The Boland check fraud gang lands in court
A Brooklyn case recounts how Boland and an organized crew lifted a $38.77 check from Hyman and Hess, forged it, and used Bearer and fake names to cash larger checks. Pinkerton detective Fuller traces the ring from Albany to Boston and New York, leading to Boland’s arrest and a Sing Sing sentence.
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Hyman and
Hess
State Street
Albany
N. Y
New York City
New York
Hyman
Tess
National Commercial Bank
George A. Puller
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Boland
Fuller
Gardner
Hesscheck
Boland Oucdt
New York State
Pinkerton
Roland
Boston
Dano
Devine
George S. Dougherty
William Plath
Payines
Brooklyn
Toland
Sing Sing
Anticipate Cheap Steel in India Plans
Announcement of The United Steel Corporation of India Ltd forming with capital of twenty crores rupees by Bird & Company Calcutta and Cammell Laird & Company. The project aims to build large iron and steel works in India with iron coal and limestone deposits nearby. Plant plans include 600,000 to 700,000 tons of pig iron and 150,000 tons of finished steel per year.
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India
United Steel Corporation of India, Ltd
Messrs
Bird & Company
Calcutta
Messrs. Cammell, Laird & Company
WIZARD TOWN OF KALO THAUNGTOT IN LOWER BURMA
A Burma locale named Kalo Thaungtot is described as a haunted town inhabited by wizards and necromancers. Reported oddities include silent marshes, eerie forest noises, and tales of miracles. Travelers recount freakish events such as a fowl's head reattaching and a necromancer swelling then vanishing, with rituals said to affect women and potential cures by forceful intervention.
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Lower
Burma
Kalo Thaungtot
Occult Review
Italian Industry Threatened by American Sulphur Firms
In southern Italy the sulphur industry faces American dominance and possible understandings with American producers. Early division agreements existed with Sicilians, but American firms now hold a strong edge. A representative of American sulphur producers is in Italy to discuss the situation.
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Italy
Commerce Reports
Sand Dunes North of Winnemucca Create Nuisance
Sand dunes north of Winnemucca Nevada cover 18 square miles and rise as high as 75 feet with steep eastern slopes indicating dunes slowly travel eastward. The advancing sands have forced road realignments in Little Thumboldt valley and buried telegraph poles high enough to require splicing to keep lines above dunes. The light creamy yellow sands form ridges and wind ripple patterns as they creep eastward.
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Winnemucca
Nev
Lake Lahontan
Little
Thumboldt Valley
Real rubies made in Heller Paris labs
Making Real Rubies in Paris laboratories chemists can complete what nature takes thousands of years to do Verneuil produced a genuine ruby after years of experiments Since then rubies and tinted sapphires have been made They are the real article identical to natural gems and pass all known tests They contain the same substances and endure mechanical forces as used by nature underground
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Heller
Paris
M. Verneuil
Nature
Popular Science Monthly
Skeleton Prank In Old School Stuns Students
An exchange recounts a prank on a deserted third floor where a student hid in a closet near the physiology skeleton. The plan to groan and frighten classmates backfired when the skeleton toppled, prompting a startled teacher to open the door as the student described the moment. The note captures the student’s eerie feelings during the incident.
Accepted With Pleasure Tag Day Tale
A small town upbringing left me oblivious to tag day customs. While visiting an aunt in a larger town I accepted a tag from two young women while shopping. I later learned they laughed because I did not contribute money, and I realized my error in exchange etiquette.
All the Symptoms in the Office Scene
A dialogue excerpt from the Birmingham Age-Herald depicts Mr Grabcola not in the office likely golfing. Clerks relax at desks and stenographers remain tied to telephones, suggesting his absence and a slack office mood.
Hoop skirt comeback hinted by fashion journal
The piece jokes about fashion trends from a French journal predicting hoop skirts will return within a year. It blends playful history, noting Omar the Tentmaker and P. T. Barnum, Queen Elizabeth, and Windsor Castle, with a tongue in cheek warning that hoop skirts could stir upheaval as in the Civil War era.
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Roy K. Moulton
New York Mail
Omar
Tentmaker
P. I. Barnum
Queen Elizabeth
Liz
Windsor Castle
Cough Control Debated on Stage and Seats
A witty Leslie’s Weekly piece imagines theater cough regulation with a seismograph couch indicator. Patrons would earn ten coughs per evening before a trap door to a first aid station. The satire notes the strain of managing stage illness and the care of performers and audience.
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Paine
Byron
Arthur H. Folwell
Leslie’s Weekly
Wise Provision of Nature
A New York Herald piece argues that perception varies with training and habit. It recounts an American ornithologist in Patagonia who could not distinguish sparrows as savages could, illustrating that specialists excel in their domain but do not possess universally keener eyes than civilized observers.
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Patagonia
New York
Cuckoo Film Reveals Nest Theft and Brood Parasitism
A film shown at New Gallery Kinema by Edgar Chance documents the cuckoo’s parasitic nesting. Viscount Grey praised the four years of study as a notable contribution to bird knowledge. The film shows the cuckoo stealing an egg, then destroying other eggs and fledglings to monopolize foster parents’ care.
