Peat Bog Fire Burns Weeks in Homewood Area
Homewood residents report a three acre peat bog on Olive street between Highland and Ashland burning for weeks. Firemen pumped water on the smoldering area while a watch kept spread to nearby houses. Peat bogs form where water levels rise and fall and have caused long burning fires in other towns.
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Homewood
Olive Street
Highland
Ashland
Homewood Fire Department
119Th
Calumet Canal
Harlem Avenue
Western Springs
Burlington
Wisconsin
Ireland
Scotland
Harvey Tribune
New 16 Cent Air Mail Stamp Announced
The Post Office Department announced first day sales of the 16 cent air mail special delivery stamp in Chicago on August 30 1934 with a second day sale at the Philatelic Agency and Washington DC post office on August 31 and a national rollout on September 1. The color is not yet decided. The stamp prepaid air and special delivery together speed mailing from origin to destination and remove the need for separate stamps.
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Post Office Department
Air Mail
Chicago
Philatelic Agency
Washington, D. C
Beekeeper Finds Thousands of Bees Under Bed in Philadelphia
Pete Magune in Philadelphia ripped up bedroom flooring to investigate a buzzing noise and uncovered thousands of bees and about 100 pounds of honey beneath the bed.
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Pete Magune
Philadelphia
Tigers Bring Texan Clarence Plaitlips to bolster pitching staff
The Detroit Tigers acquire Clarence Plaitlips from Beaumont to strengthen their American League rotation. He stands 6 feet 4 inches and resembles Wall Johnson in build as he joins the roster.
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Clarence Plaitlips
Beaumont
Texas
Detroit Tigers
Waller Johnson
Danville Youth Names Funeral Plans Then Ends His Life
A note to his father by 19 year old Curtis Warren of Danville Virginia outlines his funeral arrangements before he commits suicide with poison.
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Curtis Warren
Danville, Va
Nail dislodged after years in boy’s throat
A cough dislodged a nail that had stuck in Percy Hayden’s throat for two years. The 9 year old from Petersburg Virginia underwent several operations that failed to remove the object until this incident.
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Percy Hayden
Petersburg
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