Jilted Woman Refuses Wed. Man Faces Breach of Promise Charge
Bernard Laboube, a widower, arraigned before Magistrate Frank J. Clark in Norristown on a breach of promise warrant. He sought marriage to Miss Antoinette Pimpinella, an orphan, but she refused and testified Laboube forced her from his home and she fears him.
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Philadelphia
Bernard Laboube
Antoinette Pimpinella
Laboube
Frank J. Clark
Norristown
Fimpinella
Magnificent act of courage saves climber on Table Mountain
In Cape Town John Byng, an inexperienced climber, and Frank Cooke attempted a new Table Mountain route linked by a rope. After Cooke fell with a broken thigh, Byng held the rope to cushion fraying, enduring crushed hands until rescuers reached them and brought Cooke to safety. Byng was exhausted and near collapse, then hauled to the summit after a 24 hour wait.
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Cape Town
South Africa
John Byng
Table Mountain
Frank Cooke
Cooke
Byng
Prison over love the choice of Florence Patton in embezzlement case
Florence Patton a 34 year old escrow clerk in a downtown bank chose jail over breaking ties with her alleged partner in an embezzlement scheme. Judge Elliot Craig sentenced her to one to ten years on one count and seven years probation on another after she refused to answer if she would renounce her sweetheart for liberty.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Florence K. Patton
Ans Roy
Ass Patton
Poxeree & Ae
Elliot Craig
Craig
How Many Copies New-Arabia Classic Sold
A New York notice notes demand for Seven Pillars of Wisdom by Col. T E Lawrence at 20 000 dollars. Ten copies were placed on sale but no buyers emerged.
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New York
Col
Thomas Edward Lawrence
King of Arabia
Gale
Silent Cavalry Drill At Haskell Institute Impresses Tribes
A National Guard cavalry troop at Haskell Institute performs a ten minute silent drill with 1,192 movements done without command or signal. The unit includes members of 20 Indian tribes from 20 states.
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Lawrence
Kan
National Guard
Haskell Institute
Girls Quit College More Than Boys Says New York Survey
A Columbia and Barnard survey finds more women leave college than men with marriage cited as the main reason. The study notes boys quit primarily due to inefficiency in studies.
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New York
Columbia
Barnard
Prin P
Wreck kills nine on Calcutta mail train
A Calcutta Madras mail train collided with a freight train at Bhadrak station injuring twenty and killing nine passengers. The accident occurred about 180 miles from Calcutta.
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Calcutta
India
Madras
Bhadrak Station
Handle Much Coin York Exclusive of Gold
Exclusive report notes the daily flow of about one million dollars in metal money at the Federal Reserve in New York. Armed ex marines guard the handling as coins move in and out under vigilant eyes.
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York
Oil Awakens Dreary Old Town
Boise City Oklahoma once dreary No Man's Land town plows into oil boom. Railroads highways and higher prices draw visitors as Ramsey brothers strike out ten miles from town. Lodgings scarce, leases rise, and locals adapt with makeshift sleeping quarters and new wealth expectations.
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Dalhart
Texas
Clayton
N. M
Elkhart
Kan
Guymon
Okla
Boise City
Ramsey Brothers
Kansas
Oklahoma
No Man's Land
Maine Town Faces Gift of Large Punch Bowl
The town fathers of Biddeford Maine are puzzled by a big cut glass punch bowl donated to the citizens. The gift from Mrs Fairnie Hall Fagan of Cambridge Massachusetts was presented by Selectman Elmer M. eee and will likely find a place in the town hall as a memorial item amid Maine strict temperance sentiment.
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Maine
Biddeford
No Man's Land capital awed by oil boom prosperity
The region experiences a rapid oil-driven growth with prices shown for dry goods in the 1890s style, merchants expanding stocks and even offering rooms to rent. Oil men arrive by rail, car, and air as wells reach 2,000 feet with paraffin base oil nearby Borger Texas field’s asphalt base.
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Boise City
Okla
No Man’s Land
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
Texas
New Mexico
Tray
Flint Hills
Ering
Borger
Radio Saves Life of Man Lost in Canadian Wilds
A Saskatchewan blizzard left Robert Thomson stranded after a 40 mile trek. Radio CFQC broadcast his description at the request of police, leading an elevator man near Bratton to spot a man matching the description and summon help. Thomson, a recent immigrant living with parents in Bratton, was found exhausted a day and a half after his disappearance.
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Montreal
Saskatchewan
Robert Thomson
Bratton
Constable Band
Thomson
CFQC
Saskatoon
Women Protest Bobbed Hair Order in German Works
Two hundred women in Tannrode Thuringia protest a new rule at the local electric works demanding bobbed hair or risking firing. They argue the expense of bobbing and upkeep cuts deeply into wages of about two dollars weekly, with barber charges and ongoing upkeep costing roughly 87 cents weekly.
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Perlin
Germany
Tannrode
Thuringia
Electric Works
Old Russian Officers Preserve Organization in Exile
An investigation shows intact Wrangel corps officers in exile near Belgrade and Serbia. Cadet schools named Don and Crimea graduate officers for the Yugoslav and Bulgarian armies, with crews from imperial schools near Leningrad. Troops maintain full regimental units across mines fields and other sites in Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.
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Belgrade
Chicago Tribune
Serbia
Bulgaria
Jugo- Slav Army
Imperial School
Leningrad
Don
Crimea
Willis, Fields
Yugo
Imperial regiments train for return to Russia
Citizens prepare periodically to fight Bolshevik rule in Russia. Seventy two Imperial regimental flags saved from the revolution are stored in the Russian church here and guarded around the clock.
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Russia
Motorcyclist Escapes Leopard and Elephant Attack
A night rider traveling from Mombasa to Nairobi faced four leopards and two elephants. Narrow road prevented turning, but he revved his engine to scare off the leopards while elephants pursued. He sped away, dodging the beasts and escaped unharmed.
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Capetown
Mombasa
Nairobi
Mammal Limbs and Seedy Plant Term Origins
Mammals typically have four limbs with hind limbs reduced in whales and sirenians. Limbs serve as legs wings or paddles for movement. Nearly 600 genera and 5,000 species exist. The term seedy refers to a plant that has gone to seed and to a shabby person in need of a haircut and clean clothes.
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