The Killing of Black Doe in Big Lake Pass
Dunn a corporal in the Northwestern mounted police endures mistreatment from Sergeant Mitchell. After Mitchell terrorizes Marie Dufour and intends harm, Dunn shoots Mitchell inadvertently avenging himself. They flee toward the barrens with Marie, Crum pursuing. A twist reveals Dunn killed Black Doe by misperceived target, not Mitchell.
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Dunn
Northwestern Mounted Police
Ilfa
Calgary
Big Lake Country
Marie Dufour
Mitchell
Han
Marie
Ufe
Black Doe
Neverport
Crum
Marle
Big Lake
Johnny Dufour
Crom
Marla
Ebh
Duan
Old Dufonr
Chance
Dunno
Old Dufour
Fred
Orum
Increased Use Of Castor Oil Plant
The rapid growth of the castor oil plant, once confused with Jonas' gourd, is described. After the monsoon, peasants rake the mira and plant seeds two by two. Pods burst in heat, women and children collect seeds, and they are toasted, crushed, and boiled to separate the oil.
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Bengal
Sheep Found In Water Pipe Near Liverpool Works
Sheep missing for seventeen days from an Osswestry farmer was found lively inside a large water pipe near the Liverpool water works. The animal appeared frisky despite the long journey and time away from home.
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Liverpool Water- Works
Aged Texan recalls buffalo hunts in early Texas plains
Tahoka resident Frank M. Sherrod recounts 1874 75 buffalo hunts with Brown county companions. He details camp life drying meat rendering marrow and tallow, tens of thousands of buffalo, early Indians relations, and tongue hunting for profit. Haley of the Panhandle Plains Historical Society recorded the tale.
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Tahoka
Texas
Frank M. Sherrod
Plains
A& A
Mr. Sherrod
Jy Fi. Haley
Panhandle Plains
Buffalo Range
Brown County
Colorado River
Crosby County
Tahokatake
Fort Worth
London State Research Blamed for Lost Doge
London dog owners accuse researchers of encouraging dog theft by paying 6 to 8 shillings for dogs. The House of Commons debates the issue as defense society members argue researchers caused many deaths by using dogs in experiments. Researchers say they believed the dogs were homeless and caught by dog catchers.
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London
England
House of Commone
Defense Society Contenus
Women Barred on Paradise Island Colonists Near Galapagos
In San Francisco a group calling themselves La Colonia de Floreana plans to settle Santa Maria Island in the Galapagos with 21 men aged 18 to 51 led by Captains August Christensen and Anton Stub. They seek isolation from women, toil, and fortune through farming, fishing, and whaling on the equatorial island 60 miles from the inhabited Galapagos.
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San Francisco
Celifi
South Seas
Santa Maries
Equator
Galapagos
la Colonia de
Norway
Floreana
Santa Marta
Florenna
August Christensen
Anton Stub
Marinera
Santa Maria
Galanagos
Grand Conde Rose Diamond Recovered After Heist
The famed rose diamond known as the Grand Conde stolen from Chantilly's Duc d Aumale jewel tower was found in a valise with the stone wrapped in cotton. Arrests followed for Leon Kauffer and Emile Souter who allegedly climbed the tower during a flood and confessed, while two fences were also taken into custody.
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Grand Conde
Duc d'Aumale
Chantilly
Leon Kauffer
Emile Souter
Seine
Kauffer
Hair Growth Experiments on Bald Mice in England
Scientists in Thunderton note that bald mice can be made to regrow hair by extracting gland substances. Dr Crew of Edinburgh University reports that removing a gland causes baldness, and applying material from normal mice can restore hair partially or fully. The work aims to see if human baldness shares the same glandular deficiency and could be curable.
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Thonton
England
F. A. E. Crew
Animal Breeding Institute
Edinburgh University
Crew
Illiteracy Rising Among French Recruits
Army statistics show an increasing share of illiterates among conscripts. In 1921 six thousand seven hundred eighteen men could not read or write, rising to twelve thousand sixty eight in 1924. Partial 1925 figures suggest further growth, blamed on schooling disruption in the war period.
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Paris
France
Wild Woman Found Frozen to Death in Michigan Forests
In Copper country northern Michigan the elderly recluse Maggie Harrington known as Wild Woman was found frozen eight miles from her dilapidated cabin near Central mine. The seventy year old wanderer lived fifty years in the woods subsisting on raw foods and berries with minimal clothing. Her lone grave lies near Eagle Harbor where she was buried after years of isolation and a life marked by tragedy and fierce independence.
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Calumet
Mich
Maggie Harrngton
Old Central Mine
Copper Country
Michigan
Maggie
Central Mine
Kean
Eagle Harbor
Michigan Forests
Trench Mouth Epidemic Hits Trenton and Nearby Areas
Trenton N J reports thousands afflicted by trench mouth Vincent disease a gum infection linked to World War I. Health officials urge immediate action as cases spread to Skillman and other state institutions with doctors rallying to curb transmission.
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Trenton
N. J
Skillman
Health Department
Doctora
United States
Priest Plans to Restore San Juan Capistrano Mission
Rev St John O Sullivan announced start of a construction program to restore Mission San Juan Capistrano turning the north wing ruins into convent and religious school quarters. The plan follows a land patent signed by President Lincoln restoring the lands to the Catholic church for religious and educational purposes.
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California
San Juan Capistrano
Calif
Lincon
Land Office
Mission San Juan Capistrano
St. John O'Sullivan
Mlasion
Jaw of Mammoth Found Near Warsaw in Warrka
Workers unearthed a mammoth jaw 84 inches across during excavation for a new house site in Warrka, about 24 miles from Warsaw. The discovery prompted a government expert to be sent to Warrka to seek additional fossil parts and study the find.
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Warsaw
Warrka
Carries Weight Washington Lees 28 Children
Leander C. Gentle of Atlanta aged sixty two weighs 250 pounds and has fathered twenty eight children according to local reports.
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Washington
Leander C. Gentle
Atlanta
Drink Water to ease back and kidney discomfort
Health advice promotes drinking water to flush kidneys and reduce back pain. It urges taking four ounces of Rad Salta and Jad Salts dissolved in water, claiming they neutralize acids and prevent bladder irritation, with a daily water habit to prevent kidney and bladder disorders.
Long-Lived Japanese Salamander Gift to Prince Regent
A giant salamander about four feet long, reportedly over 180 years old, was presented to the Japanese prince regent by a temple head priest near Asakura. The amphibian has lived in a pond on temple grounds. officials note it may be the longest lived such animal on record.
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Japan
Asakura
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