Fires Alarm Homes After Rumors Disturb Sleep
In an unnamed community a husband and wife reportedly called for help to warn neighbors when bells rang during the night. The incident stemmed from rumors about fires disturbing sleeping children.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1924
Page
4
Rug weaving in Turkey and Persia persists in traditional form
In parts of Turkey and Persia rug making remains primitive, with 9-loom weavings driven by two parallel poles set in ground to define width. Each family guards its own design and weaving is a communal effort with many hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Persia
Stratford on Avon house linked to Shakespeare life restored
Concrete reports that the Elizabethan house linked to Judith Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway has been restored by new owners preserving its structure. W H Smith & Son aided, with Portland cement stucco giving pleasing results. The Stratford corporation owns the house, part of the Guild estate, and half the rent supports King Edward School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford-on-Avor
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Judith Shakespeare
Anne
Hathaway
Thomas Quincy
Winter
High Street
Stratford-on-Avon
W. H. Smith & Son
Stratford-on-Avon Corporation
Guild
King Edward School
Fragmentary OCR Note Prompts Unclear Meeting Context
The readable text shows garbled phrases about a meeting and someone named Todis, with confusion about understanding why events happened. Details and entities are incomplete and cannot establish a clear incident or outcome.
German Tries Death by Own Action in Hamburg
A 21 year old man in Hamburg attempted murder and death by his own action after a failed marriage. He survived being run over by an underground train, shot his wife but failed to kill himself, then leapt from a fifth floor balcony landing unharmed. He walked to the police station with the arresting officer and received three months for carrying a firearm without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aamburg
Germany
Hamberg Court
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
How Barrie Began A Young Editor Meets Barrie Source
A keen editor sought fresh contributors and exposed anonymous letters from a schoolboy in an evening paper. A young Scot, recently in Nottingham as a London correspondent, enters the Immortal Magazine story with Barrie as the named author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Barrie
Scot
Nottingham
London
Dewy
Barrie
San Francisco
Mystery in Copper Mass Faces University Treasure
A massive native copper mass weighing 483 pounds and measuring 42 inches by 82 inches by three inches, found by a Houghton county farmer, is now owned by the University of Michigan. The block bears a facial outline resembling an Indian, with a bent edge adding a human touch. The nugget, bought at market copper price, was not fully valued until photographed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton County
University of Michiigan
New York Post
Too Much to Ask of Them in the Orchestra
The orchestra rehearses a long piece when the composer arrives and complains that the wind section cannot blow and yawn at once. The conductor retorts that the wind instruments face a difficult task.
A Pattern for Nurse
A woman taking her little daughter to tea is surprised when the child tries to place a thin thread and butter piece in her pocket. The child explains she plans to take it home to nurse for a pattern.
Coach Questions Track Attendance After Date Excuse
Mark Johnson explains missing practice due to a date but claims no training was broken. The coach cites discipline and urges commitment to workouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Johnson
Stir
Opera 323 Years Ago and the Birth of Recitative
The Detroit News reports that Jacopo Peri’s Eurydice premiered 323 years ago at a banquet celebrating Maria de Medici and Henry IV of France. It credits Peri as father of opera and notes his early work Disne, with Eurydice later seen only once in Milan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacopo Peri
Eurydice
Maria de Medici
Henry IV
France
Milan
Giulio Casacini
Emilio del Cavalieri
Jacopo Perlig
Detroit News
High-Pressure Boilers Reach New Steam Pressures
Berlin reports a German boiler capable of 15 500 pounds of steam per hour at 850 pounds gauge. In the United States an electric company under construction uses 2 600 kilowatt and 4 000 kilowatt turbines designed for 1 200 pounds steam pressure and exhausts to other turbines at 250 to 850 pounds. A Swedish boiler operating at 900 pounds has been in use for about two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Briny Was Too Riny A Summer Boarder Comedy
A seaside resort tale centers on Briny a summer boarder who worships the ocean. While on the beach a bather slips in and out quickly, prompting Briny to question the man about the briny. The reply cites an absurd flood of watermelons as the reason.
Visiting Nurses Advance Health Campaign To Cut Maternal Deaths
Haley Fiske reports at the Metropolitan Life convention that ongoing nursing work cut maternal mortality. In 1923 about 100000 maternity cases among policy-holders received nurse care. New York City records five deaths per thousand versus eight nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Haley Fiske
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Ers
New York City
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F. T. Remieres
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Benjamin Moore & Co
Planet Jr
Myer
Railroad Avenue
Croade Street
Warren, R. I
Mra. Cornelius Harrington
B. A. French
Fruit Blend
P. DeRosa Jones Drug Co
Patrick F. Mahoney
Campanella Bros
P. J. Lannon
O. Menna
R. C. Quirk Est
Troiana
Thames
Bristol Ferry
Moreira & Matias
Peter Ginstiany Brown
L. Molasky
M. Santos
High ST
J. F. Gilro Clarke
Manchester
S. McCaw
W. Briggs
S. Molasky
D. Parisi
Bay View Ave
T- Carvalho
Bradford ST
Ie Benes
Mickie
Wees
Ghaplez
Hall
FEF. J. Cheney & CO
Loledo
Ohio
Honeymoon
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn, N. Y
Bristol
Beachmount Land Co., Inc
R. L. D. Decristofaro
Star Theatre
P. B
Long Legs
Jean Webste
Colt Memorial
Tax Exempt
eLectisi
G. H. Spencer
F. M. Gifford
Usher Place
Bristol Neck
J. B. Keeler
Thames St
O’wolf Inn
Child Street
Warren
B. I
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