Heirs of Gen J A Sutter Press Claim Against Government
Washington cquiries the news that the heirs of Gen. J A Sutter seek 850 million dollars as due their estate from Congress. Heirs also sue the city of Sacramento over land gifts and sale claims tied to the 1849 gift to parks and streets.
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Washington
J. A. Sutter
California
Congress
Polo County
Sacramento
General Sutter
Johann August Sutter
Midas
Sutter
Kandera
Grand Duchy of Baden
Germany
Suter
Johann August
Military
Berne
America
St. Louis
Westport
Oregon
Columbia
Fort Vancouver
Sandwich Islands
Sitka
Alaska
Bay of
Yerba Buena
San Francisco
Sacramento Valley
Mexico
Monterey
Juan Alvaredo
New Helvetia
New Switzerland
Canada
Micheltorena
Alvaredo
Prehim
Charles Bennett
Mason
Bennett
Benicia
American River
Sam Brannan
Sutter's Fort
Bran
Coloma
Good
Hermitage
Bethlehem
Lititz
el Dorado County
Marshall
James W. Marshall
Hopkins Millions May Reach Texarkana Hills in High Court Fight
Texarkana report notes many Hopkins heirs across Texas and Arkansas expect large sums if the US Supreme Court rules in Norman Lee Freeman's 1927 suit. Freeman claims undistributed assets from Mark Hopkins's estate, valued up to 900 million. Timothy Hopkins denies any hidden wealth and says none remain.
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Texarkana
Mark Hopkins
California
Texas
Arkansas
Hopkins
Supreme Court of the United States
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Tennessee
New York
New England
Carolinas
San Francisco
Norman Lee Freeman
Supreme Court
Freeman
Moses Hopkins
Mark
Mary Frances Sherwood Hopkins
Federal
Timothy Hopkins
Ancient Polynesian Ties With Americas Traced
Dr. Paul Rivet of Paris and the National University of Mexico City proposes Pacific connections between Polynesia and the western Americas before European contact. He cites Polynesian manufactured articles found in the Americas and linguistic similarities between Peruvian and Polynesian words as evidence of prehistoric Pan Pacific contact.
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Mexico City
Pacific Ocean
South America
America
Paul Rivet
Trocadore Museum of
Paris
National University of
Rivet
Americas
Peru
Doctor Rivet
Civil War Veteran, 112, Claims Oldest Veteran Title
Cumberland Maryland resident Tranam, aged 112, claims to be the oldest Civil War veteran. Born November 1 1816 in Richmond Virginia to French and Dutch parents, he served in the Union in the Second Maryland cavalry and has 83 children with many grandchildren. He lives near Westernport and married a second time at seventy after a divorce. His eldest son is 85.
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Cumberland
B. Goldman Tranam
Westernport
Tranum
Richmond
United States
James Madison
Tranam
Maryland Cavalry
Harvest of Railway Ties in Northern Ontario
The Temiskaming and Northern Ontario railway, owned by the Ontario government, will buy $100,000 worth of railway ties from settlers in fall and winter. Each settler may sell up to 500 ties at 80 cents each, adding about $400 to farm income.
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Cochrane
Ont
Northern Ontario
Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway
Ontario
Phillips Milk of Magnesia for Stomach Ailments
Advertises Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a universal sweetener and antacid for children and adults. Claims it neutralizes acid more gently than harsher remedies and emphasizes the product as a genuine physician endorsed remedy with a long trademark history since 1875.
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Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
New Submarine Carries Battle Plane Beyond Tactics
London reports Britain's new submarine design can launch a battle aircraft within minutes after surfacing. A large gun turret now serves as a plane carrier, marking a fusion of undersea and air power. The idea originated with an Italian designer and was pursued by France before Britain claims refinement.
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Pathfinder Magazine
London
France
Britain
Thoughts on Past Unhappiness Hinders Present Joy
The sentence notes that lingering memories of previous unhappiness can block people from savoring current happiness. It suggests a psychological pattern where past distress overshadows present well being, affecting mood and enjoyment.
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England
Charles Wilkes
John C. Fremont
James Wilson Marshall
New Jersey
Great West
American
W.ones
Sutter and
Marshal
Old Chinese Bank
Coloma, Calif
Phillips
Magnesia
Tenn
Parker
Wiscox Chem
Wks
Patchogue
N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fred W. Davey
Madison
Kansas
Ntcae Eae
Pinkham Med. Co
Lynn, Mass
Houston
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