Mata Hari Confession Reveals German Spy’s Death Tale
Berne Swiss hospital notes reveal Anne Marie Lesser alias Mile Docteur confessed to aiding Mata Hari's capture and death. She fled to France after years in espionage, recounting a plan to feign execution and transport Mata Hari to safety before the firing squad.
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Berne
Switzerland
Anne-Marie Lesser
Mata Hari
France
Anne Marie
Beaux Arts of
Geneva
Vosges
Brussels
Wives Too Expensive for Most Moslems
Belgrade reports falling prices for wives among south Jugoslavian Moslems. Previously high due to scarce eligible women, prices have dropped as more women migrate south and some bring dowries. Lower farm incomes also limit households to one wife, reducing bride buying.
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Belgrade
South
Jugoslavia
South Jugoslavia
Velvet Accessories Highlight Fall Fashion Coordination
Cherie Nicholas describes fall and winter style focusing on coordinated accessories to unify outfits. The piece notes Tyrolean high crowned velvet hats, Alpine feathers, velvet gloves and scarves, and a cape of five velvet petal tiers, with new jeweled wrist clips and reversible velvet scarf details.
Students Do Housework to Pay College Expense
A Kansas State University cooperative plan lets students aid in meal prep and housekeeping to reduce college costs. Participants pay 4.75 dollars weekly and work up to eight hours per week in the dormitory program.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State College
Blind students from Perkins enter New England colleges
A blind girl and five blind boys have enrolled in New England colleges. The girl attends Hampton Institute while the boys study at Harvard, Boston College, and the New England Conservatory of Music. All six are Perkins Institution graduates.
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New
Doped Sleep Touted as Insanity Cure at Cardiff Hospital
Report from Cardiff Mental Hospital Whitechurch describes a narcotic sleep therapy tested on mental patients. Ten to fourteen days of unconsciousness followed by reported relief from depression. Researchers say toxins rise in the body during therapy and glucose insulin support is given. Not suitable for all patients.
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Cardiff Mental Hospital
Whitechurch
J. H. Quastel
Quaster
Sound thermometer records heat in music notes
Scientists from MIT reported in October Technology Review that saxophone and other wind notes have a temperature. Louis Harris and Ellis Johnson at Buzzard’s Bay described a delicate sound thermometer using sputtered metal strips to sense infinitesimal temperature changes caused by sound waves.
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Science Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
October Technology Review
Louis Harris
Ellis A. Johnson
Round Experiment Station
Buzzard's Bay
Increase in Kalocsa Mayor Salary Faces Protests
The Kalocsa city council unanimously approves a yearly salary rise of about 300 dollars for the mayor in recognition of his merits. The mayor, after learning of the measure and refusing to sign, vows not to legalize what he sees as an unwarranted reward, but the council proceeds.
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Budapest
Kalocsa
WEY
Whisky Snake Story Gets New Dressing in Mystic tale
Mystic Connecticut fish story No 9 999 999 Bill Henshaw owns a water snake tamed by whiskey that fetches frogs for bait. He found the snake swallowing a frog and gave it rum to make it cough. The snake later returned with another frog for a drink, slapping against his boot.
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Mystic
Conn
Bill Henshaw
Bill
Notable Personalities in a 1934 New York Scene
A column sketches celebrities and social figures around New York, naming Neysa McMein’s actor husband and Ruth Bryan Owen among others, with jabs at Depression-era mood, media life, and nightlife. It notes Courtney Burr’s move to stage work, Anna Held’s new cafe venture, and Gelett Burgess narrowly escaping a duel while Bowery dives are described as rough but ritualistic.
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New York
Neysa McMein
Jack Baragwanath
Paul Draper
Ely Culbertson
Ruth Bryan Owen
Louise Dresser
Lisle Bell
Roscoe Ales
Henry Viiii
Farley
Ted Woodyard
Long Island
Charlie Journal
Dwight Fiske
Tommy Lyman
Courtney Burr
Riato
Burr
Paris
Erskine Gwynne
Cole Porter
Hskimo
Ritz
Century of Progress fair closes with vast national impact
The Chicago Century of Progress exposition ends after drawing 38,806,843 paid admissions over two years and closing Oct 31 1934. It spurred nationwide spending, created 40,000 jobs, and inspired innovations from prefabricated housing to air conditioned homes while moving exhibits to museums and firms across the country.
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Hicago
Horatio Alger
Chicago
Middle West
Sears, Roebuck
California
Florida
Association of Commerce
Illinois
Hall of Science
Hall of Religion
Art Institute
Exposition
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Mati Hari
Blance
Beaux Arts
Rene Austin
Berlin
By Cherie Nicholas
London
England
Cocos Island
York
Anna Heid, Jr
Peekskill Hills
East
Anna Held
Cafe de la Paix
Gelett Burgess
Boulevard Raspail
Bowery
Ouida Juanita Ouillette
Weeda Vanette Willette
McNaught Syndicate
Ime
William C. Utley
Charles Dawes
Rufus Dawes
Charles Gates Dawes
Lenox R. Lohr
Museum of Science and Industry
Ford
Henry Ford’s
Dearborn
Mich
Sally Rand
Globe Theater
Lake Front
Western Newspaper Union
Rufus A. Dawes
A Century of Progress
Charles G. Dawes
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