Mystery Banker Arrives in New York as Global Enigma
Alfred Loewenstein, the elusive Belgian financier long labeled a power broker in Europe, sails into New York with a secretive retinue. He has offered Belgium and France sizable loans at low rates, hints at investing in U S power industries, and travels with a staff of fifteen and luxury transports.
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New York
Alfred Loewenstein
Basil Zyharot
Rome
Henry Ford
Rockefellers
Belgium
France
United States
Potentate
Mr. Loewenstein
Comte
Comtesse de Grannes
Comtesse de Montalenbert
Daufresne
Europe
Amsterdam
Paris
London
Basil Zaharoff
Place de Brouchere
Brussels
Royal Guards
Count de Broqueville
England
Rea
And the Cat Came Back From 50 Miles Away
Mr and Mrs J L Daniels and daughter Eva narrate a tale of a stray cat that returned from Sumter after being placed in a box in a car rear. The cat departed with its kittens a day after arrival and traveled about 50 miles to reach Columbia where it sat on the window sill after a 14 day absence. The cat is thin but happy and will remain with the Daniels.
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Columbia
S. C
J. L. Daniels
Eva Daniels
Daniels
Ridgewood Club
Columbian
Ent
Sumter
Big Texas Ranch to Host City Cowboys for Tourists
Alpine Texas locals buy historic Valle ia Clenega ranch in the Davis Mountains to run as a guide ranch for visitors. Pete Crawford, noted cowboy and border officer, will manage the operation and has brought cattle ponies to the 35,000 acre property.
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Alpine
Texas
Davis Mountains
South Western Plains
Pete Crawford
Crawford
Valle Ia Clenega
Former War Prisoner Sells Meat to Captor in Kansas City
Eleven years after serving with a Northumberland Fusiliers scouting party that helped capture a German outpost near Hargecourt, former prisoner Henry Warsaw, now a Chicago meat packing company employee, sold meat to his captor Tom Stephenson of Lexington Nebraska.
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Kansas City
Tom Stephenson
Lexington
Neb
Northumberland Fusilcers
Hargecourt
Stephenson
Henry Warsaw
Warsaw
Chicago
Leaves Fortune to Nonexistent Heirs
Sydney N 5 W John Payne died in Melbourne leaving a fortune over 2 500 000. His will made two years earlier directed residuary estate to his children with sons receiving three times the daughters share yet he died childless. The plan to destroy his grand home by fire was stated but unexplained. A widow would receive 16000 immediately and 25000 yearly. The gardener got 15000.
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Belgium
Biarritz
Leicestershire
Brussels
London
Europe
America
Sydney
John Payne
Melbourne
Ranch guides keep old style hunting alive on vast Texas ranch
Crawford uses veteran guides for deer bear mountain lion and turkey hunts on a 50 year old setup. He notes many adults seek a cowboy experience on the ranch while few of the veterans mingle with visiting city cowboys.
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Crawford
States Ranked in Army Psychology Test Findings
Dr. Carl Brigham of Princeton reports Galton society findings showing soldiers from Washington Oregon California and Massachusetts posted the highest averages on Army Intelligence tests. Dr. Walter W. Bingham notes wartime psychologists faced endless requisitions for men with specific skills, with Camp Devons Massachusetts and Camp Lewis Washington cited as prime sources of high grade personnel.
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New York
Carl Brigham
Princeton
Galton Society
Washington
Oregon
California
Massachusetts
Doctor Bingham
Walter W. Bingham
Personnel Research Federation
General Pershing
France
Camp Devons
Mass
Camp Lewis
Wash
Bingham
Chair of Cheops Mother Restored for Museum
Cairo authorities display Queen Hetepheres carrying chair restored after two years of meticulous work. Crafted by King Cheops about 6,000 years ago, the chair features patterned gold and gold hieroglyphics and illuminates pyramid age craft, with original joints preserved despite decayed wood.
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Cairo
Hetepheres
Cairo Museum
Cheops
Short Skirts Save Work for Baggage Smashers
A New York baggage chief notes that shorter skirts sheer stockings and cloche hats ease handling as women travel light. Trunk handlers bear the fashion changes while passengers reduce luggage, sometimes traveling with only a single trunk or a few suitcases.
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New York
Credit body puts brake on crooks
New York report from the National Association of Credit Men shows 203 commercial criminals convicted and 419 indicted nationwide in the last year. Since a protection fund reached 1.4 million, 444 crooks have been convicted and 1,142 charged, with 686 awaiting trial. The group notes reduced bankruptcy investigations and urges prosecution to deter fraud. More than 90,000 creditors across the U.S. participated in bankruptcies investigated and 208 convictions occurred with geographic breakdowns.
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New York
United States
National Association of Credit Men
Samuel Aldron, Jr
Association
Oatonal Credit Protection Fund
Aldron
Credit Protection Department
Pps
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Doctor to Study Cry-Baby Psychology at Neurological Institute
Dr Edwin A Zabriskie announces a program by the Neurological Institute to study infant psychology linking the cry-baby behavior to epilepsy and later maladjustment. The institute backs a 2 million dollar campaign to explore roots of criminality with a team of pathologists and pediatricians. The research will examine chemical balance and a sensitive nervous system to predict future adjustment as adults.
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Washington
Edwin A. Zabriskie
Medical Board
The
Neurological Institute
Zabriskie
Ufe
Arch Bishop of Canterbury and Reporters Comment
The Worcester Telegram notes a public declaration by the Archbishop of Canterbury that he is a slow thinker and speaker and sometimes stumbles in address, yet reporters capture his meaning and present it clearly. The piece mocks how many people complain reporters never get anything slight.
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Archbishop of
Canterbury
Worcester Telegram
The More the Less Editor Rejects Manuscript
A Boston Magazine editor rejects a manuscript with the note that the story must be just so to fit. The would-be contributor asks what is wrong, but the editor replies it is only eighty or so words.
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Boston Magazine
Local Bric-a-Brac Sale Draws Mixed Crowds
Areport notes that bargain hunters flock to a town sale with varied items. The piece reflects on how people chasing reform or change face resistance from many acquaintances, highlighting social friction at community events.
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Big Texas Ranch
Shantung Province
Ysinun
Shantung
Japan
Tsingtao
Bayer
Pel
Jere A. Costello
Tsu Bldy
Bradley
Vinx
Savannah
D. Garrett
Denham
Denver
Cole
Spurlock
Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
Carter
Tatice
Barold Somers Prockiya N
Parker
Dri Winte
Ulacox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N. Be
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