Roosevelt in Africa hunts the lion on Uganda plateau
The article portrays Theodore Roosevelt pursuing a full grown lion in British East Africa. It describes the dangers of big game stalking in Uganda and the tactics of native hunters and guns as Roosevelt plans a safari through the Athi plains and Rift Valley toward Uganda. It cites Abel Chapman and Asanda drives as part of the hunting lore.
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Bengal
Kongo Free State
Uganda Plateau
Roosevelt
British East Africa
South African
Sudan
Mewada
Athi Plains
Athi River
Great Ritt Valley
Uganda
Abel Chapman
Klint Hassan
Trapping a Gorilla Ends in Gorilla Death and Human Injury
A German led expedition by Captain Fritz Duquesne failed to capture a gorilla in Africa. A trap ensnared the animal but it killed the professor, fractured his arm and ribs, and the party carried the injured man toward the east coast where he died en route.
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Fritz Duquesne
Naturalist Society
Blue
Hampton’s
Southwest
Texas Panhandle
Dog Eater
Tex
George Whatley
Panhandle
Groom
B. F E. White
R. C. Dalley
Whatley
Dog Hater
Reddington Champion of Three Thousand Sprees
John T. Reddington is described as a long time champion with a total 3,000, reflecting frequent drinking bouts. A plea for divorce cites his alleged drunkenness and repeated sprees, including claims of hundreds of drinks per year.
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John T. Reddington
Chicago
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Gokdamith
Texas
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Bronco
Tixain
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Forse
Whitley
Bin
Eile Xwipe
John Abernaths
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Greateline
Hart, Schaffner’ & Marx
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Stanley County Abstract & Loan GO
Fort Pierre
South Dakota
Golden Grain Belt
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First State Bank
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Uielski
Board OF Dr
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Williams
Larson
J, Mommahon
Kumm B.A
Bielemt
Stanley
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Pierre, S. D
F. E. Morrison
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