Murder Case Ties Polish Harvester Death to Jersey City Suspect
A six year old murder case of Valerie Klescznaka from Mecklenburg Schwerin resurfaces as Wadislaw Kubicki is arrested in Jersey City. German police present sixty pages of evidence, photos, and a pond murder scene tied to Kubicki and Valerie. The 1910 death was ruled a strangling, linked to Kubicki during his affair with Valerie.
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New York City
Valerie Kleseznaka
Russian Poland
Mecklenburg
Schwerin
Ritter-Gut
Prinz Hitel Freidrich
Germany
Valerie
Wadislaw Kubicki
Jersey City
Valerie Klescznaka
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Skubicki
Kleseznaka
Gustyow
Kubicki
Ritter,Gut
Hat
Little Children Romper Suit Described With Linen Gingham Materials
A quaint illustration describes a children romper style with straight trousers worn under a smock. The garment uses linen and gingham like fabrics, with a high opening front for easy wear, and features a rose color trimming on the trousers.
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Ovata Ee
Will
Deutschland voyage sparks warrant for suspect in America
The text notes authorities learning a man came to America and preparing to act when war began. The Deutschland voyage provided the first chance to issue a warrant.
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America
Deutschland
Italian royal count serves as plain soldier at front
Umberto, count of Salemi, a disgraced son of Prince Amedeo and Princess Letitia, is serving with the cavalry guides in Voghera. He will join trenches on the Carso plateau, sharing life with rankers and earning popular affection for his calm, brave conduct under fire.
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Europe
Italy
Umberto
Salemni
Voghera
House of Savoy
Carso
Amedeo
Duke of
Aosta
Bonaparte
Turin
Emanuel
Victor
Louis
Russia
Balkans
Portugal
Spain
Shiva
Kashan in Persia: From ancient splendor to wartime notes
A historical sketch highlights Kashan’s ancient grandeur, mosques, silk weaving, and the leaning minaret. It also recalls the Shah Abbas palace remains, its ponds and gardens, a 1863 political tragedy, and Kashan’s noted scorpions, set against wartime movements toward Baghdad and Hamadan.
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Kashan
Zobeideh
Haroun-el-Rashid
Shah Abbas
Mirza Khan
Near East
Miss Janet Scudder To Design Medals For Mexican Mediation
Secretary Lansing awarded the commission to Miss Janet Scudder, renowned sculptor and suffrage advocate, to design three gold medals presented by the United States to Ambassadors Naon of Argentina Da Gama of Brazil and Suarez of Chile, known as the A B C mediators. The inscription honors their services as mediators in the conflict between the U S government and the ruling parties in Mexico.
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Janet Scudder
United States
Naon
Argentina
da Gama
Brazil
Suarez
Chile
Lansing
Scudder
Republic of Mexico
Borrowing a Piano Sparks Neighborhood Debate
Suburbanites embrace co operative borrowing to save costs, but one Manchester area resident objects after a neighbor requests a piano loan for a musical evening. He explains he sold his piano to buy Exchequer bonds and tries to bring friends for music if refused.
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Manchester
Manchester Guardian
Plan to Domesticate Mink By U S Department of Agriculture
The U S Department of Agriculture will attempt to domesticate the mink, long bred in captivity for fifty years, to develop a higher and more valuable type. The large number of American mink varieties, at least ten, is cited as evidence the animal is plastic and capable of improvement for governmental purposes.
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United States‘ Department of Agriculture
Through April Dusks by Margaret EB. Sangster
Poem excerpt describing April scenes as dusk settles and springtime returns. Farmers plant crops mothers sew robins build nests and floral life renews beside graves while singers evoke resurrection and solace from the night breeze.
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Margaret EB. Sangster, Jr
The
Christian Herald
Goats and Leaders From an Old Philadelphia Editor
An aged Philadelphia journalist recalls his days as city editor and the fate of a dismissed reporter, William C. Reich, who rose to become publisher of the New York Sun. The anecdote contrasts goat and star reputations and notes how early setbacks can precede later success.
