Granada's Imprisoned Princesses Swindle Revisited
The piece recounts a persistent Spanish trick where impostors pose as captives of princesses in Granada seeking rescue funds. It notes impostors name dead famous women to lend legitimacy, hotel staff recognizing the scam, and gamblers of credulous investors warned to avoid such deceit.
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Granada
Spain
United States
Germany
Washington ‘Irving
Peeres
Evorld
The
Alhambra
Zayda
Zorayda
Zorahayda
Sen
Moraymah
Aishah
Hair Saves Woman From Fall in Pottstown
Mrs Clara Kelm narrowly survived a fall from a second story window in Pottstown when her hair acted as a cushion on impact. She landed on a cement walk and was unconscious when found, then rushed to a hospital with severe injuries but alive.
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Pottstown
Clara Kelm
Mount Katmai eruption hailed as friend of mankind
A Boston geography conference highlights Mount Katmai 1912 eruption as a planetary benefit. Dr. Robert F. Griggs notes the Ten Thousand Smokes valley, ash clouds dimming sunlight and a potential ice-age climate effect. The debris covered Delaware-sized area, with two cubic miles expelled, while life endured in isolation and science gained a premier case study. A Japanese researcher claims synthetic petroleum from fish oil and clay.
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Mount Katmal
Alaska
Robert F. Griggs
National Geographic Society
Katmai
Society
New York City
Bulletin
Rocky Mountains
Central States
Lower
Hudson
Sahara
Delaware
Demand for Uniform Signals in Traffic Lights
A railroad signaling expert group urges standardized light colors for road signals. Recommendations include red for danger or stop, yellow for caution at intersections and excavations, and green to indicate clear routes, with railroads seeking compatibility with existing systems and uniform highway crossing protections.
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A. H. Rudd
Pennsylvania System
Skunks Endanger Bees in Ohio Reports
A USDA Biological Survey report notes skunks raid Ohio bee hives at night, scratching until bees emerge and then attacking them. It recommends fencing hives with chicken wire at least three feet high to deter the animals.
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Washington
Ohio
The
Biological Survey of
United States
Department of Agriculture
Biological Survey
Timepiece theft at Berlin’s Moabit court shocks officials
A courtroom clock was stolen during a trial when a man in work clothes delivered a ladder and claimed to repair the timepiece. The interruption stunned the judge and lawyers as the court continued, revealing the clock had been removed with the court's permission. The incident prompted investigation into the audacious crime.
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Berlin
Central Criminal Court
Moabit
Speers
Paris Plans Four New Cemeteries With Rail Service
Scientific American reports Paris faces cemetery crowding and public health risk. A municipal commission recommends four large cemeteries located 15 miles from Paris with railroad links to the city to handle funerals by train, amid cremation disfavor.
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Paris
Scientific American
Assyrians Not So Rough Yet Show Humane Codes Says Olmstead
University of Illinois professor A F Olmstead notes Assyrian law codes reveal humane elements such as widows being supported by sons and rulers making appeals to subjects. He contrasts popular image with official frankness and references imperial cities with tax exemptions and wide trading rights. The piece also claims Thermopolis Wyoming hosts the largest hot springs.
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A. F. Olmstead
University of
Ilinois
Europe
Eight Hour Day Law Losing Popularity in Hamburg
Frederick Simpich writes that growing competition shifts German labor views Away from postwar ideas asHamburg sees enforcement troubles. Employers cite outside work after eight hours and workers call it a liberty issue, with hotels and cafes resisting stricter rules and officials reluctant to prosecute.
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Germany
Frederick Simpich
Labor Inspection Bureau
Hamburg
Woman Voters See They Are a Power in Politics
A Chiggersville Clarion editor recounts a visit by a delegation of women voters who pressured him to write on their influence in politics. He reflects on their entrance, remarks, and exit to conclude they are indeed a power in politics.
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Chiggersville Clarion
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Australia
U. S. Naval Observatory
Paul Sollenberger
National Education Association
Boston
Newport News
Railway . Association
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Postum Cereal Co.,Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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