Monument Aims To Perpetuate Jim Bridger Legend
Wyoming communities plan a museum at Fort Bridger to preserve relics and records and restore the fort as a historical park. A monument would honor trapper, trader, scout Jim Bridger and expand the site as a symbol of the frontier era.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Jim Reckwourth
Jim Bridger
Old Jim Bridger
Old Jim
Uinta
Lincoln
Sweetwater
Wyoming
Fort Bridger
Unita
Oregon
California
Kit Carson
Beaver
Pony Express
Overland
Ben Holliday
Overland Stage Line
Jim Slade
Brigham Young
Albert Sidney Johnston
Salt Lake City
Uncle Sam
Arthur Chapman
Black’s York
Oregon Country
Jack" Robinson
Bridger
Black's Fork
Jim Bridger in the Rocky Mountain News Poem
Poem by Thomas Hornsby Ferrill honors Jim Bridger as a frontier scout and explorer. It portrays Bridger's life from youth westward, his endurance amid hardship, and legends of his travels across deserts, mountains, and rivers. The piece intertwines imagery of old age, legend, and a concluding vision of Sultan fetching him as he rides with his dog Ruff.
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California
Nevada
Territory of
Wyoming
Fort Bridger
Fort Laramie
Jack” Robinson
Bridger
Overland Stage Line
Pony Express
Mormon Fort
Stage Company
Arapahoe
Joseph A. Slade
Overland
Julesburg
Colo
Slade
Mark Twain
Montana
Virginia City
Ben Holliday
Holliday
Wind River Agency
Sweetwater
Jim Bridger
Kansas City
Wymilan
James
Chloe
Sultan
Dog Sultan
Grobean
Swift
Ruff
Yellowstone
Richard
Thomas Hornsby Ferrill
The
Rocky Mountain News
Seattle Men Seek Millions in Pacific Treasure
Two Seattle men George Henderson and H. G. Keller organize a salvage venture to recover $3,000,000 in gold from the Islander wreck off Douglas Island. Their 600 foot depth diving tube with mechanical hand and 100 foot visibility aims to retrieve wealth believed aboard the sunken liner sunk after striking a reef in 1901. Weather permitting, operations planned for spring 1929 follow Lloyds claim history of over $2,000,000.
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Seattle
Douglas Island
Alaska
George Henderson
H. G. Keller
Henderson
Keller
Alki Point
Lloyd's
Woman Marries Six Men at One Ceremony in Warsaw
Victoria Kosmowska claimed a world polygamy record after marrying six men at once in Warsaw. The ceremony blended Catholic Jewish Protestant Mohammedan and Reformed Polish rites to suit diverse beliefs. She sought a seventh groom but police halted the plan and arrested her on polygamy charges.
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Warsaw
Poland
Victoria Kosmowska
Victoria
Keeper of Lighthouse to Quit After 44 Years
Capt. Wesley Austin, longtime keeper of the Ocracoke lighthouse, retires after 44 years of service with the government lighthouse system. He plans to stay in the village near the lighthouse he has tended since 15 years ago, having previously served at Cape Hatteras. The 1798-built beacon has hosted thousands of artists seeking a view of the Atlantic. He will be 65 next September.
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Ocracoke
N. C
Wesley Austin
Government Lighthouse Service
Atlantic
North Carolina
Austin
Cape Hatteras
Miner Mattson declares failure before 25 foot dive
Twenty two year old Butte miner Jalmer Mattson told police he was a failure at everything and jumped from a 25 foot window. He sustained a small cut on a hand and a bruised leg after the fall.
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Butte
Mont
Jalmer Mattson
Mattson
Milks Emulsion Praised by Young Buyer
Rosemond Bower of Frontenac Kansas reports relief from lifelong constipation after using Milks Emulsion. She gained weight and color, says doctors agree on its goodness, and offers to answer letters. sold by all druggists with a satisfaction guarantee.
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Rosemond Bower
Frontenac
Kan
the Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Ady
Weed Kill Mosquitoes With Aquatic Plant Says Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics reports Cornell University scientists find a widespread aquatic plant can prevent mosquito larvae from maturing and can kill them. The plant’s exact lethal substance is unknown and its botanical classification remains unclear, resembling seaweed in some ways yet distinct.
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United States
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Cornell University
Man Hails Peruna Relief After Health Revival
A 64 year old man praises Peruna for boosting vigor and appetite after a severe bout of lagrippe. He credits four bottles with ending constipation and restoring weight and energy.
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Peruna
Chas
L. Guner
Louisy
Peru
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Augusto Vasquez
Vasquez
Louis Robinson
War Department
James Bridger
New Mexico
Colorado
Utah
Unent
Sus
Tain
Cumming
Buchanan
Marcy
Jim Baker
Fort Massachusetts
Johnston
Salt Lake
Sohnstons
Arctic Circle
Mexico
Jim
Pacific
Fortune
Mr. Gunther
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