Sole Explorer Aims to Bail Up the St Lawrence by November
A fragmentary 1917 era summary reports IS SOLE EXPLORER seeking to reach the St Lawrence by November after a four year Vancouver to Karluk voyage. It notes Karluk wrecked with fourteen party members perishing, and references MarMillan expedition arrival in Greenland, and Peary era claims of Arctic exploration.
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St. Lawrence River
Vancouver
Seattle
Greenland
MarMillan
New York
Crocker Land
Robert Peary
Wilhjelmur
Steenly
Steffens
Meleilear
Stefan
Eesti
Stefans
Winter Harbor
Melville
St Lawrence
Montreal
Ste
Admiral Peary
Cape Kebert
Hauke Teland
Stefanason Pal
Jie
Letter hints at search for Crocker Land by 1914 expedition
The letter from Stefancson expresses hope for MacMillan party cooperation to prove Crocker Land's existence or nonexistence. It notes fourteen Canadian expedition members died, twelve from exposure and illness after Wrangell Island wreck, with others perishing on the field voyage.
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Atlantic
Stefancson
MacMillan
Crocker Land
Wrangell Island
New South Wales Legislator Dies After Mongolia Sinking
A New South Wales legislator named Winehoombe perished after the Mongolia steamship sank near Suot Heituy following a mine strike. He died in Bombay Hospital India from exposure and related injuries suffered during the disaster.
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New South Wales
Bombay
Howbay
India
Winehoombe
Mongolia
Suot Heituy
Powlig
Dead cow brings him nice profit
A farmer in Republic Kansas sold a 1200 pound cow for 15 dollars per hundredweight, netting a substantial profit. The buyer held the carcass for meat value, while the seller previously bid the animal for many years, highlighting persistent market gains.
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Hself
Dave Juhnsen
Republic
Kan Johnsen
Inos
Rimrensle
Raven Catches Coins at Cardiff Barracks
A raven near Cardiff barracks watches a sergeant with three stripes and a second Welsh Regiment veteran. The bird retreats when teased, but returns to its original spot after the sergeant moves away. The raven loves coin play, snatching coins midair and hiding them once caught.
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Cardiff
I Kbaki
Tornado Ravages Andale Area In Kansas
A Wichita Kansas report describes a tornado near Andale that wrecked a church block’s edge but veered before striking it. Frank Helger, found naked after being tossed from a restaurant, escaped unharmed. A timber and pliers embed a residence. a garage segment was shattered. debris scattered along the Missouri Pacific siding. A farm calf was driven through timber. Mrs. Finn near Sedgwick was injured but walked to a neighbor. Mrs. Heiger fled her home as the storm struck, leaving a canary safe in the parlor.
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Wichita
Kan
Andale
Frank Helger
Mixsouri Pacific
William Finn
Sedgwick
John Heiger
Indians Claim Huge Sum From Government
Maralefeld Oregon remnants of the Coos Umpqua and Miaslaw tribes meet at Empire to seek settlement on claims against the United States government. They demand a chief for the three tribes and pursue compensation dating from the 1855 Empire treaty. The claims total about 12 million dollars with hope for a settlement within two years.
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Maralefeld
Ore
Empire
United States
Howed
Bob Burns
George Wasson
Congress Mount Hurary
Department of Thinter Tessmen
R Ward Indian Claims
Yaehate
Germany's airship motors uncertain reveal power shift
An aviator prisoner reports Germany's latest high powered aeroplanes are more reliable than older models due to smaller motors and the substitution of iron for brass, in a repaired English machine that had fallen behind the German machines.
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Paria
Germany
Submarine Defense Association Aids Merchant Ship Protection
Owners of ships form the Submarine Defense Association to cooperate with the U S government in safeguarding merchant vessels from submarine attacks. The group seeks approved devices for protection and notes government advisers have endorsed some proposals, while naval needs remain primary for military vessels.
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New York
United States
Submarine Defense Associan
Narinem
Sikce
Navy Department
Ys Eroment
Sexnela
Gov Om Wan
Ex convict hero leads troops in Carpathian battle
Petrograd reports a former convict from Transberia named a sergeant led fifty volunteers in a bold assault against a German line. Despite heavy fire, he climbed a breastwork, threw a bomb, and killed several attackers. For his actions he received an officer’s commission and inspired his division to press the offensive.
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Ruejan
Petrograd
Woody
Carpathians
Riberia
Wiauple
Wergeant
Panie
U Boats Equipped With Cutter Nets Theory Explained
A captured German confession describes heavy circular knives attached to a torpedoed merchant ship’s base. The blades, about a foot in diameter, would cut through steel nets using a line of hawser strands run from bow to stern. The captain reportedly showed a drawing of the device after the attack, claiming it could free a boat entangled in nets.
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oLibe
Neta
City Ban Bans Absinth Cordial Manufacture and Sale
Health Board approves an amendment to the sanitary code forbidding the manufacture or sale of absinth in New York City. Health Commissioner Dr Haven Emerson notes the ban for its habit forming and harmful adulterant effects. Principal analysis reports absinth ordinary contains about 70 to 80 percent alcohol and 48 percent. It includes oils of wormwood, angelica, anise, and marjoram, described as a poison rather than a tonic.
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Health Board
New York
The
Board of Health
Haven Emerson
Everncn
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