Pardon Denied for Robah Beatty in Sheriff Slaying Case
Raleigh September 4 Robah Beatty the white slayer of Sheriff Zachary of Yadkin County is denied clemency after a five year term for murder deemed too short for the crime. Prosecutor C E Hamilton and R F Sims urged release citing prison and war records while Carel Williams argued against. Beatty previously faced the electric chair but Governor Bickett commuted the sentence to life and indeterminate time.
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Zachary
Yadkin County
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Morrison
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R. F. Sims
Winston-Salem
Link
Carel Williams
South Sea Bubble Speculation Sparks Market Turmoil
The South Sea Bubble saga shows a £50 million project led by Robert Harley and the Earl of Oxford to secure a Spain trade monopoly. After the Utrecht Treaty Spain shut its markets to England, making South Sea privileges worthless and shares rise to 1000 dollars before a crash left many ruined and investors unpaid.
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South Sea
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Breadfruit Myth Explains Origin Amid Philippine Famine
The article recounts a Turan Filipino myth that breadfruit grew from a father’s vow to die for his starving child. After his death, his heart and stomach were buried. a leaf fell signaling the miracle, and breadfruit sprouted in the garden to feed the family. It notes breadfruit varieties widespread in the Philippines.
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Philippines
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Embryo Development Watched In Glass at Leyden
Two Leyden University scientists J P Vogelaer and J Bo van den Boogert watched a warm blooded animal embryo grow in real time. They kept a chick embryo alive for five days by placing a glass shell over the egg in an incubator, enabling continuous observation rather than sequential dissections.
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University of Leyden
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J. P. Vogelaar
J. Bo van den Boogert
Recalled Car Incident Involving Southbound Streetcar
A young woman on a southbound streetcar rang the bell to alight when a nearby passenger asked her to call Westport XYZ and request routine chores be done, including taking potatoes off the fire and watering plants, then leave laundry aside.
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Westport Xyz
Kansas
Tear Gas Becomes Common Police Tool in Cities
Tear gas once used in World War I is increasingly deployed by police to arrest violent suspects. A single officer with a tear gas canister now handles groups more efficiently than two officers. The gas is released from a night stick by a press of a button, and officers are being trained by veterans who experienced its use in the war.
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Cassiore
Almos
Cynidam
Irish wit and statesman Oliver St Joen Gogaarty noted in Dublin
Oliver St Joen Gogaarty, famed Irish wit critic and writer, held roles as politician physician and writer in the Irish Free State. Captured by insurgents, he swam the Liffey to escape, fled to London, reestablished as a physician, then returned to Ireland to publish prize winning Gaelic verse. Critics group him with Yeats and Joyce.
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Oliver St. Joen Gogaarty
Dublin
Twelve-Year-Old Jamies Whitehead Triumphs in Violin Contest
In Morecambe England twelve year old Jamies Whitehead defeated several adults to win a violin competition. Judges proclaimed him a musical marvel praising his fluid technique and stage presence. He plans to pursue a professional music career.
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Jamies Whitehead
Morecambe
England
Define: Pull neo cars of Australia speed doubled
The brief notes a claim that a class of Australian neo cars has doubled its speed. It mentions the category and the implied performance change without detailed testing data or independent verification.
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Australia
First Love Affair Laughter and the Turning Point
A Washington Post essay argues that first love affairs deeply affect adolescents, often provoked by mockery from peers. It urges respectful acknowledgment of genuine feelings, warning cynical ridicule can drive youths toward lasting harm while supportive responses can empower healthier growth.
Giant Skeletons Reported From Chihuahua Mining District
An engineer traveling from the Sierra Madre reports discoveries in Chihuahua where several well preserved skeletons measure ten to twelve feet in length. Found in a cave in a sitting posture with arms raised, the remains include feet 18 to 20 inches long. The Mexican anthropological department plans a commission to study the find to explain the origin of the region’s ancient inhabitants.
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Mexico
Chihuahua
Mexico City
Sierra Madre
Anthropological Department
Chihvuahua
British patent activity in 1924 exceeds 4000 filings
The New York World reports over four thousand British patent applications in 1924, down about a thousand from 1923. Radio developments topped subjects with around 500 patents, up 26 percent from the prior year, while many inventors delayed pressing applications as ideas grew outdated or commercially useless. Household improvements accounted for many patents, including those by women.
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Greal Britain
New York World
Gala Coach of Napoleon Hero in Berlin Parade
The management of a theological garden in Berlin acquired the gala coach of Napoleon TL, son of Napoleon. The vehicle still bears the imperial crown over the date 1813 and joins the 2004 Little Caravan procession with donkeys camels goats and ponies in hourly rounds of the zoological garden.
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Theological Garden
Berlin
Little Napoleon TL
Napoleon
Custans Museum of Wax Works
Zoological Garden
Drilling Tech Congress to Be Held in Bucharest
Drilling and mining contests will feature the informational congress of drilling technology in Bucharest this year.
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Congress of Drilling
Echnodegietea A
Bucharest
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