Mary Celeste Derelict Mystery Spurs Long Debate
The Mary Celeste, a Nova Scotia built brigantine, was found deserted with cargo intact and crew missing after leaving New York bound for Genoa in 1872. Investigations yielded prize money for the captors, while theories abounded about the fate of Captain Briggs his wife daughter and crew.
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Crow
Benjamin S. Briggs
New York
Genoa
Devon
Fanny
Dei Gratia
Gibraltar
North Atlantic
U.S. Hydrographics Office
W. L. White
Maren
Afton
Duncan
Tahiti
Jhe
Annie Johnson
San Francisco
Glasgow
Calcutta
Gun tolin' cown causes wild spree in Shoshone Forest
In Cody Wyoming AP reports a man from New York City roamed Shoshone National Forest shooting at targets and destroying property with a six shooter. Forest service officials halted the spree and he paid 100 dollars in fines for malicious destruction in court.
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Cody
Wyo
New York City
Shoshone Forest
Forest Service
Suspicious follower turns out to be mail route supervisor
A Decatur woman phoned police reporting a suspicious looking man tailing a mail carrier. Police in a squad car traced the trail and discovered the supposed pursuer was the supervisor of mail carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anassume
Ike
Decatur, Ill
Radio Stooge Earnings Across Multiple Shows
The American Magazine notes a typical radio stooge performs three to five shows weekly and earns between 75 and 1500 dollars.
Over It To Attend State 4 H Camp
Over 300 boys and girls from every county in Alabama gather at Auburn from August 27 to 31 for the State 4 H Club camp and short course. With the theme Better Living Through Leadership, the meeting emphasizes youth leadership to improve communities. The State Extension Service staff organized a strong program blending study and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Alabama
State Extension Service
Labor Unions In Miami robbed of 4350 dollars
Thieves cracked four safes at the Labor Union Temple in Miami early Sunday. They took about 1350 in cash and 2000 in government bonds, traveler’s checks, and welfare funds from the local electrical workers and iron workers unions.
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Miami
Fla
Labor Union
Electrical Workers Union
Iron Workers Union
Ex-King Pierre Karageorgewitch Registers in Basle
Basle Switzerland AP reports former Yugoslav king Peter II registering at the Three Kings Hotel under the name Pierre Karageorgewitch ex king. The notice records his claimed profession and identity in Basle.
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Basle
Switzerland
Three Kings
Peter II of Yugoslavia
Pierre Karageorgewitch
Exking
Heat Wave Triggers Truck Fire in Gilroy
Firefighters in Gilroy California reported a truck fire caused by an overheated tire amid a statewide heat wave. The incident occurred as temperatures neared 100 degrees and authorities warned residents to take precautions.
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Gilroy
Calif
Rain Hits Peak In Hawaiian Mountains
In Honolulu AP report Mt Waialeale on Kauai records 523.12 inches of rainfall in 12 months via USGS gauge. The remote peak attracts annual visitors who check the gauge and depart between showers.
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Hawaiian
Honolulu
Mt. Waialeale
Kauai
Poultry Labor Time Per Hen and Pullet
About two hours of man labor are required per egg producing hen and about one half hour for each pullet raised.
Fish tale ends with mink fight during river catch
Cambridge angler Hugh Tobin reeled in six feral trout then hooked a mink, which swam away after Tobin dehooked it. The amusing incident shows wildlife resilience in the Brewster River, while a separate nutrition note urges a garden program in farm planning for balanced meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge, Vt
Hugh Tobin
Tobin
Brewster
API Extension
Mary Hulsey
Snappy Applicant For Bank Messenger
An odd scene in Elizabethtown Illinois shows a snapper turtle weighing 15 rounds parading near the First State Bank while Harley Slace captures a leg with a lasso. The item also mentions a 1660 record of mineral salts used to boost crop yields at Gresham College England.
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Elizabethtown
Ill
Ohio River
First State Bank
Harley Slace
Gresham College
England
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E. Burton Beatr
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Nea
Weradia
Gispoke
Dsi Gratia
Boyce
Jon
Sir Arthur ? N- Doyle
Madeira
Dunkirk
Puget Sound
Australia
China
Pfc
Calvin E. Stewart
Eft
Shervurn
Minn
Pvt
Walter Wright
Gastonia
N. C
Wright
Marine Hospital
Peiping
Fe Econominical
Speigner ‘Concrete Block CO
Ramsey
BANK
Dothan
Harris
U. B
Trey
Todd E. Maia
Gotham Cowboy
Ir.p.m. Motor Oil
Zerosene
Sunny State Oil CO
Panama City, Fla
Woodall
E. Trey
Harden
R.L. Tindell
Optometrist
Regular Army
U.S. Army
Post Office Bldg
Dothan, Ala
Geetne
Cuear
Alana
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