Ancient wagon used by loggers found in Sierra Nevada
A 1866 loggers wagon rediscovered in the Mount Whitney region near Owens Lake highlights early California lumbering. Built from white pine and iron, the 44 foot long, ton‑plus wagon with log wheels and oxen teams hauled boles to a mill, then via flume and river to Cerro Gordo mines. Now owned by Los Angeles water works for possible preservation.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Sierra Nevada Mountains
California
Mount Whitney
Independence
Cottonwood Creek Canyon
Owens Lake
White Mountains
Cerro Gordo
Owens River
Department of Water and Power Engineers of
Bruce the dog earns high school diploma in Homerville
Bruce the eight year old tan and white bird dog followed his owner through a full high school course and received a diploma with the board of education seal. Presentations were made at graduation exercises beside his owner George Peagler, with Bruce attending daily since his master's early schooling.
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Homerville
Mary
Bruce
Tan
White Bird Dog
Board of Education
George Peagler
Hal Weagler
George
Giant Hubbard Glacier Ice Break Expected In Alaska Waters
Juneau reports a major Hubbard Glacier breakup may occur this midsummer. The glacier, five mile sea cliff in Disenchantment Bay, is poised to shed a huge chunk into the Pacific as favorable weather and years of advance converge.
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Juneau
Alaska
Pacific
Hubbard Glacier
Baby Doe Tabor Loses Long Fight At Matchless Mine
In Leadville Colorado a foreclosure sale ends Elizabeth Tabor's bid to recoup funds from H A W Tabor estate. The Matchless mine sold to Shorego Mining for 14000 after a quiet auction as creditors press for cash. Elizabeth "Baby Doe" Tabor rose with her husband in Colorado mining, later facing poverty after the silver slump and Tabor's death in 1903.
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Leadville
Colo
United States
H. A. W. Tabor
Elizabeth Tabor
Tabor
Shorego Mining Company
Colorado
Tabors
Garfield
Doe
Salvador Sea Monster Believed Killer Whale
Smithsonian paleontologist Dr. J. W. Gidley concludes the sea monster found on a San Salvador beach is likely a large porpoise or killer whale, not an ichthyosaur. He notes modern whale like mammals resemble ancient reptiles, leading to possible misidentification by locals with limited closeup views.
Meat from 50 000 year mastodon saves Alaska explorers
W W Fisher of Los Angeles recounts how he and ranch foreman Wiggles Wagner, while crossing an Alaskan glacier and losing their horses, survived by discovering a 50 000 year old mastodon preserved in ice. They hauled forty pounds to the surface and used an ice lens to start a fire, sustaining them after three weeks.
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Los Angeles
Alaska
W. W. Fisher
Fisher
Wiggles” Wagner
Crow Steals Flags to Line His Nest
In Upper Sandusky Ohio investigators traced a crow raiding war veteran graves in a cemetery for memorial day flags. The bird’s nest was found lined with dozens of silk flags pilfered from veterans’ graves, solving the mystery of the missing emblems.
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Crow
Upper
Sandusky
Ohio
American Legion
Why He Missed Her
The widower began to tell a story but sobbed aloud recalling his wife who used to correct and finish it, leaving him unable to proceed without her. His grief halted the tale as he recalled her interruptions and guidance.
Emerson Quote About Duty And Self Knowledge
A concise reflection attributes to Ralph Waldo Emerson that some people presume to know an individual's duty better than the person does. The line emphasizes personal agency and self understanding in moral choices.
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Emerson
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Graduate School
University of Kansas
New York
Church Street
Trinity Church
Wall Street
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F. Trubbe Davison
United States Cavalry
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Bayer
Salleylicadta
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Cc. H. Berry CO
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Chicago
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