Alaska Purchase and Folly Recalled in 19th Century Lore
A older piece notes Alaska became U S territory 61 years ago after the 1867 purchase from Russia. It cites large exports and industries, calls the Seward purchase a folly, and mentions various historical anecdotes and a classified line about a letter cutter job and a found Goodyear truck tire casing.
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Alaska
United States
Tety
Russia
Denison merchant A P Chamberlain dies after illness
An obituary note from Denison confirms the death of A P Chamberlain. The article recalls his long business career, his friendship with local figures, and details about his shop and estate. It also mentions a 1929 convention schedule update for the Memorial Craftsmen of Texas and related notes from secretary Fritz Oehler.
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Denise
Mr. Chamberlain
Fort Worth
Ray Anderson
The
Memorial Craftsmen of Texas
Fritz Oehler
San Antonio
Oehler
Tex
Liano News
Liang
Texas
Batleyboro Plans Modern School and Wolf Control Efforts
Drainage study proceeds as an expert engineer examines a longstanding handicap. Batleyboro’s new school rises rapidly, with plans for twenty rooms and a modern auditorium. Calahan county farmers fund wolf control by paying one cent per acre, the money buying dead wolves. females fetch 7.56, males 2.50, pups 2.50. Pyote’s new $100,000 school will be fully occupied by the second week in January after partial use during construction. Two years ago Pyote’s facilities could have housed in one room, making the current progress remarkable.
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Batleyboro
Calahan County
Pyote
Ano Pyote
A Speedy Court System Needed to Cut Delays
A discussion notes that slow civil and criminal procedures burden litigants and slow justice. Delays waste time and money, discourage business, and create widespread harm as cases languish awaiting judgment and enforcement.
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