Curious ferryyard arrest and a hidden murder on the river
Anthony A. Maffe a New Jersey quartermaster on a Staten Island Elizabethport ferry spots a furtive Filipino with a heavy wrapped bundle on June 10 1923. He suspects a body hauled to the rail is seized before the man throws it overboard and police recover a murdered woman whose death stems from a jealousy quarrel over a diamond ring. The case ends with the assailant sentenced to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Maffe
Tony
Staten Island
Elizabethport
Davey Jones
Grandmother Clocks Show Human Form in Helsinki Collection
The National Museum in Helsinki owns a distinctive clock with a woman's figure, short-sleeved blouse, and fidted skirt standing on two human-shaped feet, arms akimbo. Collier's Weekly notes its carved case and name. The piece echoes a broader note on Corpus Delicti explaining crime elements such as death and criminal agency for murder cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Museum
Helsinki
Finland
Collier’s Weekly
San Diego Girl Crowned War Vets Queen
A San Diego girl won the title of Miss American Legion Queen, praised for poise and charm in a selection that highlighted grace and beauty. The event drew local supporters and veterans across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Gion
Betty Fulkerson
Legionnaires
Hollywood
Star Dust Movie Buzz and Industry Notes
Hollywood figures and industry moves spark chatter from the film world. TTE SMITH buys and remakes an amateur 16 mm film into 35 mm, launching a nationwide contest for amateurs. George Arliss and his brother advise on East Meets West. Ruth Chatterton flies and films Dodsworth while Merle Oberon sues over The Garden of Allah progress. Mary Pickford plans stumble amid company breakup. Mary Pickford plans to produce. Ruth Chatterton, Ginger Rogers, Myrna Loy, William Powell projects noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tte Smith
Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer
Smith
George Arliss
England
Fred H. Andrews
Lahore
Mary Pickford
Lewis Stone
Lewis
Ruth Chatterton
Ginger Rogers
Cary
Anne Shirle
John Beale
Myrna Logan
William Powell
Cheyne
Marriage talk on Mount Koya amid Tokyo’s cosmopolitan promenade
A Buddhist priest and his wife tour Imperial Hotel Tokyo where Mount Koya rites and Shingon traditions meet modern life. They discuss legal marriage for monks, dietary changes, and the new cultural mix as Indians, Europeans, and Japanese parade past in Peacock Alley. The couple marvels at radio cooking and the world's varied voices echoing through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Hotel
Tokyo
George Boldt
New York
P. A
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Empire State Building
Tokyo Promenade
India
Asia
Africa
California
Mount
Koya
Peacock Alley
New World
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Welblerbody
Floyd Gibbons
Anthony A. Maffe
Elizabeth, N. J
Tony Off His Feet
Pierre
S. D
South Dakota
William Phillips
Breckinridge Long
Italy
John N. Garner
Eduardo Hay
Mexico
Laredo
Texas
Laurette O'Neill
International Home
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
Carol
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Bucharest
Sean Lester
League of Nations
Free City of
Danzig
Arthur Karl Greiser
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
West Bay Crossing
STAR DUST Movie + Radio
Virginia Vale
Louis Schmeling
RKO
Bobby Wilson
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
Monk Moscrip
Bones Hamilton
Keith Topping
Frank Alustiza
Dodsworth
Colonel Stoopnagle
Bud
Mr. Bopp
Fred Allen
Merle Oberon
Marlene Dietrich
Merle
Miss Oberon
Bette Davis
Warner Brothers
Zoucale
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