Irate Father Halts Romance of Gypsies in New York
East Greenbush authorities arraigned Join Demitro gypsy chief on kidnapping charges for abducting Rose Thompson, daughter of Wanda Thompson of Bridgeport. Rose found at Demitro camp after a chase from Albany to Bridgeport. Thompson seeks extradition while detectives guard both sides.
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Albany
N. Y
East Greenbush
Join Demitro
Justice of the Peace
Horton
Rose Thompson
Wanda Thompson
Bridgeport
Conn
Demitro
Troy
Rensselaer County
Rose
Thompson
South Main Street
State Street
New York
Starlight Amusement Park
Bronx
North Adams
Mass
Lebanon Mountains
David A. Wanger
John, Jr
John Demitro
Norway's Idle Ships May Get an Indemnity
Copenhagen reports that idle ships rise across Scandinavia with Norway most affected. A proposed mutual insurance scheme would indemnify owners of laid up vessels on a fixed scale, but critics say such plans are makeshifts lacking lasting support for a thriving merchant fleet.
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Norway
Copenhagen
Scandinavian Shipping Gazette
Denmark
Sweden
Phosphate From Caves Aids European Farms
Vienna reports new phosphate deposits opened for mining from caves once inhabited by swallows and bats. Franz Kirnbauer notes three caves explored: Dragon's cave and Czeklovina cave in Austria and Minerva cave in France. Dragon and Czeklovina have yielded 25,000 tons. Minerva is estimated at 120,000 tons and not yet exploited.
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Vienna
Europe
Franz Kirnbauer
Romania
Dragon's Cave
Czeklovina
Austria
Minerva Cave
France
Berlin Bleeders Seek Union to Raise Blood Prices
In Vienna a brisk blood market has driven prices to 50 Austrian shillings per liter. Many sellers bleed 12 to 14 times, up to 16, and the Eiselberg clinic distributes to hospitals. The impoverished traders face lifelong decline in workload after repeated bleeds. A recent union drive failed, keeping transactions on the open market.
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Berlin
Vienna
Eiselberg
Sunlight Baths Benefit English Mines Workers
A Mansfield group tested ultraviolet light baths on 50 miners aged 14 to 17 over three months after a Swiss trial. Those receiving light baths gained more weight and height than nonparticipants. the committee urges pithead baths to include light baths under medical supervision.
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London
Switzerland
Mansfield
How to Measure Fish Who ll Say
Olympia notes a dispute over fish length methods. Judge Chester A. Bachelor will rule on Roy Jensen’s alleged sale of undersized fish after University of Washington experts offer two conflicting standards. Dean John Cobb cites measurement from tail V point to lower lip.
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Olympia
Wash
University of Washington Sages
Chester A. Bachelor
E. Victor Smith
John Cobb
The
College of Fisheries
Bachelor
Roy Jensen
Oldest House in Paris Houses a Laundry
The oldest house in Paris, dating to 1240, now operates as a laundry near Notre Dame. The owner emphasizes its pedigree and keeps the sign reading At the oldest house in Paris, with the building noted for seven centuries of history amid kings and revolutions.
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Paris
Louis
Open Mosque to Public in Jerusalem Area
Sightseers may now enter the Great Mosque of Hebron, built over a cave believed to house the bodies of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, and Jacob and Leah.
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Jerusalem
Hebron
Abraham
Sarah
Isaac
Rebecca
Jacob
Leah
Paris Champion Baker Demonstrates Rapid Dough Making
Leon Nicolas, renowned Paris baker, showcased at the salon under the International Bakers Institute. He shaped and prepared for baking in four minutes five long loaves two round leaves six long rolls six crescent rolls and five round rolls.
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France
Leon Nicolas
Paris
International Bakers’ Institute
Difficult Line to Draw in Optimism and Idiocy
The Ohio State Journal notes the fine line between commendable optimism and unmitigated idiocy, highlighting the challenge of discerning prudenthope from folly in public discourse.
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Ohio State Journal
Telephone operators as nonpartisan plugs for all candidates
Des Moines Evening Tribune notes that Everybody's Friends Telephone operators are the read nonpartisans who plug for all candidates using the line. The item highlights a perception of balanced assistance in the newsroom context.
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Des Moines Evening Tribune
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Minnehaha Falls
Rotary International
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Alfred E. Smith
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Senator Robinson
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