Saving Art Work Feature in Present War
General Cadorna organizes an art department to protect and preserve treasures in fighting areas including Venice. An art critic heads the unit, with millions in treasures secured and search operations extending into tombs and church vaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadorna
Joffre
Lord Kitchener
Italy
Ugo Oretti
Venice
Basilica of
St. Mark’s
Ducal Palace
Oretti
Europe
United States
Woman Saves Husband From Charging Bull in Minnesota
Mrs. Zimney used a shotgun to stop a enraged bull that had knocked her husband, farmer Mike Zimney, to the ground and broken several ribs and his collar bone. She loaded the gun and shot the animal, freeing the unconscious man who was rushed to a hospital in nearby Thief River Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thief River Falls
Minn
Mike Zimney
Here
Mr. Zimney
Tramp tales of last year barbecue near Troy
In Troy Kansas tramps arrival for berry harvest prompts local charity. A veteran wanderer recalls last year’s make do feast after a train struck a cow, describing how a roadside “barbecue” fed many during the damp hunger period. The scene sits amid seasonal migrant labor and county aid efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Kan
Blair
Wathena
Suffering at Border Yet Diverse Scenery Draws Recruits
An article on campaigning along the Mexican border describes the varied climate from Brownsville to Laredo and the Big Bend, noting cooler gulf breezes tempering heat and highlighting towns, forts, and the harsh desert wilderness near the Rio Grande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Rio Grande
Pacific Ocean
Brownsville
Tropics
Gulf of Mexico
Harlingen
Mercedes
Donna
Mission
McAllen
Samfordyce
Hidalgo
San Benito
Edinburg
Rio Grande City
Roma
Zapata
Laredo
Fort Brown
Fort Ringgold
Fort McIntosh
Gulf
Coahuila
Tamaulipas
Big Bend
Eagle Pass
del Rio
Mexico
Saltillo
Durango
Zacatecas
Aguas Calientes
San Luis Potosi
Puebla
Pachuca
City of Mexico
Guadalajara
Oaxaca
Morelia
Monterey
Torreon
Gulf Coast
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Coatzacoalcos
Tuxpan
Progreso
Pacific Coast
Guaymas
Mazatlan
Manzanilla
Acapulco
Salina Cruz
Columbus
N. M
Douglas
Naco
Nogales
Ariz
Woman Wins 1954 Bathing Envelope Case Over Losses
Mrs Jack Trepel did not read the liability warning on a valuables envelope from Deanville Bathing Co Justice Erlanger awards her 1979 instead of the 25 stated by the company for lost property She claimed rings placed in the envelope at a swim site were not recovered. The decision hinges on the absence of proof that she saw the warning. Dr King’s New Life Pills ad follows noting a gentle laxative effect and health benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack Trepel
Deanville Bathing Company
Supreme Court
Erlanger
Justice Erlanger
Judge Pays $10 To End County Case In Circuit Court
In Enterprise Oregon Judge J W Knowles settled a dispute between J A Burleigh and Lillian Spicer by giving the plaintiff ten dollars from his own funds to avoid trial. The circuit court suit was dismissed as Burleigh appeared for himself and Spicer was represented by counsel. The judge stated both parties were ten dollars apart and chose to settle, sparing Wallowa county the cost of a trial.
Girl nearly drowns as friends laugh on boat trip
Miss Jewel Welch and Harry A. Clark figure in a dramatic rescue at the Larkspur estuary. Welch, an expert swimmer, tried to swim 500 feet from Clark's Rockaway to shore and back, sank amid an undertow, Clark dove in fully clothed and surfaced with Welch by the hair, boat deck spectators mistaking the scene for a stunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Jewel Welch
Harry A. Clark
Royal Insurance Company
Larkspur
Miss Welch
Clark
Rockaway
Novel proposal uses phonograph record to propose
In Parkersburg West Virginia a man defers a direct proposal and asks the future Mrs Manning via a phonograph record. The record asks the question and returns a single word yes, delivering a unique marriage proposal without in person confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
A. B. Manning
O. K
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American Press Association
Border
Leavenworth, Wash
City Dray Line
Auto For
L. J. Howerton
Rutherford Co
Rutherford Mercantile Co
The
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Plaintiff
Seattle
Third Ave
Cherry ST
Washington
Wenatchee Lake and
Winton
Head of Lake
Phoning Lake
Wm. A. Neilson
P. O. Telma
Wash
Wenatchee
Elman Hotel
W. E. Tomlinson
Prop
Standard Oil Co
California
Mutual Mercantile Co
Harrington
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Leavenworth
Echo Office
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