Lindbergh baby found dead near Sourland hills
The infant suspected of kidnapping and murder was found decomposed near a road in the Sourland hills, about five miles from the Lindbergh estate. Authorities, led by Col. H Norman Schwartzkopf, vow rapid arrests as the case expands nationwide.
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Clonel Lindbergh
Sourland Hills
Lindbergh
William Allen
Betty Gow
Col
H. Norman Schwartzkopf
New Jersey
Arkansas Senator Hattie Caraway announces bid for full term
RS reports Arkansas Senator Hattie W. Caraway the first and only woman elected to the Senate announces candidacy for a six year term. Governor Harvey Parnell ends his political career plans while six other Democrats contend in the August 9 primary for the right to face November election. Vice President Curtis once presided over the Senate with Caraway in the chair marking a historic moment though no action occurred.
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Hattie W. Caraway
Arkansas
Senate
Harvey Parnell
Curtis
Caraway
Pig Sparks London Fire Kills Farm Animals
A pig toppled a paraffin lamp at Da Molly pigsties while the man was away. The ensuing blaze destroyed pigsties and stables, killing a pony a donkey two goats and a litter of young pigs. The sow responsible for starting the fire survived.
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London
da Molly
Death Bares True Enoch Arden Tale
New York reports Thomas Bernsten a six year old found dead at 191 Hamilton Avenue from heart disease and exposure. Friends describe him as the real life Enoch Arden roiced after eight years of absence and a shipwreck tale. The Norwegian seaman sailed on the Seledon in 1896, survived a reef wreck, drifted two months with cat and two kittens, and later reached Sydney before returning home to find his wife married to another. He died a derelict after years at sea and declining health.
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New York
Thomas Bernsten
Hamilton Avenue
Finis
Tennyson
Enoch Arden
Bernsten
John Olsen
Seledon
South Seas
Sydney
Australia
Norway
Death cactus foretold family misfortune in Ohio home
In Kings Mills Ohio three generations faced tragedy after a rare white cactus bloomed in Oscar Connelly’s house. Each bloom preceded a family death starting with his son in 1912, then his daughter in 1927, and finally his wife in a later season. Connelly removed the plant hoping to break the eerie link.
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Kings Mills
Ohio
Oscar Connelly
Connelly
Mary McCullum
Removed Shirt Reveals Mole, Enriches Davis $10,000
San Francisco report details John W. Davis a jobless stone cutter who gained $10,000 after showing a tattoo mark on his arm and a mole on his shoulder. His father Bar ney McCabe who died last October willed the estate to his "lost son" identified by those marks.
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San Francisco
John W. Davis
Barney McCabe
Cat With Eight Claws Per Front Foot Attracts Monterey Interest
Monterey California reports a cat owned by Mrs. James Clapp of Oak Grove has eight claws on each forefoot instead of the standard four. The owner quips that if the cat has nine lives, a mouse trap may not be needed.
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Monterey
Calif
James Clapp
Oak Grove
Here
Clock Winder Keeps City on Time in St Louis
Clement J. Kissell holds the only wind and clock regulator job among St Louis society circles. He travels about 45 miles daily and services 2,200 clocks weekly, many of them valuable antiques, keeping local timekeeping precise.
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St. Louis
Clement J. Kissell
Farmer 90 Clings to Bull to Escape Attack
John Woodman a ninety year old farmer in England was attacked by a bull and saved himself by clinging to the beast's horns until help arrived.
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Self
Bull Ovington
England
John Woodman
Horses Still Ride to Fires in Los Angeles
Motorized fire apparatus replaces horses for transport, yet a special horse‑carrying truck brings horses to fires in the mountains. Horses perform scout duties where vehicles cannot reach, illustrating a transition between old and new fire response methods amid mountain woods and forest incidents.
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Los Angeles
Marriages Often Strain Under High-Strung Partners
People who marry highly tense partners often face friction as tensions rise. The metaphor of strings fraying illustrates how emotional pressures can erode harmony in relationships.
Bayer Aspirin and General Knox in Diplomatic Light
The article mixes an advertisement for Bayer Aspirin praising its quick relief for pains and a short historical anecdote about General Knox in diplomatic efforts with Congress. It contrasts wartime hardship with Knox's well dressed presence, ending with a note that usefulness should be happiness.
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Porceuy
General Knox
Washington
Valley Forge
Continental Army
Sargeant
Congress
Eral Knox
Window Garden Sweet Potato Cited As Unlucky Item
A humorous vignette describes a mother prideing herself on a modern window garden a sweet potato in water. Her son jokes about the potato turning sour as its leaves yellow and fall. The text also includes a stray line about a traffic cop and a motorist arguing over parking.
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