Circus visit wows Washington kids with elephant ride
Photographs show three children aboard elephants during a Washington circus visit. Jane and Jimmie Davis, children of the secretary of labor, stand with their friend Teddy Amussen while a Parisian Baron Jean Rouger appears as a standout youngster. Experts forecast ten million radio sets by 1930 and a steam chamber three miles underground could become a future power source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Davis
Secretary of Labor
Teddy Amussen
Retiring Legion Leader Crain Elected at Omaha Convention
Washington national commander James A. Crain retires after the Legion’s Omaha convention elected his successor. John W. Worthington, known as the wolf of La Salle Street, returned to Chicago to begin a two year sentence for using the mails to defraud and arrived in Atlanta on a cot stating he will not serve the full term.
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James A. Crain
Washington, D. C
American Legion
Omaha
Neb
John W. Worthington
the Wolf
la Salle Street
Chicago
Atlanta
Georgia
Weigh Brains Project Aims at Congressmen Measurments
Dr Arthur MacDonald of Washington proposes to measure reads of all congressmen claiming brain weight can be inferred from head measurements. He envisions congressmen as ideal subjects, about as large as Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur MacDonald
Washington
Mystery grows over Barrett case at Fort Bliss
Lieut William S Barrett, head of Fort Bliss chemical warfare unit in Texas, faces possible court martial for publishing articles on the service. Brig Gen Amos A Fries who leads the Chemical Warfare service in Washington ordered the pieces for El Paso newspapers. Brig Gen Castner, Fort Bliss commandant, allegedly warned Barrett that opening his mouth to the press could trigger a court martial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Southwest
William S. Barrett
Chemical Warfare
Fort Bliss
Tex
Amos A. Fries
Chemical Warfare Service
Washington
Ozark Smile Girl Wiltshire and Other Local Tales
A jumble of notes mentions Ene for Susanne Bruff of Joplin as an Ozark Smile Girl and a city plan for an airliner crossing the Atlantic in 26 hours. Shelley Gill, a freshman at Obama high, is described as a potential triple threat in football cooking and sewing, being the only boy at the school to take such courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiltshire
France
Susanne Bruff
Joplin
Ozark
Atlantic
Omaha
Neb
Shelley
Millionaire Wood's Cat Inherits Fortune After Death
Irving Wood, a Boston millionaire, died leaving the greater portion of his fortune to his pet cat John Henry. The odd bequest reflects a curiously modern view of companionship and wealth, as social mores shift with the Charleston era and dancing venues known as dance halls rise in popularity.
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Irving Wood
Boston
John Henry
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Jane
Jean Rouger
Paris
Ladies Kennel Association
Brooklyn
N. Y
Feaster
Fanchito
St. Bernard
Clarence Darrow
America
University of Texas
Thelma Winder
Misaka
Japan
Morocco
Berlin
Bardad
Ozark Playground Association
Shelley Gill
Cook
Betty Bronson
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Hollywood
Gagement
Betty
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