Mexico May Give Woman Asylum
A search for Mrs. Clara Phillips, convicted in the beating death of Alberta Meadows, continues across Southern California as authorities believe she escaped from the county jail by rope or rain pipe. Tips and warnings spread to California interior, with border authorities alerted to monitor for her attempting to cross into Mexico.
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Fort Nonsense Fort and Duffield Streets in Detroit History
The Detroit News recounts early fortifications built 1806 7 to protect settlers from Indian attacks near the future Woodward Avenue area. A half acre stockaded by ten foot walls and a six foot ditch was later leveled, with Fort Shelby soldiers guarding cattle thieves before the fort was razed and George and Duffield streets named after adjacent landowners.
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Eskimo Igloo Roof Adjustments Preserve Heat
An Eskimo igloo maintains interior warmth by adjusting roof thickness to counter latent cold. Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson notes blocks at 0 degrees below zero require careful venting and thinning when holes open. A humorous Washington anecdote ends with a culinary quip from the Philadelphia Ledger.
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