Cook Keeps Working as Crew Shrinks to Five at Northup Landing
Northup Landing hosts a stranded road crew under contractor Matthias Zindorf. Gregor Garrytte remains as cook, vowing to serve 45 meals daily despite layoffs and fading demand. He transports gear, stocks provisions, and plans to stay until the job ends, while the Hardy Five endure with full meals and ample treats.
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Northup Landing
Lake Washington
Gregor Garrytte
Sith At
Av. N. W
Matthias P. Zindorf
Alaska
Garrytie
Basia
Hardy Five
Boy Dies After Swallowing Button in Susquehanna County
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on January 26 1929 Anthony Carpusky aged 9 choked after a button dropped from his mouth while warming his feet at the kitchen stove.
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Shamokin
Anthony Carpusky
Giant Johnson Puts On 50 Pounds In Jail
In Spokane a Scandinavian giant named Johann Johnson gained about fifty pounds while in jail after arrest for rough handling of police and vandalism at a saloon. He complained the jail clothes did not fit his enormous frame, needing No 13 shoes and No 20 shirts, with pantaloons 48 by 36 to house him. He joked about lifting a trusty employee with ease.
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Spokane
Wash
Johann Johnson
T Bane
Johnson
Insurance on the operating table in Chicago
During a goiter operation at a Chicago hospital Marcus Sloman, an insurance solicitor, talked with Dr. Eisendrath about purchasing life policies. Sloman secured a $5,000 policy for the doctor and then obtained a $1,000 policy for the nurse before leaving the operating room.
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Chicago
Marcus Sloman
Goiter
D. W. Eisendrath
Sloman
Badges of Sky Soldiers Show New Aerial Ranks
The article discusses military airmen badges from France adopted for sky scouts and fliers, noting Balkans and Italian Turkish wars proved soldiers useful. It lists badge numbers tied to roles such as mechanic, officer airman, dirigible pilot, sapper, non commissioned officer, aeroplane sapper, balloon fabric repairer, and cord specialist.
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France
America
Aly
Dr Matthews Sought by Los Angeles Church
Promises of a new Emmanuel Presbyterian church in Los Angeles and strong arguments for his ministerial value draw Dr M A Matthews, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, to consider a call from the South Matthews. The Emmanuel church action began in September with further inducements added to win his services.
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Emmanuel Presbyterian
Los Angeles
M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
Matthews
Colliers de the
Lion of
Seattle
Emmanuel Church
Passengers Fight Fire Aboard Steamship Carthagenian
Passengers and crew battled a seven hour fire aboard the steamship Carthagenian 500 miles east of St John as 60 mph winds lashed the vessel. Three survivors recounted the ordeal with two women and 24 men aiding the crew before Numidian and Uranium reached the scene to flood the fire and save the ship.
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Philadelphia
Carthagenian
St John
McKillop
Hfeboata
Uranium
Rep Sharpe Defends American Sailors
Beekman Winthrop acting secretary of the navy rebutted Ontario M. S. Sharpe’s claim that the U S S navy is largely composed of desperate men. He said statistics contradict Sharpe and labeled the assertion uninformed.
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Hy United Presse
Washington
Samuel Simpson Sharpe
Ontario
U. S.S. Navy
Beekman Winthrop
Navy
Sharpe
Winthrop
Town to Hire Boy Spanker in Wisconsin City
An official city spanker is to be chosen after clergy and educators urged a firm guardian to curb truancy. The move seeks a strong figure to enforce parental authority against undisciplined youths.
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Reen
AP TD l
Iton
Wia
Taft Heads to Yale for Law Professorship
President Taft left New York for New Haven at 9 30 a m to attend a Yale corporation meeting and resign his membership so he can accept a law professorship. He will return to Washington tonight.
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New York
Taft
New Haven
Conn
Yale Corporation
Washington
Government land policy criticised in investigator report
A Commerce and Labor Department inquiry by Luther Conant Jr. finds that government land grants have created large holdings by corporations, not widespread private ownership. The report urges retaining public timber lands to ensure forest integrity and public revenue, outlining options between reforestation and agricultural use and stressing sale terms to secure full stampage value.
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Investigator
My United Prere
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Luther Conant, Jr
Alaska
Ths
Big Storm Knocks Out Portland Phone System
Portland reports hundreds of telephones out of commission after a heavy snowstorm the heaviest in 12 years. Long distance lines have been restored and are operating on normal schedules.
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Portland
Ore
Chambers of Commerce of the United States opens in Washington
Businessmen from across the country gather in Washington for the first annual convention of the Chambers of Commerce of the United States opening tomorrow. Condemnation suits over the proposed eight mile boulevard from Twelfth and Jackson through Halmer valley will be heard in Judge Humphries' court February 24.
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Washington
Chambers of Commerce of the United States
Twelfth and
Jackson
Halmer Valley
Judge
Japs Limit War Spending Amid Cabinet Move
In Tokyo the cabinet approved expanding the army by two divisions to ease the postwar crisis while skipping naval growth to the thermal standard, with funds redirected. In Spokane a Saturday auto collision injured Francis Clise and Dale after their car struck a freight train.
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Torio
Francis Clise
Dale
Spokane
Danderine Promises Dandruff Cure and Hair Strength
A vintage advertisement touts Knowl ton's Danderine as a remedy for dandruff itchy scalp and hair loss. It claims one application doubles hair beauty dissolves dandruff and prevents scalp itching while promising soft lustrous heavy hair for 25 cents from drugstore counters.
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Knowlton
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