Jewel Thieves Keep Busy Across Nation This Year
The Jewelers Security Alliance reports a rise in jewelry thefts and swindles in the first nine months, offset by arrests convictions and recoveries. Convictions reached 100 cases, and many losses trigger insurance payments. The alliance urges stricter precautions, especially during holidays, warning jewelers to guard displays and customers and to act swiftly against thieves.
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New York
Jewelers’ Security Alliance
Alliance
H.C. Larter
Brothers of Opera Greats Jean and Edouard de Reszke
Jean de Reszke started as a baritone then trained to be a tenor after a period away from the stage. His brother Edouard was a renowned bass. Jean died in 1925 and Edouard in 1917.
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Jean de Reszke
Edouard
Mary
Duffy’s City Life and a Nation of Letters
Rev Francis F Duffy, famed for the Fighting Sixty Ninth, chats with Hell’s Kitchen parishioners about scenery and fashion while his letters to police and fire chiefs shape city life He recalls aiding a porter and a railroad pullman and notes a letter from a fire chief about a layoff He also cites Rosita Forbes’s charm tale in Persia and its misfortune.
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New York
Francis F. Duffy
Father Duffy
Hell's Kitchen
Father Daéy
Mulrooney
Syracuse
Atrest
Rosita Forbes
Persia
Hell Syndicate
Baby ends divorce idea in Souderton contract case
William Kenneth Moyer and his wife from Souderton Pa abandoned plans to separate and fulfill their January 2 marriage contract. The couple had signed an agreement the day of their wedding to live together and resolve domestic disputes. Local court records show no divorce action proceeding.
Facing Facts by Thomas Arkle Clark
A reflective essay mix of personal anecdotes on illness marriage and premarital agreement sparking media attention. Clark comments on optimism denial and the limits of truth as he recalls a dying friend a judge’s bias and a disintegrating marriage amid a controversial Greenwich Village premarital pact and a split couple with a torn divorce contract.
Dykes Keeps Arm Busy Bowling Through Winter
Jimmy Dykes, star third baseman of the 1930 world champion Athletics, keeps his arm in shape during winter by bowling at a local alley, maintaining his throwing strength and readiness for the next season.
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Jimmy Dykes
Insects Color Test Shows Green Traps Most Effective
Popular Mechanics reports Department of Agriculture tests show green traps outperform those painted other colors in studies of insect color preference. Researchers measure lure success and trap catches to determine optimal baiting strategy for pest control. Green traps yield higher capture rates than red blue or yellow variants.
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Department of Agriculture
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Tower of Pisa Thirty Foot Tilt Since Medieval Times
The marble Pisa tower leans fourteen feet from perpendicular and tilts about one foot per century. A bell tower standing 179 feet high with eight stories took 176 years to construct. Its walls measure thirteen feet at the base and seven at the top.
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Pisa
Western Newspaper Union
Bal Yates Aetna
Variation of Dutch Colonial Type Brings Most Interesting Results
A design variation of the Dutch colonial style highlights a roof over the porch that creates a graceful break in straight lines. The home features six rooms, a sun parlor, two closets, a central hall plan, and dimensions of 24 by 30 feet with a full basement on a concrete foundation.
Unlimited Use For Basement Wasted Spaces
A guide persuades homeowners to finish basements as usable rooms. It highlights warm, versatile spaces for playrooms or recreation areas, with ideas on beams, small windows, lighting, and flooring. It suggests decorating stair rims, adding railings, and using existing floors or rugs from old materials to create attractive, functional living space.
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Salvation Army
Planting style favors natural garden around house
A suggestion favors a few wiwateria vines and a small selection of box bushes and taller spring shrubs planted to be seen from the house rather than in nursery style, arguing for a natural look over quantity planting.
Healthful Fad Saves Makers of Home Doors
Health fad saves the door industry from arch driven demand shift. H Stillwell National Door Manufacturing association notes architects favored arches in homes and apartments, risking interior door demand. As sunshine trends rise, buyers demand more windows solariums and French doors, keeping door and window makers busy.
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H. ¥. Stillwell
National Door Manufacturing Association
Stillwell
Stilwell
Lightweight gypsum wood fiber tile for fireproof partitions and floors
A light weight incombustible tile made mostly of gypsum with wood fiber is described for fireproof partitions roofs decks and floors. It is laid like brick for partitions and ties and used across steel roof members with cement topping above finish flooring. The tiles insulate heat and sound due to gypsum and the hollow air spaces and can be sawed to fit odd sizes.
Wash First Pinoning Oh Some Repaint Joba Fround
In spring home maintenance, consider a price estimate that covers a thorough washing to remove grime before repainting. Ensure the contractor notes surface condition and any prep needed to avoid gouges or uneven finish on top surfaces.
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