Red Howler Gifts Spark Bronx Zoo Pairing
A Bronx resident donated a rare red howler monkey to the Bronx Zoo after fearing a large ferocious pet. The animal, once starving, was fed and cared for by curator Raymond L. Ditmars and has formed a bond with a small neighboring monkey, though keeps its fierce howl intact.
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New York
Bronx
Lion House
Raymond L. Ditmars
Bnake House
South America
Zoo
Ditmars
Bishop Gifts $15,000 Endowment for Cathedral
Rt. Rev. Philip M. Rhinelander, Episcopal bishop of Pennsylvania, received a $15,000 testimonial fund from the diocese in recognition of twelve years service. He designated the money for the permanent endowment of a cathedral in the diocese. Personal friends presented him a gold watch.
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Philadelphia
Philip M. Rhinelander
Pennsylvania
Rhinelander
Ancient Papyrus Book Discovered In Egyptian Excavations
British School of Archaeology in Egypt reports finds at Qua-el-Kebir thirty miles south of Asyut. Fragments span from prehistoric to Coptic periods. A papyrus gospel of St John, Coptic early style, found in a buried pot could shape views of the Greek text adopted in Egypt. Archaeologists Brunton and a team warn that Aramaic inscriptions at Osnopolis point to Jewish or Syrian influence before the temple destruction.
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Washington
Nile
Euphrates
Egypt
Brunton
Noel Giron
Department of Antiques
Tirhahah
Psammetichos T
Necho
Osnopolis
Cairo
Manasseh
Temple
Tahpanhes
Must Keep Away From Wife In Divorce Injunction
In Macon Georgia Mrs Ruth Osborne sues for divorce and the court orders her husband to stay away. The injunction bars Osborne from riding to and from in front of the house where she lives.
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Macon
Ruth Osborne
Osborne
Fail to Remove Sponges After Major Operations
New York reports Dr. H. S. Crossen urges replacing sponges with a continuous gauze strip in surgery after listing over 200 cases where a sponge was left in the abdominal cavity. He notes tape forceps methods fail often, and even careful counting can miss torn or extra sponges, with peritonitis and death possible.
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New York
H. S. Crossen
Journal of the American Medical Association
Crossen
Escapes From Missouri Penitentiary Shocking Prank
Arthur Kench a 22 year old New York man escaped from the Missouri penitentiary by sliding forty feet down improvised electric wire and leaping thirty feet to the ground. Guards misidentified him on the roof as an electrician and did not fire. Kench arrived at the prison from Kansas City in April 1922.
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Jefferson ‘City
Arthur Kench
New York
Missouri
Guarda
Kench
Kansas City
Ellinger
Nebraska
West Point
Omaha
Ernie Holmes
Interstate ‘Commerce Commission
Brown
Resolution for Thorough Study of Hot Springs Waters
A conference of leading physicians, convened by the National Research Council at the request of the Interior Secretary, adopted unanimous resolutions urging a thorough investigation of the physiological action and therapeutic value of Hot Springs National Park waters in Arkansas. The study aims to protect the public in mineral water use and inform the medical field, with existing or obtainable government lab facilities to conduct the inquiry. A special committee was appointed to detail the investigation plan.
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Washington
National Research Council
Secretary of the Interior
Hot Springs National Park
Arkansas
Department of the Interior
Northwestern founder’s class member returns to Evanston wreath
Horace Goodrich, aged 86, revisits Northwestern University in Evanston to lay a wreath on the steps of the original building for nine late comrades from the first class of 1855. He is pictured with President Walter Dill Scott.
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Horace Goodrich
Northwestern College
Evanston, Ill
Walter Dill Scott
Northwestern University
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ralph Rinker Saves Family From House Fire in Winchester
In Winchester Virginia Ralph Rinker carried his three young children through smoke to safety and led his wife from a burning home as flames damaged the residence. His brother-in-law Harry Worsley and his wife also escaped via the same floor reaching the sidewalk after being alerted by the blaze.
