Extra alias leads forger to jail
A con artist using many names, including Jack Leavitt and Leo Harrison, was captured after passing checks under fake identities. He and his young wife Iva Marie Goen moved across states, posing as Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Parker and later F. M. Kelsey, before police traced the circumstantial fraud to St. Louis Chicago and other cities.
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Chicago
Jack Kelsey
Jack” Leavitt
F. M. Kelsey
Lester L. Harrison
Leo Harrison
Vandeventer Trust and Savings Bank
St. Louis
Kelsey
Iva Marie Goen
John Stege
Blue River
Ind
Indianapolis
Jack Leavitt
Fresno
Cal
San Diego
Iva
J. L. Parker
Vanderbilt Heiress Muriel Vanderbilt to Wed Frederic Church
Confirmation of the engagement of Muriel Vanderbilt to Frederic Cameron Church circulated in Boston. Muriel, a Vanderbilt heir and great great granddaughter of Commodore Vanderbilt, is tied to two large fortunes. the wedding is planned for July at the Vanderbilt home in Newport Rhode Island. Church, a Lowell Mass native, is with Church Co. and was president of his class and captain of the freshman football team.
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Harvard
Muriel Vanderbilt
Frederic Cameron Church
Boston
William K. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
O. H. P. Belmont
Miss Vanderbilt
Church
Commodore Vanderbilt
James Fair
Sarazen
Lowell
Mass
Church & Co
Weddin Port
R. I. Ig
New
Culbertson Named Minister to Romania in Difficult Times
William S. Culbertson, vice chairman of the tariff commission, is appointed minister to Romania. The post faces delicate talks on relief debt refunds as Washington presses for a settlement. Ambassador Jay remains in Bucharest awaiting Romania’s reply before departing.
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William Ss. Culbertson
Tariff Commission
Romania
White House
Bucharest
Jay
Argentina
Washington
Rumania
United States
Edith Rogers runs to fill dead husband’s House seat
Mrs Edith Nourse Rogers widow of Congressman John Jacob Rogers announces she will seek election to represent Massachusetts Fifth to succeed him. She will continue his World War I veteran aid work, citing residents’ wish and her belief he would want her to carry on.
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Edith Nourse Rogers
John Jacob Rogers
Massachusetts
Rogers
Ives
Mae Nolan
San Francisco
John Nolan
Julius Kahn
Winnifred Mason Huck
Illinois
William Mason
Emperor's Son Sails for Two Year Study Abroad
Prince Chichibu, 22, second son of the Japanese emperor, sails aboard the Izumo for a two year education trip in Europe. He will study incognito in England as Marquis Chichibu, likely living with a British noble family, travel on the Continent, and possibly return to Japan via the United States.
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Tokyo
Prince Chichibu
Japan
England
Izumo
Europe
Chichibu
United States
Snakes Arrive In New York Zoo From South Africa
Eighteen mambas and twelve other snakes arrived in New York from Port Elizabeth. Dr Raymond Ditmars, curator at the zoo, said the shipment is the most welcome and dangerous accession in years. Buck, the collector, aided in handling the haul, which left five men drenched in the deadly reptiles during capture and caging.
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New York
Port Elizaeth
South Africa
Surrey Hauteur
Bronx Zoom Logical Park
Raymond Lb. Ditmars
The
Zoo
J. Fl. Buck
Reptiles House
Dr Ditmars
Wily
Quintet Held As Taxicab Robbers In Chicago
A detective squad arrested three men and two girls suspected of more than twenty taxicab robberies, with twelve alleged confessions. Police link the group to numerous hold ups in southwest districts where chauffeurs were victims. A month long manhunt followed descriptions from drivers held up by the taxicab bandits.
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Chicago
Inl
Byrd Leads Arctic Naval Aviation Unit for MacMillan Expedition
Lieutenant Commander R Q B Byrd of the Bureau of Aeronautics directs the Naval aviation section for the MacMillan Arctic expedition under navy and National Geographic Society. Plans include dispatch of the Los Angeles or Shenandoah from Lakehurst to Alaska if needed. Remarts chosen as radio operator from 2000 applicants to broadcast daily progress on the twenty meter band.