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Philadelphia
William C. Reich
The
New York Sun
West Point
Washington
Girard
Philadelphia_ Ledger
Aristocrat Dog Steals Gem in Boston Park Caper
In Central Park a pampered dog belonging to Mrs. K D Slavens of St Louis caused a stir. Junior, wearing a jeweled collar and plush robe, returned minus a diamond and with a bitten tail after a confrontation with the aristocrat dog’s entourage. A vet said only minor injuries and a severe shock.
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Junior
Boston
Central Park
K. D. Slavens
St. Louis
Hotel Majestic
Boston Herald
Infantile paralysis toll announced in Minnesota
St Paul Minnesota Dr H M Bracken executive officer of the state board of health today announced that 527 cases and 49 deaths from infantile paralysis had been reportd.
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St. Paul
Minn
H. M. Bracken
State Board of Health
Fertilizing Asparagus After Cutting Season
Guidance from American Agriculturist advises applying fertilizer after the cutting season ends to bolster next year’s crop. Use ammoniated fertilizer with potash, a 7-4-8 mix, about 1000 pounds per acre, broadcast and disk in. avoid fall or winter application.
1915 Farm Crops Add 400 Million to Wealth
The 16 crops total 5 560 600 000 with corn leading at 1 755 000 000 and wheat at 930 000 000. Cotton rises to 602 000 000 despite smaller crop, up 77 060 000 from 1914. The gain reflects real national wealth growth and supports agricultural policy.
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Orange Judd
Loss Of Organic Matter Hits Kansas Farmers Hard
Soil expert C O Swanson warns that cultivated soils in seven Kansas counties show nitrogen losses of 1 200 to 1 800 pounds per acre and organic matter losses of 2 400 to 49 600 pounds per acre. He urges legumes like alfalfa to restore nitrogen, cautioning against exporting hay.
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Kansas
C. O. Swanson
Agricultural Experiment Station
Swanson
Iansas
Butler
Practical Snowplow Proves Practical in Heavy Snow
A photograph shows the lone snowplow that succeeded last year, praised for its design. The plow lets horses push snow from below their feet, keeping them on solid ground to use strength rather than wallowing in drifts.
Timely Farm Notes on Crops and Tools
Practical farm tips cover root crops like carrots and beets mulched with dry sand to deter pests. Emphasizes silos for corn, use of a feed cutter, corn shredder, and borers control with safe oils. Encourages studying fertilizers for fruit and vegetable crops and acting in spring.
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Ti. A
Sprays Curb Melon and Cucumber Louse Insects
Kansas State College entomology professor George A. Dean advises spraying to control the melon or cucumber louse that curls and kills cucumber and melon vines. He recommends black leaf 40 spray or a soapy spray and stresses soaking every insect with a spraying apparatus and a long reach nozzle.
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George A. Dean
Kansas Agricultural College
Dean
Principles of Profitable Farming Guided by Farm Profits
J. S. Cates, in the New Year Book of the Department of Agriculture, argues that the cost must be less than the selling price in farming just as in any business. He notes farming’s complexity and interrelated enterprises make exact cost and price hard to measure, but the relationship of each enterprise to overall profits can be estimated through large-farm studies.
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J. S. Cates
Department of Agriculture
Immersion Method for Treating Seed Grains
A practical two tub or split barrel setup cleans seed by immersion in formaldehyde solution. Seed soaks ten to fifteen minutes, chaff and smut float to the top, then solution drains to the lower tub. Drainage and drying follow with caution to avoid contamination.
Lawn mowers harmed by exposure to weather and misuse
Lawn mowers are designed to cut smooth even grass and are not meant for cutting sticks stones or filling holes. Manufacturers are often blamed for operator abuse of the machine.
Dance Flirtation Elopement Then Murder Story of Bride
Police recount the tale of Kathryn Kelser Pettit an 18 year old bride of John Maurice Pettit of Chicago. A flirtation and elopement led to a month of marriage before her body was found in a pool of blood. Officials point to jealousy as a possible motive.
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Kathryn Kelser Pettit
John Maurice Pettit
Chicago
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Miss Scudder
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Minnesota
Timely Farm Notes
Maurice Pettit
RDA
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