Marconi Builds Short Wave Radio Phone to Replace Wires
Senator Guglielmo Marconi forecasts a new era of telecommunication using ultra short waves to pass mountains and obstacles. He cites tests from his yacht Electra to the Miramar hotel and says future work will enable overland, obstacle free wireless voice transmission and greater range.
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Marconi
Santa Margherita
Italy
Ins
Guglielmo Marconi
International
Electra
Miramar
Muffin and Tomato Salad Recipes from Vintage Guide
Recipe fragments describe muffins made with Graham flour sugar and sour milk baked in greased pans, served warm or cold, and a stuffed tomato salad using tripe tomatoes cucumbers green beans celery onions peppers olives paprika salt and salad dressing. Details include mixing steps and serving in lettuce cups.
Land telephone lines may be suppressed by achievement
A fragment notes that when a certain condition is met, land telephone lines could be suppressed. The wording implies a future change tied to an unspecified achievement. No names, dates, or places are provided to specify entities involved.
Caroline Newell Granted Marriage Annulment
San Francisco reports actress Caroline Newell was granted an annulment from Samuel Bokol whom she said threatened her life if she did not marry him in Los Angeles on February 23, 1932. The brief item notes the annulment and mentions a Want Ads slot.
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San Francisco
Caroline Newell
Samuel Bokol
Los Angeles
Shustrom Executed for Killing Alberta Knight
Glenn D. Shustrom aged 23 was put to death in the electric chair at the Indiana State Prison for the murder of 12 year old Alberta Knight. The former Galesburg High School student attacked the girl at her Whiting home and killed her. Governor McNutt denied clemency. Execution occurred at 1 a.m.
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Michigan City
Ind
Glenn D. Shustrom
Alberta Knight
Shustrom
Galesburg
Ill
Knight
Whiting
Paul McNutt
Rev Westendorf Administers Last Rites After Demise
The article notes that after the Rev. Frederick Westendorf administered the last rites, events followed with solemn rites and community responses recorded in the local notes.
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Frederick Westendorf
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