Mystery of Unidentified Slain Man at Kansas City Hotel
Police traced a brutal hotel slaying in Kansas City where a male guest registered as Ronald T. Owen of Los Angeles. The victim, about 25, 5 feet 11, 180 pounds, remains unidentified as investigators pursue leads on revenge and a mysterious sister connection. Roses and a cryptic card appeared before the funeral arrangements were made by a nameless caller.
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Kansas City
Louise
Ronald T. Owen
Los Angeles
Potter's Field
Owen
Morley-A Sale Transfers Amber General Store Ownership
George Harms of Amber becomes owner of the C. W. Evitts general store and building in Morley in exchange for a 160 acre Linn county farm in Buffalo township. Evitts, who bought the store in 1927, has served on the local school board since 1931 and will move to a farm near Mount Vernon where his son Charles attends Cornell College.
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Morley
George Harms
Amber
C. W. Evitts
Buffalo Township
Linn County
Mr. Evitts
de Stingley
Mount Vernon
Charles
Cornell College
October 18 marks birth marriage and loss in Helen Hunt Jackson life
October holds pivotal dates for Helen Hunt Jackson born October 18 1831 her marriage and the death of Maj Edward Hunt in the same month. Grief followed as her son Rennie lay dying and she faced a promise not to harm herself before turning to writing Ramona and other works.
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Helen Hunt Jackson
America
Maj
Edward Hunt
Rennie
H. H
Ramona
John Adams First Vice President Despite Not Leading
John Adams born 1735 became the second U S President but wished to be first. His vanity hurt when George Washington became president. They made Adams vice president, making him the first vice president despite not being the leader.
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John Adams
United States
George Washington
Mr. Adams
Florida settlement and winter migration in the early 19th century
The text notes Spain ceded Florida to the United States on October 20 1820 and recalls early winters in Palm Beach and Miami. It mentions many Indians with hostile temperaments initially making the area unhealthy for whites, but over time tensions eased and conditions improved.
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Spain
Florida
United States
Palm Beach
Miami
Will Carleton’s Birth Anniversary Noted in Mich.
The Michigan born poet Will Carleton was born in Hudson in 1845. He wrote the famed Over the Hills to the Poorhouse while in college and gained wide popularity for that and Betsy and I Are Out.
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Will Carleton
Betsy
Hudson, Mich
Metropolitan Opera Opens Celebrating Fifty Years of Opera
The Metropolitan Opera House in New York opened on October 22, 1883 and has since built a tradition featuring stars such as Caruso Sembrich Eames Scotti Toscanini Damrosch Farrar Tibbett and a renowned company of voices and conductors.
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Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Golden Horseshoe
Caruso
Sembrich
Eames
Scotti
Toscanini
Damrosch the Elder
Farrar
Tibbett
Noble Company of Voices and Batons
Old Sleuth author Harlan P. Halsey forged a publishing empire
Halsey created the Old Sleuth brand, writing 300 serials in 22 years for one publisher and 135 more after becoming his own publisher. The series sold about 2,000,000 copies annually. Born October 23, 1837.
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Harlan P. Halsey
Old Sleuth
Halsey
Anniversary recalls bold mail truck heist by Anderson and Chapman
On the fifteenth anniversary of a million dollar mail truck robbery two notorious criminals faced fate. Anderson was slain and Chapman was hanged, marking a dramatic end to a brazen crime.
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Butch” Anderson
Gerald Chapman
Anderson
Chapman
Grandma Sadie Cornett Wins Pipe Smoking Contest
In Dallas Texas Sadie Cornett age 110 from Hutchins claims birth in northern Missouri before towns existed. She demonstrates a steam engine puffing technique with a corn cob pipe and wins 25 dollars in the Texas centennial women's pipe smoking contest.
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Dallas
Tex
Sadie Cornett
Hutchins
Missouri
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
D. Cash
Iowa City
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