Chief of Tribe Sacrifices Sow Chief of Tribe Sacrifices Sow Cincinmas
Sir Clarkson Tredgold and a southern Rhodesia jury spent two days weighing a case of murder tied to a ritual sacrifice. Manduza, son of Chief Chigango of Mtawara, was killed as part of a traditional rite to appease the Great Spirit. Chigango and several accomplices were found guilty. the paramount chief was acquitted. The court noted this as the first clear case of human sacrifice proven under colonial law, with authorities citing prior similar rumors.
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Chigango
Chiriseri
Krual
Henri Pickard
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mtawara
Mandura
Chiswiti
Manduza
Mount Darwin
Mgurakoko
Manyond
Mystery Land Explored For Oil By U S Officials
Washington reports the vast 35000 square mile Northwest Alaska tract set aside as a naval oil reserve by President Harding is now under Interior Department study by six scientists. Teams survey oil seeps, mineral potential, and map the region for a preliminary reconnaissance aimed at locating promising fields and assessing feasibility of development.
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Washington
Alaska
Harding
Interior Department
Man Returns After 27 Years to Reunite with Wife
Hickory North Carolina William O Hoyle an automobile mechanic learns his father Lee Hoyle who vanished 27 years ago has resurfaced driving to his son Lee identifies himself and plans to visit daughter in Danville then head to Greenville to join the cotton business His wife remarried and raised five children believing him dead while Hoyle had wandered Birmingham for six years the reunion echoes Enoch Arden in tone with unspoken pasts and hopeful future plans
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Hickory
N. C
William O. Hoyle
Lee Hoyle
Rufus McMillan
Lenoir
Caldwell County
Linberry Hoyle
Lee
Danville
Greenville
Birmingham
Enoch Arden
Sound Cash Replacing Script in Soviet Russia
Moscow reports Russia shifting toward a new monetary system backed by gold or negotiable securities. A dual system exists with the old paper rubles and new gold-redeemable notes issued by the state bank. Silver ruble coins exist but despite gold-backed notes, foreign currencies circulate freely yet are redirected to the state bank.
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Moscow
Russia
Start Baseball in Yucatan Washington Mexican property owners
Mexican property owners in the Yucatan district are initiating a baseball program in Washington state. The effort plans to build local leagues and youth outreach centered on community sports development. Organizers aim to foster cross cultural exchange and regional participation.
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Yucatan
Washington
Scarcity of Animals Sends Price Soaring
Postwar conditions push up prices for wild beasts with a giraffe valued at about 5000 dollars and hippos 2500 to 5000 dollars each. Hamburg-based Hagenbeck seeks British permission to dispatch German animal catchers to India to reacquaint with the Majaradja of Gwalior and supply tigers and other kings of the animal world.
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Hamburg
John Hagenback
India
Gwalior
Mr. Hagenback
Prow of Stone Boat Found in Santa Barbara Grave
Smithsonian researchers led by J. P. Harrington unearthed in an ancient Burtons mound grave in Santa Barbara the prow of a soapstone canoe once used by Aborigines. The find is described as unique in American archaeological history.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
J. P. Harrington
Burton’s Mound
Wisconsin Town Sees Modern Pied Piper Rivalry
Bert Modgers of Appleton Wisconsin, a dam tender, earns a nickname as a rival to the fabled Pied Piper by using lye on dam boards to burn and drive away rats. The rodents retreat yet meet a grim fate by licking their burned feet.
Province backs youth baseball effort amid social policy debate
Organizers promote baseball teams for youths to counter rising socialist influence in the population, arguing the sport will teach play, discipline, and physical development across the province.
Forests Foment Terror Across the Country
The fragment notes forests becoming a terror to the nation and triggering widespread litigation and annoyance as a major concern. This terse item highlights political or public fear of forested regions and the legal ramifications that followed.
Diamonds fall in man’s yard during storm meteorites
During a thunderstorm in London a man named C. P. Fitzgerald, a metallurgist, reported meteorites weighing about six pounds each that fell in his garden. He said the fragments are so hard they can cut glass and resemble diamond-bearing quartz from South Africa.
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London
C. P. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
South Africa
X Ray Claims Another Victim in Paris
Paris reports another death linked to X rays as Dr Soret, aged sixty nine, who had his left hand amputated in 1914, continued practicing until recently and then required part of his right hand to be amputated.
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Paris
Soret
Nebraska News Roundup of Septembers Plans and Incidents
Nebraska notes list Ak Sar Ben events rail rates and sports. Hogs sold at 9 hundredweight in South Omaha August 30. Vanishing floods, hail damages, and a bevy of civic plans mark the week in Omaha and across the state with races, receptions, sport, education and a pet coon tale.
