Express
Middle West
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
San Francisco
Sacramento
California
Missouri
Atchison
Leavenworth
Topeka
Pacific
Chasta West
Nevada
William S. Travis, Jr
Wells- Fargo Express Company
Shorty” Hopkins
Punch” White
Don Cooper
Selby Bach
Ruth Wiseman
Colorado
Nethersole
Fall silhouettes and fashion trends emerge in 1920s style
The article surveys fall fashion, noting favored silhouettes like tailored-straight and narrow skirts, side fastenings, and side pleats. It discusses a return to slender, slinkier designs with a waistline coming back, predicting many new dresses this season and suggesting some styles will endure while others fade.
Twain Memorial Event Ties Nevada History to Pony Express
The Mark Twain Memorial Association participates in a Reno event honoring the humorist linked to Nevada via Roughing It. A Denver meeting formed the Pony Express Memorial Association to revive the legacy. The original service by Majors Russell and Wendell ran from Central Overland California and Pike's Peak Express, with 80 riders, 420 horses, and 190 stations before ending in September 1861 after 16 months.
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California
Pike's Peak
Pony Express
San Francisco
Oimaba
Nebraska
Kansas Weather Summary Shows Varied Drought Impact
Statewide rains aided crops but northern Kansas holds good to excellent corn condition while southern tiers suffer poor yields. Drought duels with heat linger in the south with 100 degree afternoons, silage cutting underway in several counties, and wheat threshing active in the northwest. Alfalfa crops are light, grain sorghums advancing where drought spared them, broom corn begun, and fall plowing and seeding prep continuing as ground allows.
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Topeka
Kan
Federal Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Kansas River Valley
Lyon and
Chase
Potato syrup and candy making touted by department staff
A report from Washington notes a new syrup made from sweet potatoes developed by Department of Agriculture chemists after years of study at a small Georgia plant. It could serve table use, cooking, and candies like toffees and caramels. Production cost is about 64 cents per gallon, with potential savings at larger scales.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Yydrs Department
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