Fox Farming in Maine A Profitable Norton Enterprise
Elijah Norton of Dover Maine devotes his hillside farm to breeding red blue silver gray and black foxes. He redesigned enclosures to mimic wild habitats keeping foxes content and productive. The venture uses stock from Maine Alaska Prince Edward Island and Ohio with black and silver gray varieties selling for up to 600 to 1200 per pair and valued overall at about 1000 for a growing brood.
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Bangor, Me
Elijah Norton
Dover
Norton
Piscataquis
Maine
Norton Fox
Heron Island
Boothbay Harbor
Prince Edward Island
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Alaska
Ohio
Bacon to France Ambassador Role Heads to France
Robert Bacon former secretary of state and Roosevelt era member of the tennis cabinet accepts the post of ambassador to France. He will assist Henry M White and take up duties early next year. Bacon’s career included Morgan firm leadership and involvement in the Northern Pacific corner and a key steamship merger.
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Henry M. White
Washington
Robert Bacon
France
Ste. Cee Henry M. White
Bacon
Roosevelt
Root
New York
Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Northern Pacific
International Mercantile Marine Company
Taft
Fairbanks
American Sculptor Wins Spotlight at Paris Exhibition
London reports strong American interest in Walter Winans and his piece Spanish Trot at the Salon. The statue depicts Bugle March, the artist’s horse, who headlines this year’s London show and won the previous year’s school horse class. Winans also shows The Little Mermaid at the Royal Academy in London. He previously won the Olympic world championship for shooting at running deer with the hunting rifle.
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London
Paris
Walter Winans
Bugle March
Mr. Winans
Royal Academy
Hans Anderson
United States
The Climax and the Thousand Hairbreadth Escapes
A speaker recounts a thrilling wallet tale of near escapes in Santiago. A listener leans in as he recalls wolves roaring and a ravenous pack closing in, with every second counting in the frantic flight.
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Santiago
Odd Hermit Haunts Gulf Mine Across Ta Basco Realm
A legendary "el hombre de silvestre de monte" is described roaming near an abandoned mine by Las Playas in Ta Basco close to the Vera Cruz border. The elderly man, possibly 90 with white hair and hair-covered body, has lived in isolation for decades near Rio de las Playas and Jabon mountain, rarely seen and said to be harmless though feared for his wild behavior.
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el Paso
Las Playas
Tonala
Gulf of Mexico
Montana Jabon
Tabasco
Vera Cruz
el Hombre de Silvestre de Monte
Rio de Las Playas
Jabon
Tancochapa
Rio Las Playas
Wyoming Wool Clip Sets New Record For State
Cheyenne Wyo Wyoming projects a 40 million pound wool output this year with expected gross receipts near 8 million dollars. The total surpasses all prior clips, eclipsing the 1907 banner year by about 4 million pounds.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Prodigal son returns to save mother from poorhouse
In Trenton New Jersey William B Haddon once believed dead returns as a prosperous hotel keeper in Liberty Ta to settle his mother Mrs Mary Haddon near seventy and avert sheriff sale of the homestead. He had run away at age twelve after his father a farmer died then was misreported killed in Chicago. He later found work in Iowa saved money and with help from a letter carried by a man named Henry Ivins built a fortune and now buys back the family farm.
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Trenton
N. J
Mary Haddon
Yardville
William B. Haddon
Liberty
William
James Haddon
James Haddon, Was A Prosperous Farmer. A Report Reached the Parents That “Will
Chicago
Haddon
William Hayes
William Haddon
Iown
Henry Ivins
Young Haddon
Ivins
Shackleton Eyes New Antarctic Quest After Return
Lieut. Ernest H. Shackleton, honored at a Royal Geographical Society luncheon, announced plans for another Antarctic expedition soon after returning from a near South Pole journey.
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Lieut. Shackleton
London
Royal Geographical Society
Ernest H. Shackleton
South Pole
Newspaper Editors Seek Uniform County Board Publish Rules
Des Moines report on July 1 states R G Weisell and Paul S Junkin sought a clear, uniform interpretation of statutes governing publishing of county board proceedings. They aim to fix inconsistencies where different counties publish varying portions, hoping Attorney General Byers will issue guidance to standardize practice. Byers plans an official opinion within his office powers.
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Des Moines
County Boards of Supervisors
R. G. Weisell
Corning Free Press
Paul S. Junkin
Creston Advertiser-Gazette
H. W. Byers
Weisell
Junkin
Southern Iowa Editorial Association
Attorney General
County Board of Supervisors
Byers
Two Boys Die in Storm Near Fort Dodge
In a fierce electrical storm near Fort Dodge two youths died. Albert Lake of Livermore, 19, and Vern McDonald of Eagle Grove, 14, were the victims. Lake was hauling sand when struck. McDonald fishing nearby was also hit. A companion was stunned but recovered. Tornadoes caused farm damage, Larson farm house moved, buildings wrecked, cattle harmed, and stock struck by lightning across the area.
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Fort Dodge
Albert Lake
Livermore
Vern McDonald
Eagle Grove
Lake
McDonald
L. P. Larson
Funeral for Calvin Little to be private in Des Moines
Funeral services for Calvin Little page, who killed Elmer and Mrs Jamison, the divorced wife’s parents, at their Valley Junction home, and then killed himself, will be Friday at the McBride undertaking rooms. Interment will be private at Glendale cemetery. only relatives of the murderer and those affected by his death are expected to attend.
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Des Moines
Calvin Littlepage
Elmer Jamison
Valley Junction
Lfe
McBride
Glendale
Million Cigarette Sell-Off Before License Deadline
Des Moines dealers rushed to sell one million six hundred thousand cigarettes before midnight as quarterly licenses expire at July 4 under a prohibitory law. Dealers sought to dispose of stock rather than pay 75 dollars for the privilege of selling beyond the deadline.
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Des Moines
Life term for hen thief in Auburn prison
Syracuse July 1 Charles H Chaffee received a life sentence at hard labor in Auburn Prison by County Judge W M Rose after his fourth felony conviction. He was charged with burglary in the third degree for stealing a chicken valued at $17.
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Syracuse
Charles H. Chaffee
Auburn
W. M. Rose
Captain Raymond Sinking and Capt. John C. Raymond Shot at Fort Des Moines
Captain John C. Raymond, shot three weeks ago by Corporal Crabtree of Company B, Second Cavalry, at Fort Des Moines, may not be able to pass through the day, per Mercy hospital updates received early this morning.
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Raymond Sinking
Des Moines
John C. Raymond
Crabtree
Company B. Second Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Mercy Hospital
Saloona Opens on Monday in Des Moines The Curious Prompt
A fragmentary note from Des Moines mentions saloons opening on Monday in July and hints at the first such event in years. The text is garbled but suggests anticipation around the opening date and city action.
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Des Moines
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Pelta
Reynard
Mr. Norton
Red Foxes
Famous Horse
Paris Salon
Jacob M, Dickinson
Moffett Studio
Stille
South Jersey
Senate
Assemblyman
Miehapa
William R. Pedigo
Warstograph
Vern MacDonald
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