Magician and daughter believed slain after shipboard robbery
The article details the suspected fate of Professor W. B. Wood and his daughter Bertha Mercedes after an touring West Indian and South American magic show. They were reportedly abandoned to sharks in the Gulf of Mexico following a robbery of tour proceeds and jewelry. Conrad Graeber, Mercedes fiancé and Shamokin banker, appeals to the U.S. Government for justice.
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W. B. Wood
Central
South America
West Indies
Professor Wood
Bertha Mercedes
Gulf of Mexico
Miss Mercedes
United States
Conrad Graeber
Shamokin
Guianas
Venezuela
Bolivia
Mercedes
Wood
Castro
Mystery Deaths of Professor Wood and Daughter in Gulf Tragedy
The Wood duo sailed from Frontera on the schooner Nicholas with valuables including $60,000 and diamonds. A storm led to the tug Canute Barnes towing the baggage and two passengers sinking. theories blame crew robbery and ship abandonment, with sharks as possible lurkers in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Frontera
Mexico
Nicholas
Clawson
Progreso
R. A. Williams
Robert
Boyd
Laguna
Woods
Canute Barnes
New York
Wood
Professor Wood
Miss Mercedes
Castro
Gulf of Mexico
Mexican Robbers Case Raises International Efforts
The daughter of a missing woman has given Manager Clawson sweeping power of attorney to act in Washington and Mexico. Eugene Wood of Shamokin Pa has involved the State Department. Banker Conrad Graeber, Miss Wood’s fiancé, plans to go to Mexico to seek justice. The key issue is proof that the tug did not founder in the storm as suspected. The captain and crew remain to be questioned by authorities.
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Clawson
Professor Wood
Miss Wood
Wood
Will Wood
South America
Shamokin
W. B. Wood
Newcastle
Washington
Mexico
State Department
Eugene Wood
Conrad Graeber
When Your Best Girl's Papa Says No
The article argues that stern fathers often protect daughters from rash marriages and that waiting until the woman is of age and both parties can wait improves chances of a happy union. It notes parents may object for various reasons and suggests marrying at twenty-one if both agree, avoiding impulsive elopement.
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Papa
Meng
This Is The Way To Keep Well Without Cascarets
An article urges outdoor activity and a plant based diet to avoid laxatives. It says exercise, walking, vegetables, fruit, and whole wheat bread sustain health and reduce the need for laxatives in younger years. It notes Cascarets suit indoor living and rich meals and are gentle on the system.
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Dhark
Prof. Wood
Bertha Mercedes Wood
Hastings Clawson
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