Brooklyn Father Kills Doctor After Son Dies of Diphtheria
In a Brooklyn four room flat, six year old Joseph Caruso died of diphtheria after delayed care and quarantine. The father Frank Caruso killed Dr Casper Pendola with a butcher knife, claiming the doctor caused the death. Marie Caruso confessed to the slaying, while children Lena and Josephine witnessed events. Caruso fled to Long Island but was captured and charged with murder.
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New York
Joseph Caruso
Brooklyn
Marie
Frank
Fiat
Casper
Pendola
Caruso
Lena
Josephine
Anna
Salvatore
Joseph
Little Joe
New Brighton
Long Island
Man hurls horseshoe through windshield on Westfield road
George J. Marsh of Westfield picked up a horseshoe from the road and hurled it through the rear window of a car driven by Robert G. Sargent, injuring him slightly from flying glass. Sargent pursued Marsh to the Rahway road, finding the rear seat covered in powder and glass and the iron horseshoe inside his vehicle.
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Westfield
Rahway
George J. Marsh
Robert G. Sargent
Marsh
Sargent
Wife accused of witchcraft whipped to death in Germany
A German husband whipped his wife for days in a locked room after a fortune teller claimed she bore an evil witch spirit. Martha Lande died in a Dortmund hospital and relatives were hidden as the fortune teller awaiting murder trial died in jail.
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Dortmund
Westphalia
Martha Lande
Diew
Miss Elmer Knudson Aids Child Speech Disorders
In San Diego Miss Elmer Knudson, former Minnesota and California student, runs speech classes for children with stuttering, lisping, or speaking delays. She treats most issues as psychological, using relaxation, guided imagery, and targeted practice to build confidence and correct articulation.
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San Diego
Calif
Elmer Knudson
University of Minnesota
University of California
Miss Knud
Miss Knudson
Evangelist Ex-Member of Jesse James Gang Recalls Past
Alex Adair once rode as a Pony Express rider and mule skinner before becoming a preacher at the Volunteers of America chapel. He recalls being pursued by a price on his head and meeting figures like the James brothers Henry Starr and their Oklahoma band during his outlaw years.
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Jesse James
Denver
Pony Express
Alex Adair
Adair
Chapel of the Volunteers of America
James Brothers
Henry Starr
Band of
Oklahoma Outrage
Monoxide Gas Fails as Rat Exterminator
Omaha farmer Charles Kranda tested monoxide gas to kill rats on his ten acre farm near Omaha. He placed exhaust fumes in a trap, ran the car for thirty minutes, but the rats survived and attacked, even frightening his police dog.
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Omaha
Neb
Charles Kranda
Kranda
Apple Creates Their Garden of Eden Tale Revisited
A fragmentary NY tale recounts Patrolman Boylan’s 3 year old encounter with a seventeen year old fruit-stand attendant. The man asks how the girl, in charge of apples, grows so eager and the officer offers a nickel in a playful exchange.
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New York
Boylan
Second Avenue
Couple Ties the Knot Under Apple Blossom Bower
The ceremony took place at four o clock in St Joan of Arc s church Jackson Heights Queens with Patrolman Boylan and Miss Antoinette Ferrari among the couple s guests. The couple exchanged vows beneath a bower of apple blossoms in a quaint informal wedding described in lighthearted terms.
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Patrolman Boylan
Antoinnette Ferrari
Jackson Heights
Queens
St. Joan of Arc’s Church
Powell Sets Record Waiting for Phone Call
James Powell claimed the world record for waiting for a telephone call by sleeping in a phone booth inside Samuel Madley’s cigar store near Powell’s home. Madley saw Powell enter the booth at 10:30 p.m. and found him asleep again at 5:30 a.m. the next day. Powell said the line was busy when he called the previous night.
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Philadelphia
James Powell
Samuel Madley
Powell
Madley
Retiring After Fifty Years as City Cop in Wealthy Town
Gilmore O. Bush, longtime chief of police for thirty five years in an affluent, crime-light village, announces retirement after fifty years protecting wealthy on their country estates.
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Tuxedo
N. Y
Gilmore O. Bush
Cat Climbs Sycamore as Crows Attack in Petersburg
In Petersburg Indiana Miss Marie Chewning, deputy treasurer, heard a Maltese cat screeching from a sycamore. The cat climbed the tree to seize a crow. other crows alerted nearby birds and swarmed the cat before Chewning scared them off.
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Petersburg
Ind
Marie Chewning
Fred Malott
Pike County
Miss Chewning
William Chewning
Metal Notions Removed From Woman’s Stomach in Newark
In Newark Mrs. Margaret Barry, a 35 year old nursemaid who does not speak English, had ten ounces of metal composed of 280 pins and needles removed from her stomach after two penetrated stomach walls. Doctors at St. Michael’s hospital described the ball as baseball sized and noted no poison in the stomach walls. The patient’s condition improved after surgery.
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Newark
N. J
Margaret Barry
Burry
America
Europe
George Blackburn
Louis Davis
Harry Seldman
Barry
St. Michael's Hospital
Blackburn
The Lass Who Loved a Tailor
Betty Clarkson refuses Abner Wray over fears of her class and his father’s wealth. He declares his love and later, during a Wray-made clothing display, Betty sees Abner in person and decides to give their romance another chance.
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Betty Clarkson
Abner
Abner Wray
Betty
Mr. Wray
Janes
Horseshoe Pitching Gains Scientific Status In Midwest
Horseshoe pitching grows in popularity with scientific status and official scoring. A recent championship saw one contestant pitch 5 632 horseshoes weighing 14 800 pounds and walk 27 miles. The game thrives mainly in the Middle West, with individual ability rated like baseball.
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Middle West
Dream Along Hat Request Across a Welsh Night
A conversation between Mrs Binks and an unnamed partner centers on obtaining a perfect hat. The exchange ends with a plan to cook Welsh rarebit before bedtime as part of the evening routine.
Relief from gas and dyspepsia with Dave's Mentha Pepsin
The text claims distress from gas and bloating can mimic heart distress and offers a cure with one tablespoonful of Dave's Mentha Pepsin. It promises quick relief from gas, heart pressure, and breathing difficulty with a guarantee or money back from any druggist.
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Dave
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