Thompson Held on Robbery Charge
L Thompson, white youth, arrested by High Pomme police on a highway robbery charge. He was taken after a sheriff’s summons from Greenwood County. Thompson, said to be a Lenely college student in Hickory, was first seen Monday night when pulled from a train at the local station. He appeared in municipal court and was dismissed for costs. He was arrested again at the Highland cotton mill on the robbery charge. Police have few details and questioned the South Carolina sheriff but got no further information. Thompson denied knowledge of the offense. He lives in Greenwood, South Carolina.
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L. Thompson
High Pomme
Greenwood County
G. C
Thompson
Prynent
Highland Cotton Mill
South Carolina
Facts and figures from a past era across world and time
A compilation of diverse trivia notes: France and Belgium waterways totals. European railways largely state owned. Mississippi navigable mileage. totem poles in Alaska. U S foreign gold in March. medieval physician annuities. Lombard crown kept in Monza. Cornell University admits women. U S navy yards count. origins of New Jersey and New York as New Netherlands. Indian state name meanings. celestial photography by Bond. tobacco introduction to England. Athens public library by Pisistratus. 15th century tombstone at Worksop. borrowing from public libraries across towns. Suwpli sh law on gambling and debts. Chelsea asylum patient at Hanwell. petroleum production by state in 1938.
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France
China
East Orange
N. J
Belgium
Europe
Mississippi
United States
Monza
Italy
Cornell University
Navy Yards
New Jersey
Melawara
New York
New Netherlands
Michigan
Minnesota
Misouri
Nebraska
Witter Valley
Bond
Cambridge
Mass
England
Virginia
Athens
Greece
Pisistratus
Worksop
Chelsea
Hanwell
California
Oklahoma
Kansas
Historic rowing shell presented to Philadelphia club
Philadelphia on April 8 reports a 42 foot cedar rowing shell built in 1869, used as a model by boatsmiths for years. It was presented to the Philadelphia Barge Club by Elis F Ward, former Penn coach, after a history including world championships, Dunstan-on-Tyne, and Ward brothers crews setting a 24 minute 40 second record.
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Philadelphia
Fouf-Ontesey
Auillonna
Philadelphia Barge Club
Elis F. Ward
University of Pennsylvania
Renforths
Parrty
St. Johns
New Brunswick
Duttistan-on-Pyne
Dunstan-on-Tyne
Eliis Ward
Gilbert Ward
Fesh Ward
Henry Ward
Elis
Henry
Confessions of a Bride Chapter Ten Intrigue at the mansion
In wartime mood the narrator and companions approach a boarded mansion gate in a hidden alley. A concealed panel leads to a secretly entered cellar as fear and resolve mix in the tense moment. The scene hints at others mixing with the plot and potential captures amid the perilous descent.
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Hamilton Certers
Oance
Certeis
Bob Lorimer
Oxford
Bob
Katherine Miller
Women candidates to seek seats in parliament in next election
The Society for Wattall Citizenship in London announces over 40 women will run for Parliament at the next election. The group promotes cross party participation and aims to increase women candidates across all parties.
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London
Society For
Wattall Citizenship
Herve
England
Norse Landing in America Predates Columbus
The record notes Norse exploration reached North America in November 985, over five centuries before Columbus reached the continent on October 12, 1492. It highlights early transatlantic contact by Norse explorers and contrasts with later European discovery.
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America
High Point Proclamation Urges City Clean-Up Campaign
A 1922 proclamation announces a city wide clean-up drive led by J. J. Koonce to improve health safety thrift and civic pride. Residents must have trash ready for city trucks as no second call will be made. City Manager RG Pickntt urges full cooperation for a safer cleaner spring and summer.
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United States
High Point
J. J. Koonce
RG. Pickntt
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