Hastings pea sheller seeks fortune of reclusive O Connor
Mrs. Mary OCon nor Tindall of London claims she is John OConnor’s sister and entitles the Hastings slang shoemaker recluse fortune worth about 250000. The estate, including cash bonds and Adams County farms, is held by the state until true heirs are located amid hundreds of claimants and scattered family tales.
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Hastings
Neb
Mary O'Connor Tindall
Doon Street
London
England
Covent Garden
John O'Connor
Spanishburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Tindall
O’connor
O'Connor
James B. O'Connor
45 000 Feet Aloft Is Flying Limit
Flight surgeons of the army air service say the maximum turning speed is about 250 mph and the practical ceiling around 45 000 feet. The French hold altitude and speed records, with 30 586 feet and 278.48 mph respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Air Service
Alvin. J.williams
Navy
St. Louis
Mitchel Field
New York
National Aeronautic Association
Rome Revived by Influx of Holy Year Visitors
Rome welcomes thousands of pilgrims and tourists restoring its prewar status as a top European capital. Via Condotti rivalries New York Fifth Avenue and Paris streets. Romans of the upper classes dress fashionably, matching world standards amid narrow medieval streets and limited sidewalks.
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Rome
Via Condotti
Fifth Avenue
Red Tape Costs U S 970 in Man s Death
Washington. Comptroller General McCarl rules the government must pay the full $1 000 face value of John Chard s 20 year endowment policy to his beneficiary because the cash settlement check was mailed 16 days after his death. Chard discharged from the army in May 1921, signed a release, died June 27 and the settlement check was dated July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
McCarl
John Chard
Army
Chard
Italy burns vast sums of paper currency policy debut
In Rome a bonfire consumed 100,000,000 Hre notes as the government inaugurated a policy to cut paper money circulation. Officials, including Signor de Stefani, watched. About 1,000,000,000 more notes are set to burn within two months.
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Rome
Signor de Stefani
Italy's Great Car Factories Draw Wealthy World Buyers
Luxurious motor cars top the list of prized possessions for Italy's wealthy residents who are among the best customers of the nation's leading motor car factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Census finds large output from badge and insignia makers
Washington report shows 84 establishments in the insignia industry with gross output in 1923 totaling $10,500,000. The census bureau notes the surge reflects national demand for emblems and badges amid a broader cultural trend.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Hamburg Observatory director finds eleventh magnitude comet
The Morning Post reports Prof. Richard Schorr director of Hamburg University Observatory Bergedorf discovered a comet of eleventh magnitude near the Leo Virgo region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
The
Morning Post
Richard Schorr
Hamburg University Observatory
Bergedorf
Student seeks divorce to pursue Rome art prize bid
A young architectural student, aiming for the Prix de Rome, declares he loves his art more than his wife after rules bar married men from the Villa Medici. He fakes bachelors status, is found out, and offers divorce to compete. The Academy of Wine Arts bars him while he appeals to the minister of education. No wife consulted yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Medicis
France
Academy of Wine Arts
Seven Hills
Mean Advantage of a Hustler Delays Blueprint Plan
A critical note on unethical tactics disrupting an efficiency expert awaiting a blueprint. The remark highlights a harmful approach where deception or haste undermines structured planning and professional oversight.
Refuses to Aid Wife After Seven Years in Jail
Elizabeth N J Vitelo Baginolo seventy nine years old returned to his wife but said he would never support her. He had spent 2149 days in Union county jail charged by his wife eighty four with failure to provide. Baginolo argued against leaving the jail while authorities said they were tired of supporting him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
N. J
Vitelo Baginolo
Union County
Baginolo
Beards Grow to Follow Bible Philosophy by Twins
Edwin and Edgar Gude, twenty six, twin sons of a late florist, have grown beards and hair long and live as vegans following Old Testament rules. Navy veterans from World War I, they seek a simple cloth outfit and plain living while claiming such restraint improves body and spirit. They insist their view is not a new cult but a return to Old Testament philosophy and Christian faith in Jesus Christ.
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Washington
Edwin
Edgar Gude
Adolph Gude
Gude
Lfe
Twins
Jesus Christ
Indians Reap Rich Harvest From Fishing
Northwest tribes derive substantial income from fishing and seal fur sales. Quinaljelt reservation residents report earnings up to 4242 dollars annually with broader ranges 1000 to 3500. Nenhbay Jurisdiction Indians gain from seal and salmon trades, totaling around 12000 dollars for raw skins and over 10000 from salmon. Quinnlelt river natives see about 58000 dollars yearly.
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Washington
Northwest
Interior Department
Ann Wadlchaial
Inatan
Quinaljelt
Nenhbay
Quinnlelt
Quinnlelt Indian Reservation
Judge Holds $2.85 for Haircut and Shave Larceny
Newark resident John W Kazos visited Antonia Martinez barber shop in Manhattan for a shave and haircut. He refused to pay two eighty five claiming 75 cent rates in Newark. Patrolman Sealey called. Magistrate Oberwager held Martinez for petty larceny over the disputed charge.
