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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1919
Page
10
In Quincy a man known as the Doll Man runs the Doll Hospital at 607 Hampshire Street. He repairs dolls with broken parts and offers doll styling services, from color touches to hairdos, for children and collectors alike.
A story notes the Doll Man giving a wax limb to a doll loving child who lost her father. The piece contrasts life and beauty in dolls with a grim line about hair loss, stating only death or divorce stops some men from losing hair.
Paris special report states medical experts examined bones found buried on the Gambais villa grounds owned by Henri Landru, alleged modern Bluebeard. Police link disappearances of women who answered ads to murders in the villa cellar with blood stains, meat scraps in the kitchen, and cremation in a large oven.
About two weeks ago Landru was arrested after a woman he met in a subway was escorted to his estate and disappeared. Investigators now link 11 more cases to him, noting victims aged 40 to 50, many widowed, some with sizable property. Incriminating notebooks, looted savings, and the disposal of guest belongings are cited. police found the remains of dogs and a cat at his Gambais villa, with smoke reports suggesting possible cremation.
Antwerp regains prewar prominence as thousands of diamond cutters return from England and Holland. Following occupation, merchants brokers and artisans fled mainly to London and nearby centers where they established firms and prospered. Post armistice many resettled in Antwerp, others remained abroad, reviving the city’s famed diamond trade.
Burgomaster aims to rebuild Antwerp’s diamond industry with Jews reclassified as nationals rather than citizens of birth countries. London reports permit diamond merchants of all nationalities except Germans and German Jews to enter Antwerp. Homes and furnishings taken by Germans will be returned, and shipping will take months to normalize but prospects point to a firm revival by autumn with Antwerp reestablishing its premier diamond trade.
Brussels May 2 The Soir says that Paul Hymans of the Belgian government will secure German funds immediately as part of postwar financial arrangements. The report outlines swift access to reparations and stabilization measures under Allied mediation.
A Thursday communication states Belgium will immediately obtain 2.5 billion francs indemnity and full material support. The notice signals swift postwar relief and reconstruction assistance from the peace delegation.
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