Old Salt Tales Club Initiation on the Pier
Captain Ira Perkins narrates a boys club initiation gone awry when smugglers fire on a revenue cutter. Tommy Radnor and Bobby Treat fear danger while the crew dives for cover. Revenue men, armed with a small cannon, drive off smugglers and assure safety. The boys form a circle and shake hands, sealing their new club.
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Tommy Radnor
Tommy
Bobby Treat
Capuain
Bobby
Robby Treat
Revenue Cutter
Revenue
Goordiy
Tommy Badger
Sammy Treat
Ether blast injures workers at Hearst building
An ether explosion in the engraving room of the Chicago Evening American in the Hearst building injured six or more employees and caused windows to shatter. Fire followed briefly but did little damage as flames were contained and the publication continued production. Several workers were hospitalized and others treated for injuries.
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Chicago Evening American
Hearst
Chicago Herald
Lares
Regouis Memorial Hospital
Fie
Edistorial
Evening American
Chicago Herld and Examiner
American
William Randolph Hearst
Troquais Memoarial Hospital
Herald and Examiner
Br. M. Fellers
Engraving Room
Fleischmann heirs share late yeast magnate estate
Mineola New York Julius Fleischmann Jr and Mrs Henry C Yeiser Jr children of the late Julius Fleischmann yeast magnate are chief beneficiaries under his will Other bequests include a 200000 trust fund for education or charitable purposes preferably in Cincinnati Mr Fleischmanns former home 20000 shares of stock in the Fleischmann company to certain employees and a 100000 trust fund for a cousin William N Fleischmann of New York City
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Mineola
N. Y
Julius Fleisehmann, Jr
Henry C. Yeiser Jy
Julius Pleisehmann
Cincinnati
Fleischmann
Fleischmann Company
William N. Fleischmann
New York City
Senator Trammell seeks FTC probe of gasoline price rise
Florida Democrat Senator Trammell introduced a resolution urging a federal trade commission inquiry into recent gasoline price increases. The measure, awaiting action, charges the hikes were unwarranted and arbitrary.
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Washington
Trammell
Florida
Federal Trade Commission
Mitchell Denies Disobeying Orders in 1921 Bombing Tests
Brigadier General Mitchell, assistant army air chief, told the House Aircraft Committee that he did not disobey orders in the 1921 bombing tests off the Virginia Capes. The testimony addressed accusations raised during the inquiry into air force conduct and decision making.
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Washington
Mitchell
Army Air Chief
House Aircraft Committee
Virginia Capes
Swiss Army Awards Gun Contract in Bern
Switzerland buys one thousand machine guns for the Swiss Army at 2250 francs each. In Salt Lake City, a separate matter notes that William B. Higgins impeachment petition against Judge Thomas H. Burton was denied by the house judiciary committee. The petition affidavits and committee report will be entered in the house journal. The impeachment investigation proceeded with the committee acting as an agent during the inquiry.
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Bern
Switzerland
Salt Lake
William B. Higgins
Thomas H. Burton
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Higgins
House Journal
Berton
How to Solve a Gross-Word Puzzle Feature
A quirky puzzle page outlines a gross word puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues. It explains that letters fill white spaces toward the next black square, forming dictionary words without using letters in black spaces. The piece references solution retrieval next week.
Wyoming Seed Show to Open in Gillette Friday
Campbell county hosts its first annual seed show in Gillette on Friday and Saturday March 18 and 4 with expectations of a large display of seeds. The piece notes county attorney S C Davey and a grand jury convening for the first time in Albany county in twenty years amid other regional news including bank closures, state legislative items, and local accidents and honors.
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Campbell County
Gillette
Mistrign Fudge Vo
County Atorney S.C. Dave Tey
Albany County
Change for the Best Stim Shleigh Wag the Tughtest Man
A dark night in a New England town sees a timid resident held up by a bandit who demands money. The slim narrator struggles to respond, asking for change as threats loom over the petty robbery scene depicted in the American Legion Weekly.
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New England
American Legion Weekly
Bayer Aspirin Safety Warning Ady Advertisement
A warning ad urges buyers to see the Bayer name on Bayer Aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine safety. It notes the product has been proven safe by millions and prescribed for 28 years and cautions that duitations may be dangerous.
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Bayer
Ady
From Bad to Worse in a Young Writer’s Struggle
A frail quote-laden snippet shows a fatherly rebuke about writing. A young college student confesses his missteps in spelling and arithmetic of skill, as the dialogue hints at attempts to balance sport with study and a desire to improve writing.
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Noman
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