Castle Marquardt To Be Turned Into Weekend Hotel
The Castle Marquardt estate near Potsdam, once a royal favorite with a famed blue grotto ghost, will be repurposed as a restaurant and weekend hotel as its owner, German industrialist Ravene, cannot afford upkeep. The piece traces its history from the fifteenth century to today, noting prior owners and the later sale to Ravene amid wartime inflation and financial strain.
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Potsdam
Prussia
Castle Marquardt
Zabel von Schorin
Peter Louis Ravene
Germany
Ravene
Berlin
Count Hermann Griebenow
Count Griebenow
Griebenow
Hero of Plane Crash Sentenced to Four Months in Jail
London reports Ridley Oake Stanton, once praised for aiding a burned RAF pilot after a 1925 crash, later committed a string of raids. He climbed roofs to steal jewelry, vaulted gaps, and recently stole a fur coat worth 1250 dollars, receiving a four month sentence.
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London
Iraq
Royal Air Force
Ridley Oake Stanton
Stanton
Marble Arch
St. John’s Wood
Burglars Steal Used Teeth From Memphis Store
Memphis police investigate a burglary at J. Cathay furniture store where two sets of used upper false teeth were taken. Nothing else was reported missing, leaving authorities pondering the motive.
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Memphis, Tenn
J. Cathay
South Africa Hails New Hybrid Fireland Cow
South African farmers report a new hybrid called Fireland created by Captain Helme of Westminster Orange Free State. The cross between an eland and a Friesian cow yields an animal claimed suited for tropical climates and promising for ranching expansion.
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South Africa
Helme
Westminster
Orange Free State
Africa
Professor Edmond ONeill Rejoins Phi Delta Theta After 56 Years
In Berkeley California emeritus chemistry professor Dr Edmond ONeill was initiated into Phi Delta Theta. He was pledged as a sophomore in 1879 but records were burned then. Alumni urged his reactivation, returning him to fraternity membership after decades.
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Berkeley
Calif
Edmond O'Neill
University of California
Phi Delta Theta College
O'Neill
Royal Parrot Deletes Sea Quips From Talk London
King George's pet parrot, bought in Port Said during the navy years, has aged and changed its behavior. Once a chatterer of nautical phrases and some French, Charlotte now mostly asks visitors at the palace, "What about it?"
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London
Port Said
Charlotte
Throwing Harbor Under Pharity of Seka of 33D to 4900
A fragmentary item notes a harbor throwing incident linked to Pharity Seka, with a cited figure 33D and a range to 4900. The readable text does not provide a clear event, date, or full names.
New Anemia Treatment Studied by Cincinnati College Team
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine researchers led by Dr. Roger S Morrin announce a potential experimental treatment for pernicious anemia. Intramuscular injections of concentrated normal gastric juice show rapid gains in red blood cells and hemoglobin, increased strength and weight, with the bone marrow stimulated by a component named addisin. The work, still two years from completion, may alter anemia management and is being followed by national authorities.
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Cincinnati
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Roger 8 S. Morrin
Morris
Association of American Physicians
Atlantic City
Cincinnati Journal of Medicine
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Medical College
Addisin
Thomas Addisin
Cleveland Congressman Crosser backs air travel in blimps
Cleveland congressman Robert Crosser, a leading air travel advocate and author of the merchant air ship bill, has never flown in an airplane. He has ridden in blimps and views lighter-than-air craft as a future rapid link to Europe or Asia.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Robert Crosser
House of Representatives
Europe
Asia
Will Provides Mourners Banquet at Swansea Funeral
Swansea mourners were offered a banquet funded by the will of Morgan Curtiss. The provision covers a hotel banquet for those attending the funeral.
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Swansea
Wales
Morgan Curtiss
Fellows Syrup Outlines Six Steps for Land Use Plan
A Montana State College professor outlines a six step land use program calling for repeal of the Homestead Act, new national policy, land classification, withdrawal of poor lands, tax reform, local government reorganization, and a domestic allotment plan to protect farming. He urges small farm industry connections and near plant locales to avert unemployment.
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America
L. Wilson
Montana State College
NBC
National Advisory Council On Radio In Education
Wilson
Frozen Receptions and Blinks Prompt Cold Joke
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet recalls a joke about catching a cold by moving from outdoor air to the bank’s air conditioning. A humor line features Jinks and a visitor named Receptions.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Limit in Dullnes Album Business, Bascom Exchange
Exchange notes a dull business mood in the Dullnes Album matter. Bascom remarks the situation as dull as a used six month can opener after a flapper bride.
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Bascom
Actress Rose Stahl Quips on Bad Show Seasons
A vintage quip from actress Rose Stahl notes that poor seasons plague bad shows, reflecting theater gossip and lasting wit about performance trends.
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Rose Stahl
French Inventor Demonstrates Automatic Dot-Dash Telegraph
A French inventor Jacques Netrubieux reports a perfected device that sends dot and dash messages by radio or telegraph without a trained operator. Operators only turn knobs like a radio set while letters appear at indicator points and transmission is automated.
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Net
Jacques Netrubieux
Covered bridges vanish from Vermont roads in floods
Vermont reports the loss of at least 1,000 covered wooden bridges over four years as floods of 1927 drive replacements. Many examples were replaced by modern bridges after flood damage and rapid reconstruction on rural roads across the state.
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Vermont
Neighborly Respect and Reform Law Reform Debate
A question about respecting a neighbor who backs a reform law raises tensions. The exchange hints at differing views on change and personal regard in civic discourse.
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