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South Omaha
Omaha
Missouri Valley Medical Society
University of Nebraska
State
Union Pacific
Barney Oldfield
Ak-Sar-Benfield
Southern Nebraska Light and Power Company
Superior
Nebraska
United Brethren Church
Aurora
Fremont
George B. Collins
National Democratic
Cordell Hull
Victory Clubs
Beatrice
Kearney
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska City
Arbor Lodge
Melvin Purcell
Ravenna
Purcell
Karl Leake
Lancaster County
Bennet
Plattsmouth
Denver
Jack Knight
Knight
Steinauer
Great Western
Ak-Sar-Ben Field
E. H. Smith
Nebraska-Iowa
Gibson
Nebraska Tax Changes Highlight County and State Levy Shifts
State and county tax data show 1923 changes over 1922 across Nebraska counties Adams Buffalo Cass Dodge Douglas Gage Hall Lancaster Nemaha Platte Saunders Washington with totals and levy rates noted. Additional items report Water League gathering in Seward North Platte dairying push, Beatrice robbery, rail traffic, stock movements, and Ak Sar Ben events.
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Adams
Buffalo
Inerease
Levy
Cass
Dodge
Douglas
Gage
Hall
Lancaster
Nemaha
Platte
Saunders
Washington
Water League
Nebraska
Seward
North Platte Valley
Yeggs
Beatrice Creamery Company
Omaha
Publicity Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Custer County
John Lee Webster
Jefferson County
Rade Pribich
Jugo-Slavia
Day
Viva Nichols
Nebraska City
Colorado
Platte River
L. J. McAllister
Chicago
J. M. Matzen
Fremont
Oxford
Oxford Community Club
George Neale, Jr
Ft. Calhoun
Iarmers
Clay County
University of Nebraska Agricultural College
Lincoln
Colonial Style Bungalo Interiors and Exterior Design
A 1920s style feature outlines a white finished wide colonial siding bungalow. Advisor William A. Radford explains period-appropriate interiors with white enamel woodwork, mahogany or birch furniture, simple fireplaces, curved dormers, and balanced trim. Details include a portico entrance, sidelights, built in bookcases, a dining room buffet, a windowed sink kitchen, and private bedrooms arranged for comfort and privacy.
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Honduras
Windsor
Peculiar Stonelike Plants of Southwest Africa
The article notes Mesembryanthemum, a German-named genus of stone resembling succulents from southwest Africa. These living stones resemble fat cacti but lack thorns, use brown coloring as camouflage against herbivores, and often appear as pebble like vegetation that can serve as a cooling food source.
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Africa
France abolishes old laws allowing wife beating
A court ruling in France declares that earlier Roman style rules permitting a husband to punish a wife are repealed. The higher court holds that brutal acts by husbands can be punished and that a wife beaten may seek divorce, ending a historic exemption for such conduct.
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France
Women Lead Growth in Specialty Shops and Book Tea Ventures
Vocational statistics reveal a rising movement of women owning and running specialty shops and tea rooms. The article notes opportunities for store managers to oversee a complete business unit with solid pay and no initial capital risk, highlighting the New York Herald viewpoint.
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New York Herald
Artificial diamonds created by chemistry touted
An English chemist reports making artificial diamonds by mixing paraffin spirit bone off distillate and metallic lithium heating the compound in a reverberatory furnace. The resulting gems are identical in composition to mined diamonds but costly and extremely small making them cheaper only in tiny sizes.
Practical kitchen utensil with hollow cover for boiling and tea
A cooking utensil with a hollow cover holds three quarts of water. It lets a housewife boil meat and vegetables while heating water for tea or coffee or for washing dishes, improving kitchen economy as described in the Indianapolis News.
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Indianapolis News
Stonelike replicas mimic creek bed pebbles
The description notes smooth stones resembling dry creek bed pebbles closely in color and shape, suggesting natural stone textures used as models for replicas. Pathfinder mentions the connection between natural forms and crafted stones.
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Pathfinder
Mail Carriers Workload and Route Details
About 35 000 carriers handle mail with two to six trips daily average three. Residential routes average 800 delivery stops and each carrier visits about 200 stops per day. Using a mail receptacle saves a quarter minute per stop.
Adoption of Gregorian calendar in England in 1752
The longest night in history occurred on September 2, 1752 when England switched to the Gregorian calendar under Lord Chesterfield. Eleven days were dropped, skipping from September 2 to September 14 to correct leap year misalignments.
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England
Lord Chesterfold
Julius Caesar
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