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...they had done for the previous 9,000 years. Steam power allowed for the cheap transport of bison hides, and in the 1870s tanners learned to make useful leather from them. Demand soared, and the new Sharps "buffalo rifle" allowed hunters to meet that demand. The last significant bison hunt ended in 1883, when there were almost none left...
...have him," Rerden told the press in Dili, but he denied that the raid was a failure. As for the dead rebels, they were shot because "they posed immediate threat to the lives of the ISF members involved." Gusmao said the hunt for Reinado would continue and again called on him to give himself up. Australian Prime Minister John Howard said of the rebel leader, "His continued activities are a threat to the security of East Timor, and it is preferable that that threat be neutralized. The objective is to take him into custody and that is an objective...
...House. This wooden cod’s effigy both symbolizes the importance of fishing to the Bay State’s early economy and serves as an unofficial good-luck-charm to representatives. As a result of its disappearance, Massachusetts state police were forced into conducting a statewide cod-hunt; woebegone representatives refused to legislate without their fish...
Director of Athletics Bob Scalise said in a statement that the hunt for a successor will begin immediately...
...from beyond the arc, this time to give the Crimson its largest lead of the game (13) with 11:35 to play. In the early going, it seemed as though the road to the Big Dance might prove a bit rockier than expected. Still technically in the Ivy title hunt, Cornell opened the game with three-pointers from Kayleen Fitzsimmons and Allie Fedorowicz and went on to score 21 points in the first 10 minutes. But the Crimson tightened up its defense from that point, allowing just five points after the 10:10 mark and taking a 30-26 lead...