Earliest Runes Chronicled Across Nordic Lands
Among earliest writings runes are the straight-line characters used by Teutonic peoples in Europe. They appear on weapons, ornaments, tools, and stones across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and parts of England. Origin and invention date are unknown. likely derived from Latin and used by the 3rd century. Norse legend credits Odin with first carving them on his spear, linking runes to heathen worship, where they persisted longest in Scandinavia.
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Europe
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
England
Odin
Scandinavia
Kansas City
Balance Joke From Atlanta Bank Spreads Laughs
A story traces John Jones leaving Atlanta with a balance of 200 dollars in a black owned bank. In Cincinnati he writes a 200 dollar check to a Cincinnati bank which bounces for insufficient funds. The Atlanta bank explains their funds are insufficient.
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John Jones
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Darky
Forbes Magazine
Indictment of Warden and Four Ex-Convicts in Alabama Prison Probe
Jefferson County grand jury indicts Charles R. Davis Sr former Fiat Top prison warden and Cecil Houston plus three others on first degree murder charges over the 1924 death of James Knox in a scalding vat. Bond set at 25000 for Davis. others held without bail. May 18 reconvening to review graft and payroll padding evidence gathered by Attorney General Harwell Davis.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Jefferson County Grand Jury
Charles R. Davis
Fiat Top
Davis
James Knox
Mobile
Cecil Houston
Knox
Urison
Harwell Davis
Robbers Miss $10000 After Alarm Halts Heist
Thorp Wisconsin robbers tried to break into the People's State Bank vault escaping with $10 after a burglar alarm warned them off. The would-be thieves fled as the alarm rang and the larger sum remained.
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Thorp
Wis
People’s State Bank
Former King to Visit U S The Hague
George formerly king of Greece plans a late summer tour of the United States extending to San Francisco. He will travel across the country visiting major cities and cultural sites during the trip.
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U. S
Hague
George
Greece
United States
San Francisco
Safety First Prizes Given to Neenah Plant Workers
Eight hundred employees of the Cella Cotton Products company in Neenah Wisconsin receive cash bonuses for operating the plant for 400 consecutive days without a serious accident.
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Neenah
Wis
Cella-Cotton Products Company
U.S. Bans Mexican Live Stock Import
The Department of Agriculture ordered a ban on importing cattle sheep goats swine and other domestic animals and animal by products from Mexico until further notice.
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U.S
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Mexico
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Conrad Kern
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
Ivanhoe
144Th St. & the Subway
Branigar Bros
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