Swiss police bogs are hard on crooks in Geneva
In Geneva the dogs Wigger and Wisser of Securitas have built a strong reputation as police canines. Wigger, owned by AL Carlier, has traced over twenty burglars, recovered missing persons, and aided in convicting criminals. Wisser, trained with Erno de St Georges, is noted for scent tracking and nightly patrols.
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Geneva
Erno de St. Georges
Wisser
Securitas
Vaud
Marc Collie
Wigger
Canton
Yad
Jyluse
AL Carlier
Colar
Hills
Wiich
Lake Geneva
Erno de St Georges
Chloroformed, Buried, but Dog Comes Home
Northumberland County man Daniel Henry admitted hiring Robert Allen to chloroform and bury his collie Muggs at a Sunbury dump. Allen tied the dog, but Muggs revived after being buried under coal ashes and returned to Henry, whose plans ended with the dog remaining at home for life.
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Sunbury
Daniel Henry
Northumberland
Muggs
Robert Allen
Ff Allen
Kim
Gary
Smallest Man in City Owns Large Trucks in Nebraska City
Nebraska City resident Bill Lloyd stands three and a half feet tall and runs a small transfer business with plans to expand. Born in Greeley, Colorado, he has lived in the city most of his life, graduated from local high school, and works with the chamber of commerce. Previously in show business, he performed as Jenna Mutt and Jeff and as one Katzenjammer kid. Lloyd notes the advantages of his size and says the transfer business has great potential. His parents and siblings are normal-sized, and he wears adapted clothing from boys’ sizes.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Bill” Lloyd
Bill
Greeley
Colo
Chamber of Commerce
Tansfer
Jenna Mutt
Jeff Act
Katzenjammer
California
Bil
Omaha
Bones of Tyrannosaurus Rex Found in Missouri
Lexington Kentucky reports bones presented to the University of Kentucky by Dr. F Kinsolving of Harversville Missouri. A thigh bone measures 12 inches and a vertebra end is a large fossil. If confirmed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, further excavations may follow.
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Lexington
Ap Gee
University of Kentucky
F. Kinsotying
Harversville
Doctor Kinsolving
Montana
Boy's Body Found in Tree After Mushroom Search
Walter Ballinger an eighteen year old Camden schoolboy was found hanging from a tree in Haddonfield New Jersey. Three men searching a wend to Delaware towns for mushrooms reported the body. A note to his mother expressed despair and apologized for failing to gain her respect and love.
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Haddonfield
N. J
Camden
Delaware
Walter Ballinger
Ballinger
Walter
Decide Whether Actor Is Artist or Worker in French Case
A French court case questions whether Suzanne Grandals was an artist or a worker when she was killed nine years ago while performing for a film. Her mother and sister sue the film company for 50,000 francs each, arguing a workmen's compensation claim, while relatives of Merle Grandais claim she was not a worker and seek more time to file.
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Paris
Suzanne Grandals
Fim
Merle Grandais
New Swindle Ring Uncovered In Ocean Larceny Case
New York detectives reveal a novel scam used by Henry and Joseph Benjamin aged 20 and 18 aboard the Homeric and Olympic. They posed with English accents and forged letters of credit to dupe Maj. Cuthbert Johnson of London, netting $150 then $12,000 in a bold credit scheme. arrests followed aboard the Olympic as investigators traced similar ruses involving Stanley Carter and James Kingston letters of credit.
