Spinning Wheel murder charged in Hing ham
Robert Elliot Burns faces a manslaughter charge in the Hing ham parlor death of Dr Harold Johnson a 37 year old Braintree dentist. He pled not guilty and was held on 5000 bond as the case was set for a week. Dr Johnson was found dead after a struggle reportedly involving an old spinning wheel piece. Mrs Aurelia Johnson Burns a former wife of Burns is jailed in Syracuse for fur coat larceny.
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Hingham
Mass
Robert Elliot Burns
Harold Johnson
Braintree
Burns
Daniel Shea
Plymouth
Aurelia Johnson Burns
Dr. Johnson
Syracuse
N. Y
Harvey Bros. to Open Cedar Rapids Clothing Store
Harvey Bros., clothiers, will open a modern men’s clothing store at 115 Second Street SE Cedar Rapids on March 23 as part of a regional expansion. F. I. Benton, long associated with Iowa retail clothing, will manage the Cedar Rapids shop with locally hired staff. The store will showcase suits topcoats and hats and feature extensive remodeling for daylight condition improvements.
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Iowa
Harvey Bros., Clothiers
Cedar Rapids
Second Street
Harvey Bros
Middle West
F. I. Benton
Second Avenue
Fragmentary Store Notice Hints at Colorful Selections
OCR fragment mentions in store display areas for better color and pattern choices. No names dates or places readable. Summary limited by text readability.
Capone Said to Serve Five Days in Solitary on Alcatraz
Reports from the bay area claim Al Capone was kept in solitary for five days on Alcatraz after a fist fight in the prison workshop. Warden James A. Johnson refused to confirm the rumor, saying Capone is not currently in solitary. The assailant reportedly broke his own wrist defending himself.
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al Capone
San Francisco
INS
Scarface
Alcatraz Island
Bay Region
James A. Johnson
Capone
Warburg Fills In As Conte Del Savoia Drummer
New York AP reports Felix M. Warburg, a banker, filled in as trap drummer on the liner Conte de Savoia after the regular drummer fell ill. He played two nights in dinner jacket with a flower in his buttonhole, and defended bankers against false depictions while aboard.
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New York
Conte
de Savoia
Felix M. Warburg
mid-Atlantic
Warburg
Charles E. Coughlin
Date Shards at Lachish Dates From Jeremiah Era
Prof. Harry Toreznyer of Hebrew University announced that 12 inscribed potsherds found at Tel Adduweir Lachish by J L Starkey's expedition date to about 2,500 years ago. The script appears written in ordinary ink, marking the find as highly valuable for the First Temple period.
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Jerusalem
Palcor Agency
Harry Toreznyer
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Tel Adduweir
J. L. Starkey
Wellcome Archaeological Research Expedition
Jeremiah
Toreznyer
Starlings Invade White House Area
Washington reports flocks of starlings invading White House grounds for the first time as crowds note roosting on public buildings along Pennsylvania Avenue. Some suggest the birds protest unemployment programs while others say they visit Col Edward Starling, new chief of the White House secret service.
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Washington
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Starlings
Col
Edward Starling
Secret Service Force
Fear 18 Lost On Italian Tugboat Curzola
The Italian naval tugboat Curzola with a crew of fifteen sailors and three officers disappeared after sailing from Taranto to Augusta on March 11. No contact has been heard since Friday.
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Fear
Rome
INS
Taranto
Augusta
Man Turns In Fire Alarm Drops Dead at Box
New York AP report says Charles Clausen a 51 year old watchman who found a basement fire in a five story tenement turned in the alarm and then collapsed dying. Fire crews extinguished the blaze.
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New York
Charles Clausen
Debunker on Stars and Stripes Heraldry Facts
John Harvey Furbay argues that celestial bodies are round not pointed and that flag stars are misnamed mullets while stripes are bars in heraldry. He explains heraldic terms and asserts the flag displays mullets and barrulets, not true stars and stripes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Ledger, Inc
Italian Budget Boosted by Africa Dispute Exceeds War Funds
Rome official Ga zette says East Africa operations will cost 78,000,000 lire about 6.55 million dollars in excess of the war navy and air ministry budget before June 30. The expenses are listed as extraordinary items in the interest of the colonies.
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Rome
Italy
East Africa
Tragic Calendar Notes Reveal Baby Doe's Poverty Struggles
In Leadville Colorado notes scribbled on two calendars detail the final years of Baby Doe Tabor. The 73 year old, once famed silver queen, lived in poverty beside the Matchless mine and died of pneumonia. Calendar entries recount hunger fears and visions of spirits.
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Leadville
Colo
Baby Doe
Tabor
Baby Dee
Doe
Cabin Floor
7Th Street
Silver Dollar
A. Watson Suga Pwd and Sundry Grocery Price List
A grocery price list from A. Watson Suga Pwd presents a dense catalog of items with unit prices and bulk offers. The ad highlights multiple staples including flour, coffee, tea, sugar, canned goods, detergents, produce, and bakery items with weekly specials and home-delivery notes.
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Ryce
Monarch
Hill’s
Castle Jap
Jersey Cr
Omar
Graham
Lima
Ige
Calif
Dr. Cl
Ingrid's Betrothal Narrowed List of Eligible Princesses
Copenhagen reports Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark will wed Princess Ingrid of Sweden reducing the pool of Protestant brides for the Prince of Wales. Frederik and Queen Alexandrine traveled to Stockholm to meet Ingrid as she approaches her 25th birthday on March 28.
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Copenhagen
Prince of Wales
Frederik
Denmark
Ingrid
Sweden
Alexandrine
Stockholm
Wales
Swedish Crown Prince’s daughter praised as leading princess
The article profiles Gustaf VI Adolf’s daughter as a gifted linguist musician and artist. She is described as tall ash blonde and skilled in cooking sewing dancing swimming and riding.
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Gustaf Adolf
Gustaf V
Sweden
Frederik
Olga
Greece
Marina
Prince of Wales
Christian X
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Philadel
Richelieu
Sunkist
Folger
Prophet Jeremiah
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Ph.d
Jamerican Flag
Igram & Kale
St. SW
Kleanser
Manhattan
Sen Ace
Oal Soffee
A. Watson
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Menda
Fey
Third Avenue SW
Leibsohn’s Food Markets
Marion
del Monte
Kenwood
Kellogg's
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Pillsburys
Sir Folger
Wilson
BBC
Idaho
F. R. Schoor
Third St. SW
John McArtor
Twelfth St
Prunes
Hershey
Royal Geis
T Biscuits
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