Sacco and Vanzetti Executed in Charlestown Prison
Sacco and Vanzetti were executed in Charlestown as the seven year case closed. Madeiros the Portuguese killer died in the electric chair. Protests and riots followed in Paris London and other cities while supporters vow to seek innocence and memorials. Cremation and planned display of Vanzetti ashes were reported.
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Ahbeer
Sacco
Vanzetti
Massachusetts
Charlestown
Madeiros
America
United States
Paris
American Legion
London
Leipzig
Amsterdam
Lisbon
Warsaw
Brussels
Geneva
Johannesburg
South Africa
Berlin
Sydney
Secret British Japanese naval accord reported by Washington Post
The Washington Post says trusted sources report a secret mutual understanding between Britain and Japan on future naval supremacy. The gist was not disclosed and officials in the United States doubt there is much definite information available about its contents.
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Washington Post
State Department
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Mayor Jimmy Walker’s Berlin hotel flag dispute sparks boycott
While touring Europe, New York mayor Jimmy Walker faced a German flag controversy in Berlin as hotels refused to display the German republic flag at a banquet. Berlin hotel owners and managers had promised to show the flag but reneged fearing monarchist patrons. The Berlin city administration ordered an official boycott and republicans nationwide picked up the issue.
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Ayor
Jimmy" Walker
New York
Great Britain
Germany
Berlin
German Republic
Chaplin Divorce Granted to Mrs Chaplin After Custody Granted
The divorce case of Harlin Chaplin ends with a decree granting Mrs Chaplin the divorce and custody of the children on grounds of mental cruelty. Chaplin offered no defense as four of his attorneys spoke during the proceedings.
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Harlin Chaplin
Notable Deaths and Mississippi Gubernatorial Primary Result
Arch bishop Cy RING Y CASANOVA of Toledo died after a lingering illness following a Holy Eucharistic Congress in Chicago. Murray Roe son of B P Roe once a leading novelist and NY engineer was found dead in Central Park after past marriages and a fortune loss. Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler and Zaghlul Pasha also noted. Mississippi second Democratic primary showed Theodore Bilbo leading Murphree by about 10 000 votes with Bilbo calling it the greatest victory amid odds.
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Cy Ring ¥ Y Casanova
Toledo
Spain
Chicago
America
United States
Murray Roe
B. P. Roe
New York
Central Park
Roe
South America
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler
Zaghlul Pasha
Egypt
Mississippi
Theodore G. Bilbo
Murphree
Marines Kill Two Bandits Near Jicaro, Nicaragua
Acting Secretary of the Navy announces marines operating with the constabulary in Nicaragua killed two more bandits in an engagement near Jicaro. The action reflects ongoing counterbandit operations in the region.
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Robinson
Nicaragua
Constabulary
Jicaro
Angry Stork Roams Circus Arena Sparks Fear in Lions
A dispatch from Hibernfeld Germany recounts a trained stork entering the lions arena at a circus and terrifying the tawny beasts until the trainer rescued them. The piece recalls Aesop and Andersen on storks and mythic reverence surrounding the bird.
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New York
Hiberfeld
Germany
Mystery house near Piccadilly houses famous beauty clinic
London residents report a so called mystery house a mile from Piccadilly. Veiled figures emerge after dark from the private hospital where a famed beauty specialist alters patients faces. They venture nightly in hooded anonymity, seeking fresh air away from daylight.
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London
Piccadilly
Holland Refuses to Yield on Cleanliness
Holland clings to scrubbing habits as modern farming grows. Windmills, once used to pump water for cleaning, are fading away with motors cheaper. a national society forms to preserve windmills against decay.
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Holland
Zaandam
National Society For the
Silk hats spark debate over respectability and fashion
The piece traces the silk hat controversy from Canon Donaldson’s critique of its Victorian symbolism to its fluctuating status in society. It notes historical milestones from Hetherington’s riot in 1797 to royal visits in 1926 and the modern decline of top hats amid casual attire.
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Baltimore
Canon Donaldson
Westminster Abbey
Walker
New York City Hall
Florence
John Hetherington
Hetherington
Paris
Wronged Husband in Africa Returns Money
BW Gade cotton ginner from Dar es Salaam in German East Africa says African women are modest in cities but the clan views wives as property. He recalls wives bought for 26 dollars and claims the husband can reclaim the cash if the wife proves unfaithful. He has lived in Africa 20 years and plans to relocate to the United States or England. He is visiting his brother Svend Gade in Los Angeles.
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Aesop
Hans
Los Angeles
Calif
BW. K. Gade
Dar Es Salaam
German East Africa
Biltmore
Groes
Mr. Gade
Africa
Gade
United States
England
Svend Gade
Crippled Boy Raises Prize Chicken Flock
Clifford Sipe a thirteen year old Catawba county farm lad raises prize chickens despite being crippled. He travels the farm in a wagon pulled by a billy goat and earned about 100 dollars last year from Dark Brahmas. He and the goat also attend school regularly.
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Raleigh
N. C
Clifford Sipe
Catawba County
Clifford
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