Champion rifle ace spares robber after obeying mother
Indiana champion shooter John E. Hafner faced a holdup in his poolroom on Washington Street. Two robbers seized his wallet containing 175 dollars. his mother intervened, and Hafner, obeying her warning not to shoot, let the thieves escape with the money, valuing lives over revenge.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
John E. Hafner
Indiana State Rifle Association
Washington Street
Hafner
John
Decoy Smile Lures Speeders on Venice Road
A pretty young woman on a motorcycle rear seat lures autoists into risky speeding along the Venice road in Los Angeles County. District Attorney H. Drew notes motorcycle cops deny using decoys and say the women never appear in court. About 100 motorists allegedly fell for the bait.
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OS Angeles
Cal
Venice
Los Angeles County
H. Drew
District Attorney’s Office
Jersey Lad Prayed at Night and Robbed by Day
Sixteen year old Albert Vreeland confessed to seven robberies in New Jersey court and received a prison term between nine and sixty three years. He became known as the champion bad boy of New Jersey, with his mother blaming an illness stricken father and claiming religious zeal and peer influence shaped his crimes. The boy boasted of eventual vengeance against detectives upon release, after victimizing numerous households with his daylight burglaries.
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Wmaaterson
N. J
Albert Vreeland
New Jersey
Vreeland
Prisoner Without Clothes in Richmond Court
William Nahart faced a petit larceny charge in St. George, Richmond New York. Detective Considine provided Nahart with overalls after his arrest on June 27, then Nahart received a six month sentence to the New York penitentiary.
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William Nahart
Court of Special Sessions
St. George
Richmond
New York
Considine
Nahart
Old Cathedrals Near Ruin Across Europe
Italian experts warn that Milan and Como cathedrals face collapse unless immediate restoration is done. Milan’s 16th century main structure and Napoleon era facade show serious deterioration with soft marbles and unsafe upper sections. Como cathedral facade begins bulging outward, with a large portion now out of the perpendicular.
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Winchester
Como
Milan
Napoleon
Como Cathedral
London Globe
Manners and gentle influence for child politeness
The sweetest children come from homes with gentle influence. Courteous speech arises from a loving heart, not from formal tableware knowledge. A child learns manners from parents, and home consideration becomes natural behavior beyond Mother's Magazine.
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Mother’s Magazine
Desecrated Vault In Philadelphia Churchyard Stirs Residents
A dilapidated burial vault in Old Trinity churchyard, Philadelphia, holds bones of a colonial person. Roustabouts were found there laughing talking smoking and shooting craps. Neighbors had heard uncanny sounds for over a week, fearing the site was haunted.
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Philadelphia
Old Trinity
Found Equivalent in Cold Frontier
An explorer reports a discovery not of the pole itself but a place that is cold and lonely enough to serve as its practical equivalent. The remark emphasizes atmosphere and isolation rather than a literal location.
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North Pole
La Mans Names Street for Wilbur Wright
Local councillors in La Mans vote to name a street after Wilbur Wright. The name drawn widespread approval though residents report pronunciation troubles, with youths anglicizing it as Wilbure Wright and a French reader noting "Oudl beur Racht" as the correct rendering per a London Globe quote.
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Ouilbeur
Young Pupils Taken to a Dead Circus at Museum
A mother asks where her son went with his teacher and he replies they visited the Museum of Natural History. The boy says they went to a dead circus, describing a field trip with eight pupils guided by a young woman teacher.
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Museum of Natural History
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Clark & Wright Lawyers
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Chamber of Commerce
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Mojave River
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