Mexico in mutiny and Obregon forces gain edge
Flagging revolts across Mexico bind military units to Obregon as Calles loyalists suppress mutinies in Mexico City and Vera Cruz. Captured leaders face court martial and execution while Gomez retreats toward Vera Cruz, strengthening Obregon’s presidential prospects amid a unified government.
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Edward W. Pickard
Rea
Mexico
Obregon
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Torreon
Vera Cruz
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Francisco Serrano
Serrano
Cuernavaca
Gomez
Calles
Hector Almada
Perote
Jesus Aguirre
Navy
Mexican Federation of Labor
Fire ordinance kept Weston firemen away from blaze
Fire destroyed the home of former Mayor Flynn in Weston as flames damaged a residence and heirlooms. Volunteers slept through the night due to a Weston ordinance禁止 sounding whistles at night, which was enacted during Flynn’s mayoralty, delaying response.
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Maywood, Ill
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Plotter Himself Is Plot's Victim in Graveyard Bay Murder
New York report outlines a drowning plot to collect 140000 in life insurance. Benjamin Goldstein and two companions fled Coney Island in a rowboat. they confessed to involvement but claimed another pushed Goldstein. Joseph Lefkowitz, the beneficiary, was interrogated and arraigned with other suspects confessing nothing.
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Gravesend Bay
Coney Island
Harry Greenberg
Irving Rubinzahl
Joseph Lefkowitz
Goldstein
Lefkowitz
Six Are Electrocuted by High Tension Wire Near Timblin
Six Penn Public Service linemen were electrocuted when a 33 000 volt high tension wire touched a pulled telephone line while winding across a valley. Five died instantly and Raymond Smith died later after aiding colleagues. The dead were all from Punxsutawney along with Warren Barnett Raymond Curry David Din mire Lloyd Shaffer Blair Joyner. Two others Quay Grube and David McMillan were injured but survived to summon help.
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Timblin
Penn Public Service Corporation
Raymond Smith
Smith
Punxsutawney
Warren Barnett
Raymond Curry
David Dinmire
Lloyd Shaffer
Blair Joyner
Quay Grube
David McMillan
Bear’s Mutton Chase Ends in Mine Tragedy
Workmen at Palmer Hall near Ausable Forks in Saranac, N Y found a large bear dead in an old Witherbee Sherman mine pit after apparently chasing a flock of sheep. Tracks show the bear entered from the woods, and the fleeing sheep diverted along the pit edge before the animal plunged in. The bear drowned after striking the pit wall.
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Saranac
N. Y
Witherbee Sherman Company
Palmer Hall
Ausable Forks
Brain
Cat Reverts to Wild Bears Young in Tree Camp
A mother cat 40 feet up in a hollow tree near Camp Nelson California homed a litter of four. The kittens stay in the nest and are fed mice and birds by their mother. The brood displays playfulness yet avoids strangers, while the mother has become dangerous and wild to approach.
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Nelson
Caiif
Carter Hall Rise From Dormant Talent to Star End
Coach Lund recounts Carter Hall as a shy freshman who never saw football potential until Maizie, a campus muse, inspired him. Hall trains hard, climbs from scrubs to the varsity, excels in rushing and receiving, and earns Maizie’s regard as he wins a major game, becoming a celebrated end.
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Lund
Carter Hall
Maizie
Hall
Hubert
Carter Ball
Walter Camp
John W. Philosopher
Move Sparks Debate Over Town Size and Post Office
A Methodist minister relocates with family from a small town of 400 to a much larger community. His ten year old son argues that the smaller town is better, boasting of the superior post office and goods in the other town while noting the bias of the move.
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Pesrapasiie
Fletcher's Castoria advertised for babies in old ad copy
An advertising blurb promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a pure vegetable remedy for colic constipation and diarrhea in infants. It claims the product eases infant fussiness and sleep issues, mentioning a care book included with the bottle and recommending doctor consultation for real sickness.
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Fletcher
Diminishing Gray Wolf Depredations Across the West
The large gray wolf decline is attributed to U S biological survey efforts and other agencies. Popular Mechanics notes New Mexico caught eight wolves last year and thirty one the year before. Arizona reports no wolves left. A patrol along the international boundary guards against wolves and mountain lions crossing from Mexico.
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United States Biological Survey
New Mexico
Popular Mechanics
Arizona
Mexico
Date and Nut Cake
Date and Nut Cake recipe uses 1 lb nut meats 1 lb dates 6 eggs 2 cups sugar 2 cups flour 2 level tsp Calumet baking powder 1 level tsp salt and vanilla. Mix nuts dates sugar and yolks then fold in sifted flour raising powder and salt. Beat whites stiffly fold in and flavor bake in steam pressure cooker or as fruit cake.
Domestic Advice Sparks Gentle Exchange
A Boston Transcript excerpt shows a pair of women discussing a husband who urges his wife to look her best regardless of cost. One comments on the pressure, while the other notes it is understandable for a spouse to feel that way.
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Borgh Remus
Cincinnati
Remus
Atlanta
Boston Transcript
Men Grow Older Yet Often Still Foolish
A reflective line noting that age brings wisdom rarely while foolishness often persists as men age. The proverb contrasts maturation with enduring errors in judgment.
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