New York Pier Pirates Threaten Vast Modern Loot
New York is seen as a hub for modern thieves stealing vast sums from exports. Government campaigns and rail, shipping, pier interests, and marine insurers combat gangs. losses remain high as shipments travel to Europe, Asia, Africa, and distant ports. A silk goods exporter case illustrates typical robbery methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Kidd
Tidewater
New York City
Europe
Asia
Africa
Blue Ribbon Garbage Wagon Horse Captures Show Title
A chestnut gelding nicknamed Submersible rose from laundry yard duties at Fort Riley to win a blue ribbon at a national show. The horse’s unlikely ascent and the harbor theft scheme are noted, with a misused loading of merchandise and a pier pass aiding the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fort Riley
Kansas
Fort E
Prehistoric Copper Miners Found on Isle Royale
William B. Ferguson of Franklin Pennsylvania reports remains of dwellings on Isle Royale in Lake Superior used by prehistoric copper miners. He estimates mining occurred at least 1,000 years ago, with much of the evidence now long gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Isle Royale
Lake Superio
William B. Ferguson
Franklin
Ferguson
Ancient Island Dwellings and Rock Mines Unearthed
Excavations on a remote island reveal six foot diameter pine trees atop rock dumps and a two mile by half mile area with human habitation remains. Large pits, eight to ten feet deep, feature stone walls and communal dwellings of 20 by 40 feet, with a possible fort measuring 20 by 50 feet. Stone-mined shafts reach 20 to 80 feet, and egg shaped black stones echo Berth shore geology rather than Isle Royale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islan
Lake Superior
Isle Royale
Smyrna Armenian Losses Reach 118 Million
A Smyrna Armenian commitee reports 118 million in real and personal property lost as Turkish actions killed about 4,000 Armenians and left 8,000 men and 15,000 women missing or imprisoned. Sixty million is tied to stocks and bonds in Asian enterprises. Notable victims include Sarkis and Kasparian landowners and Guruniian Panossian textile merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ris
Asia
Smyrna
Sarkis and
Kasparian
Guruniian
Panossian
Boy Kills Brother in Wild West Game
In Austin Pennsylvania a boy reenacting a wild west scene shot and killed his 13 year old brother Raymond Keene. Robert Keene picked up a revolver he believed was unloaded and fired striking the heart, killing Raymond instantly.
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Austin
Raymond Keene
Robert
Raymond
Wants 13 Cent Stamp Reissued Petition Circulated
Post Office Department receives petition from American Legion class urging return of the 18 cent stamp and outlining 13 as a symbolic motif. The petition cites historical facts linking 13 and 18 to U S history, including the flag, stripes, eagle, and key dates and events.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Amnericon
Lane
Shephege
Liberty
John Paul Jones
Perry
Lake Erie
Fort Sumter
General Pershing
France
Postmaster General
62 Year Old Woman Gives Birth to Quintuplets in Venezuela
Dr Ernest C Levy of New York, president of the American Public Health Association, calls the case the strangest in medical science. A 62 year old Venezuelan mother, a miner until two hours before, gave birth to five normal children within eight hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest C. Levy
New York City
American Public Health Association
Venezuela
Still Dreaming Of Home A Seeker Describes Finding A Dream House
A writer in Scribner's laments that a simple country home remains out of reach amid rising real estate costs. He traces efforts to buy an abandoned farm or build a modest house, noting the lure of Dutch ovens and big fireplaces amid daunting prices and distant hope.
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Scribner’s
Amy
The Sod in the Window Prohibition-Era Poteen Seen
A correspondent travels Ireland’s southwest, noting illicit poteen flows amid scarce legal whisky. Dried peat sod signals to hidden shebeens, revived by transport limits and peat bogs, with blends of ordinary whiskey and poteen in supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Dyer
Ending of Lesson Sparks Sudden Dismissal Hint
A classroom moment unfolds as Willie anticipates going home early after a teacher promises early dismissal if language pupils show how they used a given word list. The scene shifts to a surprising reading about animals and roles, ending with a macabre list of figures including a camel, leopard, elephant, tiger, actor, zebra, sailor, king and queen, all died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Haughty Woman Survives Run-In With Truck Driver
In a brief incident a proud woman in a car dismisses a passing truck driver. He calls back with calm assurance, and the exchange ends without harm. The scene captures a moment of class tension and unexpected courtesy on the road.
Wisdom's Whisper on Secrets and Trust
A fragmented moral note argues fools reveal secrets out of vanity while the trustworthy conceal matters. it warns against trusting others and notes both women and men may share knowledge due to vanity. The piece reflects cautionary wisdom from a dated voice.
Mrs G W Hall Suffering for Years in Lima
Lima Ohio notice quotes Mrs G W Hall of 539 Hazeb Avenue reporting long illness and improved strength after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It asserts many women suffer slight but disruptive weakness and urges use of the remedy to remove causes.
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Lima
Ohio
E. SS
G. W. Hall
Hazeb Avenue
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cuticura Trio Promoted In Humorous Ad
An old style advertisement touts Cuticura Trio soap ointment and talcum 25¢ each. The copy riffs on skeletons in a closet and skin care while urging use with a playful line from a Columbia Jester.
Soft coal use to complicate laundry this winter
The notice states soft coal will make laundry work heavier this winter and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a cleaner solution available at grocers.
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Red Cross Ball
A Man Who Became Famous Doctor Re Pierce Favorite Prescription
Dr Re V Pierce of Buffalo is depicted as a renowned physician and student of nature’s remedies. He claims his Favorite Prescription cured women’s weaknesses for half a century with purity and Indian-root methods. Send 10c for an Invalids Hotel, Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RE. V. Pierce
Pierce
Buffalo
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Fletcher
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