All Kings Are Interesting As Humans, Reporter Finds
James A. Mills profiles monarchs and rulers who talk freely with reporters. He recalls King Boris of Bulgaria, King George of Greece, King Carol of Romania, and King Constantine of Greece, plus King Alexander of Yugoslavia and King Zog of Albania, with stories of humor, affability, and peril from wars and coronations.
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Boris
Bulgaria
George
Greece
Carol
Rumania
Marie
Constantine
Alexander
Yugoslavia
Europe
Peter
Serbia
Troyal Palace
Sofia
Zog
Albania
Charles Hart
U. S
Hart
Bog
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Horseless Carriage Builder Dies at 65
J D Perry Lewis 65 who built the first horseless carriage west of the Mississippi is buried in St Louis. He designed a motor from a discarded buggy in 1892 after a Paris trip and finally powered it to eight miles an hour with battery driven gearing and help from an inventor friend.
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ST. Louis
INS
Mississippi River
J. D. Perry Lewis
Paris
Coronation Tales and Vast Feasts Across Empires
A vivid recounting of imperial ceremonies, from a lavish raw meat feast for 25,000 warriors to the Manchoukuo coronation of Emperor Kang-Teh. It describes palace pageantry, royal discomfort, and a practical fix for the emperor’s tall hat as crowds endure cold and ceremony.
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Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Wilhelm
King of Kings
Solomon and Sheba
Hungary
Henry Pu-Yi
Kang-Teh
Manchoukuo
Manchuria
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Man Kills Prospector Over Dog Threats in Arizona
Frank Frederick a 54 year old former Phoenix shoe maker confessed to killing George Bodwich 51 a prospector at a placer mining camp in San Domingo wash Yavapai county. Frederick said Bodwich tormented him and threatened to take his dog prompting the shooting.
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Prescott, Ariz
INS
Frank Frederick
Frederick
Phoenix
George Bodwich
San Domingo Wash
Yavapi County
Bodwich
Diuretic Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Ad Promises Kidney Flush
An advertisement urges readers to buy Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules from Haarlem in Holland for 35 cents. It claims the product cleanses kidneys and relieves bladder irritation, with symptoms like waking at night, puffy eyes, backache, and shifting pains.
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Haarlem
Holland
Henry Fonda Hospitalized After Panama Arrival
Henry Fonda, the actor, was rushed to Samaritan hospital at Colon after arriving on a Panagra plane from Lima. The ailment is undisclosed but plans call for a Pan American flight Sunday after medical evaluation.
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Henry Fonda
Colon
Cristobal
C. Z
INS
Samaritan
Panagra
Lima
Peru
Fonda
U. S
Pan- American Airways
Warplane With Sarabia's Body Reaches Mexico City
A U S bombing plane landed in Mexico City at 2 45 p m EST with the body of Francisco Sarabia. The aircraft flew nonstop from Washington after Sarabia died when his plane crashed into the Potomac river last Wednesday. A message of condolence from President Roosevelt to President Lazaro Cardenas accompanied the shipment.
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Mexico City
Francisco Sarabia
Washington
Bollingfield
Roosevelt
Lazaro Cardenas
Sarabia
Potomac River
Mexico
Charcoal Gas Powered Fleet Reported in Hyogo Prefecture
Two passenger cars 89 buses and 13 trucks in Hyogo Prefecture Japan run on charcoal gas.
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Hyogo Prefecture
Japan
Flashes of Life In These United States
Maurice Ronan sought glasses for headaches but found no relief. X ray revealed a sliver of glass in his scalp, about an inch long, traced to injuries from a 1913 automobile crash describing scalp lacerations.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Maurice Ronan
Ronan
Dogs Gone In Shelbyville Dog Tax Run Gone Wrong
Shelbyville police records show S A Martin catching 54 mongrels on Thursday, but animals were freed overnight and 52 were recaptured Friday before all were released again. Nature Note reports a rabbit chase near Weatherford Oklahoma as told by Elmer Smith.
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Shelbyville
S. A. Martin
Nature
Weatherford, Okla
Elmer Smith
Farmer recalls close encounter with a cotton field rabbit
A passerby recalls chasing a rabbit in a cotton field with a hoe. The animal hopped and purred against his pants leg, provoking amusement. He hesitated to kill the creature, feeling conflicted before it finally tired and fled.
Eight-Year Bridge Game Ends as Overgaards Move
Omaha headlines report the long running bridge match of Dr. and Mrs. A P Overgaard and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Russell concluding after 1931 Mondays. Dr Overgaard led with 1 456 280 points as the pair ends the game before moving to Houston Texas noting no partner’s ace was trumped.
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Omaha
Neb
A. P. Overgaard
Ralph Russell
Overgaard
Houston
Tex
Rotary Club Announces Committee Personnel
President-elect Silas W. Pickering II announced the Charleston Rotary club committee assignments yesterday. He will chair the aims and objectives and student fund committees while retiring President Loyd Wildman leads the education committee. Other chairmen include R. E. Whitaker club service R. O. Sears vocational service and R. S. Cleland.
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Charleston Rotary Club
Silas W. Pickering II
Loyd Wildman
R. E. Whittaker
R. O. Sears
R. S. Cleland
Community Service Effort Highlights Local Fellows
Mason Crickard and Joe Loewenstein spearhead international service programs with H. G. Kennedy and R. G. Kelly guiding public information efforts. The fellowship supports youth in community work through the Mason Crickard led initiative.
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Mason Crickard
H. G. Kennedy
Joe Loewenstein
R. G. Kelly
Finch Reunion Planned for August on Wertz Farm
The 38th annual Finch reunion will be held August 11 to 13 at the Elk River Road farm of W. W. Wertz, announced by the reunion association president yesterday.
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Elk River Road
W. W. Wertz
Reunion Association
Bulgaria Exports to U S Jump Over Fifty Percent
Bulgaria reports its shipments to the United States rose more than 50 percent in the past year, signaling growing trade ties and demand for Bulgarian goods in the U S market.
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Bulgaria
United States
Dravo Company Issues Warning on Unsafe Midstream Barges
The Dravo Company declares it will not assume responsibility for accidents caused by circling or anchoring barges in midstream. It warns the public, including boys, to refrain from swimming to barges and coming aboard due to extreme danger.
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Dravo Company
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Capitol Street
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Hugh Stewart Motors, Inc
Pontiac Division
Virginia Street
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His Majesty
Edward Cramon Stanton, Jr
E. C. Stanton
Stanton
Quarrier Street
University of Michigan
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Sigma Chi
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Prospector
U.S
Cohen Drug Company
Summers Street
Charleston
Rotary Committee
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Ing
Norge
Walker Home Furnishers CO
WA. ST
Old Barlow Bldg
DIAL
McKee’s
Capitol ST
Pennsylvania Ave
L. B. M. Maytag CO
Summers ‘St
Tee
McClung-Morgan Stores CO
South Charleston
Cavender Furniture CO
Kanawha ST
Charleston Maytag CO
Summers ST
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