End of the Purple gang era in Detroit
Detroit story recounts the rise and fall of the Purple gang from 1919 to 1935. It details leaders like Abe Axler Eddie Fletcher and Harry Millman, their expansion into speakeasies and distribution, key killings and arrests, the 1933 decline after Prohibition repeal, and Millman’s 1935 assassination ending the gang’s era.
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Purple Gang
Detroit
Mich
U.P
Middle West
Harry Millman
St. Louis
Abe Axler
Eddie Fletcher
Axler
Fletcher
Cleaners
Dyers
Little Navy Gang
Chicago
Izzy Luther
Joe" Lebkowitz
Hymie Paul
Marquette
Irving Shapero
Frank Klayman
Ohio State Penitentiary
Jack Helbin
Unclear Remarks On Beauty Treatments And Men
Fragment discusses beauty treatments as a needed feast for those in need. Aunt Ardilla Yost remarks on the topic while Henry Ford and John Henry McPeak offer views on listening and married men. McPeak compares men to new shoes whose cheap pairs squeak. The note ends with “Histe Tuesday.”
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Ardilla Yost
John Henry McPeak
Snake venom venture eyed by Colorado trapper
YODER Colo A U P report says Dutch Weissenfluh plans to harvest rattlesnakes for venom if he finds a market. He has captured about 50 snakes and houses them in a deep oil drum while seeking a buyer.
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Yoder
Colo
U.P
Weissenfluh
Will sets aside funds for weekly and holiday flowers
The will of Er vin Charles Putnam directs $1 000 for flowers to decorate the graves of his former wife and himself. Flowers are to be placed each Sunday and on Memorial Day and Christmas.
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Denver
Ervin Charles Putnam
Lone driller dies after hit oil well in Cleveland
Bill Shear 54 died after a successful drilling run described by oil men as one of the region’s best. He had earned thousands in the past decade but died penniless.
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Cleveland
U.P
Bill Shear
Hollywood Shorts and Punditry in an Early Mockery Column
A satirical collection mocks garment workers, fakirs, and presidential claims while lampooning Hollywood excess. It notes India’s fakir, calls out “Every Man a King” pretenders, and envisions a grand 200 inch mirror for a star. Idaho townsfolk drill for hot water amid potential gov ernment supply.
Vatican City’s World of Sovereign Yet Tiny Realm
A 1936 stamp image highlights Vatican City as a self contained state with ministers, a secretary of state, foreign office, ceremonial army, ambassadors, nuncios, passports, visas, and its own newspaper Osservatore Romano. It notes its radio station, telephone lines, courts and police, railway, private currency, and postage stamps.
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Carcely
Vatican City
Rome
St. Peter's
Papacy
Vatican
Osservatore Romano
St. Peter’s
NEA Service, Inc
Firing analysis from Madrid war toll and peculiar life tale
Experts studying the Spanish Civil War say seven shells kill a man and a shell and a half wound. Madrid has seen 5 000 insurgent shells since January kill 768 and wound 4 000. An eccentric Londoner, Edwin Thomas Howes, lived frugally yet lit his morning pipe with a one pound bank note until his death.
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London
U.P
Madrid
Edwin Thomas Howes
Paris man plays global checkers by correspondence
Ben Jones of Paris Ark spends much of his spare time playing checkers by correspondence with players worldwide. He has as many as 400 games in progress at once.
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Ben Jones
Paris
Ark
The Monster and Melda Face Peggy's Rich World
Melda obsesses over her sister Peggy and the life she cannot share. Peggy’s wealth and status fuel jealousy as Melda torments herself over a future with carpenter Philip. An accident ends Brooks Fielding’s car ride into tragedy, altering all their fates.
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Peggy
Melda
Mrs. Brooks Fielding
Town
Jackie
Philip
Brooks Fielding
Drab gold rings seal a love through tragedy and renewal
Melda faces loss as Peggy dies after a car crash with Jackie and the nurse warning of Peggy’s scarred face. In the bungalow, Melda and Philip cling to a simple future, valuing a gold ring and a license as signs of new beginnings.
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Jackie
Melda
Peggy
Brooks
Philip
Electric heating experiments on grounds at Liverpool
Experiments in electric heating of sports grounds near Liverpool have been paused by fine weather. Wires about a foot apart were buried at a depth of nine inches without seriously affecting the turf, signaling potential for winter sport use.
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Liverpool
U.P
Fancy Boxes Collected in Austin by Professor Brockette
Mrs. Connie Garza Brockette a University of Texas language professor from Fort Worth collects oddly shaped decorated boxes from cities she has visited. George Bernard Shaw disliked plays by that author and avoided attending Saint Joan in Herts England. Andrew Volstead at 77 still practices law gardens and refuses to buy a car in Granite Falls Minnesota.
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Austin
Tex
U.R
Connie Garza Brockette
University of Texas
Fort Worth
Herts
England
George Bernard Shawn
Andrew J. Volstead
Granite Fall S
Minn
Candidate warned after repeated town speech prank
A radio anecdote recalls a candidate who, after delivering the same speech in a town thrice, received an empty watch with a note promising further punishment if the speech was repeated. The wag’s gag underscored local fatigue with the routine stump speech.
Man Discovers Lincoln Address On Hair Under Lens
Jimmie Zaharee of Max North Dakota used a 45 power microscope to etch Lincoln's Gettysburg address on a single human hair measuring 2134 inches in length. The feat highlights precision and persistence in microengraving.
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Jimmie Zaharee
Max, N. D
Tomb of St Geronimo Memorial in Algiers Museum
The article notes the tomb of St Geronimo, a 16th century Christian martyr, smothered in mortar. The cast is available for viewing in the Mustapha Supérieur museum in the suburbs of Algiers.
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Algiers
Geronimo
Mustapha Superieur
Pearls Fed to Ducks Reported in Chinese Practice
Chinese practice involves feeding pearls to ducks with the belief that the pearls regain luster after remaining in the duck's gizzard for a period. The claim centers on restoring the pearl’s shine through this method.
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