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New York
John W Kazos
Newark
N. J
Antonia Martinez
Manhattain
John Kazos
Sealey
West Thirtieth Street
Oberwager
Kazos
Martines
Martinez
Lightning Hole Found in Douglas County Dry Coulee
A hollow mass of sand and earth about two feet long was found in a dry coulee in Douglas County. The shell shaped shape was created by a severe bolt of lightning entering the soil and melting sand. Terrific summer storms passed over the area with little rainfall.
Twins Born to Greers Within One Year
Two sets of twins arrived for Mr and Mrs Kurt Greer in the year 1924. The first twins, born February 1924, were boys, and the second twins, born December 1924, were girls.
Chokes on Bone Claims Life in Chicago
James Cooper died after a chicken bone lodged in his throat choking him. Bystanders and medical aid arrived but he was dead before help could save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James Cooper
Simpson Suit Seeks Reimbursement for Support
Bertha S Simpson of Middletown sues her husband Willard Simpson of Livingston Manor Sullivan county for money spent on her support during two years of separation after a year of marriage. Both allege desertion as sole cause of estrangement.
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Middletown
N. Y
Bertha S. Simpson
Willard Simpson
Livingston Manor
Sullivan County
Dead Sea Water Far Salty Than Ocean By Five Meg
Historical report notes the Dead Sea water is five meg times as salty as ocean water, highlighting extreme salinity and its effects on buoyancy and marine life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dead Sea
Ocean
Mystery Body Swaps Shock New Orleans Family
In New Orleans a buried body turned out to be a woman after officials traced a mix up with a man identified as Frank Muller Sr. A woman’s remains were mistaken for the husband of Mrs. John Fisher, while another man’s body was found in the river with a belt buckle and false teeth. Police and coroner staff pursued the confusing identity until it was clarified.
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New Orleana
Frank Muller
Mississippi River
Frank Miller
Muller
The
Mys
Tery
California
Charles W. Burdette, Sr
John Fisher
Lst
Er. J. de Bergeau
Cult Priestess Jailed Over Midnight Sacrifice in Ontario
Anna Reynolds reputed priestess of the faith of the holy light was arrested in Bluevale Ontario for presiding over a midnight ceremony in which ten hogs were sacrificed to devilish spirits. Earl Underwood supplied the hogs and aided the pyre setup while Reynolds allegedly issued orders and uttered incantations.
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Kitchener, Ont
Anna Reynolds
Bluevale
Ont
FP. C. Whiteside
Earl Underwood
Rane
Toronto
Underwood
Napping Caddys Head Used as Golf Tee in Pensacola
A fifteen year old Pensacola caddy Johnnie Gates was struck on the head by a golf ball used as a tee. A fellow caddy swung at the ball while Johnnie slept on the course and fractured his skull. He was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Johnnie Gates
Pensacola Country Club
Pinny
Johnnie
Salt Lake Man Found Floating in Cave Pool
Police discovered KON Jensen sixty naked and floating in a four foot deep pool of water in a cave north of Salt Lake City. A wooden pillow kept his head afloat as he claimed to have slept in the pool for months to escape the cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake Chis
Kon. Jensen
Salt Lake City
Jensen
Woodchuck Battles Bulldog in Mass Main Street Skirmish
In Leominster Massachusetts hundreds crowded Main Street as a woodchuck fought a bulldog in a prolonged battle that lasted over an hour. The exhausted bulldog finally limped away, leaving a bloody scene and a stunned crowd.
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Leominster
Mass
Main Street
Mice Size of Bees Arrive and Escape at London Fair
Report from London 200 shows tiny pigs mice arriving from Gambia in western Africa, described as smaller than bumblebees. A pair could fit in a safety match box, but fifteen escaped through a hole too small for a slate pencil and were never recovered. The pearl color is white.
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London
Gumbria
Africa
Housewives Restore Vigor With Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Milwaukee and Horace residents report relief from fatigue headaches back pain and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They describe regained strength weight gain and resumed home duties while endorsing the remedy to friends.
Neck Tie King of the World Rises on One Big Idea
A Buffalo man Eugene P Beaumont went from near debt to millionaire by launching a mail order necktie business. From a kitchen operation to the Tie Art Co Inc dominating parcel post shipments in Buffalo, his venture grew to fourteen mills supplying neckties garters handkerchiefs and belts. He credits faith energy and courage and sells with the motto Give the people what they want when they want it.
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Agene P. Beaumont
Buffalo
N. Y
Beaumont
Eugene Peaumont
Beau
Mont
Tie Art Co. Inc
Women Rifle Marksmen Tie for Top Prize at England Shoot
Nearly two thousand riflemen competed for 132 prizes offered by the Society of Miniature Ice Clubs of England. Two women joined four-way tie for the leading trophy in the event.
Fragmented Text Reflection on Time and Writings
The readable portion offers a cryptic note about aging and writing as it compares memory to a watch. It mentions windings and future perception, implying a meditation on becoming older and the act of documenting thoughts.
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