Wedding March Murder Stuns Minister's Study Bridegroom
Jim Franklin is stabbed to death while awaiting his wedding to Doris Carmody. Investigators, led by Sergeant Kilday and Peter Cardigan, probe a web of visitors including Franklin's mistress Choo Choo Train and Doris's relatives. Keys, alibis, and interviews reveal little new, with Choo Choo admitting ongoing relations and Carmody kin implicated in motives.
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Jim Franklin
Doris Carmody
Peter Cardigan
Kilday
Franklin
Choo Choo
Train
Ambrose Carmondy
Rylie
Daniel Bullis
Ryle Carmody
Webster Spears
Callis Shipley
Bullis
Rylie Carmody
Fletcher
Milo Dunbar
Fiue
Clever twist in a sealed-room murder mystery
In Chapter VII, Peter and Detective Kilbday debate how a revolver linked to Jim Franklin could conceal the killer. The theory shifts to the murderer using Franklin's gun and a tainted thumb print to mislead investigators, suggesting the killer pressed Franklin's thumb to the barrel after death.
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Franklin
Kilday
Peter
Jim Franklin
Royce
Cardigan
Doctor Abernathy
George
Fingerprints Point to New Suspect in Franklin Case
Detective Sergeant Kilday and Peter Cardigan dig deeper into Franklin’s death as prints on the revolver match his and suggest a fifth set by a woman in blue. They question Fletcher about visitors and keys, considering Nick Royce and Dan Bullis, the Carmody and Train women, and the unknown fifth printer.
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Kilday
Peter
Franklin
Shipley
Rylie Carmody
Webster Spears
Rylie
Young Spears
Fletcher
Nick Royce
Dan Bullis
Ele
Mr. Franklin
Cardigan
Bullis
Wretcher
Growth of Gdynia Port Transforms Baltic City Scene
A National Geographic bulletin details Gdynia Poland rising from sand dunes to a major Baltic port. It notes 50 000 residents, modern docks cranes warehouses a free port status and expanding rail links. By 1931 the harbor hosted 7200 ships from 223 countries with diverse flags including the United States.
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Washington
Gdynia
Europe
National Geographic Society
Poland
Baltic
Russia
China
Japan
France
Italy
British Isles
Baltic Sea
Prehistoric Buffalo Skull Found Near Pit River
Thirteen year old Burnett Day found a heavy horn while rounding up sheep in California. His father J. R. Day retrieved it and later excavations 20 feet into a Pit river bank uncovered a 100 pound buffalo skull with horns spanning over ten feet. Paleontologists say the remains date to about 20 000 years ago and UC scientists began study.
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McArthur
Calif
Burnett Day
Burnett
J. R. Day
Day
Pit River
California Plains
University of California
Watch Lost in Wreck Found Far From Scene
A diamond wrist watch tied to a victim of the Lagny railway disaster was found in the eastern corner of the Czechoslovak republic. A farmer from Carpatho Russia offered a platinum watch with 14 diamonds to a Munkacevo jeweler. Police questioned the farmer's wife Mrs Stesova who said she found the watch among debris from the Nancy train. Authorities seek the rightful owner.
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Prague
Lagny
Czechoslovak Republic
Carpatho-Russia
Munkacevo
Stesova
New York
Strasbourg
Nancy
Red Fox Guards Home in Stockton Springs Maine
Strangers calling at the home of Howard Colson are surprised to see a red fox acting as a family watchdog. The unusual pet romps with the family yet stays shy around outsiders.
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Stockton Springs
Maine
Howard Colson
Red Fox
Father of Lincoln Was Expert Mechanic
Thomas Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father, was an expert cabinet maker and wheelwright, not a backwoods failure. Records show he built the first Gentryville church pulpit and pews, learned three trades, and crafted three authenticated pieces of furniture. Ida Tarbell notes Lincoln had limited aptitude for tools, preferring rail splitting and storekeeping.
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New York
Thomas Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas H. Ormsbee
Ormsbee
Primitive Baptist Church
Gentryville
Ind
Mr. Ormsbee
Joseph Hanks
Elizabethtown
Joseph
Nancy Hanks
Hanks
Doctor Crooks
Los Angeles
Ida M. Tarbell
Lincoln
Abraham
First Automobile Show Traced To 1805 in Philadelphia
Historians note the first U S automobile display occurred in summer 1805 at Center Square Philadelphia then site of city hall. Oliver Evans, about fifty, built a self moving engine on a wagon frame to showcase its digger potential as authorities sought mud removal from the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. An 1805 Philadelphia Gazette ad described the event.
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Philadelphia
America
Center Square
City Hall
Oliver Evans
Delaware
Schuylkill
Evans
Philadelphia Gazette
Faithful hounds guard Willard man after fatal heart attack
Charles Millican fifty nine of Willard died of a heart attack while driving near here. Two hunting dogs stood guard over his body until farmers arrived as his car wrecked. The faithful hounds, likened to St Bernard dogs, remained by him throughout.
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Willard
Ohio
Charles Millican
Language use statistics show English led by 220 million users
The Paris based French academy notes 2,796 languages spoken worldwide from 6,760 dialects. English is spoken by over 160 million and understood by 60 million non native speakers. French is spoken by 45 million and understood by 75 million more.
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Paris
French Academy
Too Late It Is Possible for a Man to Play the Part of a Worm
A fragmented quotation from the Toledo Blade notes a man who becomes too weak to turn, illustrating a reflection on vulnerability and performance in a harsh world. The line evokes a somber mood about weakness and choice.
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Toledo Blade
Why Children Need a Liquid Laxative
Medical authorities and mothers advocate using a properly prepared liquid laxative for children. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is presented as a widely used mild laxative suitable for any age, with adjustable dosing to achieve regular bowel movements without discomfort or weakness.
Creomulsion Promoted For Colds And Coughs
An advertisement proclaims Creomulsion with creosote and six medicinal elements as a quick, pleasant remedy for coughs colds and bronchitis. It claims doctors endorse it and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved after proper use.
Severe itching eruption on baby's face and scalp
A two to three month old baby developed a red pimples eruption on the face and scalp that became fluid filled and crusted, causing bleeding from scratching. After two weeks of Cuticura Soap and Ointment use the baby healed. testimonial from Mrs Groves of Lincolnton dated Aug 10 1933 with product pricing and free sample offer.
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W. R. Groves
Lincolnton
Cuttcura Laboratories
Dept. R
Malden
Mass
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