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A ‘’MAMMOTH’’ DISCOVERY HAS BEEN MADE

Wide view of mammoth remains
    
    
    
 

Laborers in Central Asia came across the bones of an ancient
mammoth while quarrying on June 2. In a press release,
Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Culture explained that the remains
were found in "the sandy areas of the
ancient floodplain of
the Jyrgalang River."

Kyrgyzstan is a country surrounded by Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and China. The discovery was found in the Issyk- 
Kul Region, which borders the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
Region of China.
FOX NEWS

  
    
 

Split image of tooth and archaeologists working
The discovered remains of the mammoth included its jaw
and teeth.

 Split image of mammoth bones and man holding tooth  
   

  

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ASPCA WAS FOUNDED ON THIS DAY IN 1866

History of the ASPCA | ASPCA

On April 10, 1866, the American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (
ASPCA)was
founded in
New York City by philanthropist and
diplomat 54 year old Henry Bergh. 

150 Years of Saving Lives: The ASPCA Celebrates a Milestone Anniversary | ASPCA
Henry Bergh (August 29, 1813 – March 12, 1888)

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Portrait of Henry Bergh on duty.

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THE GREAT BALTIMORE FIRE BEGAN IN 1904

The Great Baltimore Fire -- on Fayette Street, near Charles, looking S. E., Baltimore St ...
    
    
    
 

   
In Baltimore,
Maryland, a small fire in the business district is
wind-whipped into an
uncontrollable conflagration that engulfs
a large portion of the city by evening. The fire is believed to have
been started by a discarded cigarette in the basement of the
Hurst Building.

When the blaze finally burned down after 31 hours, an 80-block
area of the downtown area, stretching from the waterfront to
Mount Vernon on Charles Street, had been destroyed. More
than 1,500 buildings were completely leveled, and some 1,000
severely damaged, bringing property loss from the disaster to
an estimated $100 million.

Miraculously, official reports said no lives were lost—although
some reports did claim
one man perishedand Baltimore’s
domed City Hall, built in 1867, was preserved.

The Baltimore fire was deemed to be the nations third worst fire,
after the Chicago Fire and the San Francisco Fire following the earthquake.

  
    
   
        
        
        
        
        
       
BALTIMORE CITY FIRE 1904

27 Amazing Vintage Photos of the Great Baltimore Fire in 1904 ~ vintage everyday Baltimore ...

1904 Baltimore Fire: 80 Blocks Burned And Lessons Learned | History Daily

To Jesuits, Black Americans were objects of ministry, not agents of ...

The Great Baltimore Fire - Box 414 Association


The John E. Hurst Building.



It was a 6 story dry goods company, almost everything inside
was flammable. The other firemen inside were able to escape
without injury, however, the lead horse for Engine 15 was
severely burned.


The remains of the Hurst Building. One of the teams of horses used to pull the engines is visible on the left.

A 1 ton, white Percheron draft horse, named Goliath, the lead
of the three horse team, was pulling the Hale Water Tower into
position on Liberty Street when the building exploded.

Goliath survived his injuries, although he spent 6 months under
the vets care. He went back to being a fire horse, but became a
favorite with children at parades.


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K-9 FINDS MISSING CHILD IN FREEZING TEMP

Massachusetts police K9 on unsuccessful chase for more than 2 miles to find lost 12-year-old in ...

The Auburn Police Department said a Massachusetts police K9
followed her nose to help find a 12-year-old who went missing
in
frigid temperatures last week, tracking the child’s scent for
over two miles.


K9 Biza, a female German shepherd (above) was called on to
help after officers learned the child left their home at around
10:30 p.m. Wednesday and was last seen in the Pakachoag
Hill area of Auburn.

The child had left the home without a cellphone or their mother’s permission, the Worcester Telegram and Gazette reported.

Due to the freezing temperatures, police said that officers,
detectives and Massachusetts State Police troopers
converged on the area to locate the wandering child.

K-9 Biza and officer David Ljunggren

K9 Biza and her handler, Auburn Police Officer David Ljunggren,
(above)were deployed, and the dog eventually picked up a scent.

Biza tracked the scent for over two miles and led officers to an
area where they found evidence that the
missing youth had
passed by a short time earlier. Additional officers converged
on the area and found the child a short time later.
The child
was safe and reunited with family.

Biza joined the police department in 2022. She has her own 
Instagram account and was selected as "Miss December”
in the Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog 2024 calendar. 
(FOX NEWS)





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PLEASE WISH THIS K-9 A WARM FAREWELL!

The Tukwila Police Department gave a round-of a-paws to a police dog who retired after seven years on Feb. 1, 2024. A party was thrown for Apollo at the police station, replete with balloons, cake and other treats. (Photo: TPD)

TUKWILA, Wash. — The Tukwila Police Department gave a round-
of a-paws to a police dog who retired after seven years on Thursday.

A party was thrown for Apollo at the police station, replete with
balloons, cake and other treats.
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Tukwila police throw paw-ty for canine Apollo retiring after 7 years photo 4

Tukwila police throw paw-ty for canine Apollo retiring after 7 years photo 1

Tukwila police throw paw-ty for canine Apollo retiring after 7 years photo 2

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