Adam Falles for Eve in 1919 Chicago theft tale
In Chicago on September 26 1919 John Seconds re enacted Genesis Eve Adam with Susanne Eulberg in a rooming house plot to steal thirty barrels of apples. The voice of Detective Sergeant Her Inman Otten summoned the pair as they faced bonds and possible new charges.
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Chicago
John Seconds
Eve
Garden of Eden
North
LaSalle Street
Seconda
Susuanne Eulberg
John
Aus
Inman Otten
Susanne
Law
Mdlen
Crystal Lake
Closed season on chinchilla rats limits sale
Both Bolivia and Peru enforcing a closed season on chinchilla rats led to only 375 pelts offered at the International Fur Exchange in St. Louis. The pelts, none larger than a hand, brought about 7500 dollars as opening bids for Russian sables ranged from 200 to 620 dollars per pelt.
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ST. Louis
Bolivia
Peru
International Fur Exchange
Captain Gatherhood Sets British Aerial Derby Record
London report states Captain Gatherhood won the Aerial derby on July 21 with a speed of 129.5 mph, recognized by the Royal Aero Club as a British record for a closed circuit.
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London
Gatherhood
Royal Aero Club
City Hospital to Honor Americans at Montdidier
Paris reports the town of Montdidier will erect a municipal hospital from American Red Cross barracks to memorialize troops who fell at Cantigny. An inscription over the administration building will read Gift of the American Red Cross to the town of Montdidier In Memory of the American Soldiers Who Fell at Cantigny.
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Paris
Cantigny
Montididier
American Red Cross
Montidier
Castigny
Montdidier
France
Mont Dier
Red Cross
Cupids, Love Bows New Brides and Orange Blossoms
A breezy column mixes marital misadventures and whispers of romance. Eleanor Fair from Chicago vanishes, Leo Brittershaw claims she is with him in a love nest. Florence Cordo witnesses a hurried marriage, and Walton Hightower faces shoplifting rumors. Irene Has Stolen papers, birth certificate cited. Florence Radford seeks more alimony amid divorce and new wife. H G Saal endures two losses as a wealthy Pittsburgh industrialist.
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Dame
Valentine
Eleanor Fair
Chicago
James Fair
Eleanor
Leo Brittershaw
Walton Hightower
Evanston
Ind
Lillian McCoy
Mmdred Watson
Irene
Los Angeles
William Henry
Florence E. Radford
Minnesota
H. G. Saal
Pittsburgh
Mrs. Sall
North Carolina Receives 24 Million War Risk Insurance
North Carolina families receive 24 332 160 in war risk insurance payments from the bureau of war risk insurance. Two thousand seven hundred eighty four claims from soldiers sailors and marines are paid with an average policy of 8740 dollars. An additional 1157 compensation claims aid disabled veterans widows and dependents while 1064 cases remain under investigation as officials complete adjustments.
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North Carolina
Sam
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Goernment
Test over sale of whisky in Porto Rico court ruling
In San Juan Puerto Rico Judge Hamilton rules the final test for alcoholic beverage sales hinges on intoxicating effect not alcohol percentage. The United States seeks to prove beer containing 2.12 percent alcohol intoxicates. Local tests are reported, while a separate note mentions stork lore in Holland and public houses at The Hague.
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San Juan
P. R
Porto Rico
Hamilton
United States District Attorney
Porto Rico Brewing Company
Holland
The
Hague
Elopement Ends With Bond Vow and Runaway Bride
Lucile Young eloped with J. W. Kizee, a married man, in Greensboro. The chase ended with police and a judge calling for a year in prison and a 60 percent bond. Young reportedly pawned her car to post bond and has since skipped town.
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Lucile Young
J. W. Kizes
Kk'zee
Greensboro
Fidve
Kizee
Ikvizee
Lucile
Judge Bryson
Iceberg Shape Rule Reworks Ocean Volume Balance
A widely cited proportion states that for every cubic foot of an iceberg above water there are eight cubic feet submerged. This rule highlights how much ice remains hidden below the surface and informs estimates of global freshwater contribution and ocean effects.
Reduction in Winter Wheat Acreage Sought by U S Dept
Washington reports a 15 percent cut in winter wheat sowing for fall, totaling about 42 million acres this year. The recommendation follows world supply and demand forecasts from department specialists who studied European crop status abroad. Paris notes a supreme council report on treaty terms with Poland regarding Galicia and Austria coal supply, with Louis Loucheur speaking on reconstruction.
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Department of Agriculture
Poland
Galicia
Austria
Louis Loucheur
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