Conference in Geneva on naval arms limits faces tough talks
Three great powers led by the United States Great Britain and Japan meet in Geneva to discuss naval limitation plans. The United States pushes for a 5 5 3 tonnage cap extended to all warships while Britain seeks broader cuts and Japan urges a status quo naval holiday. Ambassadors outline initial positions and a tonnage allocation follows.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
Hugh Gibson
Coolidge
Gibson
England
Mercantile Marine
America
Frederick Field
Dominions
Washington
Riata and Spurs: The Odyssey of Charlie Siringo Cowboy
By Elmo Scott Watson a review praising Charlie Siringo’s Riata and Spurs as a true cowboy epic. The piece traces Siringo from Matagorda Texas birth in 1855 through cattle drives on the Chisholm Trail to Dodge City and beyond, his Pinkerton detective career, and contact with legends like Billy the Kid and Butch Cassidy, highlighting the book’s vivid recollections and authentic frontier detail.
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Andy Adams
Philip Ashton Rollins
Trail Drivers of
Texas
Trail Drivers’ Association
Charlie Siringo
Charlie
Chariie Siringo
New York
Matagorda County
Illinois
St. Louis
Robert B. Lee
Natchez
New Orleans
Matagorda
Shanghai” Pierce
Jonathan
Rancho Grande
Hills
Chisholm Trail
W. B. Grimes
Kansas
Wichita
Kan
Liza-Jane
Siringo
Dodge City
Sweetwater
Tascosa
Mobeetie
Lone Star Dance Hall
Bat Masterson
OW Man Goodnight
John Chisum
Bears
Bill Moore
Sheriff Brown
Billy the Kid
Jim Hast
Pat Garrett
Lincoln County
Arlie Siringo
Pal F
Garrett Mous
Sam Bass
Pinkerton Agency
Butch Cassidy
Kid Curry
Wild Bunch
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Oklahoma
Caldwell
Chicago
Haymarket
Pinkertons
American
Alaska
Tennyson
Ulysses
Odysseus
A Tip for Anglers and Eskimo Rite Mystery
A peculiar fishing tip comes from Old Toguk, a cine man and Arctic chieftain, who uses magical rites to lure salmon. He demands a quarter of the catch from each Wiskimo home as his share, while the story also features a comic exchange about Sandy asking for an apple.
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Toguk
Modcine
Yukon
Kuskowin
Alaska
Ioguk
Iogue
Wskimo
Pathfinder Magazine
Four year old uncle meets new baby in Scottish tale
A short scene follows Danny Scot, a young Scottish boy who has just become an uncle at age four, as he is taken to see the newborn. The moment hints at family bonds and childlike wonder around a new arrival.
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Ree W. R. Green
Iowa
House
Ways and Means Committee
Washington
Green
Edge
New Jersey
Reed
Pennsylvania
Danny Scot
First United Colonies of New England Formed in 1648
Massachusetts Bay Plymouth Connecticut and New Haven formed the United Colonies of New England on May 19 1648 as the first federation in America.
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Massachusetts Bay
Plymouth
Connecticut
New Haven
United
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