Wasps Aim for Leaden Plate in Four Mili Ia Thickness
In a short window of 48 hours a swarm of wasps plans to gnaw toward a leaden plate of four mil ia thickness, signaling a rapid and unusual destructive effort by the insects.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1922
Page
4
In a short window of 48 hours a swarm of wasps plans to gnaw toward a leaden plate of four mil ia thickness, signaling a rapid and unusual destructive effort by the insects.
An authority states that alligators will not enter salt water even as crocodiles are found in both salt and fresh water. The claim contrasts crocodilian behavior across habitats.
In Manchester N H Xavier Champagne family declares Bert Raven of Cedar Rapids Iowa who sought his parents by radio may be Navier Champagne Jr who vanished from Manchester 16 years ago The father now in Hooksett wrote to Iowa relatives and the Champagne children say their missing brother may have been found The family recalls the child left playmates in 1906 at a crossroads and had been believed taken by gypsies
Cambridge police downplay a letter Hubert Clay a Harvard student received signed by the Ku Klux Klan advising him not to take the threat seriously. They say it reflects standard campaign intimidation of secret societies and note Clay did not apply for a revolver.
Sidney Woodward reports Georges Plasse, a renowned Paris portraitist, now displays aquatints and oil portraits at the Boston City Club. The exhibit runs for three weeks through December 9, free to the public, on the club's third floor. Plasse is noted for 72 original colored etchings, depicting France’s cathedral towns.
The text notes the many processes in creating a plate and its large size. It states only one proof can be pulled after each color ing. It also mentions that in some popular landscapes as many as two proofs were printed and sold.
Secretary of the Navy Denby accepted an invitation from the Army and Navy Club directors to attend their ball on December 15 at the East Armory in East Newton Street. He wired that he would be in Boston that evening and would be pleased to attend.
In Attleboro District Court Mrs Edward Langton testified her husband deserted them after the birth of their daughter seven months ago. Attorneys raised 15 dollars owed under a prior order, but Judge Hagerty refused the donation and sentenced Langton to six months in the New Bedford House of Correction with suspension until he pays the arrears by November 27.
Andrew M Romano was found not guilty on two murder charges after a Nov 4 shooting death of his 15 year old daughter Mary and Vincenzo Janni. The court released him without bail with Jan 15 appearance, noting weak testimony about revolver possession and suggesting ties to the Caruso murder case. Anni Romano, his daughter, also testified in the Caruso case.
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