Parents Turn Wayward Son Over To Law
Kansas City couple Mr and Mrs Russell Branson turn their nineteen year old son Claire over to the state for a two year penitentiary sentence after a pattern of forgery and truancy. The mother wept until no tears remained and the family fortunes were spent trying to reform him. The court, led by Judge Buckner, noted past forgeries and sentenced Claire to two years with no parole.
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Kansas City
Russell W. Branson
Mrs. Brunson
Mr. Branson
Mrs. Branson
Claire
Cherokee
Kan
Branson
Jackson County Criminal Court
Commerce Trust Company
Clare
Criminal Court
WLC
Lynch
Ralph
Rend
Tain
United States
Buckner
Suil
Dinosaur skull found in Mongolia reshapes early fauna theory
A New York discovery reports the skull and skeleton of a dinosaur 5,000,000 years old found by an American Museum of Natural History expedition off central Mongolia. Authorities say the specimen predates any US finds and supports Asia as a source of immigrant fauna for western North America in the late age of reptiles and early mammals.
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New York
American Museum of Natural History
United States
Mongolia
Asia
North America
Truck "Walks Like A Man" From Washington DC
A German inventor reports in a commerce department briefing a mountain traversing motor truck. The vehicle walks on four feet steered by a hand wheel, with a chassis atop paired runners that move alternately. It carries six to eight tons over rough roads at five to six miles per hour and runs on a two and a half horsepower engine.
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Washington, D. C
Commerce Department
Prisoner Pardoned to Return Home for Stallion Care
Gov. J J Utnine pardoned Edward Khinan of Pepin county who served one year in full for manufacturing moonshine liquor so he could go home to care for a stallion not out of the barn since September 20. Madison Wisconsin report notes the pardon allows him to tend the horse.
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Madison
Wis
J. J. Utnine
Edward Khinan
Pepin County
Cathedral to Be National Shrine in Washington
Plans announced at the Episcopal diocese of Washington convention call for a $10,000,000 cathedral on Mount Saint Alban to surpass Westminster Abbey in size and become a national shrine and burial place. The project includes a 644 foot central tower above the city, with a 260 foot main tower and 195 foot twin front towers, and seeks broad national backing led by Charles C. Glover and Henry White among others.
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Washington
Westminster Abbey
Europe
Episcopal Diocese of
Washington Monument
America
Mount Saint Alban
Alfred T. Harding
Episcopal Church
Henry Yates Satterlee
Potomac
McKinley
George F. Bodley
Henry Baughan
Bethlehem Chapel
Charles C. Glover
Riggs National Bank
Cathedral Foundation
Henry White
France
James Parmele
Carnegie Foundation Fund
Corcoran Thom
Perry
Rhode Island
Rhinelander
Pennsylvania
Bratenahl
William Tl, DeVries
James EB
Freeman
Church of the Epiphany
Courts Lose Business as Disputes Migrate Out of Court
London lawyers note a trend toward out of court settlements as costly litigation is shunned. The lazy sessions record 2,201 cases, down 861 from last year with King's Bench plummeting from 1,870 to 75. No defamation, only four obstinate suits, and no breach of promise actions. Divorce cases drop by 220 from two years ago to 857.
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London
Law Courts
King’s Bench
Fisherman Hooked Gold Lump Found on Eastbourne Pier
London. Thomas F. Foreman, a student at Wye Agricultural College, hauled up a metal object while fishing at Eastbourne. Suspecting waste, a friend urged testing for gold. The nitric acid revealed traces of gold in a half pound piece, much of it base metal, suggesting melted gold. He sent the metal to a London jeweler.
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London
Thomas F. Foreman
Wye
Records Reveal London's Trade Growth From 1700s to 1920s
London has long kept official records of its activity showing a shift from 17th century trade patterns to modern port power. In 1700 foreign trade through London was about £10 million. by 1922 it surpassed £1 billion. Sir Joseph Broadbank noted Dutch eel boats, slated for motor replacement, and the Thames carrying 20 million tons of commerce yearly. Wool shifted from export to import, with 700,000 bales passing warehouses annually. London wine vaults boast 24 miles of gangways. Millwall granary holds 24,000 tons, feeding London's bread for a week.
