Wandering Japanese Fishermen Drift 7000 Miles to San Diego
Five Japanese fishermen rescued by U S immigration inspectors near San Diego recount more than three months adrift after a typhoon wrecked their junk Sumiyoshi Maru. From Yokohama they sailed for Kakodate, endured hunger water loss and storms, sighted Honolulu then drifted to the California coast. They are jailed awaiting orders from Washington.
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San Diego
Cal
Odysseus
United States
California
Encintas
Escondido
Japan
Yokohama
Kakodate
Honolulu
Equator
Christmas Islands
Central America
Galdpagos Islands
Yas Kamesaburo Yoshida
Takamatsu Kono
Zuzida Shimizu
Kamekichi Warsaki
Shaikanosuke Kono
Washington
Convict Seized in Cathedral Attempting Sanctuary in Hungary
In the Cathedral of Veszprim Hungary a map-clad convict burst into mass and tried to hide behind the high altar. A prison warden with rifle chased and captured Vendelen Makkos, under death sentence for murder, who had earlier escaped custody and sought sanctuary during the service.
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Vienna
Veszprim
Hungary
Vendelen Makkos
Budapest
Burglary Suspect Forgets Loot in DuPont Fight
A burglar who stole jewelry from the home of Assistant District Attorney Fox dressed in Foxs suit and left the valuables behind by mistake. Authorities report he left after briefly fleeing the scene in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Fox
Rural Peasant Theaters Flourish in Poland
In Warsaw region a surge of peasant theaters emerges across Poland run by villagers who perform plays about their own lives. Productions rely on primitive halls and natural acting to convey realism, training locally with a respected village coach. The result provides deep cultural insight beyond city stage productions.
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Warsaw
Poland
Boy Regains His Eyesight After Accident
George W. Morgan Jr. of East Thirteenth Street Wilmington aged twenty one who had been totally blind for fourteen weeks following a kitchen accident has his eyesight restored. Morgan was struck in the eye by a stone when a child and has suffered eye trouble since. He previously went to St Joseph's Hospital Baltimore and worked at the Maryland Workshop for the Blind.
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Wilmington
Del
George W. Morgan, Jr
East Thirteenth Street
Morgan
Baltimore
St. Joseph's Hospital
Maryland Workshop For
Jews Seek New Homelands For Zionist Dissenters
A Zionist split within the Jewish community leads to exploration of two potential autonomous lands for Hebrew settlers. One option is Angola’s Portuguese Colony, Southwest Africa, the other a Central American state. Mr Zangwill chairs a four day congress on relocating settlements amid water scarcity and other challenges.
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Vienna
Zionist Movement
Zangwill
Angola
Africa
Congress
The
Jewish Territorial Organization
Foreman Dies In Explosive Suicide On Nelson Island
Vancouver report of Chris Dunn a 35 year old logging foreman on Nelson Island who used four sticks of dynamite to end his life after a year of leg injury and mourning the deaths of a friend’s sons in a nearby accident. He rose at daylight and placed himself on a cliff top. His body was thrown sixty feet down. Dunn had lived in Seattle until three years ago.
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Vancouver
B. C
Chris Dunn
Nelson Island
Dunn
Seattle
Finger severed by ring in tree viewing incident
Ernest Rich fell from a tree while watching a Springfield baseball game. A ring on his left third finger caught on a limb and tore the finger off when he jerked free. He was suspended midair for minutes until the weight finally snapped the ring.
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Springfield
Ernest Rich
Rich
Czarina Alarmed By Cat During Dinner Cruise
Rumor of imperial danger in Peterhof ends comically as guards seal rooms and search for an assassin only to reveal a huge black cat emerging from a cupboard. The Czarina cried, the Czar laughed, and the scene calmed after the feline scare aboard the planned Gulf of Finland voyage.
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Peterhof
Russia
Gulf of Finland
Corner
Woman Gamekeeper Patrols Sussex Preserves
A twenty year old woman in Sussex guards southern country preserves with a loaded gun. Trained by her father, she patrols at night in search of poachers and is said to be a deadly shot, challenging old sayings about women.
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London
Sussex
Indiana champion rifle shot forgives holdup robber
John K Hafner, famed Indiana marksman, won the state rifle title with 162 consecutive bull’s eyes but once spared a burglar when his mother’s cry stopped him from firing. He recalled the incident as proof his aim is for skill not bloodshed and he kept $175 lost to the thieves.
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Ndianapolis
Ind
Indiana
John K. Hafner
Indiana State Rifle Association
Indianapolis
State Association
Hafner
Washington Street
John
Decoyed by Sunshine Smile Causes Speeding Doom
In Los Angeles Venice road a smiling young woman on a motorcycle rear seat lures autoists into speeding. About 100 motorists have paid fines as the decoys propel reckless driving. Motorcycle police deny using women as bait. DA H. Drew notes women never appear in court.
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OS Angeles
Cal
Venice
Los Angeles County
H. Drew
District Attorney’s Office
Jersey Lad Prayed at Night and Robbed by Day
In Paterson New Jersey sixteen year old Albert Vreeland pleaded guilty to seven robberies and was sentenced to 9 to 63 years. The gang’s other member confessed as residents describe the boy as the “champion bad boy of New Jersey.” The boy's mother blames his strict father and says bad girls influenced him. He boasted of killing two detectives after release.
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Aterson
N. J
Albert Vreeland
New Jersey
Vreeland
Tured
Scott
Young Vreeland
Ragtime Night Disturbance Ends With Fine
Mrs. Rose Kilhane, 2951 South Union avenue, kept neighbors awake with ragtime piano and singing at 2 a.m. Police escorted her to a hearing where Municipal Judge Beitler fined her ten dollars plus costs, quieting the block at 2952 South Union avenue.
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Alexander
Rose Kilhane
South Union Avenue
Mary Lee
Dixie
Mr. Dreamman
Mrs. Lee
Self-made Man Mocked on Head Size Comment
A proud speaker proclaims self made status. A listener replies that the talking part is too big for the thinking part. The exchange playfully notes a mismatch between vanity and judgment.
Births In The Air Proposed by Geneva Air Legislation Congress
The International Congress on Ariel Legislation in Geneva proposes a code requiring pilots to log any birth aboard an aircraft and notify authorities at the first landing. The suggestion highlights legal questions surrounding in flight births and official record keeping.
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International Congress On
Geneva
Switzerland
How He Left in a Scandalous Household Row
In a London Answers snippet servants discuss a marital quarrel at the home. The butler recalls a row last night and a rumor of the master leaving in a motor car, while the parlor maid insists he departed in a huff.
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London
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