Execution of Spanish rebel leaders ends by firing squad
The last hours of Gen Joaquin Fanjul and Col Jose Fernandez Quintana unfold after their capture in the Montana barracks revolt. They sign death sentences, wed and bid farewell to loved ones, then are executed at 5:05 AM in the prison yard as storm guards and militia stand watch.
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Madrid
Spain
Joaquin Fanjul
Jose Fernandez Quintana
Montana Army
Fanjul
Fernandez Quintana
Fernando Cobian
Senorita Luisa Aguado
Rosario
Senorita Aguado
Cobian
Senora
Senorita Fernandez Quintana
Engineer Corps
Montana
Royal British Child Puzzle Drafted Amid Revolt Details
A historic dispatch recounts a 1936 firing squad execution at Montana barracks after a failed Madrid uprising. It notes Fanjul and Fernandez Quintana amid rebels, with Fanjul dying instantly and letters found on his person to Gen Mola and his fiancée.
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Fanjul
Emilio Mola
Madrid
Eye color hair shade link to head shape in California scientists
A California study notes anger and fear relate to variations in eye color and hair tones and to differences in skull shapes among scientists. The report emphasizes observable physical diversity and its possible behavioral associations.
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California
Ina Claire Wins Income Tax Suit in California Separate Property Case
Miss Ina Claire, famed stage and screen star, wins against Internal Revenue in a dispute over 1932 income of her late husband John Gilbert. The ruling hinges on California community property law and a separate property contract, referencing the Hickman precedent. Gilbert’s death in 1935 is noted, with Claire credited for over-assessment rather than cash payment.
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Washington
Ina Claire
Internal Revenue
Guy T. Helvering
John Gilbert
California
Helvering
Miss Claire
Gilbert
Howard C. Hickman
Bessie Barriscale
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Hickman
Bureau
Claire
Right Whale Spout and Sulphur Bottom Feature Descriptions
The passage contrasts two natural spouts: the right whale’s spout divides near the summit, while the sulphur bottom’s spout rises as a tall thick column, highlighting distinct columnar forms in the landscape.
Mind questions from a scientist on memory and conduct
The author discusses memory limits and the impossibility of recalling unspoken thoughts. He references a booklet by Dr. Henry C. Link and notes practical tips to improve memory. He remarks on perceived gender differences in time use and defines "lacking character" as weakness or subservience, citing films showing a henpecked husband.
How to Improve Your Memory by Dr Henry C Line
A booklet titled How to Improve Your Memory offers tested memory rules by modern science. It explains remembering names dates lessons books and more and is offered to readers with a stamped self addressed envelope for postage.
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Kingdom Come
Henry C. Link
Albert E. Wiggam
Not safe to describe threats or violence in marriage
A fragment expresses a threatening domestic scenario involving a gun and a spouse. The text hints at a volatile dispute within a marriage without providing full context or outcome. No further details or names are available from the fragment.
Character and Worse Character in Public Debate
A columnist reflects on language used for a notorious figure, noting that “real character” is a scarce trait and that when a truly bad man is in mind, harsher terms than “lack of character” are warranted. The piece analyzes rhetorical standards in political discourse and the optics of moral labeling.
Eastre and Easter Traditions Tied to Pagan and Christian Roots
Eastre symbolized light and spring. Many popular Easter observances originate in pagan rites, with Christian meaning added to those that could not be discarded.
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Eastre
Notice of Appointment Executors No State of Iowa Linn County
Notice is given that Frances Denecke Marie Denecke Gertrude Denecke Torgeson Louise Denecke Blaus are named executors of the estate of Charles Denecke late of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted must pay promptly and claims against the estate must be filed in the office of the clerk of Linn County District Court. Blanks for signatures present in the filing.
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State
Iowa
Linn County
Charles Denecke
Gaa
Frances Denecke
Marie Denecke Bever
Gertrude Denecke Torgeson
Louise Denecke Blaus
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