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New York
Oldtimers
Henry Benjamin
Joseph
Scotland Yard
Maj
Cuthbert Johnson
London
Majors Johnson
Afaior Johnson
Major Johnson
Henry
Lloyd's Bank
Mr. Benjamin
Ubu
Jaho Son
Benjamin
Olympic
O' Henry
Stanley Carter
Hsg
Corn Exchange Bank
Lloyd's. Joseph's
James Kingston
Bank of Montreal
Toronto
Bank of England
Fire safety measures to reduce losses and code adoption
Guidance urges careful home and business practices to prevent fires. Recommendations include chimney cleaning, proper ash disposal, safe electricals, flammables handling, and fire resistant roofs. Advocates building codes modeled after national standards to confine fires until responders arrive.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Planning for Growth of Community
The era of unplanned city expansion has shifted to orderly planning and development. The modern city is an integrated organism where streets channel traffic, parks provide breathing space, and no part can be ignored without harming the whole region.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Malaria Treatment for Paralysis Reported by Surgeon Rear Admiral Meagher
London report by Surgeon Rear Admiral B. T. Meagher details induced malaria as a treatment for general paralysis. Artificial inoculation or exposure to infected mosquitoes reportedly lengthens life and improves condition, with outcomes ranging from negative to complete recovery over five years and 1,597 cases treated.
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London
B. T. Meagher
Doctor Meagher
Oslo Plans Colorful Districts to Beautify City
Oslo Norway unveils a civic color scheme to paint districts in multiple hues including pale blue green rose and white. A five story pale green center block is highlighted as striking while experts say green absorbs more light and soothes the eye improving utility and beauty of the city.
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Oslo
Norway
Costly Road Building Destroys Countryside Charm
The piece laments costly road construction that scars verdant landscapes. It condemns blasting on hillsides, destruction of roadside flora, and the removal of old trees as the road cuts through forests. The result is a stark, unromantic roadway eroding nature’s invitation.
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Mus
Relics Unearthed From Forty-Niners Era in San Francisco
Workmen digging for a new building in San Francisco uncovered relics from the gold rush era. Findings include a working hand pump, a stove, tools about a century old, a favorite Forty-Niner smoking pipe, and a 1¢-foot Aberdeen granite slab not seen on the West Coast since ships sailed around the Horn.
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San Francisco
Ownership and Divorce in the Dignity of Home
The piece extols ownership as superior to convenience, praising the romance of beautifying one's own time under a shared roof. It urges young married couples to work and save together to achieve home ownership, predicting divorce will vanish as a result.
Million Lepers in Shanghai Take High Count
A Chinese Mission to Lepers estimate cites over 4 million lepers in Shanghai and China, according to Dr. CG. T. Wu, the mission's general secretary.
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Ching Shanghai
China
CG. T. Wu
Roads Beautified by Connecticut Highway Department
A highway beautification program by the Connecticut state highway department places thousands of trees and shrubs along roadsides. Plantings include nursery stock and material transplanted from other areas. Natural growths are preserved where they do not hinder safety or highway integrity.
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Connectlent State Highway Department
Three Forme Forms Plaza del Popolo in Civic Plan
Three esthetic forms the plaza monumental street and patte dole fuse into a single Plaza del Popolo. Town Planning Review lauds the synthesis as the glory of civic art.
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Patte Dole
Plaza del Popolo
Trans Siberian Railway stretches across vast Russian expanse
The article surveys the Trans-Siberian Railway from Vladivostok to Moscow, detailing its immense length, rugged grades, heavy wartime traffic toll, tunnels near Lake Baikal, and multiple routes including the Amur corridor. It highlights the line’s strategic value, engineering challenges, and Vladivostok’s historic role as the terminus.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
USSLA
Pacific
Vladivostok
Moscow
Petrograd
Manchuria
Great Western Plain
Russia
Ufa
Ural Mountains
Europe
Asia
Urals
Tehelybinsk
Siberia
Trans-Siberian
Toms
Yeniseisk
Atchinsk
Labrador
Newfoundland
Lake Baikal
Sokhondo
Great Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Mukden
American
Seaboard
Eres
China
Amur River
Rus Sian
Amur
Heg Ching
Worth Remembering it Costs More to Neglect Duties
Quote attributed to Anna Dickinon stresses that neglecting duties incurs greater costs than performing them. Reflects emphasis on personal responsibility and timely action.
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Anna Dickingon
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Riar
Céli Sakalin
Eider Od
Sakalin
Smu
Tiberian
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Golden Gate
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Geograpist Society
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