My Favorite IDed IRDINS Story of a Crystal Gazer
District attorney William Travers Jerome led prosecutions against fortune tellers and fake mediums in Manhattan. Detective Al Thomas posed as a client to trap a crystal-gazer, who claimed a hovering angel. Thomas mocked the scene, warning the medium to produce the “angel” or face arrest.
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William Travers Jerome
New York
Manhattan Island
al Thomas
Thomnas
Thomas
Ange
The
Central Press Association
Weather study on ocean influence by Navy officer
Lieutenant Commander George E. Brandt of the United States Navy argues that ocean waters store and distribute heat from polar radiation and greatly influence land and sea weather. He says monitoring ocean heat content could enable long term weather prediction and shed light on rainfall and drought durations. Observations by the Smithsonian Institution note solar radiation varies over time, complicating weather understanding.
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George E. Brandt
United States Navy
Brandt
Smithsonian Institution
Commander Brandt
Porcelain’s Global Story From Early Trade to Chinese Riches
The article traces early porcelain knowledge to Arabia and Sicily around 1154 where Djankoy’s pot makers were noted for “Chinese glass” ware. It mentions Ibn Batuta praising Chinese ceramic beauty in the 14th century and notes China’s long, selective export history with the finest chinaware reserved for emperors in the Snaxli province.
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Arabia
Mohammed-el-Efridi
Sicily
Roger II
Djankoy
Detroit News
Ibn Batuta
Snaxli
Lazzaroni of Naples a Vagabond Class in History
The Lazzaroni were a homeless Naples caste known for ragged attire and dirty habits who annually elected a chief called Capo Lazzaro. They aided Masaniello in 1647 to briefly seize the city and, in 1708 under Michele Sforza with influence from Cardinal Ruffo, repelled French attacks.
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Naples
Italy
Capo Lazzaro
Masaniello
Cardinal Ruffo
Michele Sforza
Lazzaroni
Lazarus
Hospital of St. Lazarus
Kansas City Star
Planes Spread Terror On Wild Fowl Decline
A Biological Survey bulletin warns planes cause deadly disruption to wild ducks and game birds, urging sportsmen and conservationists to report violations to Washington. It notes that airborne methods would be disastrous for wild fowl populations and conservation efforts.
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Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Trials Have Their Value A Gems Not Polished Without Rub
A short quotation attributed to Lord Bacoa on trials shaping character. It notes that gems are not polished without rubbing and a man is not perfected without trials, underscoring endurance as a path to growth.
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Lord Bacoa
Missions and Language What would the science of language s without missions
Max Muller questions the role of missions in shaping linguistic science. The remark probes whether language study loses focus without missionary contexts, touching on the interplay between language preservation, translation efforts, and scholarly aims.
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Max Muller
Excessive Taxes Blight a Nation and Economy
An American Bankers Association Journal article by Garrard B. Winston argues that excessive income and inheritance taxes harm prosperity, citing Ford Motor Company as a case where high taxation discourages work and investment. He warns that overtaxation reduces production, discourages risk, and can drive capital abroad, urging tax policy based on sound, long term revenue.
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American Bankers Association Journal
Garrard B. Winston
the Treasury
Ford Motor Car Company
Ford Company
Winston
Russia
Treasury
Florida
Early Monopoly in America Reported by Historian
Edward MacMahon of the University of Washington claims early monopoly in America began in 1623 with a cow brought to a Pilgrim colony. The animal was allotted to several families including Captain Miles Standish, who then gained control share by share and provided milk to his relatives while neighbors lacked.
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America
Edward MacMahon
University of Washington
England
MacMahon
Miles Standish
Stannish
Law Said to Permit Impunity for Patrols
The speaker argues the law is not enforced and that people must be made to understand that patrolling the bootlegger will be followed by impunity.
Have You This Habit By Margaret Morison
Mrs King meets Mrs Hope in spring plans and Paris dates but grows disappointed as Hope’s explanations waver. Hope’s stock bets fail and debt rises while King observes Hope’s wishful thinking. The piece, from Metropolitan Newspaper Service, ends noting the habit to face facts.
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Mrs. King
Mrs. Hope
Genius of Energy There is no genius In Ife the fenings of energy
D G Mitchell notes that true energy and industry derive from practical effort rather than a single genius, arguing progress comes from consistent work and collective action rather than isolated brilliance.
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D. G. Mitchell
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McDaniel Hall
E.G. Adkins & CO
Chestertown, Md
Centreville, Md
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Caroline County
M. K. Newn
A WI
M. K. Newnam
Star Cars
Bay
Roland Thomas
Whitby & Carroll
Denton, Maryland
Ford Motor
York
Denton Auto Company
P. R. Fisher
A. R. Murphy
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Henry G. Budd, D. D
Dover, Delaware
James J. Ross
Cecil C. Fulton
Sec’y Treas
the Kent County Mutual Insurance Co
Joan T. Carter
Agt
Denton
L. Irving Jones
Greensboro
Clare N. Payne
Preston
Ald
de Laval Milker
United States
Canada
de Laval
East Tenaya
Je Laval
John W. Henry
Easton
A & Atlas
Sportland Cement
Nuttle Hardware Company
Denton, Md
Denton 10
Dover Tailor Shop
Spa
Peraa
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