Mob Seizes Suspects and Hangs Them in Sonoma County
A mob of about 100 seized alleged slayers of Sheriff Petray and others at the Sonoma county jail in Santa Rosa and hanged them from a tree in a cemetery. The incident follows a wave of vigilante action against crime in the area.
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Western
Sonoma County
Santa Rosa
George Boyd
Terence Fitts
Charles Valento
James A. Petray
Miles Jackson
Lester Dorman
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
Global unrest and a murder case near Paris lead today
International news items report no case to proceed in the Olive Thomas Pickford death in Paris. Other dispatches claim Bolshevism spreads in Armenia and fear of further regional upheaval.
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Varo Obregon
Mexico
Pamart
Olive Thomas Pickford
Paris
Constantinople
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Prison Baseball Teams Put On Noted Exhibitions
Prisoners across eastern facilities form baseball teams that play regular schedules on prison grounds. Sing Sing’s Mutual Welfare league team boasts a high win rate against visiting nines, with a well kept field and bleachers. Eastern Penitentiary in Philadelphia has a long running program that has developed several skilled players.
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Sing Sing
Mutual Welfare League
Jersey
Connecticut
Eastern
Philadelphia
Little Edna Sees Mummy in Museum
A Boston Transcript caption notes Edna visiting the museum with her aunt in the Egyptian gallery. When shown the desiccated queen, Edna asks what it is and the aunt explains it is a mummy. Edna remarks she is glad her own mummy does not look like that.
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Edna
Boston Transcript
Boots Thief Question Sparks Wordplay Debate
A local quip questions whether a man who steals boots could be called a boot-jack, provoking playful discussion among residents about word origins and playful labels in everyday crime.
Alaska Appeals to Youth Philosophy From Pioneers
The Alaska Capital urges the territory’s youth to combine optimism with prudent daring. It cites Doctor Kilger of Trinity College to urge youth to finish the pioneering work, using the foundation laid by earlier settlers and the region’s ready materials and ethics.
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Greeley
Alaska
Doctor Kilger
Trinity College
North Carolina
Poor Shooting At Wimbledon Sparks Gentle Remark
An elderly spectator at Wimbledon comments on a player's miscue after he had shown strong form by getting over his first serves for several games. The ball lands in the net and the lady quips that it is the man’s first hit into the net after hundreds of tries.
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Los Angeles
L. Bert Wayne
Venice
Yoncalla
Oregon
Mary Burt
Edith Thompson
Jennie Lasswell
Bernice Wilson
Nettie Hannan
Laxswell
Harrisburg
C. P. Pettis
New York
R. A. Elliott
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Mary Zembek
Jollet
Chicago
United States District Court of Appeals
District Supreme Court
Baltimore Federal League
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Awakening Fame Eludes Most as Some Men Wake
A reflective musing notes that while a few individuals attain fame upon waking, the majority continue in obscurity. The piece contrasts sudden celebrity with ordinary existence and hints at the randomness of recognition.
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Udine
Gabriele D’annunzio
Fiume
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Piccard Pictet and Company
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League of Nations
Niagara Falls
Bayer
Eastern Penitentiaries
Great Northern Territory
Berta
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