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Winchester
Ralph Rinker
Rinker
Harry
Worsley
Nebraska 1923 tax analysis and state fair dates set
The compilation details taxable property by class in Nebraska for 1923, including county assessments and state tax shares. The year 1924 state fair is scheduled for August 31 to September 5. Beatrice aims to relocate Doane College to Crete. Burglars steal about 200 dollars from Minatare post office. The Nebraska Retailers federation plans its annual convention in Lincoln February 26 to 28.
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Beatrice
Doane College
Crete
Minataré
Nebraska Retailers Federation
Lincoln
Omaha
JT. E. Adams
Nebraska Manufacturers Association
Burwell
Bellevue
Burt County
Agnes Clark
Ella McKinnin
United States
Federation of Nebraska Retailers
Nebraska
Arbor Lodge
Nebraska City
Southwest Horticultural Conference
Kansas City
First Congregational Church of
Plainview
Columbus
Platte County
American Bar Association
Buffalo County Court House
Box Butte County
Nebraska Potato Improvement Association
Chadron
Peter Parde
Pickerell
Department of Commerce
Grand Island
State Board of Control
Hastings
R. Katzenberger
O'Neill
N. C. Gilliland
Nebraska Manufacturers’ Association
Clarks
Merrick
Michael McDougall
Humboldt
McDougall
John Holman
Katherine Shrader
Henry G. Taylor
National Association of Railway and Utiliies Commissioners
Miami
Fla
Good Horse Barn Design By William A. Radford
William A. Radford explains horse barn design basics including location, dimensions, stalls at 4 ft 6 in, 8–9 ft for double stalls, harness room value, hay and feed storage, ventilation, and a central driveway for easy access. Emphasizes durable materials, safe stall layout, and manure management to protect harnesses and animals.
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Walla
Grasshoppers Target Lingerie on Texas Clotheslines
Western Texas report links grasshoppers to eating silk hose and undergarments on clotheslines around Breckenridge. The piece jokes that the flapper era’s fashion attracts hoppers, noting insects raid cotton fabrics when silk is scarce and praising forward women for attracting less pest trouble.
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Texas
West Texas
Fort Worth
Odd German Town near Berlin with Lilliputian Inhabitants
In a rural area near Berlin lies a tiny town whose 70 adults and many children are all Lilliputians. Homes and shops are minuscule. a tall adult would struggle to enter. The town has a small fire department drawn by ponies, doll-sized police, and a post office run by a sixty year old postmistress. Some residents earn a living in circuses while most stay home and make toys.
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Berlin
Why Wood Wanes Under Healing Decay Conditions
The text states wood decays not from direct chemical action or elemental weathering but from activity of low forms of plant life that feed on the wood and destroy it, explaining natural decay processes.
Radio waves may disable enemy vehicles, says Germany report
A German report claims radio waves can halt motor vehicles by killing magnetos. Experiments allegedly used cars near the Nauen station. waves allegedly stopped the cars without harming passengers. Further tests on airplanes electric trains and submarines were proposed.
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Germany
Naten
Nauen
Totem Pole Depicts White Man Atop Alaska Carving
A damaged description notes grotesquely carved totem poles of Alaska Indians featuring a white man in a stovepipe hat and frock coat. The pole allegedly marks a Native claim to fame, based on personal or ancestral ties, serving as a combined distinguished conduct medal and coat of arms. An old woman near the house first saw the white man figure on the pole.
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Scarsdale
Greece
Trackmen’s
Southern Railroad
N. US
Gillmore County
Midland College
Fremont
Frank Harris
State Bureau of Health
College of Agriculture At
Agricultural ‘College
Omaha Jewelers
Nebraska Territorial Pioneer Society
Grand Hotel
Moses P. O’brien
Nebraska Historical Society
Breckenridge
Angeles Times
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