Murder Mystery on Marrasdale Moor Ends in Double Deception
Traveling companion Mervyn Holt tracks a missing man named Mazaroff who is revealed to be Merchison after a murder is uncovered. Diamonds vanish, a gun links to Musgrave, and Holt inherits via an unexpected will. Klopp in London unveils two remarkable diamonds.
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Mervyn Holt
Mazaroff
Woodcock
Marrasdale Moor
Elphinstone
Sheila Merchison
Holt
Merchison
Sheila
Manners
Bownas
Crole
Maythorne
Musgrave
Herman Klopp
Magaroff
London
Phillips
Diamonds and a blue pair at Park Lane
Sir Samuel Locke and Lady Locke recount a salesman’s visit by Mazaroff who offered a rare pair of blue diamonds. A price of 160000 pounds was agreed with Armintrade to supply the second stone, but the deal never concluded and no diamonds have been seen since, with Sir Samuel and Lady Locke awaiting more.
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Sir Samuel
Park Lane
Lady Locke
Mazaroff
South Africa
Loekes
Crole
Frobenius
Maythorne
Samuel Locke
Locke
Sir Samuel Locke
Armintrade
Mazarofft
Holt
Sam
Mazaroffi
Courthope’s Bank
Northumberland
tomer—Armintrade
London
Jim Mallison
James Mallison
Jim
Maria
Huntingdon
York
Mallison
Europe
Conduit Street
Cottingley
Welminster Square
Detroit Lawyer Slashes Legal Costs A Year Low
In Detroit lawyer Louis Mirian reports average costs per case at 08 cents amid his work with the Detroit Community Fund legal aid bureau. The bureau handles thousands, drawing cases from courts officials, newspapers, social agencies, and grateful clients seeking help without money for attorney fees.
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Detroit
Detroit Bar Association
Louis
Mirlant
Detroit Community Fund
Legal Aid Bureau
Mirian
Trust Company
Miriami
Nancy Brown
Early musical toys ease children into lessons
Dr Frank H Richardson says children grow to love music when they first encounter casual instruments at home. Fife to ukulele and bells invite play before formal study, easing practice and social anxiety. Improvised ensembles teach fellowship and reduce embarrassment around strangers.
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Frank H. Richardson
Doctor Richardson
First wooden fireplaces shaped Santa Claus tale
Early fireplaces were large wooden structures plastered with mud mortar. Inside chimneys, steps allowed repair by the householder and fed into the legend of Santa Claus using these crude flues.
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Santa Claus
Epitaphs Mark John Jones and Five Wives in Illinois Cemetery
A Springfield Republic article notes a country town cemetery near Springfield, Illinois, where a central monument reads Here lies John Jones aged ninety two At rest and five nearby identical stones mark his wives with Beloved wife of John Jones.
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Springfield
John Jones
Springfield Republican
Eternal Light Dumination System in New York
The illumination in New York City is supplied by electric lights with interconnected circuits. If one light fails another automatically takes over to maintain continuous operation.
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New York City
Home Accidents Rise in Cities Says National Safety Council
The National Safety Council reports home accidents remain a major hazard. In 11 of 39 cities with 11 million people, home deaths outpaced auto deaths. Falls caused nearly half of home fatalities, with asphyxiation and suffocation down from January to May. Children under five suffered triple the deaths of ages five to fourteen.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Murder Trial Looms Over Shirt Ironing Dispute
In New Orleans a man is charged with murder after opposing his stepson using electricity to iron a shirt. Peter Gendusa, 23, is accused of killing Anthony Lope, 38, during the argument.
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New Orleans
Peter Gendusa
Anthony Lope
Double trousers save life in Connecticut woods
Bethlehem, Conn. Homer Somers credits two pairs of pants for saving his life as he chopped wood. He wore double trousers when a rattlesnake struck his leg. the fangs failed to penetrate the two layers and Somers killed the snake.
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Bethlehem
Conn
Homer Somers
Homer
Flying Golf Ball Wounds San Francisco Attorney
Archibald J. Treat, a prominent San Francisco attorney, was seriously injured at Mill Valley Country Club when a sliced drive by Taylor Merriman of Mill Valley struck him in the temple. He remained in a local hospital with a possible skull fracture.
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San Francisco
Archibald J. Treat
Mill Valley Country Club
Taylor Merriman
Mill Valley
Childish Marvels in Arithmetic Fade Out
A British newspaper details young Andre Lenoir a two year old Belgian boy who multiplies any two five figure numbers with ease. It recalls earlier child prodigies George Parker Bidder and Jaques Inaudi who demonstrated extraordinary arithmetic talent and grew into prominent engineers and public figures.
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Andre Lenoir
George Parker Bidder
Robert Stephenson
Electric Telegraph Company
Institution of Civil Engineers
Jaques Inaudi
London
Preserving Johnson Home at Raleigh Park Center
Raleigh officials move Andrew Johnson’s seventeenth US president home to Pullen Park. The old log cabin will be restored to its original state with palings built around it, becoming a tourist attraction.
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Raleigh
N. C
Andrew Johnson
United States
Pullen Park
Rand Gold Mining Output Rises in South Africa Q1 1930
The Rand Gold Mining syndicate reports increased gold production in Johannesburg, South Africa, with first quarter 1930 output up by 30,000 ounces over the same period in 1929.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
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Werminster Square
Celerity
Orole
TOBH
Mirlani
Legal Aid
Johnson Hom
Rand Gold Mining
W. N. U. Houston
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