Tough skull saves man after brutal hold up in marsh area
Harris recounts a violent mugging in a crowded section of the city where gun strikes battered him and the attackers dumped him in the Lynn marshes. He survived the cold rain, found a house and store, was aided by strangers, and later identified by police with help from a shoe repair memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Budner
East Bennington Street
Boston
Lfe
Harris
Hurtig
WIN Service
Elephant Bear Fossil at Smithsonian Reveals Ancient Coryphodon
Fossils of Coryphodon from the Big Horn Basin Wyoming are on display at the Smithsonian. The heavy bodied herbivore with tusk like jaws walked with a slow elephantine shuffle. It coexisted with early horses as a larger, conservative species that failed to adapt to a changing world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Science Service
Coryphodon
Lewis and Clark Expedition Arrives at Pittsburgh Delayed
The Lewis and Clark expedition reaches Pittsburgh on July 5 1803 and waits until August 41 before resuming toward the Mississippi. Lewis selects volunteers from military posts as the party expands to include three sergeants twenty three soldiers three interpreters and Clark's enslaved man York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Lewis and Clark
Washington
Clark
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Mississippi
Coconte
Yale graduates named in largest mail fraud indictment
New York reports Arnold Mason and Wallace Garland, Yale graduates, among 52 defendants in a federal mail fraud case. The 77-page indictment charges 42 counts of mail fraud and one conspiracy over 1931 to 1934, alleging $4.5 million in sales of worthless stock through forged claims of large holdings and control by the New Jersey Public Service company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wallace
Yale
Arnold
Mason
Sheffield Scientific School
Garland and
Garland
Pub Ne Service Holding Corporation
Holding Corporation
New Jersey Public Service Company
Post Office Department
United States
Genera
Sisters Sail Around World from Vancouver by Sea
Two Vancouver sisters Clare M. Wilson a teacher and Katherine a stenographer set out to circle the globe by ships. They joined the British freighter Harmatris early last month and plan to travel from Sydney to India or Australia then onto Africa Europe and back via New York and Montreal. The motive is simply to see the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Clare M. Wilson
Katherine
Sydney
N.S. W
India
Australia
South Africa
Afria
Europe
England
New York
Montreal
Lightning Strikes Farm Ice House Injuring Family Members
A lightning strike at Albert Plimpton’s Brookfield farm caused injuries among his sons and knocked Plimpton into sawdust. Edward lost a cake of ice and tongs, James was knocked down, and Albert Jr. was thrown from a truck as Son Lincoln spun on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
Mass
Albert Pompton
Lincoln
Edward
James
Albert, Jr
Plimpton
Even Thieves Read Ads and Inspect Beagle Ad
Miller and Harvard S Miller from South Bend visited Samuel Caprells home to view a Beagle advertised for sale. They went to the garage to inspect the dog but found only a clipped copy of the advertisement in a prominent spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beagle Hounds
Monument Stolen in Little Falls weighs 1600 pounds
James Hallinan reported a granite monument weighing 1600 pounds stolen from Little Falls New York. Police investigation was underway as neighbors noted the loss. The event has stirred local concern over vandalism and heritage protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Falls
N. Y
James Hallinan
Early Texas Lamps Used Simple Materials
Cornmeal hog grease and an eggshell were the only materials early Texas housewives used to make lamps, noted by Mrs Nancy Melissa House who came to Texas 89 years ago.
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Texas
Nancy
Melissa House
Simple yoke sleeve dress for beginner sewists
Ambitious beginners with no sewing experience can learn to sew with this easy pattern. The collarless neck, one-piece yoke and plain skirt offer straightforward construction using broadcloth or percale and bright buttons. Pattern 9623 available in sizes 14 to 38.
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Offer for Size 16 Pattern
The notice advertises a 86 inch fabric pattern in size 16 with 314 yards required. Send fifteen cents in coins or stamps and provide name address style number and size. Complete diagrammed sew chart included and mail to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. 232 W Eighteenth St New York NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Highteenth. St
New York
N. Y
Household Hints From WN U Service Read
Practical tips on household care including fabric care steam drying dresses and wrinkle removal. Tips cover gilding glass cleaning with tissue and ammonia and using flour lemon juice to prevent fruit sticking in a chopper.
Eczema Relief Promised by Cuticura Ad Letter
Grateful Cuticura testimonials print full address proofs. A Miss G B Reid of 850 Central Ave Hamilton Ontario describes five years of eczema relieved after using three cakes of Cuticura Soap and three tins of Cuticura Ointment. Ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment 25c each with free samples from Malden Mass.
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Ike
G. B. Reid
Central Av
Hamilton
Dept
Malden
Mass
Ady
Also Mentioned on This Page
Floyd Gibbons
Lynn Marshes
U. S. National Museum
James Murtagh
Irving Fisher
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Mnson
Automatic Signal Corporation
Automatic Signal Acceptance Corporation
Houwhol
Associated Newspapera
WNU
Paiadelphis
Rome
Waltham
Highn
Iinole
Duper
Broadway
WN Y
Associated Markets
Dept. G
Madison
Wis
Colt Army
Cane
David Magowan
East 45Th Street
New York City
George
Apo
Postu
Buddy
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