Poacher Carrier Haunts the Allegash Waters Tale
An old trapper recounts a perilous voyage across frozen waters chasing pelts. A storm, a fast sled, and a near disaster on Pillsbury Island highlight a Cold War era hunt. The speaker recalls seventy otter skins salvaged from a wrecked run, the perilous ice, and a close brush with open water.
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Bert Foster
Daily Story Pub
Chevier
Churchill Lake
Fagle Lake
Eagle Pond
Pillstury
Black Gulf
Pillsbury Island
William H. Forwood Named Army Surgeon General
William H. Forwood, appointed by President Roosevelt, is named surgeon general of the army. A veteran since 1861, he led White Hall General Hospital in Pennsylvania at war’s end and later joined the regular army, serving at posts nationwide. A Delaware native, he retires this year by age limit.
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William H. Forwood
Army
Roosevelt
Ufe
Jessie Morrison Convicted Third Time of Mrs Castle Murder
Jessie Morrison was found guilty of second degree murder in the June 1900 killing of Mrs Olin Castle at her Eldorado Kansas home. The verdict followed a speedy jury decision in the third trial after two prior appeals, and is believed to be final. The report also recounts a newspaper editor dispute and a tale of the Russian czar’s ring believed to hold a fragment of the true cross.
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Jessie Morrison
Castle
Olin Castle
Eldorado
Kansas
Miss Morrison
Kansas City Journal
Vatican
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Millionaire Envy At A Humble Picnic
A Philadelphia Record item quotes a wealthy merchant who envies a hungry man’s simple midday meal. He recalls watching the man savor bread, cold meat, cake, and pie from a tin kettle, realizing his own wealth cannot guarantee happiness for half an hour of contentment.
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Philadelphia Record
The Man Who Began to Live More Simply
A reflective note on choosing simplicity over a life of constant striving. The speaker contemplates relinquishing ornate aims and embracing quieter, more meaningful existence through restraint and humble living.
Guthrie A Democratic Vice Presidential Hopeful From Pittsburgh
George W. Guthrie, a Pittsburgh lawyer since 1869 and former mayoral candidate, is named running mate for ex Gov Pattison in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race. He chairs the Democratic city committee and has a long political career with prior electors at large in 1856. Edmund Clarence Messer appointed head of Corcoran Art School with assistants R. N. Brooke Matilde Maeden and James Henry Moser, noted Washington artist with strong executive ability.
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Pennsylvania
George W. Guthrie
Pattison
Pittsboro
Guthrie
Democratic City Committee
Pittsburg
Corcoran Gallery
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington
Edmund Clarence Messer
Corcoran Art School
E. F. Andrews
Messer
Iis
R. N. Brooke
Matilde Maeden
James Henry Moser
Messrs
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Fier
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Mr. Trowbridge
Christian Register
Qebriel
Maine
Dean Oforwood
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