Runaways Seen as Major Police Challenge in New York
New York police face a rising issue as 2,160 runaways vanished last year. Of these, 1,688 were under seventeen with nearly a hundred ending up in felony-homicide, robbery, arson, or assault cases. Most youths returned home or were accounted for, while many left due to family hardship and discontent.
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New York
Police Department
Edward P. Mulroomy
John H. Ayers
Missing Persons Bureau
Jane
Ayers
German Ambassador to England Beau Brummel
The German ambassador to the court of St James is Herr Von Hoesch. He owns an extraordinary wardrobe with about 100 suits and extensive formal wear. His valet Hubert unpacked in two days and two rooms were fitted for the clothes. Dozens of overcoats, many hats and shirts fill the rooms, with a long-standing valet keeping track.
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London
Herr von Hoesch
Court of St. James
Hubert
von Hoesch
Fireman Hero Asked for Saved Man's Glasses
Boston reports Fireman John O G ranihan rescued a man from a West End tenement blaze and carried him to safety. He spent eleven days in hospital from smoke. A stranger later asked if he was the fireman who saved the man on Leverett Street and inquired where the glasses were.
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Boston
West End
John O'Granihan
Leverett Street
Giant Kangaroo Rats Mark Own Ground in San Joaquin Valley
Dr Joseph Grinnell of the University of California reports on giant kangaroo rats in California's San Joaquin valley. The rodents own whole square miles of seed rich land and defend plots against other seed eaters. Each rat maintains a distinct territory separated by barren stretches. Boundary lines appear respected by the group.
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Washington
Joseph Grinnell
University of California
Grinnell
San Joaquin Valley
California
New Portable Radio Aids Forest Fire Patrols
A. G. Simson of the U.S. Forest Service operates a 14 pound portable radio set used by fire chasers during patrols to locate fires and immediately relay coordinates and status to headquarters as part of new forest fire control measures.
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A. G. Simson
Radio Department of the
United States Forest Service
Uncle Sam
Seven-Year-Old Girl Suffered Thirteen Breaks in Shelbyville
Seven year old Annabelle Fesler of Shelbyville Indiana has broken thirteen bones. The latest injury is a broken collarbone after she stumbled and fell while walking. Doctors report her bones lack a constituent that resists breaks.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Annabelle Fesler
Science Aids Deaf Children In Philadelphia School
Philadelphia educators expand scientific methods to teach 120 deaf children to speak by vibration and microphone assisted listening. Students, some born deaf, others losing hearing to illness or accident, learn accents and words without lip reading through tactile bass drum feedback and earphone microphones.
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Philadelphia
Board of Education
Serena F. Davis
Bulldog Saves Child and Servant from Death
In Cedar Rapids Iowa Bingo a Boston bull terrier rushed into the maid’s room as she slept and tore the covers away, waking her before gas fumes filled the lower floor. The dog then led the child and maid to safety, averting possible poisoning.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bingo
Never too late to learn Mrs Bas ham writes at eighty three
In Oregon City Mrs 8 M Bas ham celebrated her eighty third birthday in March by taking up writing lessons. Two neighbor girls aged seven and eight act as her teachers in this surprising educational pursuit.
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Oregon City
Ore
8. M. Basham
Old Hand Loom Provides Living for This Family
An attic find, a dust covered hand loom, now sustains the N. L. Barringer family in Eugene Oregon. They weave rag rugs from scraps to trade for necessities. Their rug trade recently yielded 80 pounds of cabbage and 60 pounds of carrots, and two rugs fetched six rabbits.
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Eugene, Ore
N. L. Barringer
Eagle killed near here after seven foot wingspan threat
Flat Eli Dorman shot and killed a huge eagle that measured seven feet across its wingspan. The bird had been carrying off pigs, kids, and two large ducks nearby.
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Perry
Eli Dorman
Schoolboy Rowe Emerges as Pitching Sensation for Tigers
Arkansan rookie Lynwood Rowe known as Schoolboy Rowe stands 6 feet 4 inches, 21 years old, a strong hitter and swift pitcher. He starred at Beaumont last season with 19 wins and 7 losses. Manager Harris expects him to be a standout pitcher for Detroit in the American League.
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Lynwood
Rowe
Detroit “Tigers
Babe Ruth
Beaumont
Harris
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Roosevelt
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Humphreys County
Ramsay MacDonald
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President Roosevelt
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Salem
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