Naturalist Warns of Final Migratory Bird Extermination
June 12 reports from Nawark say four states will limit migratory bird bag limits after a winter showing of declines. Dr William T Hornaday warns that only eight of 14 states enacted protections, while Texas Michigan Pennsylvania South Dakota Kansas Minnesota West Virginia reduced seasons or bag limits. He notes 34 states lack strong laws, risking further slaughter as birds migrate. Hornaday cites apathy, finance by commercial interests, and weak advocacy groups as barriers to comprehensive protection across all states.
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Alarm Over Migratory Bird Supply Sparks Debate
The piece details concerns about a dwindling migratory bird supply and the tension between organized, wealthy interests and advocates for waterfowl and wildlife. It notes the public being misled while lawmakers face pressure to act amid a mounting list of native American birds.
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Form Leaderless Orchestra
Associated Press reports Hermann Abendroth observed a conductorless orchestra in Russia during a Cologne Opera director’s tour. The Moscow State Opera ensemble trains musicians to a high technical standard with extensive rehearsals, and Abendroth notes such groups sharpen precision and ensemble skill.
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Hermann Abendroth
Cologne Opera
Russia
Toscow
State Opera Orchestra
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Vacation Club promotes small weekly deposits in Portsmouth
Nearly 300 residents of Portsmouth have received Vacation Club checks from Piscataqua Savings Bank. The piece urges regular weekly deposits to build a vacation fund for 1938, suggesting $2 weekly for 50 weeks would yield about 101.68 with interest. Membership is open now at the bank and readers are urged to join without delay.
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Piscataqua Savings Bank
United States Leads in Electric Railway Mileage
San Francisco report shows the United States accounts for about 900 miles of electrified rail, far ahead of other nations. The Electrification Committee notes America’s rail system has grown with industrial expansion and calls for intensified use of existing tracks to support future growth.
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Shoe Factory Sale Shocks Saco Improvement Company
The shoe factory built in 1916 at a cost of $20,000 by the Saco Improvement Company will be sold at the sheriff's site. Stockholders and Samuel M. Hall said the shop was expected to be sold in July. Sears Rag Buck Company of Chicago had operated the plant in 1918 before shipping machinery to Springfield. The shop’s exemption from taxation for 10 years expired this year, with a $100 tax assessed last year. Rumors that Goodast Brothers of Sinfora would buy the shop were denied.
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Boston Judge Denies Dismissals in Interstate Conspiracy Cases
In Federal Court Judge Lowell in Boston denied motions to dismiss several indictments in the Intigbuey conspiracy cases. Harold Congdon land wits and others faced claims of ambiguity and improper targeting. D J Kelleher and Harry R Burnham were noted as acquitted on a different count. Petitions by Everett F P George and Augustus Simpaga were denied. Trials set to begin next Tuesday.
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Gold Seekers Invade Canada Jumping to Rich Strike
Vancouver reports a flotilla of prospectors rushing into the Cassiar Dease Lake region after five trappers led a party to a rich gold pocket. Hugh Ford and Bill Grady among those who deserted their camps as the rush accelerates. Telegraph Creek Wrangell and nearby towns depend on outfitting big game parties and furs trade. Klondike boatman Si Barrington leads a boatload toward the lake discovery amid renewed activity in the British Columbia gold field once famed for early strikes.
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Ty Si Barrington
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Cagalar
British Columbia
Nearing Collapse Over Imperial Horses Feeds Debacle
In a fragmented report from the Esterhazy lineage, Prince Francis Asterhazy pledged to shelter and feed the imperial horses after Charles the Banished emperor’s exile. The effort strained finances. protests arose within the family, and a decree from the ex-empress affirmed the pledge before the horses were sold at auction.
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Windsor woman buried in a trousseau nightgown shocks locals
Susannah Barlow of Windsor England was buried in her gown described as a trousseau nightdress amid confused remarks and unverified claims. The fragmentary report notes garbled phrases and unsettled details about her last hours and funeral.
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Mias
Susannah Barlow
Windsor
England
Relics Unearthed as Cuban Diggers Expose War Cache
In Havana explorers uncover relics from Cuba's past including hand grenades and war material believed buried around the Ten Years War era. A secret tunnel under Santa Clara Convent yields skeletons, with a Majagua farmer finding a wax lump containing a revolver of 1860s model, a rare carved gold handle piece.
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Macho’ Park
Santa “Clara
Majagua
United States
Portsmouth and Kittery Back Door Waken Sale Ad
Waken from your back door twice weekly for ten cents. Wentworth Farm advertises Tech 1362. Wages in Germany are advancing.
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Wentworth Farm
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