Tattooed pig toe helps nab MILITARY deserter in Denver
A navy deserter nicknamed Hershel Kelly hid in Denver after a shooting at his wife’s home. He carried a tattooed pig toe and a Navaho blanket as clues. A hospital visit and police pursuit led to his capture, ending years of evasion and a pending divorce case.
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James H. Caldwell
Denver
Navy
Caldwell
Jal
Robert F. Smith
Richard Mapor
Leo
Robert Smith
Altice
Smith
Hershel Kelly
Wills Reflect Fear and Fancy in Odd Final Demands
A survey of strange bequests shows fear of murder, egotism, and quirky kindness across wills from Brisbane to New Jersey. From £123000 for killers to gifts for pets, flowers, or a phonograph, profiles reveal human motives and social urges behind legacy.
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Palm Beach
Turkey
Brisbane
Australia
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Fifi
Adolf Zochiing
Rome
California
Tom Ryder
Lucky
Chicago
John &. Hill
Beau Brummel
Worthy L. Churchill
Bay City
Michigan
Edgar Bergen
American Weekly
Charlie
Ervin Charles Putnam
Denver
Baltimore
Charles W. Sonnenberg
Asheville
North Carolina
M. Cai
Eliot Wadsworth
Suit Over Breakup Of Creswell Couple Headlines Ten Year Romance
In Creswell North Carolina Mae Simmons sues Julius F Snell for breach of marriage contract claiming a decade of engagement and postponements. She seeks substantial damages for lost companionship and opportunities after Snell delayed marriage and finally ended the engagement. The couple married two weeks later in a county office, canceling the suit.
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Creswell
North Carolina
Criswell
Mae Simmons
Julius F. Snell
Qanss S
Snell
Bester
Mayine
Itp
Ancient Gauls Used Poison Arrows Like Mustard Gas
Ancient Gauls reportedly used a plant based poison on arrows that produced blistering, tearful effects similar to mustard gas. Professor Andre Goris of Paris studied Ranunculus and related plants, finding an oil with mustard gas like properties though the exact lethal alkaloid remains uncertain.
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Gaul
Caesar
Andre Goris
University of Paris School of Pharmacy
Goris
Academy of Sciences
Paris
Europe
Gauls
Alps
Monkshood
Lear Fas
Alpine
England
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Fansom
Joseph E. Bright
Anna
Finance
Testalar
Prince of Darkness
Yorick
Mr. Bright
Mr. Baght
Spinaler
American Weekly, Inc
Great Britain
the Scientist Fund
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