Danger ascent of Long's Peak out of Rocky Mountain park
W Roper of Chicago details an unusually perilous climb of Long's Peak 14255 feet high. He describes the Keyhole route through the Trough with ice filled steps, delayed ascent due to fresh snow, and a descent hampered by worsening storm conditions and fading trail. He notes meeting four climbers with frozen feet during the ascent.
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W. Roper
Chicago
Long's Peak
Rocky Mountain National Park
Long’s Peak
Boulderfield
Les
Keyhole
Glacier Gorge
Roper
Glacier Lake
The
Colorado Mountain Club
Norse Explorers Highlight Polar Legacy Across History
The Indianapolis Star notes the recurring role of Norwegians in Arctic and Antarctic exploration. It mentions Storkensen Andreasen and Thorson among a party, and credits explorers like Nansen Arundsen in polar feats from the magnetic pole to the Northwest Passage, linking Viking seafaring to later voyages.
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Storkensen
Andreasen
Thorson
Vilkjalmur Stefanseon
Scandinavia
Europe
British Isles
North
Iceland
Greerland
Lief Ericson
Visland
New England
Ola Tcewer
Newport
Columbus
Fridjof Nescsex
Norway
Northwest Passage
Fram
Realé Arundsen
South Pole
Indianapolis Star
Early missteps spark talk of training a new man
Dialogue shows frustration at newcomer Mareger mockingly scolds the trainee for mistakes. Assistant Marager defends rough start as common, joking the new man might succeed later if sent for training.
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Mareger
Marager
Baccr
Merager
San
Sioux Indian Guard Joins Washington Capitol Police
Indiana based guard Frank Janis from Tripp county South Dakota joins the federal force protecting the Capitol in Washington He is educated owns a large Rosebud reservation farm and drives his own car adding to his responsibilities with Uncle Sam.
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Frank Janis
Tripp County
South Dakota
Uncle Sam
Washington
Janis
Rose Bud Reservation
Rehearses in Six Languages Richard Ordynski in New York
Polish producer Richard Ordynski, now in New York, contrasts with typical Broadway managers by speaking eight languages. During Pavlowa’s visit he led rehearsals in Russian with the dancer, Polish with ballet staff, French with the conductor, Italian with the orchestra, German with property men, and English with the house manager. He once belonged to the university corps.
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Richard Ordynski
New York
Broadway
Ordynski
Pavlowa
Germany
the. Eeavik
The
Univer
War winds and battles sweep Europe in late January 1915
The record lists daily fighting and movements across World War I fronts. German and Austrian forces clash in Alsace and the Carpathians while Russians advance in East Prussia and Tarnow. The British and Turks contend near Suez and El Kantara as the German submarine threat grows and American aid to Serbia and Turkey expands.
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Kaiser
Prince Eitel Friedrich
Alsace
Altkirch
Meuse
St. Mihiel
Bukowina
Tarnow
la Bassee
Craonne
Libau
Roumania
Hungary
American Red Cross
Serbia
Turkey
Bethune
Ypres
Uzsok Pass
Pilkallen
el Kantara
Suez Canal
Korna
Prince von Buelow
Italy
von Bissing
Belgium
Germany
Aisne
Yser
East Prussia
Insterburg
Tilsit
Carpathians
Ezerum
Warsaw
France
Argonne
Memel
Caucasus
Tabriz
Persia
Irish
United States
Canada Sees 1 415 000 Men for Service With 75 Percent Fit
A 1910s style roundup notes Canada has 1 415 000 men liable for military service. About 75 percent are deemed physically fit. The piece also touches on Russian experiments in gold production, a proposed 15 mile tunnel to reduce detours, novel auto slide mechanisms, and curious cultural notes from France India and Colorado Indians.
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Canada
Russia
France
India
Colorado
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Long
Bergen
Penn University
Inis
University of Pennsylvania
William Lifson
Elizabeth
N. J
Samuel Gompers
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Oklahoma
United ‘States Navy
Brooklyn Bridge
Maine
Indiana Capitol Guard
St. Georges
Transylvania
Erze
Unce
Beatty
English
Bluecher
Bryan
Maritz
Uprigt Bechuanaland
Jane
Vosges
Upper
Austria-Hungary
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