Kazan Seeks Winter Cabin and New Shelter
Kazan the dog drags a frozen sledge to a distant cabin after sensing a wind driven rescue for Joan and her baby. A stranger, the man with Joan, tends them, Pierre dies, and Kazan remains torn between Joan and Gray Wolf, finding a home at Sun rock as spring arrives and the Great Change begins.
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Joan
Kazan
Pierre
Sun Rock
Gray Wolf
Nand Gray Wolf
Hudson's Bay
Arctic
Kazan and Gray Wolf Face the Voice at Sun Rock
In spring light the wild dog Kazan protects his bond with Gray Wolf and daughter Joan’s baby as a mysterious Voice from the wilderness draws Kazan toward the cabin. Gray Wolf fears the Voice, while Kazan recalls his loyalty and the lure of the open plain.
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Gray Wolf
Kazan
Joan
Kazan the Alaskan Sledge Dog Saves Master and Wins Affection
Kazan, a vicious Alaskan sledge dog one quarter wolf, saves Thorpe and accompanies him toward civilization to meet his bride. McCready beats Thorpe and attacks the bride, but Kazan kills him and later drives off a hostile wolf pack. Joan, near death, is aided by Kazan as Pierre dies and the pair head toward the settlement.
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Kazan
Thorpe
Isobel
McCready
Gray Wolf
Pierre
Joan
Kazan Wolf Dog Gains New Pride in Upcoming Installment
A forthcoming chapter reveals Kazan the wolf dog embracing fresh dignity and leadership as the series continues. The narrative promises a pivotal shift that elevates the animal's status within the story.
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Kazan
They Must Be Born Lazy in This Town
A tramp in a hustling western town after shaking dust from his boots snarls that lazy people must be born there, as everywhere he turns they offer him work to do.
1100 Buildings Proposed for New Battle Creek Camp Site
A plan to quarter a full military division at Battle Creek calls for 1,100 buildings to house troops animals and vehicles. A division of 35,992 people with 6 846 horses and 4 875 mules would form a 20 mile marching order line. An alternate motor vehicle heavy supply train would cut horses and mules but boost motor cars and trucks.
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Signal Corps
Battle Creek
Vets Seek Farm Work Under War Preparedness Plan
William E. Rice of Grand Rapids, junior vice commander of the state United Spanish War Veterans, urged Michigan Soldiers' Home veterans to take part in summer farm and garden labor if the governor enforces a Battle Creek resolution. The plan asks suspending home rules to allow capable entrants to work away from the home and return in fall.
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Sleeper
William E. Rice
Grand Rapids
State Association of United Spanish War Veterans
Battle Creek
Michigan Soldiers’ Home
Detroit engineer unveils perfected warplane engine design
A Detroit engineer claims to have perfected a new super aeroplane motor for Allied use. Michigan designers combined top features from several engines to craft a model offering high climbing power and durability. Built as a wooden prototype, it has been taken to Washington for final judgment amid secrecy about its mechanism.
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Detroit
Michigan
Washington
Milk price report shows June rates across Michigan firms
James N. McBride reports June milk prices in Michigan. Grand Ledge delivers at factory 2.12 per hundredweight with 0.5% milk. Several firms including Western Reserve, Ohio Dairy, Page Milk, Van Camp, Chapin Sacks, and Borden set 1.90 to 2.20 per hundredweight for different grades and adjustments. Chicago region prices listed for June to September range 1.60 to 2.50 with adjustments for fat content and monthly changes.
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Michigan
James N. McBride
Grand Ledge
Coldwater—Western Reserve Milk Company
Morenci and
Seneca—Ohio Dairy Company
Ubly—Page Milk Company
Adrian—Van Camp Packing Company
Webberville—Chapin Sacks Company
Howell—Borden Company
Chicago
Michigan Happenings A varied Michigan news roundup
Happenings from Michigan cites St Louis A H Laury resigning after 35 years at the telegraph office. crop conditions reported unusually good by Charlotte locally. tales of freak lightning stunts in Ann Arbor. Port Huron toddler burned in a fire accident. Pontiac deals with a fake palm reader's expulsion. Marquette dock destruction suspected by dynamite plotters. Pontiac mayor and local figure Robert J. Lounsbury dies. Flint registers enemy aliens. Traverse City elder Ottawas death. East Lansing telegraph school considered. Ann Arbor ambulance corps mobilization. Saginaw cats license fee and belt humor. Saginaw derailment deaths and pony engine claim. Flint professor dies in poverty. Grand Rapids escape from work farm. Monroe dough mixer accident. Ann Arbor urges tuberculosis patient registration. Owosso Fourth of July accident. St Clair eye injury from BB shot. Adrian army chaplain appointment. Reed City narrow car ditching rescue.
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Marquette
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad
Pontiac
Robert J. Lounsbury
Lounsbury
Ann Arbor
Allentown
Saginaw
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Tom
John C. Kruh
Leslie White
Pere Marquette
Melvin
Here
William Hannon
Detroit
Flint
John Richards
Genesee County Poorhouse Colony
Richards
County Poorhouse
America
Grand Rapids
Kent County
Monroe
Mike Galbrath
State Anti
St. Clair
Bruce Schleinkert
Reed City
C.M. Burkett
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Hersey River
Burkett
War Costs and Unprecedented Munition Demands in Europe
An examination of the European war reveals enormous munition needs for over 2.1 million soldiers. It cites costs to outfit a soldier at about $100, daily artillery outlay per corps reaching hundreds of thousands, and massive requirements for trenches. It notes 4,000 British munition plants employing nearly 3 million men and 750,000 women, with France expanding production despite German coal and iron dominance.
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National Geographic Society Bulletin
Europe
Great Britain
England
France
Germany
The Grape of Brazil Jaboticaba Tree Described
A bulletin from the United States Department of Agriculture details jaboticaba in Rio de Janeiro area gardens. The tree stands 35 to 40 feet, grows directly on bark and roots, and bears deep maroon purple fruit with a thick skin and muscat-like pulp. The fruit measures 0.5 to 1.5 inches and may contain one to four seeds, enticing appetite with a vinous flavor.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
United States Department of Agriculture
Queer Butter From Guacharo Birds In Trinidad
A Caribbean note describes a butter substitute from the guacharo bird in Trinidad. Natives boil the bird fat from young birds harvested from cave nests, using their fat as a butter substitute. The bird habitat is dark caves, and full grown guacharos are extremely timid, avoiding daylight.
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Trinidad
Green Rookie Drills Prudence in Clockroom Mischief
A humorously tense line depicts a drill sergeant scolding a new recruit. The rookie’s mischief scratches the clock face with a pencil while awaiting orders, highlighting discipline and minor prank tension in a military setting.
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James Oliver Curwood
Ile
Pierre Radisson
St. Louis
A. H. Laury
Charlotte
Fred C. Curtis
Port Huron
Willie Hudson
George E. Belmont
Army Corps
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