Woeful Tales Told to a City Desk Sergeant
A police desk sergeant recounts odd and humorous phone inquiries from the public about lost spouses dogs and murders. He notes many callers with no names or addresses and explains the varied voices and questions he handles during a typical day. He also describes duties as notary public witness for corporation court filings and arrest warrants.
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The
Police Star
Anyony
Tacal
Bozo
Corporation Court
Vertry
Ovine
Posse Seeks Man Who Slain Sister Near Johnston City
Reported gunfire at the Stevenick home north of Johnston City left Mrs. Treeia Stevenick dead. A daughter found the body after her aunt, who was said to have held up the family, robbed of 30 dollars. Suspect Matt Nek is identified as the shooter.
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Herr
Dee
Matt Nek
Treeia Stevenick
Steveniele
Johnston City
Stevenick
Fireworks Ad by George Keene Drugist
Fireworks for Nanas Romanian Mes sky rockets torpedoes colored fire Diablean powder devils serpents flower pots torches salutes snakes electric snarklers at Military Plaza.
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George Keene
Plaza
Four Die After Naval Seaplane Crash Off Taunton Roads Station
An overdue seaplane crash off Taunton Roads Naval Air Station killed three sailors and one civilian after the craft swamped during a return from the North Carolina coast. Pilot Tiant W. B. Gwin and others died. Sandrew Williams of Buxton was among the injured. An official inquiry was ordered to determine the cause.
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Xoriole
Roygl Seas
Taunton Roads
EM. Keiser
A. R Tainwarine
Nd Pls
Gavin
Tiant W. B. Gwin
Oklahoma Doctor Dies From Wound
Oklahoma City, Dec. 24. Dr. R. G. Bloomfield, retired physician, died in a local hospital yesterday three hours after he was found in a bathroom at his home with two bullet wounds in the head. His family broke the door, which had been locked, when they heard the shot. The case is under investigation.
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Oklahoma City
R. G. Bloomfield
Veterans Hospital Ward Quarantined After Fever Outbreak
A dying patient’s visit brought coaster fever into ward 1 at the U S VB Hospital in Poe s Rogen. Colonel Hugh Scott reports 80 patients and several complexes confined within the ward. Christmas plans unaffected as the ward is in a separate building.
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Pees Rogee
U.S. VB
Hugh Scott
Convict Files Fraud Claim In Pittsburgh Hearing
In Pittsburgh a convict sued his brother in law over embezzled funds tied to his prison estate. The brother in law had helped for a pardon and bought a Europe ticket. The hearing ended after a tense exchange as both men left with holiday wishes and uncertainty about a pardon.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Washington County
Europe
California cotton prices reach peak in Bakersfield
California cotton surged to 28 cents a pound in Bakersfield with January delivery futures around 23.57 cents and spot middling in New York. Swain of the San Fanni Sales Agency reported sales of bales to three buyers at the new high price centered on the Acala variety.
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Barrersfield
Cal
Wed
Bakersfield
New York
AH. Swain
San Fanni Sales Agency
Actor Lance Allen Resting at Roosevelt Hospital
New York novelist Lance Allen is listed as a patient at Roosevelt Hospital. Dr. Ralfe Floyd says his condition is neither good nor bad, noting he is overworked and tired and needs a rest.
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New York
Lance Allen
Roosevelt Hospital
Ralfe Floyd
Floyd
Timely Christmas Wit and Oddities From City Paper
A collection of humorous blurbs and quirky notes recounting playful rumors, parodic quotes, and light satire. It mentions Charlie Chaplin, a fashion of asbestos whiskers for Santa, a court noise about money, accidental oil pool humor, and whimsical tidbits about marriages and naming trends, all in a breezy newspaper style.
Freighter Nagle Grounds Near Seattle Harbor
A United American line freighter named Nagle ran aground last night near Huckleberry Island one mile north of Anacortes while en route between Seattle and Atlantic coast ports. The Seattle Merchants Exchange received the report.
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Seattle
United American Line
Nagle
Atlantic Coast
Huckleberry Island
Anacortes
Seattle Merchants Exchange
Railway petitions denied by board in Chicago
December 24 reports the United States Railroad Labor Board denied petitions from Western railway managers to suspend an agreement between Southern Pacific and its engineers and firemen. The western group argued wage increases elsewhere could raise rates, but the board ruled the action beyond its authority. Also notices fireworks for Christmas and a druggist ad appear in the page.
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Chicago
Conference Committee of Managers of
Western Railways
United States Railroad Labor Board
Southern Vacinie Company
Western
Southern Pacific
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