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Aviator Opens Fire With Machine Gun, Killing Huge Whale

November 26, 2021 by sergneri 3 Comments

San Francisco Call, 21 January 1919 SAN DIEGO, Jan. 21.— Lieutenant James McCullough of Ream aviation field is declared to be the gunner who slew the whale that washed ashore at Imperial beach last week. According to reports from Ream field the whale rose two miles off shore and spouted defiance at lieutenant McCullough, who … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: aviator, leviathan, machine gun, Ream aviation field, whale, whale hunting

The City of Cackles

November 24, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar, 6 April 1910 Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Ackerman and Mr. and Mrs. John Favour, autoed to Petaluma Friday, where the day was spent visiting Mr. Ackerman’s uncle, Eddie Ackerman, who is now near his ninetieth year. While in the City of Cackles the gentlemen also transacted urgent business. Healdsburg … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers Tagged: 1910, 1911, Alexander Valley, aviator, biplanes, City of Cackles, Eggs, Healdsburgers, Knights Valley, Petaluma, Petalumans, Wiseman

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