St Louis Hosts International Air Races October 1 3
The Flying club of St Louis prepared a program for October 1 to 3 that will allow nearly every airplane and dirigible type to compete in inter city air races. The event features the Pulitzer trophy race possibly going international with entrants from France Italy and possibly Britain. A 50 kilometer triangular course will guide pilots around 60 foot pylons. Prizes total £13 000 plus numerous trophies with gold silver and bronze decorations for runners up. The On to St Louis race carries a $1 000 prize and a silver loving cup from the local Chamber of Commerce. About 100 entries are expected from the United States and Canada with other major prizes for various classes and aircraft types.
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St. Louis
Flying Club of
Sadi Lacointe
Bracq Pay
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Canada
Flying Club of St
Aviation Ebb
Detroit
Merchants’ Exchange of
Detroit News Air Mail
Human Sacrifices Persist in North Burma
Government report from the northeastern frontier notes ongoing human sacrifices in the Naga hills of northern Burma. Six to ten cases annually, rising to 20 or 30 with funds, mainly Indian children kidnapped from Assam. Slaves in Hkampu numbered 271, down from 3723 the prior year as some were freed or redeemed.
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Rangoon
India
Burma
Nica Hills
Naga Hills
Assam
Hkampu
Punish Violators of Migratory Bird Act
Two Savannah men faced fines and possible jail time after pleading guilty to possessing dead wood ducks in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Federal wardens intercepted them along the Savannah River in Beaufort County. Sentences of 250 dollars plus costs or three months imprisonment were imposed in federal court at Charleston, D.C.
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Washington
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Savannah
Savannah River
Beaufort County
Charleston
D. C
Jumps Through Window to Escape Bandit Gang
In Allentown a farmer near Berlinsville awoke to a man crashing through his window. Frank Viossak of Palmerton says four highwaymen held him up on a Bethlehem trip and pursued him, but he escaped with a large sum of money still on him.
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Allentown
Harrison Schwenk
Berlinsville
Frank Viossak
Palmerton
Viossak
Bethlehem
Catnip Aids Trapping Mountain Lions and Bobcats in Colorado
Denver reports the US Biological Survey uses catnip oil to trap wildlife. Forty bobcats and two mountain lions were captured on the South Park range near Fruita and Dolores with catnip diluted in petroleum. The May total shows 249 predatory animals killed, including 243 coyotes and five bobcats, part of a 2,500 annual tally.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
United States Biological Survey
Bureau of Predatory Animal Control
Stanley P. Young
Bureau
Young
State Board of Stock Inspection
South Park
Fruita
Bryan Morrison
Dolores
Salida
Government
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington
Denver Bureau
Biological Survey
American Legion Head Flaunts Yellowstone Catch
National commander Alvin M. Owsley shows a record three day fishing catch in Yellowstone River at Yellowstone National Park. He says the trip delivered unprecedented fun and highlights the park visit.
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Alvin M. Owsley
The
American Legion
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone National Park
Boy Thinks Bullet Just a Bee Sting in Cincinnati
Eleven year old James McLean was playing in his yard when a stinging sensation in his left hip made him think a bee had stung him. He found a steel jacket bullet on the ground that had struck his clothing but not penetrated. Police learned several boys were firing a revolver four blocks away and the bullet likely was a spent stray.
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James McLean
Robb Street
McLean
James Wes
Quiet Thoughts on Character and Wisdom
A collection of aphorisms about honesty, judgment, ambition, and human nature. It contrasts appearances with reality, notes the dangers of vanity, and references Arbuthnot, Solomon, and general proverbs on life, love, and intellectual pursuit.
Looked at hair not teeth in dentist tale
A dentist fills a young woman's teeth and shows her the results after each tooth. She only notices her hair in the reflection, misunderstanding the purpose and prompting a humorous misreading of the task. The exchange ends with the punchline about her hair.
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Idie
Harper's Magazine
Niagara Powers Many Appliances Across the Region
Niagara Falls supplies power to washing machines electric cleaners toasters grills and electric irons as far east as Syracuse and as far west as Erie. The utility keeps homes lit heated and running with billions of drops of water from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario supporting daily life in numerous cities.
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Niagara
Niagara Falls
Syracuse
N. Y
Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Professor of Pathology Teaches College Access
Quote from Park Stylus reveals a humorous misinterpretation as a man claims to be named professor of pathology at a college. The joke hinges on pronunciation and misunderstandings about academic titles and duties.
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Mose
Lemme ‘Ncldate
Parson and merchant duel on golf course
A merchant and a parson play golf with the parson usually losing. The merchant jokes that the parson will preach his funeral sermon one day and take revenge, to which the parson grimly responds that the revenge will be on the hole.
French Post to Test Stampless Mail System
France plans a trial using a postage counting machine for heavy mail. The device marks letters to show passage and tallies deliveries, eliminating the need to lick stamps. Officials expect time savings and reduced microbe spread.
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Paris
France
Ministry of Posts
Made Him Long-Legged, Too
Homesteader asks for a slab of bacon in the Dakotas. Storekeeper questions size, and the man boasts of eating cotton tails and jackrabbits, saying every dog bark makes him flee. The anecdote highlights frontier hardship and rugged humor among homesteaders.
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Dakotas
Automobile tours average near capacity in 1922 parks visit
Tourist travel records show 3.45 persons per car visiting national parks in 1922. Since some roadsters carry only two passengers, most automatics on tour approached full capacity.
First Contour Map of Deep Sea Zone Completed
United States government hydrographers completed the first contour map of a deep sea area. It charts submerged hills valleys and cliffs across 24 000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean bed.
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United States
Notice to Non-Residents in Putnam County Indiana
Court action to quiet title of plaintiff in real estate in Green Castle area Putnam County Indiana. List of defendants includes numerous named individuals and spouses unknown heirs and assigns. Respond by September 25 1923 or appear at Putnam Circuit Court in Greencastle Indiana.
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Lizzie Hope
James N. Hope
Jennie Vaughan
Taté
Putnam County
Indiana
Greencastle
Bloomington Street
Putnam Circuit Court
Walter 8S. Campbell
Putnam Circuit
Executor Named In Will Of Hallie Kingdoce In Putnam Co
Maude Bridges has duly qualified as Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Hallie M. Kingdoce in the Putnam County Circuit Court Indiana and is authorized to administer the estate. The estate is sole vent. Statement dated July 9 1928 and filed July 11 1895 lists James and Allee as attorneys.
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Hallie M. Kingdoce
Putnam County
Indiana
Maude Bridges
James & Allee
Cultivate Happiness in Daily Life
Christian D. Larson promotes happiness as essential for life and strength. The text argues mental sunshine boosts vitality and durance, framing happiness as a practical benefit rather than a luxury.
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Christian D. Larson
Character and Society Across All Life
A compact quotation framing society as a single broad judicial inquiry into character, linking commerce religion friendships disputes and public life under moral scrutiny.
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Emerson
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