Mongolia Yields Up Lost History
Washington Dispatches from Moscow report National Geographic finds from Kharakhoto in Mongolia near the Great Wall. The ruins shed light on early Mongol power, Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan, and the shift from nomadic life to Buddhism driven Lamaism and growing monasteries across the Mongol lands.
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Washington, D. C
Moscow
Russia
Mongolia
Kharakhoto
Karakhoto
Peking
Washington ‘D. C
National Geographic Society
Genghiz Khan
Alexander
Kublai Khan
Genghiz
China
Great Wall
Urea
Bolshevists
Repubce
Sweetheart Learns Man's Death From Ad
Newark woman Dor othy Ketler waited two months for word from her sweetheart George Keller. She placed a personal ad, learned Keller was dead, and learned his last words were for her. A Keller sister in Broomfield notified Dorothy, revealing the tragic news.
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New York
Dorothy Ketler
Jefferson Street
Newark
George Keller
Dorothy
Keller
Broomfield
Mongols Turn to Pacifism Under Lamaism Influence
Estimates suggest up to a third of Mongol men are monks supported by others. Lamaism allegedly reduced birth rates and poverty, steering a once warlike people toward pacifism. Even remaining horsemen are under Buddhist priestly influence, with walking seen as a burden.
French punish Krupp horse in emergencies
In Mongol horse racing a strap breaks and a rider braids hairs from his pony tail to fashion a strong cord for repair. These gruelling endurance contests feature wiry ponies that have been known to gallop twenty miles without a halt.
Police seek missing war hero Almer Henke in Milwaukee
Police departments and newspapers nationwide collaborate to locate Almer Henke, 27, who vanished a year ago. His mother, Mrs F Henke of Milwaukee, awaits news. Henke earned a World War II bravery decoration for saving a Navy surgeon. Belfast reports rising emigration to the United States, 1612 passports issued in the three months to March 31, up from 552 a year earlier.
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Milwaukee
United States
Almer Henke
F. Henke
Henke
Belfast
Northern Ireland
América
Sheriff Crowell Fights Giant 25 Foot Shark Rescue
In Wailuku Maui Sheriff Clem Crowell with two Hawaiian boys foils an enormous 25 foot shark as it approaches the body of a drowned Korean after a fishing voyage near Kahaulki. The rescue follows a 72 hour window. the shark delays, allowing the body to be recovered, and Crowell praises the shallow reef delay that kept the creature from reaching shore.
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Wailuku
Maui
Clem Crowell
Sheriff Crowell
Rahaulki
Hun Sun Yoong
Kahaulki
Asherman
Hun Sun Young
Crowell
Sheri Crowell
Jedge
Historic Pony Express Reenactment Planned This Fall
Denver and western states form Pony Express Memorial association to restage the 1860 61 ride from St Joseph to San Francisco. Leaders include James D Phelan Johnny Baker and Warle Snelle with riders like Buffalo Bill Cody highlighted. The event ties to regional milestones gold discovery and the first transcontinental railroad plus a Lookout Mountain ceremony at Buffalo Bills grave.
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Bret Harte
Sutter’s Mill
Butterfield
Omaha
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Denver
Plains
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Kansas
Nebraska
Julesburg
Union Pacific
Lucretia Borgia
Buffalo
Bill
Pony Espress
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Aubrey
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Independence
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Red Buttes
North Platte
Sweetwater
Rocky Ridge
Wild Bill” Hickok
Young Cody
Robert
Pony Bob) Bassam
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Nime
James Moore
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California
St. Joseph
Placerville
Missouri City
Sacramento
Salt Lake
Sierras
Fort
Sumter
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Panama
New York
Missouri
Congress
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Fort Laramie
South Pass
Salt Lake City
Fort Smith
el Paso
Tucson
Tale of a Dead Dog and Pueblo Origins Study
Dr. Clark Wissler of the American Museum investigates a Aztec Arizona dog burial to trace Pueblo ancestry. The find could illuminate whether Pueblo and related peoples migrated from Asia or elsewhere in the Americas. researchers seek canine lineage to test theories of Asian or Pacific origin.
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Clark Wissler
American Museum of Natural Sciences
Aztec
Arizona
Asia
South Sea Islands
Mexico
Pacific
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Belgium
Callope
Dover
Edith
Naval Tangy
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