Aerial Mail Dreams You Can Bank On and Die On
Distances San Francisco to other cities will be covered by monster monoplanes six feet thick with a speed of 250 mph. Aerial routes will reach every city and cross the ocean in hours. Colonel John A Jordan predicts rapid, year by year progress with planes carrying Uncle Sam's mail and steamers sharing routes.
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San Francisco
Sept
United States
Atlantic
Orient
Europe
South America
London
John A. Jordan
United States Mail
Cornel Jordan
U. S
Uncle Sam
Colon
Jordan
New York
America
Best Boy in U S Live Here New England Challenges Nation
Ashburnham Massachusetts reports Wesley Sheldon twelve year old named best boy in America for bread making and household tasks. He baked five and a half loaves per oven over nineteen cycles, did 76 hours of housework and 48 hours of errands while delivering 124 papers nightly and attending school. He also cooked, washed dishes, shoveled snow, played baseball and rode bicycles in hills.
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U. S
New ‘England
Wesley
Plays Golf Then Dies From Sudden Heart Trouble
Marcus E. Wells prominent Seat Clubman died while driving home from a golf game at the Country Club yesterday afternoon. He was 50, had shown no symptoms, and died before a doctor could be reached. Survived by widow Anna C. Wells and his Denver mother. Body at Butterworth undertaking establishment.
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Marcus E. Wells
Anna C. Wells
Bellevue Court
Denver
Butterworth Undertaking Establishment
Apartment Men to Fight High Taxes in Seattle
The Apartment House Owners and Managers association of Seattle plans to enlist tenants to lower city taxation. A committee from the group will attend the budget hearing at the city council Friday to advocate reduced rates.
Notice to visitors at Friston church porch
A notice posted on the porch of Friston church near me asks visitors to treat the tent church with reverence. It prohibits smoking depositing cigarette ends or patches picnicking impromptu concerts or noisy conversation when leaving the tent church open.
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London
Friston Church
Is America’s Best Boy In This City
A contest notice seeks boys from New England towns to submit photos and facts to The Star editors. Wesley Sheldon, 12, of Ashburnham Massachusetts is mentioned as a benchmark in a lighthearted appeal for readers to nominate exemplary youths.
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America
Seattle
Wesley Sheldon
Ashburnham
Mass
the Star
Birthday Journeys Mark a Young Breadmaker’s Trip
A boy celebrates his 12th birthday with a rare trip to Fitchburg, the second journey away from home. He describes the adventure as he visits the neighboring town, noting Wesley’s longer trips have been two county-seat journeys by himself.
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Fitchburg
Wesley
Bread making inspires a boy to aim high
Wesley, a seventh or eighth grader, learns bread making from his mother after seeing Elsworth Prouty win a county title. He and a former champion beat neighborhood girls in a tryout for Worcester county's team but lost to a girls’ team from Franklin county in the state contest. He plans college and engineers, with a touch of editor ambition, and is part of the Worcester County Farm Bureau.
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Wesley
Elsworth Prouty
Ashburnham
Worcester County
Franklin County
Will
Dolly Whitney Adams School
Cushing Academy
Fitchburg
Irene
Worcester County Farm Bureau
Young Man Sells Himself For Sale At Three Thousand
New York, Sept. 24. Jack Hardy, 22 and just out of the U S navy, advertises himself for sale at 28 W 37th St offering youth health and education in exchange for 3000. He says the money will go to a kind woman he wishes to thank, though he insists she need not know the source. Line forms to the left and early buyers catch the bargain.
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New York
United States Navy
Walta
W. 37Th St
Jack Hardy
Jack
Mr. Hardy
Sleep party in Corbin honors Miss Anna Edlin
In Corbin Kentucky on a September evening a ber party was hosted for Miss Anna Edlin of New Albany Indiana. Miss Rebecca Booker organized the event and attendees included Misses Edlin Lillian Taylor Josie Taylor and Maud Rivers with blartikets spread for the occasion.
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Corbin
Rebecca Booker
Anna Edlin
New Albany
Ind
Misses Edlin
Lillian Taylor
Josie Taylor
Maud Rivers
Teacher Judge Muse Gives Somerville Pupils Sports And Books
In Somerville county Texas Judge William A Muse county superintendent of public instruction uses his $2000 salary plus 1500 from own pocket to fund gifts for students. He provides basketball outfits marbles dominoes books and games at each school and offers prizes for athletic and academic work. He prioritizes play to boost health interest and faster learning.
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Glen Rose
Tex
Somerville County
Texas
William A.muse
Somerville
Girl Guilty Of Burglary Before Judge King Dykeman
May Golden aged 22 was found guilty of burglary in the second degree by a jury after three hours of deliberation. The charge related to entering the Hudson home at 1120 Howeller on August 17 with intent to rob. a ring from the home was found on her and she fled when spotted by a police officer.
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King Dykeman
May Golden
C. B. Hudson
Howeller
Hay
Hudson
FE. C. Hyde
John Carmody
Baby Falls Into Noodle Soup in Frisco Kettle
In San Francisco on September 24, three year old Maxwell Hess was tossed high by his father Julius and landed in a kettle of noodle soup. He suffered minor burns but recovered quickly.
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San Francisco
Maxwell Hess
Julius
Tommies Throw Bowie Guns in River
In Wooler a crowd watched as ex soldiers tossed a German gun into the Tweed for the second time in a fortnight, a show of wartime memory and local celebration.
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London
Cheviot
Wooler
Honest men act from fear of dishonesty
A reflection notes that many men remain honest because they fear lying or deceit. It frames honesty as a social self-regulation born from fear of wrongdoing.
Barney Baruch Tracks Cream to Find The Cat In Kansas
Barney Baruch tours Kansas on a quest to expose who takes the cream from farm to table. He pins the blame on distribution middlemen, visiting farmers, elevators, millers, and bankers while promising to name the cat and propose fixes after gathering Kansas evidence.
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Barney Baruch
Kansas
Cat
Topeka
Kan
Sept
Baruch
War Industry Board
Wall Street
Barney
Manhattan
N. Y
Father kills infant then dies after fall in Edinburgh
Samuel Fraser killed his baby son by hurling him from a window into the street and then leaped after the child, dying from injuries in Edinburgh.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Samuel Fraser
Wardall Accused of Tampering With Seattle Voting Machines
Report alleges Norman Wardall directed opening of voting machines at the county city building to address discrepancies in election listings. An affidavit cites precinct 19 machine openings by a custodian and deputies while Wardall denies tampering, saying back-room actions were routine to clarify past voting confusion.
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Seattle
Norman Wardall
Countys City
N. E
Wardall
Gotta Have Good Sense to Toledo Parks Patrols
A fragment from a Toledo report notes a probation officer criticizing common sense and behavior among youths. The speaker laments the lack of good men and suggests patrols in parks to curb trouble.
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Toledo
Ohio
Lawyer Hints at Car Fender Note After Accident
Dayton report describes attorney Hi Kreitzer returning to his car to find a note claiming responsibility for a minor collision. The note asks the owner to call 6883 for quick repairs, noting the writer had no time to wait. The item blends mystery with a social sting about a lost romance.
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Dayton
Ohio
Kreitzer
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