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Curious Bits From Early Newspapers About Cities and People
A collage of short items notes a Lansingburg owner, 600 sea lions slain near Fort Osford reef, and General Ketchum monitoring smugglers in New York. It mentions playful carpenters in Mineral Park, a Texas owl attack, James Lick’s estate, and varied curiosities from Italian post pouches to a New Haven jail death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lansing
Lansingburg
Osford Reef
Oregon
General Ketchum
New York
Indianapolis
Mineral Park
Arizona
Chicago Times
James Lick
San Francisco Chronicle
United States
Donald Macintosh
Geologicas Magazine
Washington
Nome
Axtelle
Waterbury
Conn
Hartford Post
New Haven
Andrew Healy
Milford
Boston Post