Our Nation Needs New Courage Now
The author draws on memories of wartime sacrifice to warn that citizens must shoulder civic duties in peace. He cites corruption, underworld growth, and lazy thinking as threats, urging individuals to think for themselves, learn, and prepare for an economic upturn rather than rely on others.
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France
America
Law
Washington
Valley Forge
Missouri
John
St. Louis
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Volga Walk With Shaw Inspires Child’s Witty Reply
A New York Morning Telegraph note recalls a meeting by the Volga where the famed dramatist George Bernard Shaw spoke kindly to a local girl. The child, naming him as George Bernard Shaw, then korrigated with a longer form introducing a Russian-sounding identity, adding a playful twist to the encounter. The vignette highlights Shaw’s courteous exchange and a moment of cross cultural whimsy.
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Sage
Shaw
Russia
Volga
George Bernard Shaw
Katherina Ivanovna Fyodorovitch
New York Morning Telegraph
Bee in His Pants Triggers Wild Fort Worth Air Show
Henry Woods, veteran pilot, was flying with a pupil over Fort Worth when a bee entered the pupil’s pants. The ship gyrated wildly before Woods grabbed the controls and landed safely. The pupil fled the cockpit in shock after the buzzing incident.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Henry Woods
Woods
Man Ordered to Eat His Pets in Court Torture
Chicago man Nicholas Gimpel was ordered by Judge Daniel Trude to kill and eat his two pet hens and two pigeons after a dispute over finances and affection toward animals. Gimpel wept as the unusual sentence was read, while his wife Theresa faces a pending cruelty divorce. The judge arranged a two month staggered separation and support payments to end the dispute.
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Chicago
Nicholas Gimpel
Newcastle Avenue
Daniel Trude
Gimpel
Theresa
Farmer Finds $20 Coin in Mud Near Valley Falls
Ed Eshom, walking near his farm in Valley Falls Kansas, spotted a bright object in the mud. He recovered a $20 gold piece and recalled a 50 year old report of a man working for his father losing a wallet with a $200 gold piece of the same date.
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Valley Falls
Kan
Ed Eshom
Five Years for Robbery by Assault in San Antonio Trial
In Ninety-fourth District court Manson Petty, a Black man, was convicted of robbing Robert Marriwether of $4.75 after an exhibition of dice skills failed to sway the jury. He received a five year sentence. Petty claimed the money came from a dice game he won.
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San Antonio
Texas
Manson Petty
Petty
Robert Marriwether
Girl's Fast Nears Victory in Mother's Operation Plan
In Leicester England a girl aimed to fast 45 days to raise funds for her mother's medical operation. After 48 days she stopped due to medical advice though the organizers awarded the prize money of $1,000.
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Leicester
England
Forest ranger earns praise for fire detection in Tamaqua
Woman ranger Mrs. Lee Creasy of Locust Valley supervised the Silver Creek state forest tower in the spring season and reported 60 fires. She has held the post six years and is credited as one of the most efficient operators in the service.
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Tamaqua
Silver Creek State Forest
Lee Creasy
Locust Valley
Rusty needle found in calf heart in Ellsworth
A rusty needle was found in the heart of a calf butchered by Joseph Deutsch in Ellsworth Minnesota. Deutsch said the animal appeared healthy when selected and showed no noticeable ill effect from the needle.
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Ellsworth
Minn
Joseph Deutsch
Mother Jails Her Son For Burglary In Detroit
Max Yallan, 19, was sentenced to one to fifteen years in prison for burglary after his mother Mrs Carolina Yallan told Judge McKay Skillmah the youth was out of her control.
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Detroit
Max Yallan
Carolina Yallan
McKay Skillmah
Man Mistakes Lye for Coffee in Morris Incident
William Larson of Morris Illinois drank lye mistaken for coffee while cleaning a pot. He survived the ordeal and is expected to recover.
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Morris, Ill
William Larson
Lye
Girl Saved From Gallows Seeks Freedom After Four Years
Doris Palmer McDonald, once spared from death, prepares a plea for a new trial from Kingston penitentiary. Her husband George McDonald faced the hangman after a taxicab driver's murder in July 1927. The case drew international protest as supporters urged clemency and retrials.
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Montreal
Que
Doris Palmer McDonald
Kingston Penitentiary
United States
Bourchard
Hotel Royal
New York
George McDonald
McDonalds
Portland
Maine
Chicago
Butte
Mont
Denver
Canada
Wanderer Reunites With Brother in Cleveland Job Hunt
Henry Morris a 23 year old wanderer arrived in Cleveland hungry and seeking work. After a brief rejection at Circular Distributing the manager recognized him as his long lost brother Lester Morris. The brothers were reunited and Henry secured steady employment.
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Wanderer
Cleveland
Henry Morris
Circular Distributing Company
Morris
Henry
Lester
Baby's Strange Ailment Solved by Safety Pin Discovery
Albany California report says two year old Charlotte Ivers suffered left side paralysis due to a two inch open safety pin embedded in her pharynx with the point in a tonsil. Doctors removed the pin and brass poisoning from rusting pin is blamed for the paralysis though the child is expected to recover.
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Albany
Calif
Charlotte Ivers
Man Survives Stomach-Removal Operation
James R. Graham of Emerson Nebraska is one of six men in the United States to survive stomach removal surgery. He recently returned home from University Hospital in Omaha where the operation was performed.
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Emerson, Neb
United States
James R. Graham
Graham
University Hospital
Omaha
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Greece
Rome
House of Representatives
Doris McDonald
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