Night attack on wife of traveling friend shocks Missouri town
In Marshfield Missouri on October 20 a 31 year old Springfield brunette Miss Mary Margaret Evans was arrested for felonious assault in a night attack on Mrs Carmen Rainey wife of a local funeral home operator. Evans admitted the attack but said she did not intend to kill Rainey. Rainey was beaten with a toy pistol and flashlight after a failed chloroform attempt and fled. Rex Rainey was reportedly away in Kansas City at the time.
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Brunette
Marshfield
Mary Margaret Evans
Springfield
Carmen Rainey
Roy Miller
Webster County
E. J. Cunningham
Miss Evans
Mrs. Rainey
Rex Rainey
Miller
Named from Gold The Altai Mountains Golden Mountains
The Altai range forms part of the northern border between Sinkiang and Outer Mongolia and gets its name from gold deposits. National Geographic Society notes Altai derives from a Mongol word for gold thus the Golden Mountains.
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Altai Mountains
China
Sinkiang Province
Outer Mongolia
Altai
National Geographic Society
Shivers Says Citizen Demands Drive Higher State Costs
Governor Allan Shivers told Texas businessmen that state government costs will rise as long as demands for more and better services continue. He warned against excess taxation while acknowledging the need to expand the current budget in January to fund hospitals, homes for the aged, and other services. He noted the 1909 budget cost was far lower and urged Texans to decide if government is worth 60 times its cost.
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Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Texas Manufacturers Association
Thomas Jefferson
Mountbatten Named Fourth Sea Lord and Admiralty Commissioner
Vice Admiral Earl Mountbatten is named Fourth Sea Lord and one of the Admiralty’s five commissioners. The appointment, approved by King George VI, takes effect next June. Mountbatten, a wartime Southeast Asia commander and former viceroy of India, now leads the first cruiser squadron of the British Mediterranean Fleet.
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London
Earl Mountbatten
Royal Navy
Admiralty
George VI
Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
India
Ex Killing Suspect Seeks Insurance in suit
Ada Bilbrey of Fort Worth filed suit in 48th District Court seeking $2,000 life insurance plus 12 percent damages and fees from Praetorians Insurance Co. on her late husband George C. Bilfrey. The indictment against her was dismissed August 8.
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Fort Worth
INS
Ada Bilbrey
Bilfrey
48Th District Court
the Praetorians
George C. Bilfrey
Passerby Provides Life-Saving Aid in Gasoline Fumes Incident
WACO Oct 20 A passerby administered artificial respiration to Edward Otto Heine a 26 year old West Texas vocational student after he collapsed from gasoline fumes beside his car Heine revived by a Waco fire squad about 20 minutes later D A Parsons Texas Power and Light employee acted quickly noting it was his first time applying first aid training
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Waco
Edward Otto Heine
West
Texas
Heine
D. A. Parsons
Texas Power and Light Company
Waco Fire Department
Parsons
Peiping Altar of Heaven tiles stay bright and color fast
Peiping famous Altar of Heaven center of the universe retains red and blue clay tile wall coverings that remain color fast and bright despite many years since their installation.
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Peiping
Heaven
Highway Butter Causes Slippery Drive Near La Porte
Residents along Highway 6 near La Porte slowed to avoid skidding after a 14 ton stream of butter spilled from a trailer truck when a fire broke out in the refrigeration motor. Driver Norris Roth, 26, said flames spread quickly and he could not extinguish them with a hand extinguisher.
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LA Porte
Ind
Highway 6
Here
Norris Roth
Divorce Plea Denied for Oklahoma Couple of Sixteen
Mary and John Wetwiska of Oklahoma City were denied a divorce after 36 years of marriage and as parents of 16 living children. Judge W. A. Carlisle told them to finish rearing their family. Mary had sought divorce on grounds of gross neglect and cruelty.
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Oklahoma City
Mary
John Wetwiska
W. A. Carlisle
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Langhorne Washburn
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Mennen's Talcum
J & J Castile Baby Soap
Hygeia
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H. F. Foot
Can
Italy
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On Crosby
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Zerbst
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Ft. Ironing Corps
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Frankfurt
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RCA Victor
Red Seal
Cpm
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