Voodooism in Haiti Said to Include Human Sacrifice
Washington dispatch reports Rear Admiral Knapp found voodoo in Haiti involves extreme rites including human sacrifice and blood drinking. He notes abuses by some junior marines were punished while praising advances since colonization and U S control beginning in 1914.
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Washington
Hall
IL &. Knapp
Daniels
Knapp
Haiti
United States
France
Repubiic
Santo Domingo
United States Navy Department
Cape Haitien
Theodore
Admiral Caperton
Dartingwenave
Dartingvenave
City Council Advances Bond Sale and Public Works
The council authorized selling 2,005,000 in utility bonds to extend the city light plant and appropriated 65,000 to fund two earthwork domes for the Swan Lake extension. A substitute ordinance to ban Jamaica ginger was referred to public safety, and a Merchant Exchange petition for Smith Cove thoroughfare improvements went to streets and sewers. The body also set a Wednesday session to discuss a patrol wagon purchase for the police and referred an ordinance on regulating drinkeries to the public safety committee.
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Swan Lake
Caldwell
Rene Bee
Merchant’ Exchange
Smith Cove
Police
Crecia
T. H. Bolton
Murder Confession Ties Man to River Body
Searching parties comb the Owyhee river banks near Watson for the body of George R. Sweeney. George Howard has confessed to beating Sweeney unconscious and dumping the body to gain control of the automobile. A blood stained trunk and weights found in Howard's Watson home support the confession.
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Valy
Ora
Owyhee
Watson
George Howard
George R. Sweeney
Vale
Howard
Sweeney
Yale
Dead lines guard Gotham gem shops and bond markets
New York officials reaffirm a protective dead line around the diamond districts as Christmas brings more wealth to jewelers. Chief Inspector William Lahey orders patrols and warns criminals across the line will be arrested on suspicion, continuing the historic device first used by Chief Byrnes.
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New York
Gotham
William Lahey
Chief Byrnes
Hoe
Lower Manhattan
Financial Center
Maiden Tone Diamond Center
Raise speed limit to rescue injured in Dallas
Dallas reports ambulances previously traveled at 30 miles per hour to reach injured people but now operate at 40 miles per hour to speed emergency response.
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Dallas
Escapes Explosion Hurts in Auto Crash at Main and Fourth
A vehicle collision at Fourth Avenue and Main Street left a person with a head wound described as minor. The injured individual escaped a larger explosion hazard and received treatment at the scene. Authorities investigated the accident and began safety checks in the vicinity.
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Fourth Ave
Mainst
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Unica
Caruso
Galli-Curci
Farrar
Victor
Columbia Records
Push Sone
Seventh Ave
Pike
Alexander
Marshall
Priday
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Broadway
Denny Way
Hugh Baird
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Clark-Baker Motor Co
Tenth Ave
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Beacon
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Kenwood
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Udson A Bay Fur Incor Incorporated
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Second Ave
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Seattle
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Metropolitan Opera Company
Sherman, Clay & Co
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