Gotham Clergyman Keeps Snakes as His Playmates
Rev. Dr. Hugo E. Meyer of Christ Lutheran Church Woodhaven maintains a diverse snake collection with over 1000 specimens in alcohol jars and live animals including a rattlesnake alligators and turtles. He travels yearly to Palm Beach and Miami bringing back more specimens while some reside at the Bronx Zoo.
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New York
Hugo E. Meyer
Christ Lutheran Church
Woodhaven
Doctor Meyer
Palm Beach
Miami
Bronx Park Zoo
Woodhaven Boy Scout
Germany
University ‘of
Berlin
Goettingen
Oxford
Europe
South Jersey
Asbury Park
Albany
Garden of Eden
New Hampshire’s Largest Hog Weighs About 1400 Pounds
Harry D Whit tier claims ownership of the state’s biggest hog in New Hampshire. The animal measures about 9 feet long and 4 feet high and weighs nearly 1400 pounds.
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Raymond
N. H
Harry D. “Whittier
New
New Reflector for Highway Signs Invented in Boston
Boston real estate men William R. Miller and William J. MacDonald have developed a stronger reflector knob for highway signs. The device glimmers when struck by headlight at a 90 degree angle, unlike previous models that light up within a 30 degree range. The state has ordered 155000 of the new buttons for test purposes.
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Boston
William R. Miller
William J. MacDonald
Nile Dam Plan to Control Water Levels in Egypt
Engineers plan a $50,000,000 dam across Lake Albert at Pakwach to regulate the Nile and reclaim swamp lands. The project aims to divert White Nile flow into the main river, connect Congo and East Africa rail lines, and boost water access for Egypt and Sudan.
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Nairobi
East Africa
Egypt
Nile
England
Lake Albert
Pakwach
White Nile
Sudan
Congo
Kenya
Uganda
Conscientious Objector in Lille Faces Four Months Jail
Camille Rombaud former teacher in Lille France was found guilty of disobedience for refusing to wear a soldier's uniform citing conscientious and religious beliefs. Despite the Kellogg Briand pact and his plea that war was banned by governments he must serve four months in jail at the Fifteenth artillery camp.
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Lille
France
Napoleon
Camille Rombaud
Fifteenth Artillery Camp
Rombaud Convicted of Disobedience in France Case
The court found Rombaud guilty by a seven to judge majority for disobedience despite arguments invoking the peace pact and biblical interdiction. He was resentenced to four months in jail amid extenuating circumstances cited.
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France
Rombaud
World War Pals Reunite After 14 Years Through Ad
Pueblo veteran Rufus Jacoby and Ohio buddy W C Warden, both in the Rainbow division, reconnected after fourteen years when Warden answered a Pueblo shoe repair ad and confirmed they shared the same name. Warden traveled to obtain Jacoby’s signature on legal papers.
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Pueblo
Colo
W. C
Warden
Jacoby
Turks Oust Aliens Angora Turkey Labor Law
Ten thousand foreigners living in Turkey lose jobs after parliament passes a law reserving a long list of occupations for Turkish citizens. The measure aims to reduce foreign workers in various fields.
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Angora
Turkey
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Gotham Clergyman
Henry J Allen
Kansas
United States
Hoover
Allen
Sarazen
Gene Sarazen
Hotel Roosevelt
N. Y
Ray McCarthy
Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds
McCarthy
Little Mise Atseu Aun Borre
Verona
Penn
Eagle Brand
Alice Ann
Joel Buttgereit
Arch St
Borden Company
Dept. WN
Borden Building
Madison Avenue
New York, N. Y
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