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London
Aittle
Joseph Broadbank
Queen Elzabeth
Sir Joseph
Thames
Millwall
Lenin's Primed Salary Revealed In Red Moscow Exhibit
An exhibit titled Red Moscow displays Lenin's autograph papers noting his entrance to the Communist party in 1893 and his arrests, education, and professed atheism. It lists Lenin's income as president of the council of ministers at 18,500 rubles per month in January 1921 and 27,000 rubles in August, then worth about $2 to $3.
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Russia
Moscow
Lenin
Red
Communist Party
Kazan
Siberia
People’s Commissars
Germans Break Ship Record in 1922 Output
London reports Germany has surpassed its prewar shipbuilding peak with 625000 tons built in 1922. The rise follows lower production costs, sustaining a strong industry despite postwar mood, challenging US and British yards. The 1921 output was 509000 tons, 1914 440000, and 1918 465000.
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London
Germany
United States
Great Britan
Survived Custer Fight Claims Pension Aid for Old Soldier
McKee City New Jersey farmer Charles Hayward, age 70, says he survived Custer’s massacre at the Little Big Horn and that Indians spared his life due to impaired mentality. Representative Bacharach plans to push a pension claim after reviewing Hayward’s account and records. Hayward bears battle scars and recounts being wounded, fleeing, and living as a prisoner until 1900.
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McKee City
N. J
Charles Hayward
Custer
George A. Custer
Little Big Norn River
Hayward
Isaac Bacharach
Washington
Seventh Cavalry
Company I
Terry
Big Horn
Little Big Horn
Bacharach
New International Encyclopaedia
Atlantic County
Wolves Are Afraid of Men in Canadian Letter Debate
In Toronto a flood of letters to newspapers disputes reports of wolves threatening people along the northern U S border. Trappers insist wolves are numerous but not attacking humans or trappers, recounting encounters and denying sensational stories of Indians and a trapper torn apart by a pack.
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Toronto
United States
W. T. Thompson
Ignace
Tom Saville
Gogama
Sudbury
Pasteboard for Furniture by Helmstedt Architect
Helmstedt architect Karl Abt has produced durable pasteboard furniture. The state of Brunswick grants him special lease concessions on former crown lands of St Ludgers to build a large factory. Local experts say his furniture meets every requirement.
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Helmstedt
Germany
Karl Abt
Brunswick
Abt
St. Ludgers
151 Schoolboys March to Safety in Fire Alarm
151 schoolboys from St James Catholic parochial school marched to safety as fire swept the upper building. The blaze caused about 50000 dollars in damage. Three firemen were injured while fighting the flames.
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Baltimore
St. James’ Catholic
Tragic Tree Fall Claims Ridgefield Woodcutter
Oliver Mead a 30 year old woodcutter from Ridgefield Conn was found dead after failing to return home. A branch broke his neck as he stood among tree branches awaiting descent and searchers recovered his body.
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Ridgefield
Conn
Oliver Mead
National sales agency planned for dairy products
The dairy marketing department of the American Farm Bureau Federation announced plans for a national sales agency to coordinate cooperative dairy marketing associations. A committee will meet in Chicago to design a national sales office with branches in major consuming centers for butter cheese condensed milk eggs and poultry.
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Photograph
Steuten
American Farm Bureau Federation
Co-Operative Dairy Marketing Associations of America
Chicago
United States Dominates Philippine Trade in November 1922
Manila reports that over half of Philippine island trade in November 1022 totaled 15.3 million dollars, with the United States absorbing 9.804 million. The remainder spread across 24 nations. About 5 million in exports of Island Products and 4.5 million in US imports comprised the US share.
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Manila
P. I
Philippine Islands
United States
Insular Collector of Customs
Tuberculosis Aid Calls Grow in Germany
In Germany the tuberculosis crisis has driven calls for more relief funds. Officials and agencies urge increased support for the state insurance department aiding tubercular patients as the disease tightens its grip on the population.
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Germany
Berlin
State Insurance Department
White Woman Rules Lost Isle Discovered by English Ship
San Francisco readers learn of an English survey ship discovering a lost South Pacific island with several hundred natives who are ruled by a white woman. Miss Ella Brown, buyer for an Australian firm, arrived aboard the Mner Sumona with the news.
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San Francisco
Cal
South Pacific
Ella Brown
Unlucky Number Four Shape in Japan Hospitals
The number four in Japan is avoided in hospitable settings because its pronunciation shi matches death. Some people, not superstitious, prefer the number four believing the room is less used, a humorous contrast to local customs.
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Japan
Tokyo
Eleanor
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