Eagles trained by Sioux boy and other oddities
A Sioux boy at Pine Ridge Agency ships two training eagles to hunt for the tribe, turning prey into lessons in control. The piece also recounts a tale of Frank Smiley who vanished then reappeared with a bald head, plus a string of curious incidents from dentistry to railroad bugs and a convent grave in Petersburg.
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Pine Ridge Agency
South Dakota
Frank Smiley
Franklin
Ind
Indianapolis
Sam Frank Smiley
Mott Street
Salmone
Maine
Halstead
Cambridge
England
Remarkable Stone Thrower Ari Bailey Honored by Rural New Yorker
A Rural New Yorker piece recalls Ari Bailey of Pennsylvania, famed for superb stone throwing. Though mentally deficient, he was physically giant with unerring aim, bagging game and splitting apples on a scythe blade at 100 feet, carrying a pouch of carefully selected stones.
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Ari Bailey
Pennsylvania
Robin Hood
Neworker
British Columbia a Vast Frontier Far Larger Than Many States
The article portrays British Columbia as an immense and underappreciated region rivaling large U.S. areas in size. It contrasts its climate from coast to interior, notes Edmonton and Port Simpson as examples of surprising agriculture, and describes the Cordillera as four ranges with a broad valley along the Rockies extending 700 miles.
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British Columbia
New England
Middle States
Maryland
Virginias
Carolinas
Georgia
Delaware
Texas
Colorado
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rezion
Edmonton
Peace River
Labrador
California
England
Port Simpson
Alaska
Halifax
Cordillera Belt
Rockies
Gold Range
Coast Range
Vancouver A
Pacific
Rocky Mountains
Harper’s Magazine
Latter Day Cliff Dwellers in Socorro County
The San Marcial Reporter notes cliff dwellings near Socorro county and Carthage coal mines where Mexicans and others live in cave-like rooms. It imagines antiquarian interest in future discoveries and a reminiscence by Dr. Cruikshank who practiced medicine in San Marcial in 1891.
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Old
New Mexico
Socorro County
Schwatka
Barranca
Sierra Madres
Old Mexico
Carthage
C. G. Cruikshank
San Marcial
Australia’s Size Compared to Major Regions
An in depth comparison by the New York Press shows the seven Australian colonies cover more land than the United States excluding Alaska. New South Wales equals thirteen states, Tasmania plus surrounding states equals New Jersey New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Victoria matches Great Britain, Queensland exceeds Austria France and Germany, South Australia and Queensland together rival Western Australia, and Europe without Russia is smaller than the two colonies combined. The total population is about four million.
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Australia
United States
Alaska
New South Wales
Tasmania
Rhode Island
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Victoria
Great Britain
Queensland
Austria
France
Germany
South Australia
Western Australia
Texas
Europe
Russia
New York Press
Shot by a Cow Ends Morse’s Life Near Ranch
W W Morse, aged 56 and a California transplant, died after being accidentally shot by a cow near Haskell and Kerwagen’s ranch. Dr Livingston reported a severe fracture near the thigh trunk and amputation offered the only chance of saving him. Morse had lost much blood and died soon after anesthesia and surgery.
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W.W. Morse
Haskell & Kerwagen
California
Morse
Prescott, Ariz
Courier
Finger Tip Evidence Compared For Identity Markings
A Commissioned survey by Dr Abunde analyzed seven idiots fingers revealing identical fingertip markings across all fingers and thumbs in each hand. The report notes smooth fingertips in idiots and possible similarity between an idiot and his mother. It suggests medicolegal value for blood hand impressions in crime cases.
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Abunde
Courier Journal
Florida Sink Holes and Limestone Caverns Report
The Independent notes Florida rests on dissolving limestone forming subterranean caves. Sinkholes proliferate across the state, threatening surface stability. Three miles south of Gainesville a 100 acre tract hosts fifty holes, some 200 feet wide and 50 feet deep, with springs feeding broad limestone channels.
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Florida
Gainesville
Six New States Add Electoral Votes Total Twenty
The six new states Idaho North Dakota South Dakota Montana Washington and Wyoming will together hold twenty electoral votes in the next electoral college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Wyoming
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David Raversaven
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Col. Knollys
Kimberley
Lynan Pussuse
Dennysville
Pusshee
Baltimore
Western Union
New York
Croton
Thomas Stevens
St. Petersburg
Sle
Gulf of Mexico
Culebra
Col. Lamar
Belfast
S. Zehner
Berwick
Penn
Swas
Dr. Was
Beaver Dam
Wis
Rosia
Tral Asia
Flomnd
Harmer Hood
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P.haroldhars
Buffalo
Rome
Hazeltine
Dominica
Kitchen
Pateutee
Rockford
Woodbury
FACIA
Urogeieta
Sears
Wittings
Woodatry
Knatoloeng Institute
West ¢Lad Street
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