Jaguar Cab Mistaken for Wildcat Roams Washington Street
A Jaguar cab escaped from its owner William J. Slattery after a car crash in Washington. Fred Redmond captured the animal, which resembled a house cat, but proved dangerous and was secured in a chicken coop with help from three others. Slattery, injured in the collision, asked for his pet upon waking in the hospital.
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Washington
Liberty
Fred Redmond
Nicaragua
William J. Slattery
Redmond
Slattery
Famed German Castle Decays as upkeep costs rise
Hamburg reports Friedrichshof Castle, built for Empress Victoria, decays slowly as the grand duchess of Hesse cannot afford the upkeep. Saltpeter in locally quarried stone required warm rooms, increasing coal use, forcing the empress's former master of ceremonies to move to a nearby palace.
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Hamburg
Schloss
Friedrichshof
Victoria
Emperor Frederick
Grand Duchess of
Hesse
England
Taunus
Duchess of Hesse
Pair to Be Tried Under Anti-Duel Law in Atlantic City
Atlantic City authorities plan to prosecute William Rushton and Charles Siewert under a century old anti dueling statute. Rushton, 24, was wounded in the arm and abdomen during a shotgun duel after a quarrel at a girl's home. Police say the pair will be the first to face trial for violating the act.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Atlantic County
William Rushton
Cologne
Charles Siewert
Siewert
Rushton
Great round up on historic King Ranch in Texas
In recent weeks the King ranch near Kingsville Texas has staged a massive cattle round up. Over 14 000 head of two and three year old steers are being moved to railroad pens for shipment to Oklahoma pastures and later to St Louis market. The operation employs hundreds of cowboys and showcases longhorn relics as some animals are gathered for a museum. Captain Richard King founded the ranch and built a fortified home, later managed by Robert Kleberg after Mrs King’s death.
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Kingsville
Texas
Great King Ranch
Oklahoma
St. Louie
King Ranch
Great Ranch
Mra
Henrietta M. King
South Texas
Richard King
Corpus Christi
Rio Grande
Rio Grande. He and Mrs. King
Gulf Coast
Captain King
King
Mississippi River
Old Fort Brown
Henriette Chamberlain
Longevity on Champlain Aged Steamboat Captain Rockwell
Capt. Eli B. Rockwell of North Hero Vermont turns ninety eight and begins another season as skipper of the Vermont on Lake Champlain. He has 71 years as a pilot and 40 years as captain and aims to reach 80 years at sea and then continue toward a century.
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St. Albans
Eli B. Rockwell
F. Carpenter
Lake Champlain
Rockwell
Vermont
Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
North Hero
St. Johns
Que
Whitehall
N. Y
Cynthia
Canada
St. Albans Bay
Adirondack
Vermont LI
Justice Is Vengeance Even in Newer China
In Nationalist China the old belief in vengeance persists. A Nanking policeman was killed by a robber who was caught and sentenced to death. A memorial service was held and the robber was decapitated before the gathering.
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China
Shanghai
Nanking
Hsueh Tu-pi
Americans fall in per capita wealth in 1928
Treasury records show per capita wealth at year end 1928 was 40.52 dollars, down 96 cents from 1927 and 5.60 dollars higher than 1914. The estimate bases on 118,364,000 people as of June 30.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
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Jaguar
London
Bayswater
Hugo Ebener
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshaffen
Germany
Los Angeles
Seville
Buenos Aires
America
Arlington
Andre Lafond
le Journal de Rouen
France
Leon Renier
Havas Agency
Marcel Knecht
M. Koehle
Corn Hill
Truro
Mass
Bulgaria
Arthur Schoenfeld
Coolidge
Providence
Rhode Island
Tunney
International
New York
Chicago
Heeney
John D. Jr
Moore
Yorktown
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Virginia
Lord Cornwallis
George Washington
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