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New Gallery
Edgar Chance
Viscount Grey
Chance
A Sporting Judge
A Birmingham Ave Herald oddity features a judge humorously scolding Tint for speeding. The exchange implies a quirky dialogue about using a car and a bus, with a light remark that speeding would not exceed forty miles per hour.
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Birmingham Ave Herald
Pies at Auction Illustrates Rural Fund Raising in Missouri
A New York Evening Post piece cited by Edgar White describes pie suppers or socials as a clever way small district schools in Missouri raise funds to meet standards. The article recounts auctions where pies made by girls fetch high sums, sometimes from 15 to 20 dollars, and notes conflicts between town and country youths at these events.
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Missouri
North Missouri
Stone
Tewell
Ely
Edgar White
New York Evening Post
Broadway
Tucker
Khere
Grand View Consolidated
Mincon County
Linneus
Owl Creek School
Husky
Gays Creek
Flere
Edie
Goa
Che Fellows
Aed
Trees in Winter and the Color of Evergreens
The American Forestry Magazine notes evergreen trees add color to winter landscapes across the North and South. Dark green foliage enhances contrast with deciduous trees, making red or yellow leaves stand out against the evergreens as weather turns cold.
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Manazhine
Landscape in Fall for Attractiv e Home Surroundings
Fall landscaping tips suggest using spring like appeal with proper plantings to enhance home surroundings. Readers are advised to plan for next season and consider small areas to create attractive scenery when houses are occupied about a third of the year.
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Ammerican Forestry
What It Costs to Stop a Train
A passenger locomotive uses one pound of fuel per 52 feet traveled. Each unnecessary stop with heavy trains wastes 500 to 750 pounds of coal. A brake on a 50 car train can lose up to 2510 pounds in ten hours. Five minute engine cuts save about 75 pounds. If firemen saved a bit of coal, total coal savings could reach nearly 1 percent.
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Floyd W. Parsons
When the waves of death surrounded me in distress
A biblical verse style fragment references Psalm 18 with phrases about fear, floods, and calling on the Lord. The text notes being surrounded by death and the Lord hearing cries from His temple, citing a Bible verse and chapter numbers.
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Hell
Reszke Patronage and Finger Print Safeguards
The famed tenor Jean de Reszke is praised for dignity and restraint, accepting pay only for stage work. A anecdote recounts two blank checks from Alfred de Rothschild torn and returned. Postmaster Leader explains fingerprint impressions are required for postal savings accounts to protect depositors and ensure withdrawal safety amid identity concerns.
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Jean de Reszke
Nice
de Reszke
Thunder
Hit
Alfred de Rothschild
Mid- Post Office
Lepestter
Arthur CG
Chcago
Pellce Department
Challenges of Using Planes for High Mountain Rescue
Historical notes discuss attempts to adapt airplanes for high altitude and alpine landings. Snow surface variability and high altitude thin air complicate control and landing, limiting feasibility beyond 15 000 feet. At 20 000 feet landing reliability diminishes, while higher levels become virtually impossible, explaining why airplane use on Everest has largely been abandoned.
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Alps
Wen
Everest
More Dwelling Houses Rise in 1921 Construction
Nationwide data from the National Chamber of Commerce reveals a sharp rise in home building in the first ten months of 1921. In major cities, roughly 605 million pounds was spent on new construction from January to October, surpassing all of 1920 by about 55 million. Dwelling houses accounted for about 74 percent of this total in the period, higher than the 61 percent share in 1920, with figures for the full year yet to be released.
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National Chamber of Comerce
Embarrassing Moment on the Northwestern Ride
A passenger recalls a crowded late night journey home to Ligewater on the Northwestern. Amidst flies and crowded aisles, she brushes a crawling annoyance from her lap and unintentionally yanks a hat plume from a woman behind her.
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Ligewater
Mr. Fly
Chicago Post
Stranger In Jerusalem Describes Local Arts And Cleanup
The article notes natives around Jerusalem carving olive wood figures and beads from mother of pearl shells brought from the Red Sea. It describes the ancient city with many residents in stone houses and caves and cites the new civil administration cleaning up the area and teaching garbage collection.
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Jerusalem
Carayvan
Red Sea
Cheap Light lamp from phosphorus and olive oil
A pennywise lamp can be made using a pea sized phosphorus piece and heated olive oil filling a third of a bottle. A cork seals it and the glow renews by uncorking momentarily. The lamp is claimed safe and useful for nighttime tasks and children’s comfort.
Dictionary Fearsome Book Lecture by Professor Winans
Professor James A. Winans of Dartmouth College described dictionaries as fearsome books that can surprise readers with shifting meanings and warned that those who try to control language will be harmed. He spoke at the National Association of Teachers of Speech during its annual meeting in Chicago.
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James A. Winans
Dartmouth College
National Association of Teachers of Speech
Hstels
Chileage
Farm Bank in Turkey Advances on Farm Security
Turkey maintains a government agricultural bank with a capital near 15 million dollars, operating to advance funds to farmers secured by their farm assets. The institution functions as a key financial instrument supporting agricultural activity within the country.
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Turkey
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John W. Noble
Norman Clark
A. M. Willey
W. Corkran
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Dictionary Fearsome Book
Ab Wis Als
the Peoples Bank
Henry T. Nuttle
Prest
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