Plot to kill millionaire McClintock claimed
Grand jurors indict William D. Shepherd and Charles C. Faiman for murdering William McClintock by inoculating him with typhoid germs. Dr Farman's confession details a yearlong plot to kill the 21 year old heir who left $1,000,000 to Shepherd. Faiman supplied and trained Shepherd in germ culture for the planned slaying.
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Chicago
William D. Shepherd
Charles C. Faiman
Wiliam McClintock
Furman
Shepherd
McClintock
William Darling Shepherd
William McClintock
Charles D. Farman
National University of Sciences
Young McClintock
Faiman
Falman
Farman
Loop
Senate confirms Sargent as U.S. Attorney General
John Garibaldi Sargent, former Vermont attorney general, is confirmed as U.S. attorney general by the Senate after Coolidge nominates him. The president announced Warren refused a recess appointment after Senate rejection.
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Senate
Sargent
U.S
Washington
John Garibaldi Sarrgent
Vermont
United States
Coolidge
White House
Charles Beecher Warren
Early Glider Experiments by Octave Chanute
Octave Chanute an American civil engineer born in France began glider experiments as early as 1896. He developed methods of balancing by automatic movement of the aircraft to maintain stability.
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Octave Chanute
Tragic Dirge in Arkansas Gazette Sounds Like Swan Song
A line from the Arkansas Gazette laments a somber departure with metaphor and nocturnal imagery as a lame duck sings its swan song.
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Arkansas Gozette
Thornton Township High School Stages Tweedles Comedy
Thornton Township High School announces Tweedles a Hoosier town comedy by Booth Tarkington. The play runs Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. at the school auditorium with J B Stephens directing ticket sales and Mae Sexauer guiding the cast and student performers.
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Thornton Township High School
Philemon Tweedle
Theodore McKee
Ambrose Tweedle
Winsora
Leona Seegraves
Trwreedle
Lillian Sherman
Bristol Glass
Evelyn Johnson
Julian
Mrs
Castlebury
Myron Waddell
Mr. Castlebury
Hoosier
Tweedles
Winsora Tweedles
Booth Tarkington
Tarkington
Mae Sexauer
Prince
J. B. Stephens
Thornton Township
Stephens
Miles of Newsprint at Tendon Archive Facility
The British Museum stores its old newspaper files in a special depository at Tendon, seven miles from London, where they occupy nearly ten miles of shelving.
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British Museum
Tendon
London
1924 Thorn ton tax payments due at multiple locations
For the year 1924 Thorn ton taxes are due at Hazel Crest Hose House on March 5 from 10 to 12 am Riverdale Hiserdale Bank March 5 from 2 to 4 pm Lansing Village Hall March 11 and May 30 Homewood Homewood Bank March 12 Thornton Thornton Bank March 9 to 25 Oak Glen Bock's Hall March 20 Burnham Village Hall March 7 from 9 to 12 am Berger's Corner School House March 7 from 1 to 4 pm Calumet Old City Hall March 14 and 24 Calumet Park Bldg March 6 21 31 Dolton Dolton Bank March 10 18 South Holland Village Hall March 17 Phoenix Village Hall March 2b Harvey City Hall March 9 13 16 19 23 27 28 Peter A Anker Collector Telephones Harvey 31600R1 and Harvey 23
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Thornton
Hazel Crest
Hose House
Riverdale
Hiserdale Bank
Lansing
Village Tau
Homewood
Homewood Bank
Mar
Thornton Bank
Oak Glen
Bock’s
Burnham
Village Hall
Berger’s
Phoenix
Harvey
City Hall
Parker Cleaveland Father of American Mineralogy
Earned high title Parker Cleaveland born Rowley Muass 1780 died Brunswick Maine 78 years later honored as father of American mineralogy. He served Bowdoin College as professor for 53 years and gained world wide reputation while joining 16 scientific and literary societies in Europe.
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Parker Cleaveland
Rowley
Muass
Brunswick
Maine
Bowdoin College
Europe
Tide Rise Moves Waterloo Piers Questioned
The piers of Waterloo Bridge show rise and fall with the tide, about two to three sixteenths of an inch. The movement extends along the river, prompting inquiry whether vertical motions of St. Paul’s Cathedral could be tidal in origin.
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Waterloo Bridge
Lon_ 2
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Fly in the Ointment
A Boston Transcript item notes a scientist’s remark that future men could live as long as they wish, suggesting longevity may not be inherently burdensome and presenting it as a provocative idea about life expectancy and quality of life.
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Terry
Boston Transcript
Election Notice for Riverdale Park District Commissioners
The Riverdale Park District schedules an April 7, 1925 election to choose two park commissioners for six year terms. Polls at Highlawn hose house Thornton Township open 6 am to 4 pm and Riverdale Village Hall Calumet Township open 7 am to 5 pm. Edward J. Schulte, Secretary, Riverdale Park District.
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Riverdale Park District
Riverdale
Calumet Township
Cook County
State of Illinois
Highlawn Hose House
Thornton Township
Edward J. Schulte
Sec
Counting the Stars at Naval Observatory Reveals Brightness Range
The naval observatory reports photographs of the entire heavens show stars as faint as the seventeenth and eighteenth magnitude. Photographic plates enable counting and determining the total number of stars bright enough to form images on the plates.
Upper Crust Society Thought Provokes Toughness
A humorous note from the Cleveland Times questions why being called the upper crust should imply hardship. The column wryly suggests social labels do not dictate personal resilience or effort.
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Cleveland Times
Boy yearns for a whistle after seeing another
The four year old Tommie eagerly watches a colored boy whistle and asks his mother to buy him the same mouthpiece. The Charleston News and Courier notes the boy’s excitement and Tommie’s wishful moment during a walk with his mother.
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Tommie
Charleston News and Courier
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