Oldest ship afloat the Success towed for World Fair voyage
The Success, a 140 year old convict ship docked in Sandusky Ohio, is being caulked for a possible trip to the New York World Fair. Shiptender Narry Stack and two crewmen from Wales and Liverpool live aboard, noting the vessel’s 135 foot slip, 30 foot beam, and 1100 tonnage. There are no engines and the windjammer is towed to ports while occasionally sailed.
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Sandusky
Narry Stack
Australia
Stack
South Afvica
H. Berdaniels
Stirrup
Berdaniels
Wales
Britain
Liverpool
Eng
Personal To Fat Girls Diet Aid Adverts in Modern Promises
An old advertisement touts Marmola Tablets as a weight loss aid for overweight individuals. It claims long market presence and millions of boxes sold, warns it is not a universal cure, and urges medical consultation and adherence to dosage. It targets fat persons with thyroid-related metabolic issues and promises modest daily tablets.
Sailors to Lecture on Historic Convict Ship The Success
The convict ship The Success, owned by FP. T. Jontzen of Cleveland, will move from Lorain to Cleveland after repairs and then head to New York. Built in Moulmein in 1730, the vessel showcases teak wood, sturdy main mast, and aging planks. Torture devices like the coffin bath and iron maiden are described as part of its history.
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British India
Stack
FP. T. Jontzen
Cleveland
City of
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Notable Deaths Across Cities Reported by AP
Jacob Chandler Harper, 80, longtime general counsel for Scripps newspapers from 1909 to 1915, dies in La Jolla California. Herbert J. West, 54, Atlanta, director of National Lumber Dealers association and national retail number code authority under the NIRA. Gale R. Nutty, 68, Pittsburgh, former president of Gulf Refining and later director and vice president of Gulf Oil Corp.
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Jacob C. Harper
Herbert J. West
Atlanta
National Lumber Dealers’ Association
National
NIRA
Gale R. Nutty
Pittsburgh
Gulf Refining Company
Gulf Oil Corp
Emporia Fire Alarm Epidemic Ties to Youth Civic Day
Fire Chief Charles Stinson links Emporia's annual one day spring fire alarm spree to youth takeover of civic affairs. Mayor Frank Lostatler says it irks them to sit idle. Five fire runs that day were false alarms as boy volunteers ride for the siren. A separate report notes a dog wandering onto a highway near Port Clinton caused a crash injuring four.
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Emporia
Kas
Charles Stinson
Frank Lostatler
Earth tremors rattle eastern Oklahoma cities
In Tulsa and other eastern Oklahoma cities tremors jarred buildings last night, waking residents for six to seven seconds. Okmulgee reported a ten minute shock, with windows rattling, while Muskogee and Holdenville also felt quakes. No damage was reported and the last tremor in the region was in September 193d when several states logged light shocks.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Drunken Drivers Pay Brachey Penalty in Kentucky
Louisville police records show a rising use of Police Judge John Brachey’s nine days in jail and a $19 fine for convicted drunks. In 25 months more than 910 offenders paid the Brachey penalty, a punishment previously difficult to appeal under Kentucky law.
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Louisville, Ky
John Brachey
Kentucky
Brachey
Inventors On Show At Annual Congress In Chicago
Chicago June 1 Bright ideas arrive for the annual exhibition opening June 6 at the national inventors congress Roy Burns managing director says 300 to 50 percent of gadgets will be displayed John Lapka shows a shaving brush with a hidden second brush a bartender safe bottle box a sled coaster Adam Gay's winter summer ride and a deep electric socket mouse trap that toasts cheese Burns notes the items range from clever to risky with many new household gadgets on view
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Chicago
National “Investors Congress
Roy Burns
The
Congress
John
Lapka
Burns
Adam Gay
Prices From A Grocery Ad Read To Buyers
Prices that will not be undersold feature meats such as beef stew veal roast pork loin roast and pork chops with varied per pound costs. Fresh produce including lemons oranges bananas potatoes and green beans are listed with unit prices and package sizes. Also shown are sugar, vinegar, crackers and grade A milk with multiple bulk and per unit options.
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Sunkist
Grapefruit name puzzle aids Polish market
Lakeland Florida AP reports the Florida State Citrus Commission sought a Polish term for grapefruit. A pronunciation exercise suggests "czytrynawka" as the Polish word, based on a test of saying a difficult phonetic string.
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Lakeland
Fla
Florida State Citrus Commission
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