Famous Flights for Freedom Bergdoll Fled Draft and Lives in Germany
This third in a series profiles Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the escaped Philadelphia heir who fled military service in 1917 and staged a long run of evasions. He later claimed a buried gold hoax and settled near Weinsberg Germany amid searches and shootouts. He remains a hunted fugitive with a life shaped by exile.
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Bergdoll
Germany
Samuel Insull
Willis Thornton
Grover Cleveland
Weinsberg
Old Heidelberg
Philadelphia
United States
Philip Olan
Nolan
Grover
Erwin
Governor's Island
N. Y
Fort Jay
Eugene Stecher
Indiana
Washington
Treasury
Stuttgart
America
Switzerland
Bera Frank
Stecher
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Kaiser Wilhelm
Piso's Night Cough Medicine Ad
Night cough remedy Piso's promises quick relief by soothing throat tissues loosening mucus and fighting infection. It claims no opiates safe for children and available in 35 cent and 60 cent sizes at all druggists.
Suspect Slain by Girls Kin in San Antonio
In San Antonio a 27 year old athlete Albert James McCoy was shot twice in a street corner ambush. A man fired the shots and a young woman fled after the assault. Minus Doolittle 24 surrendered a pistol to police. Doolittle is Mary Doolittle’s brother, who in July charged McCoy with criminal assault. McCoy was released on bond and his trial was set for next month.
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San Antonio
Albert James McCoy
Doolittle
W. Cockrell
Mary Doolittle
Two Girls Die From Minn Storm After Runaway Horse
In Kennedy Minnesota two girls Jennie and Mildred Skjordal aged 15 and 7 were found frozen to death after a blizzard hit Minnesota and North Dakota Tuesday night. Their father John Skjordal’s team of horses bolted causing the tragedy. A third storm death was reported in the same system.
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ST. Paul
Kennedy
Minn
Minnesota
North Dakota
Jennie
Mildred Skjordal
John Skjordal
Strange tribes and twin births myths described with pyramids unearthed
The piece notes savage tribes holding a theory that twins imply two fathers and evidence of ritual murder of mother and twins. It also reports near the three great pyramids a smaller pyramid for Queen Khamet and 40 priest houses with living, bathing, and kitchen rooms found nearby.
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Khamet
Peaceful priests and expanding universe in a restless world
The piece notes calm for priests over millennia and reflects on time and worry. It mentions Governor Blackwood sparing Beatrice Snipes from the electric chair after birth, Einstein in California with Lemaitre, and Germany moving toward military equality with attaches abroad. It questions Europe’s next war and U S diplomacy with Russia amid a global mood shift.
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Governor Blackwood
South Carolina
Beatrice Ferguson Snipes
Blackwood
Einstein
California
Abbe
Gorges Lemaitre
University of Louvain
Lemaitre
Germany
Washington
Paris
London
Rome
Europe
Puritans and De Valera Comment on Free Speech
The passage contrasts early Puritans seeking worship freedom with their later witch persecutions and notes Irish history under British rule where free speech was restricted. It mentions De Valera and the Cos with implied political contention.
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Dublin
de Valera Party
Cos
De Valera Protests Public Opinion Opposition
A grave party aims to express its opinions publicly, a move De Valera condemns as not done with his consent and protests against.
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de Valera
Positive Relief For Itchy Skin Ointment Ad
Cooling Blue Star Ointment melts on the skin sending medicines into pores to kill itch tetter rash eczema foot itch ringworm. Money back if it fails.
Nature of power and tyranny across nations expressed
The passage argues that it is in human nature to abuse power, implying tyranny transcends nationality and is a universal trait. It highlights the enduring risk of autocratic conduct regardless of origin or culture.
Penetro Promises Deep Penetration for Cold Relief
An advertising note touts Penetro as superior to ordinary salves with mineral oil bases. It claims a highly refined mutton suet base penetrates deeply to target the center of cold infection, breaking up congestion and easing head and chest colds faster than common remedies.
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Penetro
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Redoll
Canada
Eberbach
Rhineland
Carl Naef
Frank Zimmer
Nael
Corliss Hooven Griffis
Eugene Ne#tn
Roger Sperber
Karl Schmidt
Prince Gargarin
Schmidt
Sperber
Bergooll
Bergdolt
Rca
Inc
T. Gordon Wilson
Central
Polk
King C. Gillette
Gillette
Russia
Unguentine
Resinol
Baltimore
Service
Firestone
Gklow Greasing
Sean Danvers
Ord Serrace
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