Spider Wins Two Day Battle With Garter Snake
reports from St Charles Pittsburgh and Burlingame chronicle a spider’s two day fight with a garter snake. Mayor Lungum freed the spider at St Charles amid legal concerns while the snake perished in Pittsburgh cellar. Burlingame police note a spider and grass snake living together three days with no contest.
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ST. Charles
J. G. Lungum
Treediom
W. M. Slane
Chicago Humane Education Society
Pittsburgh
W. F. Miller Et Monroville
Burlingame
Calif
St. Charles, Til
Battleship races death bringing admiral to port
SAN PEDRO Calif Sept 14 (INS) A battleship pursued a risky 1500 mile dash along the Pacific coast to reach medical help for Vice Admiral Joel R P Pringle commander of the battleship squadron who was too ill for air transport The flagship West Virginia struggled to maintain 21 knots from Port Angels Wash to San Pedro where specialists awaited his arrival
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San Pedro
Calif
Pacific
Joel R. P. Pringle
United Binies Fleet
West Wirgins
Port Angels
Wash
Pringle
Lady Pacifist Slapped on Ship at Navy Week
Three women from the Peace army slipped into a naval event in Chatham during a Navy week celebration. They danced with sailors, distributed pamphlets, and one woman was slapped by a man amid the mixed scenes of gaiety and protest.
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Chatham
England
INS
Peace Army
Pandora operetta at Alamo Heights civic league
The Alamo Heights Civic League presents Pandora an operetta at 8 oclock Friday night in the school auditorium for league benefit. Jean Eidelberg leads as Pandora with Eloiss Lewis Joan Doebbler Sadie Gray Stafford and Pansy Seng in the cast under Mrs Grace Morris direction. About 42 children participate in the production.
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Joan Doebbler
Pandora
Alamo, Heights
Alamo Heights
First Home Loan Subscription Made in Washington DC
The first cash subscription to stock of the federal home loan bank system was received at the Washington headquarters. Franklin W. Fort accepted a $1500 subscription from the Fidelity Building and Loan Association of Washington, credited to the Winston-Salem regional bank in North Carolina.
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Washieton
D. C
Federal Home Pan Bank
Franklin W. Fort
Fidelity Building and ‘Loan Association of Washington
Winston-Salem
N. C
Laredo Factory Manager Dies of Heart Disease
Benj amin Franklin Moor manager of the George A Hormel company card factory at Nuevo Laredo died at his Laredo home last night of heart disease. His widow planned to send his body to Minneapolis for burial. Moor came to the border three years ago from Superior Wisconsin.
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Laredo
Benjamin Franklin Moor
George A. Hormel Company
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Min-neapolis
Minn
Moore
Superior
Wis
Reinholt Receives War Decoration For WWI Service
Carl A. Reinpoldt Woodlang Hills has received the Purple Heart for wounds suffered September 26, 1918, while serving with Company L, 136th Infantry. He also holds the French Verdun and Verdun and Victory medals and the Renarde hazardous duty honor.
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Carl A. Reinpoldt
Woodlang Hills
One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Infantry
Railroad Board Reports on Loans to Eight Railroads
The railroad credit corporation authorized loans totaling 4,500,000 to eight railroads at its September meeting. President Buckland said he expected no interest defaults by major railways this year, noting interest requirements up to October have been taken care of.
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New York
Railroad ‘Credit Corporation
U S Exports Rise in August as Trade Balance Improves
The Commerce Department reports August exports rose by 2,108,000 over July while imports increased by 11,580,000. The month ended with a favorable trade balance of 18,000,000.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
United States
Commerce Department
Garner in Capital to Confer with Democratic Leaders
Ur Speaker John Garner arrived in Washington to confer with Democratic leaders on campaign plans. He will speak in the New York campaign effort after leaving for the weekend, having come from Topeka Kansas where he met Governor Franklin D Roosevelt, his running mate.
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Garner
Capital
Washington, D. C
John Garner
New York
Topeka
Kans
Franklin D. Roosevelt
One Blast Victim Identified in Texas Wreck
Amarillo Texas sep 30 one of two men who were poured to death Wednesday when ambient hurricane wrecked the home of arp here had been identified a C Padamore 26 of Amerilic. He was identified by his widow and a sister. The second body is believed to be that of a Moorewong Oklahoma but officials say they are not positive in identification.
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Amarild
Texas
Sire
A. C
Padamore
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