Indian Hero Fights Thieves in Beaverton Tale
Sam Augustus a Algonquin on Georgina Island battles alcohol and thieves at Beaverton near Lake Simcoe. After helping his fellow Beaverton resident Daleton, Sam returns home to face a gang planning a burglary at a log cabin near the Daleton estate. A night of pursuit ends with Sam thwarting the raid and a pursuing thief shot as the mystery deepens around the Montreal Family Herald shaft marker.
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Sam Augustus
Georgina Island
Mre
Sam Augostuk
Beaverton
Smoove
Sam Augtatus
Tim
Alexandra House
Paul Wilson
Paul Vinson
Sam
Ed Daleton
Daleton
Paul
Canada
Sam Angustus
Georging Island
Cad
Tom Mark
Josy
Diloton
Bimeau Lodge
Nat
Dalcton
Yvonne
Kate
Sam Augustos
Spud
Perkins Denies Tampering With Legislature Jury
Senator George Perkins of California rails at the idea of steering senatorial elections. He says the legislature acts as the people’s jury and refused to travel to influence their action, insisting he did not tamper with the jury during the recent fight.
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Perkins
George
California
United States
Washington
Legisatures
New Steam Railroads Grow by Over Six Thousand Miles
The Railroad Gazette reports 6,026 miles of new steam railroad built in the United States during 1902. Figures exclude second track siding and electric lines. millengein or extensive alignment changes on new routes are noted only where they involved major alterations.
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Railroad Gazette
United States
Aldinga
Millengein
Palata Manufactures Paints in America
About 975 million dollars worth of paints are produced annually in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Women as Detectives If They Must Be
An editorial discusses women applying for detective work, noting they are rarely hired for field duties. It cites a few exceptions, such as department store security, and quotes AL Le Drummond on women in the spying trade. The piece argues men dominate detective roles and that women face limited, nonfield opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bult
Tn Flice
AL le Drummond
United States Secret Service
John Wilkie
Pardana
Uist Eimploy
Iifo
Ike
Sherfocks Holmes
Brasil
Starch Through Time in English Fashion and Textile Use
A garbled historical note on starch origins in Flanders and England, detailing early starch types, royal starching practices under Elizabeth I, the queen’s starchers, and costs. It mentions colors used, the shift to cambric ruffs, Puritan objections, and references to wheat flour starch plus dietary notes on starch as nourishment.
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Intelligens
Flanders
Elngland
Wilwbeth
Holland
England
Piandere Fran Matrich
Greem
The Grizzly Family Life and Maternal Devotion
Hunters discuss the nature of the grizzly in mountain life. The male grizzly deserts mate after cubs are born. Madame Bruin must care for cubs alone while the mother bear remains with them through two summers. Bears travel widely, hibernate in winter, and some mothers have sacrificed themselves to protect their cubs.
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Henry Q. ‘Tingley
Madame Bruton
Rocka
Sie
Cuba
Madame Bruin
Black Bear
Grissly
Madame Grissly
Kit Carson
Griesly
Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
Forties
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Pennsylvania Railroad Orders Nickel Green Rails for Curves
The Pennsylvania Railroad orders 6 000 tons of nickel green rails for heavy curves in the Allegheny mountains, Pittsburgh division, and middle divisions. Cost is about 41 a ton versus 28 a ton for standard rails. The purchase targets durability on challenging track sections.
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Willse
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Alleghany Mountains
Pittsburg
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Sam Auguntoo
Alexandra
Old Free Kirk
Montreal Family Herald
Helen Rowland
Tv Prifial
New York Nimes
Gibson
Elizabeth
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