Crook mediums bilk Gothamites out of millions
A New York survey says fake mediums and spiritualists bilk New Yorkers of millions yearly through mail order operations. The committee led by Sol Bloom notes most readers give 285 varied answers and brands all mediums as fakes. Investigators highlight trumpet, automatic writing, and physical manifestation tricks with a $100,000 home claim and a 40000 name sucker list. Prices charged range from eight dollars to two hundred.
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New York
Sol Bloom
Congress
Milton Wright
Scientific American
Spirit Message Group
Automatic Writers
Trumpet Me
Theresa Central Information Bureau
Missing man returns to claim family fund after 38 years
In Atlanta municipal court J A Smith, aged about 70 or 80, returned after 38 years demanding a share of funds raised for the family of his son L J Smith, a firefighter killed in a cotton warehouse blaze. He was identified by his sister and awarded 592.85 dollars, the rest to a daughter.
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Atlanta
J. A. Smith
College Park
Smith
L. J Smith
Martha Ham
L. F. McClelland
Shelby County
Ala
Prisoner seeks return of daughter as wife faces theft charge
Warner J. Macfarlane, discharged from Sing Sing after 18 months for forgery, says his wife Naomi stole 2700 dollars from him while he was imprisoned. Naomi is held on grand larceny charges in Harlem. Macfarlane also obtained a writ to compel return of his 22 month old daughter Ruth, alleging she was taken from his sister’s home and placed in the care of Kitty Bowman of Riverside Drive.
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New York
Warner J. Macfarlane
Sing Sing
Naomi
Harlem
Macfarlane
Supreme Court
Kitty Bowman
Riverside Drive
Tor
Ruth
Exhibition features eye shaped Uke and a dumbell display
A local display centers on a quirky eye shaped Uke described as a dumbbell. The item is linked to a hen owned by J. Y. McKnight who jokes the egg shape comes from hen originality rather than feed.
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Hugo
Qklu
J. Y. McKnight
Burglars Loot Home as Residents Visit Friends in Brooklyn
Burglars broke into a Brooklyn residence while Mr and Mrs Julia Alcaidey were visiting friends. They left behind all items except one chair noted by the occupants. Police are investigating.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Mr and Mia
Julia
Alcaidey
Beauty Crazed Man Hides Girl Three Weeks in Woods Cabin
Camden New Jersey detectives find seventeen year old Genevieve Vase missing from Syracuse New York for three weeks with Myron Falling thirty two of Syracuse, a married father. Vase is returned to her father in Syracuse. Falling is arrested after a confrontation at Camden County jail. He claims obsession with her beauty and says he did not harm her. Letters he wrote to his wife helped authorities locate them.
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Camden, N. J
Genevieve Vase
Syracuse
N. Y
Myron Falling
Faling
Camden County
Falling
Polee
Vase
Genevieve
Deer Invade New York City Orchards Prompt Open Season Demands
Roaming bands of white tailed deer from Rockland and Westchester counties have reached edge of New York City. Farmers report raids on orchards, vines, and young trees. few permitted shooters struggle to check the depredations. growers urge an open season to curb the losses.
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New York City
New York
Rockland
Westchester Counties
Townsend
Orange eating champ refuses title defense in New Jersey
James D'Esposi, a claimant of the national orange eating championship at Aabury Park New Jersey, ate two dozen oranges in twenty minutes to win a bet from a news dealer but says he does not want to defend his title.
Rats Wreck Schwerinsburg Castle in Mecklenburg
Thousands of rats and mice ruined the 155 year old Schwerinsburg Castle near Ducherow Mecklenburg gnawing into woodwork furniture paintings and tapestries after a new owner bought it for its exterior. Unable to spend 250000 for repairs the buyer locked the doors and left the rodents in undisputed possession. The castle was built by Field Marshal Schwerly in the Sans Souci style of Potsdam.
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Berlin
Parathal
Schwerinsburg
Ducherrow
Mecklenburg
Field Marshal
Schwerly
Potsdam
U S Kite Experts Envy Of Small Boy In Nebraska Weather Station
Washington Neb small boy inspires awe at the Drexel observation bureau kite station. Meteorologists use six-ton kite sets and a two pound meteorograph to study wind, humidity, temperature and static. Kites, with long lead wires, yield data for weather forecasting and military aviation.
