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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
7
Paris residents islanded by a coffin price rise face high burial costs. An International News Service dispatch notes that even a standard coffin now costs sixty four cents, prompting concern that cheaper deaths may lead to broader financial strain for families and city burial practices.
An advertisement praises California Fig Syrup as a remedy for childhood constipation. It cites a Texas mother’s testimonial and notes a sales record of over four million bottles yearly, urging buyers to seek the genuine California brand to avoid imitations.
Supervisors plan to raise funeral and taxi charges to balance city mortician costs. Hearses shift from horse drawn to automotive, six fare classes replace ten, with efficiency aims in the department. In Paris a parade of young royals study abroad under private tutors, notably Prince Vinh Thuy of Annam and Afghan heir Si Hidraya Hulla, among others.
Evanston officials pursue the slayer of Miss Jennie Constance Bradley College English instructor found beaten beside Foster street near Northwestern University library. Two suspects, John Burke and Willis Wolfe, deny clear alibis as clues conflict. Wolfe,y near Chippewa Paris asylum escapee, claimed past killing in New York.
Amidst playful pride a group of French pupils declare they attend school with the king. They puff their chests and assert social proximity as a mark of status and connection in the classroom.
KaROSE formerly Monarch sits 110 miles northwest of Denver famed for lake and stream fishing. The notice highlights a modern hotel and fully furnished cabins at reasonable rates. For an illustrated booklet write John C. Stoller 911 K Equitable Bldg Denver Colo.
New York police and government agents intensify action against gambling and alleged wet night clubs on the Great White Way. Two raids and 108 indictments tied to eighteen night clubs target runt of the operation, naming figures such as Texas Guinan Helen Morgan and radio announcer W N T Granlund. Railway boiler heat efficiency note appears as an unrelated fact.
A department head at the Polytechnic Institute in Peoria Illinois was pursuing summer PhD work at Northwestern University. She reportedly left the university library and was believed to be attacked while returning to her rooming house.
In Vienna Aug 9 the death of Croat leader Stefan Raditch after a chamber shooting sparks fears of civil strife in Jugoslavia. Croats blame the Serb led government, while Zagreb protests and a separate parliament emerge. A Croatian rally and mass demonstrations follow as authorities worry about wider unrest. Roxbury NH reports a second straight year without marriage birth or death.
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