Eskimo Ouangwak Returns Home After Murder Trial
Ouangwak the Eskimo, captured after a 2000 mile chase, was tried by a white jury in Montreal for killing two brothers Angealick and Alecummick and stealing a wife. He was found guilty and pardoned, then returned to Baker Lake. The case, costing about 8000 dollars, sparked questions as Eskimos commit more murders and a northern court is planned for spring.
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Quangwak
W. O. Douglas
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Arctic Circle
Douglas Quankwak
Montreal
Angealick
Alecummick
Northland
Ouangwak
Alikomtsk
Corporal Dak
Mounted
Otto Binder
Hudson's Bay Company
Inspector Wood
Herschel Island
Douglas
Baker Lake
Fahey-Brockman’s Upward Path to Low-Cost Quality Garments
The Fahey-Brockman business promotes a Great Personal Clothing Service aimed at saving customers money. It recounts pioneering the Upstairs Idea in 1911, slashing traditional costs, and turning stock rapidly to offer quality men and young men’s wear at low prices. The ad urges shoppers to compare values and buy intelligently to save money.
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Fahey-Brockman
Hoyle
Fahey- Brockman
Uncle Sam dreams of new Garden of Eden plants
Washington a tour through the government green houses reveals four chaulmoogra seedings, baby trees for leprosy cures. Plant explorer Joseph Rock and 20 natives faced jungle dangers as they secured the seeds. Dr. Taylor notes plans to plant in the Panama Canal zone and scale up production. The piece cites historic imports shaping American crops and notes Thanksgiving staples native to the country.
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Robert Talley Washington
Uncle Sam
Garden of Eden
Joseph F. Rock
Department of Agriculture
Siam
Burma
Rock
Taylor
Panama Canal Zone
California
Move to Bring the Stage to Church
Boston November 17 Steps to merge church and stage are under way as a dramatic institute opens to train religious workers in church dramatics Oliver Larkin head of Harvard dramatics will lead instructors The course lasts about x weeks after which students will present a pageant
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Boston
Dramatic Institute
Oliver Larkin
Harvard University
Indian Girl Enters Oregon University
Eleanor Houk of the Blackfoot tribe becomes the first Indian girl to attend the University of Oregon at Eugene. A Browning Montana native near Glacier National Park she studied at Carlisle Indian School before moving to Oregon in 1918. She graduated Salem High School in 1920 with high honors, taught at Chemawa, and enrolled at the university this fall as a freshman aiming to four years in physical education.
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Oregon University
University OF Oregon
Eugene
Ore
Eleanor Houk
Browning, Mont
Glacier National Park
Carlisle
United States
Oregon
Salem High School
Chemawa
The
University
Department of Physical Education
Pigeons Return to Berlin After Escape
Berlin reports two German war pigeons from station 708 captured by the British have returned home after escaping from the London Zoological Gardens.
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Berlin
London Zoological Gardens
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Dee
Brockman
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Third and
Pike
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New
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Riverside
America
Madagascar
Charleston
Asia
Persia
Mediterranean
Orient
Dr. Taylor
Indiana
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