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R. Q B. Byrd
Bureau of Aeronautics
Naval Aviation
Navy
National Geographic Society
Byrd
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
Utah
Alaska
North Pole
L. Remarts
Remarts
Reinartz
United States
Library in Paris yields treasure about Columbus
A scholar Henry Vignaud after 60 years of study concludes Columbus said nothing authentic about himself. He found a hidden map in Paris showing Africa to the Cape, the world map lacking America, and notes about Frislanda and Ice land that match Columbus statements. The piece suggests Columbus himself drew the maps and wrote about a globe world view.
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Henry Vignaud
Columbus
Milwaukee Journal
America
Vignaud
National Library
Paris
World
Africa
Europe
Cape of Good Hope
Cape
Cape Verde
Genoa
Antoine de Noli
Iceland
Frislanda
Islande
Thile
Christopher Columbus
Sounds of Trees Revealed by Wind Not Spirits
Hiram Hunter, deputy U S marshal, recalls hunting squirrels near city factories and studying tree sounds. He explains the woods’ noises come from wind in branches, not departed spirits. A maple limb rubbing the trunk produced a dirge-like sound near the old forest edge.
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Hiram Hunter
United States
Arthur J. Tuttle
Detroit News
Advice on Shoes and Hosiery for Warm Weather
A shoe dealer advises daily footwear care in warm weather. Change shoes and hose daily, wear light wool or silk hose, wash feet nightly, dry thoroughly, shine shoes each morning, and use shoe trees to preserve shape. Proper care can extend shoe life by about 50 percent.
Stingy Man in Barber Chair Quips About Moses
A city youth recalls a friend who is notoriously stingy. The colored barber asks if that man who left is the friend, and the youth confirms. The barber then deadpans that the man is so stingy he would not give a dime to see Moses running up Mount Sinai backward.
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Moses
Mount Sinai
Indianapolis News
Child Prodigy Jascha Heifetz Becomes Noted Violinist
The violin prodigy Jascha Heifetz began playing at age three and debuted publicly at five. Since his famous New York debut in 1917 his standing with the musical public has steadily risen.
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Jascha Heifetz
New York
Hartford Man Lights Grave With Two Constant Lamps
A Hartford resident keeps two electric lights burning over his wife’s grave around the clock. He plans to arrange for ongoing illumination as a lasting memorial, hoping the lights stay lit as long as the world lasts.
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Hartford
Conn
Duck Hawk the Great-footed Bird Prepares for Prey
The Duck Hawk stands on a ledge proud of his great feet and fearless nature. He rejects shoes and wears a blue coat with a buff waistcoat, recalling his rugged wild lineage and love of open lands. He vows to outfly any rival as he eyes the North and West for a hunt.
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Duck Hawk
Hawk
Conundrums and Riddles Echoed in Old Jokes
A collection of short wordplay lines contrasts friendship and wealth with moral quips. It ponders why a poor friend can be truer than a rich one and compares a candle wick to Athens, noting a city’s heart in Greece.
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Athens
Greece
Frowning Mr Balfour questions heaven in startled line
The fragment shows Mr Balfour reacting with a startled protest and exclamation about heaven. The brief appears to capture a moment of surprise and inquiry in a dialogue.
Farmer cost of living linked to food quality
The remark notes that food plays little part in farmers costs while most provisions are of high quality, implying other expenses dominate farmer living costs. It highlights the contrast between food quality and overall economic pressures on farmers.
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Forger
Culbertson
Occident
Blue
Wrigley
Lord Balfour
Mr. Balfour
Philogopher
Ford
Champion Spark Plug Co
London
Knit
United States Rubber Company
Dfas Tima Shoes
Allen
le Roy
N.Y
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