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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1909
Page
5
The piece extols watching young seals basking in icy calm and details brutal hunting of hooded seals. It argues killing young seals is less brutal than slaughter of sheep and cattle, and recounts a dramatic capture of a tenacious old seal by four hunters on a pan.
A Croker memorandum recounts a 1552 interview about Spanish infantry in the Peninsula wars. Castlereagh and Duke Nicholson recall the Spaniards as brave yet prone to fleeing. Croker notes their past polish and misjudgments by commanders.
Walter Powers and heirs are notified that J L Hill has spent 800 dollars in labor to hold Silver Queen Nos. 1 through 4 lode mining claims in Seafoam Mining District Custer County Idaho for 1906 and 1907. If powers fail to contribute within 90 days, their interest may vest in Hill under 2824 Revised Statutes. First published April 14, 1908.
To the Administrator of the Estate of Arthur Smith deceased and heirs. We expended 500 dollars on the Booker Hill Alturas John P Junction and Jumpoff lode claims at Stanley Lake Creek six miles south from Stanley Lake in Custer county Idaho to hold the claims under Section 2324. Co owners must contribute 125 dollars each within ninety days or the co owner’s interest will be transferred. Work paid by J J Plumer. Hailey Idaho January 8 1908. First publication January 21 1908.
A Washington dispatch to the Chicago Inter Ocean notes that no children live in the White House today, the first time since the Buchanan era. It recalls presidents with children and Christmas traditions, contrasting past households of Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, and McKinley, and praises the current president and Mrs McKinley for their fondness of children.
The German emperor, also Prussia’s king, faces vast duties as imperial engineer deciding Berlin’s tramway system. The project plans are approved, but current conduction method remains undecided. Wires and poles await purchase. full operation expected by summer after the emperor’s final signature.
Milwaukee Sentinel describes a Klondiker titled Swiftwater Bill who shows a paper with a portrait and a diamond studded outfit. He narrates anecdotes about Swiftwater Bill, notes his private secretary, and tells of Bill’s Yukon wealth claims and quarrels with vaudeville dancer Kassie Ta More. He allegedly bought 400 eggs at $1 each in Dawson to tease her.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece notes prejudice against curly headed jurors in criminal cases. A lawyer recalls advice that curly hair signals stubborn defiance and a habit of opposing rulings, shaping jury dynamics and potential verdicts.
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