Local Notes from Friendship and Surrounding Areas
Somerville News reports Social and family updates from Friendship and nearby towns. Miss Robbie Sample returns from Troy after graduating from the Normal this spring. James Lanier dies after a long illness. his widow and three children are ill with measles. An accident injures a baby in a car overturned near Plemons home. all passengers escape serious harm.
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Robbie Sample
Troy
Normal
James Lanier
Friendship
Russell Sofders
J. D. Plemons
Tom Wade
Lifemasks Trend Captivates Vienna Society
In Austria the lifemasks craze grows with a Vienna sculptor thriving on impressions for prominent men and women. The process takes fifteen minutes per mask and costs fifteen dollars, attracting a fashionable clientele.
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New
Vienna
Austria
Royal Academy Leaders Injured in Auto Crash
Sir Aston Webb president of the Royal Academy and Sir Luke Fildes famed British artist were seriously injured in a car crash near an unspecified location, prompting medical treatment and an investigation into the incident.
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Aston Webb
British Royal Academy
Sir Luke Fildes
Great Britain
Final Effort Made to Save Boochie
Leona Calmes attempted suicide in a New Orleans jail cell using a three inch blade as Capt. Archie Rennyson and guards overpowered him. He stabbed himself five times, one wound near a lung, and a doctor aboard the train treated the pain with morphine. Joseph Bocchio sought clemency for Boochie as Mrs. Calmes mourns, with district officials present. Extra guard companies were deployed in Amite ahead of executions.
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Calmes
New Orleans
Archie’ Rennyson
Che
Leona
Rennyson
Dad
Saeemey
Joseph’ Bocchio
Independence
Chemistry Class Visits Waterworks in Twin Cities
The Decatur high school's chemistry class visited the water works in the Twin Cities this morning with Prof. Turney. R. D. Edwards of the Railroad Y M C A Boys Work secured the plant tour. The Home Oil mill had local students visit earlier, guided by manager F. S. Hunt.
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Decatur High School
Twin Cities
Prof
Turney
Decatur
R. D. Edwards
Edwards
F. S. Hunt
Youth Is Happy to Be a Father
Seventeen year old Burton S Tucker, who married 49 year old Mrs Susan C Tucker, reported by telegram from Los Angeles, says he is happy to be a father after a daughter was born in Baldwinsville, New York on April 22. The lawyer cites an indictment connected with the marriage.
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Acceciated Press
New York
Burton S$. Tucker
Susan C. Tucker
Baldwin
Los Angeles
Little Church Around the Corner and Theater News
A memorial window at The Little Church Around the Corner on East Twenty-Ninth Street elevates its fame as the actors church guiding Broadway. Count Vaco de Gama is fined $2 for parking long on lower Broadway. Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt to star in Molnar’s The Guardsman for Theater Guild. A National Committee of Crossword Puzzle experts convenes with 400 members from across the continent.
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Sae
York
Jefferson
Vaco de Gama
Lower Broadway
Lynn Fontanne
Alfred Lunt
Theater Guild
Ac’ress
Mr. Lunt
Miss Fontanne
Mrs. Lunt
National Committee of Cross Word Puzzlers
Statues and radio as town debates stir Lisbon era arts
A discussion on handling foreign words and slang in writing is noted alongside plans to equip the St. Gaudens Diana statue with radio antennas for broadcasts next September. The piece highlights child performer Miriam Battiste who continues acting after her mother's death, honoring her father's wishes.
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St. Gaudens
Diana
Madison Square Garden
Austus Saint Guadenas
Miriam Battiste
Women MPs Back Bill to Abolish Death Penalty in Commons
A private members bill seeks to abolish capital punishment in murder or treason cases and replace it with life penal servitude. Backers include Mrs Wintringham Miss Jewson George Lanstity and other Commons members. The bill proposes a fixed term with possible reduction on mercy recommendation by the jury.
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WOMEN
Notable Legislative Draft Reforms on Penal Servitude and Age
The text outlines a proposed law restricting shorter terms under penal servitude to life or up to two years with or without hard labor. It clarifies naval and military law not affected and ages under 16 retain altered liability. The fragment reflects early 19th-century reform debates on punishment terms.
People Read Want Ads, So Do Others
A brief note highlights that readers frequently browse want ads and that the small classified section sees steady attention. The item suggests advertisers can reach a broad audience by placing concise notices in the daily paper.
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