Daniel Boone Pioneer of Kentucky and Scout
Daniel Boone the son of Quaker parents left Pennsylvania to become a famed Indian fighter and pioneer in Kentucky. He established Boonesborough in 1775, endured Shawnee captivity, escaped with tobacco tricks, and later moved to Missouri where he died in 1820 at eighty six, with Kentucky later honoring him by relocating his remains to the state capital.
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Daniel Boone
Pennsylvania
Daniel
Boone
North Carolina
Yadkin Valley
Appalachians
Kentucky
Blue Grass State
Boonesborough
Black Fish
Big Turtle
Missouri
Simon Kenton a Frontier Scout of Kentucky
The article recounts Simon Kenton a Virginian scout who fought in Lord Dunmore’s War and Revolutionary era Kentucky exploits. It details repeated captures by Indians eight times sentenced to death and dramatic escapes including the gantlet, fires, and rescues by Chief Logan and Simon Girty before his Detroit captivity and final escape to Kentucky.
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Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Simon Kenton
Kenton
Lord Dunmore
Ohio
Ohio River
Zanesfield
Simon Girty
Logan
Detroit
Seattle Markets Show Decline Amid Export Slowdown
Wheat bids hovered around 1.03 to 1.04 with asks near 1.09 as Chicago May options pressured coast prices. Oats and Bailey feeds moved lower while potatoes hold high values for state stock. eggs butter and poultry markets remained unsettled with holiday demand seen for turkeys.
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Chicago
United Kingdom
Bailey
California
San Francisco
Legion Posts Urged to Deliver Christmas Cheer to Disabled Vets
Hanford McNider national commander asks every American Legion Post to make Christmas Day a time for carrying a personal message of good cheer to disabled veterans and dependents. Washington state Posts receive instructions to identify and visit those in need with material cheer. Auxiliaries plan expanded Christmas outreach after Thanksgiving efforts, while a tax amendment exempts Legion events from amusement admission taxes starting Jan 1, 1922.
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Seattle
Hanford McNider
The
American Legion
Legion
United States
Department of Washington
C. B. Cunningham
Department
Rainier Noble
National Legislative Committee
Service Men’s
American Legion’s Auxiliary
New Firms Enter Washington After Record Incorporations
Secretary of State J Grant Hinkle reports a sharp rise in filed articles of incorporation indicating many new substantial businesses. officials view this as proof of sustained improvement in legitimate enterprise in Washington.
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J. Grant Hinkle
Hinkle
Washington
Electric Locomotive Outperforms Steam Across Key Metrics
A comparison from a U.S. Geological Survey report argues the electric locomotive surpasses the steam locomotive in efficiency, adhesion, torque at speed, and flexibility, noting no boiler or firebox and potential for regenerative energy, with higher sustained performance across loads.
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Boston
Washington
U.S. Geological Survey
Olympia motor vehicle license revenues fall short
Total motor vehicle license collections for the year ending December 1 reached 2 927 000 dollars, 73 000 dollars below the legislature's estimate. Director Fred J. Dibble says the loss is not serious as trade reports suggest the 1921 shortfall will be made up next year. 1921 license plate totals show 192 484 sets issued, including 154 000 sets for private cars, with 810 dealers represented, fewer than the prior year.
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Olympia
Fred J. Dibble
Highway Patrol
Wool Association Passes 1800 Member Mark
The Oregon Wool and Mohair Growers Cooperative Association exceeded 1800 members during November 15 to 21. At a board meeting the name was changed to Pacific Cooperative Wool Growers as expansion into Washington and California is planned. The cooperative moved several hundred thousand pounds of wool at good prices with low overhead, handling about 2 million pounds this season, a fraction of the 50 million pounds marketed cooperatively nationwide. Strong growth in allied associations and benefits of graded, direct mill selling are highlighted as reasons cooperative marketing improves profits and supports American agriculture.
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Oregon Wool and Mohair Growers Cooperative Association
Pacific Cooperative Wool Growers
Washington
California
United States
Aluminum the Most Abundant Metal
Aluminum is the most abundant metallic element and a key constituent of many rocks though not all. It features widely in minerals and is important in various industrial uses.
Minerals as national assets in geology and industry progress
The World Atlas of Commercial Geology notes sandstone and limestone as abundant mineral resources. It explains how iron extraction requires separating oxygen and carbon, enabling metals for pots, pans, and vehicles. It calls on geologists to map deposits for current and future national needs. Christmas shoppers are urged to buy early.
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United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
World Atlas of Commercial Geology
U. S. Geological Survey
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Eime
Great Scouts
Western Newspaper Union
Elmo Great Scouts
U. S. Bureau of Roads
Bureau of Roads
Geological Survey
State Highway Committee
Thomas H. MacDonald
State Legion Notes
Wool Association
Nadian Association
Hart Schaffner & C
Madras, Silk
Cape
Buck
Pipkin-Taylor Co., Inc
Florsheim and Copeland & Reyder
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