Mixed Jury Row Sparks Court Over Night Conflicts
In St Paul, seven women and five men on a jury deliberating George Thoemke’s auto theft verdict faced overnight confinement with no privacy. Husbands protested, Judge Catlin cited extenuating circumstances, and Governor Preus urged separating juries to protect modesty and order.
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St. Paul
Minn
George Thoemke
Catlin
Preus
Grace Williams
Josephine Brown
Hart
Boar Disrupts Swiss Football Match in Besancon
In severe Alpine winter conditions a herd of hungry boars caused panic at a Besancon football game. A 120 pound boar charged players and spectators before a gendarme killed it. The referee declared the match a draw and the animal was served at a banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Swiss Alps
Besancon
Plan to Save Hawaiian Race On Molokai Land Grants Introduced
The Hawaiian Homes Commission proposes relocating Hawaiian families or individuals to Molokai next year with each recipient receiving at least a 20 acre tract of land. Jorgen Jorgensen, engineer for the commission, directs the rehabilitation plan noting urban residence harms Hawaiian health.
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Honolulu
T. H
Molokai
Pan
Jorgen Jorgensen
Hawaiian Homes Commission
Ants and Humans Compared by Harvard Professor
Prof William M Wheeler dean of the Bussey museum at Harvard reports on ants observed during a world tour. He notes parallels with humans including hunger sex and fear as drivers, female control in many insect orders, and grafters among ants. He cites intoxicating ants in the tropics and warns against unrestricted reproduction in any society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
William Morton Wheeler
Bussey Museum
Harvard University
Wheeler
Africa
Asia
Prof
Tropics
Russia to Withdraw Troops From Mongolia Accord
The Soviet government says it will recall all troops from the Mongolian border to ease tension with China. envoy A Parkes notes no aggressive aims and states troops remain only at Mongolia's revolutionary government request awaiting a Chinese-Mongolian accord to permit full Red Guard withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
A. Parkes
Li, Yuan
Mongolia
People's Revolutionary
Russia
People's Government
Red Guards
Extraordinary 114 Degree Fever Patient Recovers in Bristol
In Bristol England a girl reached 114 degrees Fahrenheit, shocking physicians. Initial readings showed 112 degrees on three thermometers, and the temperature rose two degrees overnight. The patient has recovered, a feat not noted in medical journals for a recovery after such extreme fever.
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Bristol
England
Secret Board Revealed at Public Sale in Pottstown
Auctioneer W H Rhoads sold an old stand in Pottstown Pennsylvania when a hidden drawer opened after he raised bidding. Fifty dollars in gold and a five dollar check, endorsed but never cashed, dropped out. The owner said he never knew money was in the stand. The check dated about fifty years ago remains valid, though interest is not collectible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottstown
W. H. Rhoads
Local hunter kills four foot hawk in Pocahontas
Frank Newson of Birdville in this county killed a hawk this week that measured four feet from tip to tip. The bird had a steel trap fastened to one of its legs.
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Pocahontas
Ark
Frank Newson
Bird&ll
Cholera Warning Amid Russian Refugee Influx Across Europe
Berlin warns of cholera and typhus risk from Russian refugees entering central Europe and seeking American passports. Dr. A Schlesinger of the German Red Cross cites 50 000 German cases linked to refugees, 75 percent of recent camp arrivals diseased, and urges vaccination for all arrivals from Russia as Poland and Germany try to control the border breaches and prevent a western outbreak.
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Berlin
United States
Europe
A. Schlesinger
German
Red Cross
Germany
America
Volga
Russia
Schlesinger
Poland
Warsaw
Romania
World's Worst Bird Kea Attacks Sheep in Alps
A New Zealand kea, a large parrot living in the Southern Alps, earned a feared reputation as a meat eater and sheep killer. Hunters pursue the bird for bounty as it attacks by clinging to sheep and peering under the hide to feast on the kidneys and fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alps
Largest olive tree found near Yuba City on Roy Hull ranch
Deputy City Marshal Lee McCune reports the largest olive tree in the United States was found nine miles from Yuba City on the Roy Hull ranch. Planted about forty years ago the tree stands 386 feet high with a 26 foot 2 inch spread and a trunk circumference of 6 feet 6 inches.
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Yuba City
Col
United States
Lee McCune
Roy Hull
Dog Saves Little One in Montana Snow
Three Lyons children and the family dog were buried under eight feet of snow during a Livingston storm. The dog used its digging skill to tunnel through the drift with eight year old Nonie clinging to its neck. They reached the surface and brought aid.
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Livingston
Mont
F. J. Lyons
Nonie
Bridal Couple Finds Baby In Their Car
Frank Crocker and Marian Nesbitt while en route to Janesville Wisconsin for a marriage license left their car in Evansville. They found a newborn baby boy in a bundled seat after returning to their car. A neighbor adopted the infant later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crocker
Marian Nesbitt
Janesville
Wis
Evansville
Bond Issuance Proposed for Putnam County Bridges
Putnam County Indiana boards plan to issue 32000 dollars in bridge bonds at 5 percent interest to fund construction and repair of bridges. Taxpayers may appeal to the State Board within 29 days from May 2, 1922. notice signed by Auditor Ralph E. Knoll and County Attorney John H. James.
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Board of Commissioners
Putnam County
Indiana
Idiana
Putnam County Council
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Board
Ralph E. Knoll
John H. James
Notice to Contractors for Paying of Street Walnut Street Improvement
Sealed proposals will be received by the Common Council of Green Castle Indiana until 7 30 PM on Tuesday May 23 1922 for the improvement of Walnut street from the west property line of Bloomington street to the east property line of Vine Street. Work includes grading and paving the roadway with asphalt brick concrete asphaltic concrete or wooden blocks laid on a proper foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Gwin
Indiana
Greencastle
Walnut Street
Bloomington Street
Vine Street
Bid notice for Marion School grade building contract
W D Wright trustee of Marion School Township Putnam County Indiana invites sealed bids for general construction and for heating plumbing and drainage work on a new grade school at the Maysville Road and Greencastle Stilesville Road site. Bids due May 18 1923 with non collusion affidavit and 4 percent certified check. bond required. plans at trustee and architects Terre Haute. Right to reject bids.
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W.D Wright
Marion Sch
Putnam County
India
Fillmore
Indiana
Eree
Maysvill Road
Greencastle-Stilesgi
Johnson, Miller & Milley
Terre Haute
Indiay
State Board of Accounts
W. D. Wright
Marion School Township
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Ward
Switzerland
William M. Wheeler
Mongolian
Girl
Big Hawk
General Assembly
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Charles F. Zeis
Gwin Ensign
Trus.tee
North
Fifth Street
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