Sleuth Collects Odd Relics From Violent History
Kansas City criminologist Merle A. Gill, longtime Navy veteran and police consultant, displays a private museum of crime relics. His collection includes historic handcuffs, leg irons, and weapons, with pieces dating to 1620 and the Billy the Kid era, gathered from across the United States.
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Kansas City
Shanghai
Merle A. Gill
Kensington Avenue
Gill
Navy
Swope Park
Convention of Peace Officers’ Associations
Chicago
Jesse James
Cole Younger
Henry Starr
Sam Carr
Billy the Kid
United States
England
Plymouth Rock
Guildhall Museum
London
Linden County
Texas
Oregon
Maine
Leverett Street
Boston
United States Department of Labor
Middle West
Peace Officers’ Association of
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
International Association For Identification
Parachute Jumper Funds Tuition for Kentucky Teen
Hugh Thomason, sixteen, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, earns through Sunday and holiday parachute jumps, claiming to be the country’s youngest professional jumper. He has saved enough to pursue a course at the University of Southern California.
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Hopkinsville
Hugh Thomasson
University of Southern California
Tuberculosis in Cattle Falls Under Federal Fight
Washington reports a marked decline in tuberculosis among cattle and swine slaughtered in federally inspected plants since eradication efforts began. Agriculture department records show only 0.2 percent of cattle reacting to tuberculin tests actually lack tuberculosis, while 99.8 percent of reactors are tuberculous.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Secrets Of New British Warships Revealed
London features detail two 24 inch torpedo tubes on Nelson and Rodney the largest ever. The fishy weapons with vast range and power remain largely undisclosed but believed to be unmatched. Earlier torpedoes were 35 and 21 inches with mixed reliability and little range.
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London
Nelson
Brodney
Britain
Jutland
Pommern
Irom
Rhesas
North Sea
Draft Call Reaches Man Waiting Since War Registry
In Newcastle Pennsylvania Dominico Terprate, who registered for the draft thirteen years ago, finally receives his draft board call two miles from his home. He had continued with ordinary life while awaiting the registration card and summons.
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Newcastle
Dominico Terprate
World's Oldest City Is Rocked
A National Geographic bulletin describes Nakhichevan as the world’s oldest city claimants, noting its location near Mount Ararat, historic salt mines, and status within Soviet Trans Caucasus. It details its autonomous status, population of about 12 000, and reliance on farming, cattle breeding, and salt production.
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Washington
Nakhichevan
Mount Ararat
Russia
Persia
Turkey
National Geographic Society
Republic of Nakhichevan
Caspian Sea
Ivan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Lenin
Soviet Union
Aras
Boys Hunt for Gold Find Indian Cemetery
Alma Nebraska youths aged sixteen discover an Indian burial ground while digging for rumored sixty thousand dollars in gold. Excavations begin on the hillside as local artifacts crumble. A B Hill curator at Hastings museum is notified.
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Alma
Neb
California
A. B Hill
Hastings
Neb.) Museum
Ancient battles mark the Aras river corridor in Nakhichevan
In the Holy Land region near Nakhichevan the Aras river area is described as a sacred site for Mosleras and a historic route where Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes, Alexander the Great, and Hannibal led campaigns. The text notes extensive warfare with over forty major battles shaping the region.
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Holy Land
Mosleras
Nakhichevan
Cyrus
Darius
Xerxes
Alexander the Great
Hannibal
Aras
Persia
16th Century Furniture Styles Return in Modern Shows
At the National furniture market in Chicago buyers note a growing interest in Sixteenth and early Seventeenth century English styles. Reproductions in oak reflect Jackoboolean Gothic and Elizabethan motifs, scaled for modern homes, with Early American designs still leading in volume.
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Chicago
American Furniture Mart
Airplane Cloud Chasing Shows Growth Rate of Clouds
A. M. Washington reports Dr J B Anderson of the U S Naval Air Station describes a new meteorology using air currents to study cloud birth and growth over the Pacific coast. Dr Patterson of the Canadian service unveils a balloon signal device to transmit temperature and pressure changes from ascent.
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Washington
American Meteorological Society
J. B. Anderson
Naval Air Station
Anacostia
D. C
Anderson
Pacific
United States
Dr. J. Patterson
Canadian Meteorological Service
Toronto
Woodeman
Ita
Patterson
Pot Shot at Cat Blows Up House in Arizona
Two boys fired at a cat in Ajo Arizona and shattered the house with a bullet. The blast damaged the structure and injured a boy whose arm was broken by flying timbers. The cat was unharmed and the incident stunned residents.
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Arizona
Ariz
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Frank du Vall
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A. Edwin Kegwin
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Noah
David Edward Hughes
Hughes
Meteorology Society
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!