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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1926
Page
6
Bridgeport Nebraska reports A O Johnson of the T T ranch saved a wild coyote from a jack rabbit attack. The coyote, once feral, followed him after he killed several rabbits to protect it. The tame animal now licks Johnson’s hands and travels with him.
Dartmoor prison governor notes a shift from brutal, mustered offenders to educated, whiny convicts. Modern inmates are less violent yet prone to nervous complaints and mass petitions.
Thomas Jennings, living in Milton, repaid $2.50 for a train ride stolen 25 years ago. He told of quieting his conscience after a recent conversion, paying the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad to Werbert Harring, the Dover ticket agent. The payment covered both principal and interest.
Oakland detectives pursue a theory that a mysterious cult operating under devil worship may have killed Marcariotf Timon. The victim, a practitioner of geodovism, was found with his throat slit, and a cult ritual is alleged to have demanded human sacrifice. A house confession by Valquilleno Nataska described cult practices and a translated manual for contacting spirits, outlining an occult ritual with a black hen and cross, curses, and names like Aldeney.
Fred Clevenger Jr. admitted a stolen farm using pig pen and four acre tract materials. He boosted chickens valued at 3800 dollars sold within three weeks leading to his arrest. Neighbors recover pigs plows pumps as farmers and dairymen claim livestock and crew from the damaged site. Lumber firms consider dismantling the stolen house for recovered materials.
In Vinton Iowa Sheriff Whitfield Ruhl awoke to a prisoner at his door at 2 am. Bob Shirley, recently convicted of bootlegging at Belle Plaine, wished to surrender personally to avoid county expenses. He received commitment papers and walked 14 miles to Vinton, where he was jailed for 80 days.
George Markwardt, 36, admitted cutting off his 76 year old mother Augusta Markwardt's right leg with a butcher knife and hacksaw in Detroit. The mother, found with her son in a room by neighbors, had been critically ill. Post mortem could not determine if death occurred before or after the amputation. Markwardt is in a hospital for mental observation.
Francis R. Hoyt notes a cellist applies 9,415 pounds of pressure on the "Evening Star" while shoveling four tons of coal needs only 8,000 pounds. This comparison highlights the unusual effort involved in playing a cello piece.
Statistics show Madrid birth rates fell over the last year, prompting questions about family size. The piece notes limited child cruelty, strong parental presence, and Spanish customs, highlighting Dia de los Reyes as a major annual celebration and shoppers filling stores until midnight.
The Museum of the American Indian plans a Bronx unit near Manhattan with Archer M Huntington funds. Ground is broken for storage rooms housing ethnological and archeological specimens. A central open patio will host a one acre plant yard for North American Indigenous food and medicine plants, plus full-size models of Indian habitats for visitors and students.
The Constitution is to receive masts and spars carved from Douglas fir grown in the Pacific Northwest. The West Coast Lumbermen's Association donated timber from a new forest seeded about 50 years after the frigate’s famed action. A portion comes from Campbridge Island Puget Sound named for Commodore William Bainbridge who led the Constitution in most engagements.
The North China Star reports that the Kuomintang distributed small gifts to soldiers and laborers during the holiday season. Frontline troops received double presents, officers and wounded personnel were paid varying sums, and nonfrontline troops enjoyed a holiday Friday and Saturday, unlike those at the front.
Russell painting found by W. Connelly of Winkfred Montana on cabin walls in the Snowy mountains. Cardboard print torn from logs and tar paper covered. Plainly signed by Charles MocMusse. Casselt once worked as a puncher and is suspected to have sketched or gifted the piece. Los Angeles Times reports.
The Saratoga, an electrically propelled aircraft carrier, can generate electricity equal to a city the size of Boston. It achieves nearly forty miles per hour using 180,000 horsepower electric motors driving four propellers. Four 82,500 kilowatt steam turbine generators supply the energy.
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