Greek man's pursuit ends with arrest of killer in New York
Peter Houvouros of 2535 North Kedzie Avenue Chicago spent seven years tracking George Mavrogean who killed Flora Houvouros in a Sparta Greece area incident. Houvouros tracked Mavrogean to New York where he was arrested after a fruit stand sighting in Staten Island.
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Hicago
Peter
Houvouros
North
Kedzie Enne
Chicago
George Mavron
Newak City
Houvoures
Trippe
Sparta
Greece
Margean
Mavrogean
Ouvouros
Flora
Mily
America
Herme
Mavrogeans
West Virginia
Cleveland
New York
Hoboken
Staten Island
Ball
Mississippi woman seeks U S Senate seat amid suffrage fight
Miss Kearney a Mississippi candidate for the United States Senate declares she will fight for women’s rights even without campaign funds. A former schoolteacher and WCTU organizer she has worked for suffrage and relief in World War I. Her main opponent is ex Senator James K Vardaman.
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Jackson
Miss
Misse Kearney
Mississippi
Miss Iney
Senate
James K. Vardaman
Gotham’s Smoking Ban Confusion Sparks Public Laughter
New York City authorities discovered an ordinance banning smoking by women in public never passed the board or mayor. Police arrested Daniel W. F. McCoy, blamed as the official goat, while City Clerk Cruise defended staff for not stamping the order. The error halted widespread enforcement and disrupted bohemian Fifth Avenue and Greenwich Village smoking venues.
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York
Gotham
Enright
McGuinness
Board of Aldermen
Hylan
Daniel W. F. McCoy
Harlem
McCoy
Cruise
Milady
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Greenwich Village
Bohemia
Carmel feud ends in bareknuckle bout between Wil and Criley
In Carmel a publicized fistfight between author Harry Wil and landscape artist Theodore Criley ended with Wil knocked down four times and unable to rise after the final round. The match dissolved the long running feud sparked by Criley’s role in Pomander Walk and Wilson’s threats to Criley.
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Francisco
Carmel
E Pacific
Harry Leon
Honolulu
Criley
Wilson
Riley
Borrow Sportswear Styles New Styles in Millinery
Arbiters of fashion discuss summer trends combining sport wear with millinery. Sport suits and hats feature broad brims, flowers, and fruits as embellishment, with colors like yellow gray cobalt periwinkle and white dominating midsummer displays. Descriptions include gray homespun outfits with chenille neck and sleeve embroidery and varied hat groupings showcasing orchid straw and Batavia cloth options.
Igorrotes Face Change as Dogs Drop from Diet in Philippines
Prepared by the National Geographic Society, the article surveys Igorrote groups in Benguet Lepanto Amburayan and Bontoc noting a shift from dog meat to other foods and tracing cultural traits. It compares head hunting past with present peaceful farming and housing improvements under American rule.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Benguet
Lepanto
Amburayan
Bontoc
United States
Baguio
Kabayan
Cervantes
Pines
Kalinga
Sete Cueanet
Pitiate
Ian
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