October 10, 1902, Tom Horn’s homicide trial started. He was discovered responsible.

On October 10, 1902, Tom Horn’s homicide trial started. He was finally discovered responsible and sentenced to loss of life. He was hanged in 1903.

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Right now is the birthday of composer Giuseppe Verdi. (Born 1813, died 1901.)

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On October tenth, 1913, the Panama Canal formally linked the Atlantic to the Pacific when the Gamboa dike was demolished with dynamite costs.

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The massive sale at Elk Creek Company ends tomorrow!  We have now been working a 3-week-long sale at Elk Creek Company.  Till October eleventh, 2024, all of our blackpowder revolvers, all of our M1891 Argentine Mauser rifles, and all of our sporters have their costs deeply discounted.  Place your order quickly!

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SurvivalBlog Writing Contest

Right now we current one other entry for Spherical 115 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this spherical embody:

First Prize:

1. The photovoltaic energy specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Relying on the mannequin chosen, this could possibly be price greater than $2000.
2. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificates. This can be utilized for any of their one, two, or three-day course (a $1,095 worth),
3. A Peak Refuel “Wasatch Pack” number of 60 servings of premium freeze-dried breakfasts and dinners in particular person meal pouches — a whopping 21,970 energy, all made and packaged within the USA — courtesy of Prepared Made Sources (a $350 worth),
4. American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) is offering a $300 certificate good towards any of their DVD training courses. Their course catalog now consists of their newest Survival Gunsmithing course.
5. HSM Ammunition in Montana is offering a $250 reward certificates. The certificates can be utilized for any of their merchandise.

Second Prize:

1. A SIRT STIC AR-15/M4 Laser Coaching Package deal, courtesy of Subsequent Degree Coaching, that has a mixed retail worth of $679
2. Two 1,000-foot spools of full mil-spec U.S.-made 750 paracord (in-stock colours solely) from www.TOUGHGRID.com (a $240 worth).
3. A Laptop computer EMP Protect and a Smartphone Faraday Bag (a mixed worth of $200), courtesy of MobileSecSolutions.com.
4. Two sets of The Civil Defense Manual, (in two volumes) — a $193 worth — kindly donated by the writer, Jack Lawson.
5. Two Super Survival Pack seed collections, a $150 worth, courtesy of Seed for Safety, LLC.
6. A transferable $150 FRN buy credit score from Elk Creek Company, towards the acquisition of any pre-1899 vintage gun. There may be no paperwork required for supply of pre-1899 weapons into most states, making them the final bastion of gun buying privateness!

Third Prize:

1. A Berkey Gentle water filter, courtesy of USA Berkey Filters (a $305 worth),
2. Three sets each of made-in-USA common and wide-mouth reusable canning lids. (This can be a whole of 300 lids and 600 gaskets.) This prize is courtesy of Harvest Guard (a $270 worth)
3. A $200 credit score from Military Surplus LLC that may be utilized to buy and/or transport prices for any of their in-stock merchandise, together with full mil-spec ammo cans, Rothco clothes and area gear, backpacks, optics, compact photo voltaic panels, first support kits, and extra.
4. A transferable $150 FRN buy credit score from Elk Creek Company, towards the acquisition of any pre-1899 vintage gun.

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Greater than $925,000 price of prizes have been awarded since we began working this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics. Please seek advice from that ballot in case you haven’t but chosen an article subject. Spherical 115 ends on November thirtieth, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Keep in mind that there’s a 1,500-word minimal, and that articles on sensible “how-to” expertise for survival have a bonus within the judging.