Third Death Adds to Kanaga Riddle
In Kodiak Alaska a Seattle man’s death deepens a long mystery on Kanaga Island. Aleuts fear a hidden power alleged to claim lives amid fog bound shores and sea caves. The island, home to a large blue fox farm, features mummified dead in underwater vaults and legends of transforming strangers into unfamiliar beings.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Kunsgen Island
Yen
Seattle
Kanaga
T. Shruger
Tom Marrah
P. H. Munro
Tes
Asia
Japan
Kannaga
Controversy Over Saxon Lineages in England
The debate over England’s ancestral lines peaks as A C Fox Davis and Sir Francis Galton present claims on Saxon descent before 1066. Davis cites 20 families with direct Saxon ancestry. 85 lineages descend from William the Conqueror’s era. Galton notes a Norman root map yields scant blue blood, while 20th century birth spans reveal massive ancestral totals and Norman-era contributions.
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London
England
A. C. Fox Davis
Sir Francis Galton
Darwin
Western
Europe
Bible Manuscripts Antedated by Ancient Fragments on Display
Washington reports reveal two manuscript collections older than the Stonyhurst gospel. The Freer Gallery of Art houses the Washington Manuscripts, a fourth century Greek Bible version with added verses after Mark 16 14. The Michigan collection holds papyrus fragments, all found in Egypt. Charles L Freer of Detroit bequeathed the Freer collection to the nation.
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Washington
St. Joh
Cuthbert
United States
Charles L. Freer
Detroit
Freer Gallery of
University of Michigan
Freer
E. A. Lowe
Oxford
Carnegie Institutions
Lowe
Satan
God
Christ
Paul
Egypt
Old Violin Shop Boasts Far Fame
Atlanta violin maker Mays Badgett remains modest about his dingy two story shop at the busiest corner. He hosts annual parties for opera stars and musicians, with guests including Sousa's band and southern artists. Letters from Eugene Ysaye and other famed musicians adorn his workshop as proof of his widely praised instruments.
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Atlanta
Mays Badgett
Badgett
Metropolitan Opera Company
Sousa
Eugene Ysaye
David Love
New York
Fritz Schaeffer
Henri Georgia
Metropolitan Orchestra
Richard Schlelwen
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
King Upbraids Tail Cropping as Bobbed Hair
King George V, after a race, eyed a horse with a cropped tail in the paddock. When asked if he approved, he said no and called the trimming very ugly. He then joked it reminded him of a woman with bobbed hair.
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Paris
Carnet de la Semaine
George V
Four Part Music With Ancient Violin Bow
Berlin reveals a deeply curved violin bow that allows four part music on one instrument. Virtuoso Herman Barkowaki demonstrated the device using loose strings, echoing medieval Celtic crews and crotta bows. The design enables early scores once deemed impossible with a straight bow.
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Berlin
Herman Barkowaki
U S Prepares to Sell Uniforms to Veterans
Washington former soldiers including nurses will soon access uniforms sold by the War Department under a recent act. About five million eligible veterans will be notified within two months. Complete outfits will range from discharge chevrons at 30 cents to overcoats at 238, with overseas caps at 1.18 and campaign hats at 2.88. Non commissioned officers chevrons will sell at 19 cents per pair.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Congress
Civil War in China Boosts Chop Suey in London
The upheaval in China fuels new popularity for Chinese restaurants among London's elite. After theater tours in Piccadilly and the Strand reveal that fashionable patrons who once preferred luxury hotels now patronize chop suey joints to enjoy Far Eastern ambience and see Chinese culture up close.
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China
London
Piccadilly Circus
Strand
Notice of Sheriff sale in Sidney Nebraska 1927
By order of sale issued by Clerk of the District Court Cheyenne County Nebraska the Home Savings and Loan Association sues defendants to sell Lot 5 and Lot 6 in Block 4 Clarksons Second Addition Sidney Nebraska. Sheriff J M Nelson will sell August 6 1927 at 10 am at the east front door of the courthouse Sidney for cash to satisfy judgments costs and interest. sale to remain open one hour. Carl B Kratz attorney Bidney Nebraska.
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Indla B. Wasson
District Court
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Aaid
Home Savings and Loan Asociation
John H. Borland
Ruth Borland
North Park Coal Company
John W. Benedict
Louise Benedict
Clarkson
Sidney
Court House
Woman of 84 Heads Two Five-Generation Groups
Mrs. Philomine Bellefeuille of Biddeford Maine marked her 84th birthday with a large gathering as she heads two five generation groups. Attending were most of her children grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
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Boston
Philomine Bellefeuille
Biddeford
Swiss Voters Bring Family Swords To Polls In Switzerland
Swiss citizens from cantons Glaris Oppenzell Unterwalden and Lehmetz attend open air polls to vote on a referendum. Family swords or bayonets symbolize ancestral defense as electors discuss the sale of wines and beer with warlike solemnity.
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Qlaris
Switzerland
Glaris
Oppenzell
Unterwolé
Lehmetz
Davts
Hearing on Settlement of Charles Cradit Estate
In Cheyenne County Nebraska the county court fixes September 10 at 10 a.m. for hearing the petition of Charles M Hadley administrator seeking final settlement and discharge in the estate of Charles M Cradit deceased. Notice will be published in The Telegraph for three weeks.
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Charles M. Cradit
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Aton County
Charles M. Hadley
Telegraph
Order for Hearing on Probate of Foreign Will in Cheyenne County
The County Court of Cheyenne County Nebraska orders a hearing on the probate of a foreign will for the estate of William H Crotzer deceased. Albert Schmidt filed the petition alleging the death on or about March 6 1911 in Stephenson County Illinois and that the will relates to real and personal property including the southeast quarter of Section 31 Township 15 North Range 46 West. The will was admitted to probate March 27 1911 in Stephenson County Illinois and a copy attached as Exhibit A. More than two heirs or interested parties are advised to appear.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
William H. Crotzer
Albert Schmidt
Stephenson County
Sinvis
Lfe
Illinois
William T. Crotzer
Mina KE. Crotzer
S.E
Albert
Lehinwidt
Lands Deed Sought After Estate Settlement in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Nebraska probate records show the estate of William T. Crotzer nearly settled with debts paid and Mina KE Crotzer named executrix. A petition seeks court order to convey land to Albert Lehinwidt and dispense with regular administration, with a hearing set for September 2, 1927 in Sidney. The notice runs in The Telegraph for three weeks prior to the hearing.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Telegraph
Sidney
Elmer Kahl
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Swift & CO
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First St
Sary
Howard’s
Mark G. Howard
Parker
L. Moxon
Jerpe Creamery
Neolan
Tire Shep
S. H. Snyder’s Clothing Store
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Edward Furer
C. R. McDowell
Sidney Ice & Storage Co
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Minatare
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Great Western Sugar CO
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Mitchell
Scottsbluff County
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