Editor Replies to Snyder Correspondent and Court Ruling
The editor defends printing items from Snyder and notes advertising demand, while Mrs. Cornwell criticizes omissions. A Virginia appellate ruling holds intoxication voids life insurance recovery, clarifying law-violation clauses in policies. Voters in Maine may reject the direct primary if turnout remains low.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Emma N. Flannagan
District Court
Big Stone Gap
Providence Life and Accident Insurance Company of
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Indemnity Corporation of
Missouri
Flannagan
Maine
World census of agriculture to survey 40 countries
United States agricultural commissioner Leon M. Estabrook promotes a planned 1930 world agriculture census. The survey will inventory farm size, crops, arable land, livestock by type, and ages of animals across participating nations, aiming for comparable global statistics.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
United States
Leon M. Esmabrook
Mexico
South America
Dutch East Indies
David Lubin
International Institute of Agriculture At
Rome
Lubin
Estabrook
International Institute
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Pre Roman Dwelling Found Near Mayen Germany
Berlin reports the excavations near Mayen in the Rhineland reveal a Celto Celtic era villa style dwelling predating Roman invasion. Dr Franz Oellmann of the University of Bonn says the timber frame house shows a Gothic arch like curved roof and thatch covering, a construction once seen in the Pacific and parts of South America but rare in Europe.
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Berlin
Mayen
Rhineland
Franz Oelmann
University of
Bonn
Germany
Rhine
Doctor Qelmann
South Sea Islands
South America
Europe
Hold Duke's Daughter Prettiest British Debut
Lady Anne Cavendish, youngest daughter of the duke and duchess of Devonshire, is acknowledged as the season's prettiest debutante after her presentation at the royal court. Society had debated the top honors between Lady Anne and two other contenders, but Britain awarded the palm to Lady Anne.
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London
Anne Cavendish
Devonshire
Royal Court
Anne
Lady Anne
Birth of Second Granddaughter Noted in Postcard
In Newark New Jersey Mrs Theodore Hoff man received a postcard announcing the birth of her second granddaughter at Bound Brook about 25 miles away. The card carried a postmark dated December 25 2015.
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Newark
N. J
Theodore Hoffman
Bound Brook
Cupar Scotland to house new secret ocean radio station
British government builds a radio station at Cupar Scotland to enhance transatlantic wireless telephone service. Experts say current service is valuable though not fully secret, and complete secrecy will be pursued as experiments begin under post office engineers.
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London
Cupar
Scotland
America
Post Cifles Éengineering Sia
Treasure of Drake Hidden in Panama Landmarks
Legends say Sir Francis Drake hid a vast store of gold on the Panama mainland after sacking the city. The treasure was never retrieved and its exact location remains unknown to this day.
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Panama
Francis Drake
Strange Occupation: Canvasman Peddling Bed Signs
A Memphis canvasser went door to door selling enameled signs reading Peddlers Keep Out. His so called business was to put himself out of business by promoting warnings to deter peddlers.
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Memphis
Tenn
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