Vendetta Sequel Leads to Two Youths’ Twenty Years
In Bastia Corsica Pancrace Santoni aged twenty one and Baptiste Bartoli were given twenty years penal servitude for murder tied to a Corsican vendetta. Santoni already held a five month sentence for theft and violence, and had vowed revenge after a farmer witness Delassus testified. The pair watched the farmer’s residence and shot him when he opened his door on the fifth day.
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Bastia
Italy
Pancrace Santoni
Baptiste Bartoli
Santoni
Delassus
Bartoli
Wife's Grave Lure Foils Escapee Killer Capture in Quebec
In St John Quebec police watched over his wife's grave and captured Adelar Bonneau alias Bernard known as Frenchy, an escaped Michigan murderer. He fled while en route to Jackson prison with 11 others after a Detroit case earlier led to his arrest. Bonneau was pursued by Detroit police for killing a blind pig proprietor named Ruchter and staged a prior escape from a train during transfer.
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St. John
Que
Adelard Bonneau
Bernard
Frenchy
Michigan
Jackson
Mich
Bonneau
Ste. Anne de Labrevois
Morin
Detroit
Ruchter
Montreal
Jackson Penitentiary
Eagle Fights Turtle in South Bay Rescue by Hunter
In Whitehall New York a bald eagle and a five pound turtle fought in the South bay near Diameter. Hunter Fred Braw arrived after hearing screeches and found the eagle clinging to the turtle. He pried the turtle’s jaws apart with a knife, ending the struggle as the eagle flew away.
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Whitehall
N. Y
Fred Braw
Hunter
South Bay Region
Diameter
Bran
Rattlesnake Attack Disputes Self Defense Saying
State Ranger O A Mullen in Porterville recounts a rattlesnake encounter on a trail. The snake struck after following him despite his calm advance. He killed the reptile with a rock claiming the creature acted aggressively. The rattler had 12 regular rattles and a button.
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Porterville
Calif
O. A. Mullen
Mullen
Here
Doctor's Pill Box Leads to Bank Robbery Solved
Chicago police say an $1,800 bank robbery was cracked after a doctor's pill box with Dr. F. B. Cunningham's prescription label was found in a car abandoned by the gunman. The box tied to Peter Fellicetti, eighteen, whose room yielded $245 claimed as his share of the loot.
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Chicago
F. B. Cunningham
Peter Fellicetti
Giant turkey acts as devoted mother in Enumclaw
Duke the gobbler in Enumclaw Washington raises a brood after his mate died. He hatched 27 eggs and has cared for 11 half grown sons and ten daughters, proving a remarkable paternal role in poultry.
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Enumclaw
Wash
Duke
Belgrade Police Chief Seeks Help After Telegraphed Heist
Serbia's capital police chief reports a man posing as a case visitor robbed wristwatches from 11 patients at a state hospital, challenging the world to match the fear of his latest guest.
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Serbia
Belgrade
Boy Discovers Birth Record Mistakenly Lists Him as Girl
A New Britain man aged 23 finds in city birth records that his birth was registered as a girl. He seeks correction to reflect his identified gender and personal history.
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New Britain
Conn
Bedtime tale shows Buster Bear chasing nuts and greed
In a woodland scene the big Buster Bear rushes after nuts while neighbors like the Gobbler family, Mrs. Grouse, Sammy Jay, Redhead the Woodpecker, Chat terer the Red Squirrel, Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel, Unc Billy and Mrs. Possum scurry and hide. Peter Rabbit laughs as greed leads to little taste for Buster. The tale ends with a moral about piggishness and getting more than one’s share.
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Redhead
Chatterer
Red Squirrel
Happy Jack
Gray Squirrel
Unc
Billy
Mrs. Possum
Buster
Peter Rabbit
Big Buster Bear
Buster Bear Disrupts Beech Nut Picnic
An October beech nut picnic turns tense as Buster Bear shows greed, growling and claiming all the nuts. He loses temper and charges Lightfoot the Deer, scattering other picnickers.
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Buster Bear
Buster
Lightfoot
Hawthorne Sketches Reveal Old New England Life
The excerpt reflects Hawthorne’s vivid depictions of 17th century Puritan life with condemned couples and harsh daily realities. It contrasts modern liberation with past hardships for women and frames the “good old days” as a romanticized, critical view.
Witty Kitty by Nina Wilcox Putnam
The Girl-Friend recalls how she used to tell her husband everything that happened and now tells him a lot of things that never happened. Bell syndicate WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Through a Woman's Eyes Lecture on Puritan Shame
The Thursday lecture by Jean Newton on The Good Old Days portrays public shame for minor Puritan law transgressors. A constable binds an idle man to the whipping post as punishment begins, with Daniel Fairfield seen on the steps since sunrise.
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Daniel Fairfield
Ashtray Ensemble Becomes Dinnerwear Trend
A periwinkle blue ribbed crepe ensemble features oversized detachable buttons that may double as ashtrays, creating a quirky talking point for wearers and boosting its potential popularity at dinners.
The Silvery Years
Poem fragment reflecting on aging and memory. The speaker notes silvered hair and years passed, concluding with a hopeful image of enduring love under a silver moon.
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WNU
Irenes remark on men and women silence
Irene delivers a biting line about men and women silence reflecting social attitudes of 1933. The quote satirizes the expectation that women speak only when submerged, highlighting gender norms of the era.
Blue Doors Signal Marriageable Daughters in Quaker Community
In eastern Pennsylvania a religious sect once painted their front doors bright blue to tell nearby young men that a marriageable daughter resided inside. The custom reflected social norms within the insular community and its dating etiquette during the period.
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Pennsylvania
The “other woman” racket exposed by Kathleen Byrne
Kathleen Byrne of New York reveals how professional co respondents operate to aid divorce cases. She describes being hired by attorneys to pose with a husband and wife in staged adultery scenes, the process, payment from fifty to one thousand dollars, and the prevalence of female co respondents in divorces.
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Los Angeles
Kathleen Bryne
New York
Miss Bryne
Boston
Corpse Sits Up in Spanish Mourning Tale
Victoria Spain tale of Petronila Inarra believed dead, then awakens with a greeting to Gabriela Cecina. A physician, undertaker, and priest acknowledge error as Petronila remains alive, cancels coffin, and receives visitors.
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Victoria
Spain
Gabriela Cecina
Petronila Inarra
Gabriela
Donna Petronila
Petronila
Stolen W C T U Flag Found on Speakeasy Wall
Jamestown N Y The W C T U banner missing since the sixtieth annual New York state convention was recovered. Hotel manager Harry B Caldwell conducted a long search and found the emblem on a speakeasy wall.
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Speakeasy
Jamestown
N. Y
New York
Harry B. Caldwell
Bus No 18 Banned in Marion County Schools
The Fairmont area reports Marion County Board of Education will not assign Bus No 18 to any route. Despite operating 16 buses, No 18 was omitted after parental objections to students riding in it.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Marion County
County Board of Education
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