Vault joke costs clerk his life in Paterson bank
Charley Di Giacomo of Paterson New Jersey died after a colleague locked him in a bank vault as a gag. Fire crews drill through two feet of steel to reach him as air runs out. He survives initially but suffers lasting injuries and hearing loss.
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Charley DI Giacomo
Paterson
N. J
Peoples Bank
Charley
Bill
Charlie
Garret Kuiken
Kuiken
Electric Light Company
Variety of Flavors From Eucalyptus Trees
The article catalogs eucalyptus varieties and their scents such as peppermint lemon and apple gum. It notes eucalyptus leaves emit these odors and mentions towering specimens with heights from 400 to 600 feet, including a cited 525 foot tree near Sydney. It also references Eucalyptus l echin thermos, or Aus ech, as a hardy drought resistant small type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Sydney
Abraham’s Gardens in Ancient Caravan Record
The New York World reports gardens flourished around 2000 B C during Abraham's journey from Ur to Canaan. Women tended soil while men focused on care of cattle, hunting, and protection. They planted lettuce onions radishes beans lentils cauliflower cabbage carrots beets and saved seeds for future travels. Wheat rye and barley were grown in larger fields to feed cattle and bake bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Cannaan
New York
B. C
Richest Japanese is Young Man
Japan's richest man, Baron Kichi zaemon Sumitomo, paid an assessment of 800000 yen on an income of 3000000 yen, the highest in Japan in 1936. He is 25 years old and has led the Sumitomo family since 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Kichizaemon
Sumitomo
House of Sumitomo
Jade Fever Shapes World Markets From Peiping To Canton
The piece traces the jade trade from northwest China through Peiping Canton and Burma, noting jade’s rise after the Boxer upheaval. It highlights the desirability of deep green translucent jade, expert cutters, and prices for famous pieces like a $20,000 snuff bottle and a $15,000 ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chinese Turkistan
Peiping
Yunnan
Burma
Canton
Pei
No. 14
Brownlow
WNU Service
Seeing Is Found Most Important Five Senses
Scientific research shows the eyes receive 87 percent of impressions while smell accounts for 7 percent tone 3.5 percent taste 1 percent. Many suffer vision problems from poor lighting and careless eye use, especially children and farmers. Portable daylight lighting and mantle lamps help protect eyesight for late night tasks.
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Floyd Gibbons
Guadarrama
Spain
Madrid
Miss
Congo
United States
Sam Parratt
Brookfield Zoo
Chicago
Africa
Kyoto Imperial University
Saionji
Baron Sumitomo
Sumitomo Limited Partnership
Sumitomo Bank
Sumitomo Trust
Glenn Morris
Denver
Berlin
Fulton Market
Fulton Fish Market
Lower Manhattan
East River
al E. Smith
President Roosevelt
White House
Frederick A. Delano
Abel Wolman
National Resources Board
H. H Bennett
The
Soil Conservation Board
Edward M. Markham
Army Engineers
Aubrey Williams
Buffalo
Washington
District of Columbia
Pena
Malden, Mass
Doan
Denton’s Cosmetic CO
23Rd St
Long Island City, NL
Magnesia
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