Bank Burglary Heroine Frees Hostages In Bold Escape
Margaret Whitney aids a daring break in at the Baneshaw Brothers bank. She frees herself from bonds by burning through cords with a gas jet and helps trap the Major Woolford trio, later guiding police to their capture. Her actions save workers and earn praise as she survives scars from the ordeal.
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Bangshaw
Margaret
Banker Brothers
Baneshaw Brothers
Star of
Treasuir
Polceman
Rascals
Woolford
Boston Globe
Old California Butchering Methods Versus Chicago Style
San Francisco Chronicle reports on Californian Dutch butchers favoring traditional hang, wipe, and air drying of beef over rapid Chicago methods. Cattle growers oppose stockyard kill, arguing slower, hand-clean processes yield firmer, tastier meat and longer shelf life.
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Chicago
San Francoisco
San Francisco
Chestnuts Seen as Profitable Farm Crop
National authorities favor chestnut cultivation as a profitable food crop. Farmers in the county plan to grow on thirty one acres in near hearing condition. The observer believes chestnuts may rival wheat or corn as a staple diet in a few years.
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Philadelphia Times
Cadet Life at West Point Four Years of Rigor and Camp
A Courier Journal report details West Point cadets starting with a summer camp and four years of training. It describes plebes becoming first year men, hazing fading, and the daily drill of room orderlies, tents, and uniforms. It notes summer cavalry marches, road sense, engineering surveys, fortifications, and the gymnasium teaching muscular prowess, sabre practice, and cavalry readiness.
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West Point
West Point Military Academy
Journal
Venrt Moh
Amos
Massachusetts
P. T. Barnum
West Po
Tatal
All West Post
George
Great Droves of Big Game Along Salmon River
J H Babandorf notes hundreds of deer and elk along Salmon River, with mountain sheep counted over 100 in one group. Animals appeared tame and watched as he rode by within 200 yards. This column reflects on winter grazing patterns near Washington's Salmon River.
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Babandorf
Belandorf
Washington
Sentinel
Dam Plan to Raise Mississippi Water Levels Reported
The article notes proposed operations to increase Mississippi River water levels near Minneapolis, aiming to boost flow across a stretch by roughly 1,000 days. it quotes officials discussing potential impacts and regional effects.
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Minneapedis
Niscara
A Years Hunting Bill in Britain and Ireland
The article notes about four and a half million pounds spent on hosting in Great Britain and Ireland excluding carriage horses and travel costs. It cites 359 packs of hounds and around 100,10 horses needed to follow them.
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Great Britain
Ireland
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Harpers
Panshaw
Gladomone
Ina Boon
Marouret
Tennaby
Danter
Sant Marvac
Elbias Prise
Gnasskows
Wageal
Corrier
Margaret Whitney
California
Cadet Life
United States
Academy
General Custer
Custer
Tor
Crster
Lite
Keeler
L. A. Craig
Craig
West Port
Ciicus
Harge
Captain Craig
American School of Cavalry
Mississippi
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