Why So Many Men Berlin Expose This Week
Berlin bitterness grows against Catholic church with eight foot posters accusing opposition and Bolshevism. Hitchcock death noted as former postmaster general and Tucson Daily Citizen publisher who championed air mail early adoption. Also recapped are tales of a rattlesnake sermon, bond misplacement, a dramatic edge-of-river drowning, rising childlessness, a fortuneteller, and Japanesecotton shifts.
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Berlin
Frank H. Hitchcock
Mussolini
Abyssinia
Arthur Brisbane
Japan
Grafting Center
Reich
Germany
Taft
Tucson
Daily Citizen
Frank Hitchcock
Moon Hoax Across Worlds Sparks Fame and Scandal
The New York Sun’s 1835 moon hoax stirred wide interest and later revealed as satire. Sir John Herschel’s Cape discoveries, moon flora and fauna, and a sensational pirate of prints captivated readers before a September 16 expose. Richard Adams Locke, the writer, emerged tied to a landmark penny press moment with Edgar Allan Poe noting its impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
The
New York Sun
the Sun
Benjamin H. Day
United States
Edinburgh Courant
John Herschel
Cape of Good Hope
John Frederick William Herschel
South Africa
Cape Town
Edinburgh Journal of Science
Sir John
Sun
Mary Queen of Scots
Herschel
New York
Lake of Death
North America
Bay of Rainbows
Paris
London
Glasgow
Edinburgh
New York Journal of Commerce
Finn
Richard Adams Locke
Locke
Journal of Commerce
England
James Gordon Bennett
Scotland
Herald
Edgar Allen Poe
Hans Pfaall
Mr. Locke
Poe
East Brent
Somersetshire
John Locke
Cambridge
the Bee
Imperial Magazine
Atlantic
London Republican
William Watson Webb
New York Courier and Enquirer
Matthias the Prophet
Day
Matthias
University of the People
Western Newspaper Union
Executioner of Felons Keeps Quiet on Tasks
A Massachusetts official executioner Robert G. Eliott, aged 61, performs electric chair deaths across multiple states. He has carried out executions including Sacco and Vanzetti and other bank robbers, earning $150 per case plus travel. He shuns publicity and lives in Richmond Hills New York with his wife and children.
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Madame Evelyn
New Jersey
Charleston
Mass
Robert G. Eliott
Massachusetts
Delaware
New York
Pennsylvania
Morton
Irving Millen
Abraham Faber
Elliott
Boston
Nicolo Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Ruth Snyder
Judd Gray
Eliott
Richmond Hills
N. Y
Sacco
Vanzetti
Wag Uses Legs of Dummy to Scare Street Crowd
In Warren Ohio a man placed dummy legs in the street to frighten residents. Onlookers screamed and fled as a motorist stopped to help but found only artificial legs. A nearby village reportedly laughed at the prank.
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Wag
Warren
Ohio
Girl Hitchhiker Details Four Don’ts and Travel Rules
Tucson reader Shirley Williams outlines hitchhiking rules. She warns against thumb rides and night travel, advises against trucks or freight trains, and says rides under 100 miles are off limits. Williams reports averaging over 400 miles daily and four cross-country trips, with a Hollywood contract in sight after arriving from Paramount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Shirley Williams
Paramount
Hollywood
Armless Girl Teaches Herself Piano and Typing Skills
Ninteen year old Helen Wilhelmi learned to play piano using her nose and chin after birth left her without arms. She also operates a typewriter with a pencil held in her mouth showcasing remarkable adaptability.
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Helen Wilhelmi
Helen
Miss Wilhelmi
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Brisbane
Thomasville
N. C
Campbell Holmes
Sacramento River
California
Texas
Nathan Straus
King Features Syndicate, Inc
WNU Service
Elmo Scott Watson
Sensemin H.day Founder of
Edgar A Poe
R. G. Elliott
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