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Washington, Neb
Drexel Observation Bureau
Ling
Secarcely
Army
Navy
Five Related Women Share Roof in English Village
In Billingsbrough England five related women live under one roof with a combined age of 465 years. The household patriarch is 97, the oldest woman 87, and others are 93, 90, and 92. Two earn by knitting and dressmaking while the remaining three do housework.
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Billingsbrough
England
Town Purchases by Snedekerville Buyout
Pat Jerry Ryan, formerly employed on the railroad, has purchased the entire town of Snedekerville in a bold real estate deal. He plans to leverage the acquisition to spur local development and attract new businesses.
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Snedekerville
Pat
Jerry Ryan
Deserter Wins Freedom for Courageous Rescue
Washington Parker W. Hayden, held at Portsmouth naval prison for desertion and facing dishonorable discharge, was ordered released and restored to active duty by Secretary Wilbur. His act of bravery to save two men from drowning amid ice broke through warnings of risking his own life. Captain H. W. Osterhuus and Marine Gunner J. S. McNulty were pulled from the pond alive.
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Washington
Parker W. Hayden
Portsmouth Naval Prison
Wilbur
Hayden
H. W. Osterhuus
Marine
J. 8
McNulty
Newest Friend of Uncle Sam Explains Estonia Facts
Washington reports a National Geographic Society bulletin highlights a recent treaty linking the United States and Estonia. It notes Estonia as an agricultural land with strong potato cultivation and potential as a transit hub with Reval and Helsingfors ports, plus substantial timber and mill industries.
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Washington
United States
Latvia
Lithuania
Russia
National Geographic — Society
Esthenia
New Hampshire
Vermont
Esthonia
Reval
Tallin
Ssthonia
Helsingfors
Gulf
Petrograd
Narva
Pickpocket Unions Form Among Russian Street Children
Reported groups of vagrant youths in Russia after a rally have organized into local trade unions. In the Urals, Shadrinsk youths form a pickpocket trust. In Ekaterinburg homeless boys run petty theft rings and the Young Bandit Union. Briansk coronates wards with five member juvenile directors. Moscow has an Amalgamated Brotherhood of Young Pigeon Thieves.
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Moscow
Workers of the World
Russia
Shadrinsk
Urals
Terinburg
Briansk
Stolen records returned to maker in Haverhill case
A thief stole photographs records from maker H Esperien of a big city but returned them after realizing they were in a foreign tongue. The incident highlights a unusual motive and the involvement of local authorities in Haverhill Maass area.
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Haverhill, Maass
H. Esperien
Blood Seller Frank W Schroeder Dies in Chicago
Chicago pro blood seller Frank W Schroeder is dead his daughter claims he died after overselling the vital Auld blood product and his death is linked to excess sales by the business.
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Chicago
Frank W. Schroeder
Jewish Influence Denied in Pacific Coast Cultures by Authorities
Vancouver reports that scholars including Charles Hill-Tout Sapir and Boaz dispute Jewish involvement in shaping Pacific coast indigenous cultures. They cite universal rites, linguistic evidence favoring Chinese origins, and caution against linking a single people to broader tribal customs across the continent.
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Vancouver
B. O
Charles Hill-Tout
Wranz Boaz
Columbia ‘University
Sapir
Chicago University
Geographic Survey of Canada
Harlan I. Smith
Canada
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Hill-Tout
America
China
Men Unfit for Emergencies Warn Health Educator
Berkeley California Professor F L Kleeburger of UC says college men are fit but unprepared for common physical emergencies. He notes poor use of shoulders and core and warns the danger to the race from this weakness. Brain matter cannot be built by exercise but a generation should be trained to act quickly and accurately in emergencies.
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Berkeley
Cal
F. L. Kleeberger
Department of Physical Education
University of California
Kleeberger
Jeweled Nose Studs Spark London Fashion Interest
Mrs Muriel Blantyre of London speaks on jeweled nose studs becoming for women after trying a ruby nose ornament her husband brought from India. She notes pleasant effect and friends agree, signaling a possible new fashion fad.
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London
Muriel Blantyre
India
The Sands of Waikiki Heiress Chooses Love Not Money
Anne Lawton, a wealthy Hawaiian plantation owner’s daughter, rejects multiple fortune hunters including George Stanford and a visiting Ensign named Jerry. She discovers a genuine connection but believes age will bar romance. After declaring she cannot marry, she questions future suitor offers and ponders true love over wealth.
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Anne Lawton
George Stanley
Hawaii
Anne
Waikiki
George
States
Old Lawton
Pearl Harbor
Jerry
Dar Mngton
Diamond Head
Joan
Jerr
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