Giant Manatee Captured For Florida Museum Display
A large manatee, captured off Pinellas Point and killed by two fishermen, weighed 1,220 pounds. The specimen, a record size for Florida waters, was collected by naturalist H L Ferguson and prepared for Tampa's natural history museum exhibit at the South Florida Fair.
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Tampa
Fla
Museum of Natural History
South Florida
Crystal River
H. L. Ferguson
Boca Grande
Ferguson
Pinellas Point
Peace Program Replaces Bitter Fights In Italy
Rome June 9 a new peaceful programme replaces the bitter street fighting between Italy's Socialist and Fascist forces. Fascists claim gains in organized labor and agriculture while delaying women's suffrage and promising to defend order. Mary Ball Washington memorial room appeal noted in Washington brief.
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Clara woLp
International News Service
Rome
Milan
San Marco
Venice
Gino Calzor Bini
Fascio di Combattimento
Fascisti
Econ
Caltor
Caltor-Bini
Agricultural Workers
Carter- Bint
Fascists
Washington
George Washington Memorial Association
George Washington Memorial
Mary Ball Washington
George Washington
Court to decide value of wine under prohibition
In Sonoma County California officials weigh recovery actions to reclaim taxes paid on 3,000,000 gallons of wine stored since 1920. Assessed values ranged from 20 cents per gallon in 1920 to 30 cents in 1921, then one cent this year, as prohibition eroded its value as property.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Sonora County
Sonoma County
Widow Maquet Files Suit Over Dumas Authorship
In Paris a lawsuit led by the widow of Auguste Maquet challenges the authorship of The Three Musketeers. She claims Maquet was a part author and seeks a share of income plus his name on four new editions, noting he sold his rights for thirty thousand dollars for twenty years.
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Paris
Three Musketeers
Alexander
Dumas
Athos
Porthos
Aramis
Auguste Maquet
Madame Maquet
Maquet
Cook recalls Bismarck table manners and appetite
The aged former cook of Otto von Bismarck recounts the chancellor’s supper habits. He recalls Bismarck devouring crab mayonnaise and lobster, drinking Munich beer, and outmatching his physician before falling ill next day. He notes Bismarck’s fondness for large gifts from admirers, including an 80 pound cheese and 80 yards of sausage.
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London
Bismarck
Munich
Bavaria
The Triumph of the Cow at Santa Fe Station
A runaway cow caused chaos in Los Angeles as crowds fled and tram rules paused. Police and firefighters joined by bystanders pursued the animal along Santa Fe Avenue before it was subdued and returned to its owners.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Fe Cailroad Station
Santa Fe Avenue
Beautiful Blondes Predominate Class Of Graduates At California University
A San Francisco report notes that 95 percent of University of California graduates this year are blondes. The article cites scholars proposing climate or other factors and suggests the blondes are natural, non peroxided.
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California University
San Francisco
University of California
Dime novels regain popularity after wartime decline
In Bridgeport Ohio on June 9 local news dealer 8 B Hickey says dime novels are returning to demand within five cents of prewar prices. Readers include Diamond Dick Nick Carter and Frank Merriwett among youth and adults, with Bertha M Clay enjoyed by married women seeking excitement.
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Bridgeport
Ohio
B. Hick
Hickey
Kaiser
Diamond Dick
Jesse James
Nick Carter
Old Bleath
Frank Merriwett
Horatio Alger
Captain Marryat
Henry
Bertha M. Clay
Recognition and the urge for social acceptance
The passage notes that while some prefer privacy like blushing unseen, most people seek recognition from family, coworkers, and social acquaintances, highlighting the human need for acknowledgment from close circles.
Typographical Union Essay Contest Closes Soon
Last Call for boys and girls to enter the Typographical Union school essay contest with cash prizes. Deadline shown as the fifteenth of the month, essays to be in the Secretary of the Bridgeport Typographical Union at P O Box 845 or before June 16.
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Bridgeport Typographical Union
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Easay
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