Humphrey Seeks Special Probe on Controller Bay Entries
Washington August 10 Don Humphrey of Washington introduced a resolution to strip the house committee on expenditures in the interior department of its right to investigate the Controller bay entries and provide for a special five member committee to probe. Humphrey says the regular committee has abandoned the investigations.
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House Committee On
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Don Humphrey
Washington
Humphrey
Man Accused of Encouraging Mother-in-Law in Death
Indianapolis Md August 10 Robert Sherlock has been jailed after allegedly urging his mother in law Margaret Mote to end her life by taking carbolic acid. Mote drank the poison and died as her daughter struggled to take the bottle. Police consider whether Sherlock’s actions merit further charges.
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Indianapolis
Robert Sherlock
Margaret Mote
Divorce for Man With Neighbor Enjoined From Calls
James F. Harrison obtained an injunction against his next door neighbor William Cassady after frequent evening visits. The wife filed for divorce citing incompatibility, and yesterday the Harrisons were legally separated after five years of marriage. Harrison works for the city.
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James F. Harrison
Harrison
Superior Court
William Cassady
Cassady
Harrisons
Queer Things in the News and Odd Local Scandals
Reports from across the country note a mix of peculiar incidents and sensational misdeeds. Kansas City youths detained for bathing in union suits near Harlem, while a St Paul preacher works nine summers for free amid church poverty.
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Grace Dalton
Nellie Noise
Kansas City
Harlem
Missouri City
Living models urged for store windows by Chicago group
The National Window Trimmers Association in session in Chicago began a campaign to replace store window dummies with living models to properly display gowns. The move aims to attract shoppers by showing how garments look on real women.
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National
Window Trimmers’ Association
Chicago
Holy Rollers Foiled in Sacrifice Plot Near Enid
Sheriff and deputies stopped an alleged human sacrifice by a fanatical group called the Holy Rollers. Gerah Harris and her son, said leaders, were jailed at Atonga while a mother and daughter and other sect figures were taken into custody amid rumors of bizarre rites.
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Okla
Holy Rollers
Great Salt Plains
Here
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Sher- Sutherland
Atonga
Baker Declares He Will Do It Himself Over Price Demand
The report notes Baker’s stance as prices range from sixty to one hundred dollars, with him insisting he will complete the task himself rather than meet the quoted amount.
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Baker
Saengerfest in city to feature noted international singers
The Saengerfest of the North Pacific Saengerbund will run August 17 through 22 in this city. Highlights include Kaiser Wilhelm’s court singer Ludwig Heas, Metropolitan Opera star Madame Pasqual, renowned mezzo-soprano Madame Hesse Sprotte, and a 600-voice male chorus with outings banquets and a German potluck atmosphere.
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Madame Pasqual
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
America
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Sprotte
Boys Adrift in Open Boat From Catalina Island Camp
Two boys escaped from a Catalina Island reformatory camp, adrift in an open boat about 30 miles from the mainland. They fight counter currents today hoping to reach the shore as searchers track their location. Wireless messages asked the mainland to watch for the runaways but gave no names.
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Catalina Island
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Rescued Miner to Lecture at Electric Park
Joplin Missouri is to host Joseph Clary for five lectures at Electric Park starting Sunday. He will discuss how it felt to be buried alive seventy two hours and plans to donate part of his $100 fee to the miners’ fundraiser. He aims to describe his entombment in the White Oak mine and his public speaking debut will follow a difficult first trial.
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Joplin
Joseph Clary
Electric Park
Clary
White Oak
Rescue Three Women Rescued by Former Prize Fighter
In New York on August 10 1948 three women weighing about 660 pounds total were saved from drowning by James J. Rudge, a former prize fighter. He towed the group to shallow water after hitching them together ensuring their safety.
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New York
James J. Rudge
Mudge
Stork's Prize Baby Weighs Twenty Pounds At Birth
Newark New Jersey August 10 a baby boy Leo Gutin born to Adele and Samuel Gutin weighs twenty pounds on scales after doctors and grocers confirm. Parents describe him as a destined great man though only first child.
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Newark
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Adele Gutin
Leo
Grandpa Gutin
United States
Leo Gutin
Mysterious Babies With Peculiar Eyes And Powers From History
The report catalogs several infants with extraordinary traits. James Cody of Mt Ga at 27 months weighs heavily and eats constantly. Lionel Brett from Massachusetts showed unusual eye sensations. A German boy Schaefer astonished with night vision. A Caucasus girl born magnetically attracted objects.
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James A. Cody
Schaefer
Viadikarkas
Caucasus Mountains
Neal Institute offers three day drink-habit cure in Seattle
Records from the Neal Institute at 1736 16th avenue Seattle show that no class of men is immune to the drink habit. Physicians lawyers bankers brokers merchants and men from all walks of life have been treated. Patients praise the program and request referrals. The institute promises three days stay and full restoration with no cravings, mailing confidential information upon request. The Neal Institute East Howell and 16th Avenue Seattle Washington contacts Cedar and East numbers.
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16Th Avenue
Seattle
Neal
United States
Canada
Neal Institute, Inc
East
Howell and
Wash
Ind
Cedar
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