Meanest Murderer Strikes Old Women in West Side
New York police hunt a elusive killer preying on elderly women in Manhattan West Side. Four victims in weeks sparked talk of a male or female culprit with possible robbery motive. Latest victim, Mrs. Mary Day, 70, found smothered in her West 53rd Street flat. a milk bottle and Irish World newspaper left at scene.
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New York
Manhattan
Mary Day
Fifty-third Street
Irish World
Charles Norris
Julia Benedetti
Camera Stops Water Exposures Reveal Ice like Forms
A long exposure of 150000th of a second captures flowing water as solid, icicle like or molten glass shapes. The image was produced by Prof. Harold L. Edgerton and Kenneth J. Germeshausen using a new technique.
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Harold L. Edgerton
Kenneth J. Germeshausen
Army Prefers Bacon to Salt Pork Slabs
Washington reports the army has shifted to bacon for troops while maintaining salt pork for overseas units. Each soldier will receive six ounces of bacon in rations, replacing dry salt pork and beans in domestic menus. Sugar cured bacon substitutes are being stocked by the quartermaster corps for general use.
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Army
Washington
Quartermaster Corps
Elderly women slain in similar neighborhood killings
A suspect hints at a possible motive tied to a savings account and a bank visit. Police note all murders target elderly women living alone and occur in the same area with similar methods.
Deaf Blind Persons Most Neglected Say Researchers
A five year survey identifies 887 deaf blind individuals in the United States and 57 in Canada. Researchers Corrinne Rocheleau Rouleau and Rebecca Mack lament neglect and call for a central committee to coordinate registration education and care for the deaf blind.
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New York
United States
Canada
Corrinne Rocheleau Rouleau
Washington, D. C
Rebecca Mack
Cincinnati
Ohio
Becaus
London
Paris
Berlin
Montreal
Good Natur and the Self As Burdened
A reflective line on human nature suggesting people are shaped by their own attitudes. The speaker argues that worldliness treats good people well, while misanthropy harms the bearer more than the world.
Age Old Romany Customs Recited In Historic Overview
An overview recounts Romany traditions in England including burial rites with charms, blood marriages, door tests for grooms, and signs of suitability. It notes limited divorces and practices such as horse tests, blood vows, and posthumous ownership burying, with warnings that Romany laws are strict.
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John Bull
England
Taunton
Fragmentary Quote on Dispute Settlement Mentioned
A partial passage notes that certain settlement tasks are traditionally left to elder women. The text references sedges or furles nets and suggests a customary division of dispute resolution roles.
Fourth grade pupil rumbles over pitchpipe confusion
In a playful exchange, Alberta, a fourth grader, asks if the fifth grade teacher has a pitchfork at school. The teacher corrects the boy that he means a pitch pipe and the boy admits he knew it was something to pitch.
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Alberta
iMovie Bars Pets Hyde Opens With Odd Dog Rule
A Hyde theater owner allows the cinema to reopen on Sunday only if no dog or monkey accompanies moviegoers. The stipulation appears in effect as the motion picture house resumes showing films. Local authorities have not commented on enforcement.
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Hyde
England
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Robert Aitken
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Eatea
St. Louis
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the Bayer Co
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