Jazz devotee Dorothy Ellingson kills mother in San Francisco
The piece describes Dorothy Ellingson, a 16 year old accused of murdering her mother after being advised to abandon the late night lifestyle. It notes her jail time, fainting habit, and claims she resisted female jurors. The tone critiques sensational crime coverage and adolescent psychology.
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Dorothy Ellingson
San Francisco
Dorothy
Bird houses for home life and garden beauty in Pocatello
The article extols building bird houses in secluded spots to foster family life and year round bird life. It highlights bluebirds robins and other species returning seasonally, plus the joy and education children gain from watching birds amid greenery and flowers.
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Pocatello
Blame on Inland Route Signage For Tourist Mixups
Tourists stray westward along an unmarked pole line and fail to reach key western hubs like Twin Falls and Boise. Calls grow for clearer routing signs at intersections to guide travelers and curb misdirections on the notoriously confusing state routes. A mix of old rail and road lore and imperfect signs prompts urging action by responsible agencies to invest in proper markers.
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Twin Falls
Boise
Sampson
Pocatello
Blackfoot
Weet
One Bird Chorus Delights Doris and Squee Dee
Doris hears a single bird’s song that she imagines as a chorus and meets Daddy Yellow-breasted Chat who explains his song mimics a puppy dog duck crow and more. He takes them near his nest and explains Mama Chat’s nervous brood as they part. The piece ends noting the Duke and Duchess of York and a count of cars and trees.
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Doria
Daddy
Mama
Squeedee
Madagascar Fishermen Use Leaf Bait Paralyzing Fish
The article notes Malagasy fishermen capture fish easily with leaf bait that paralyzes prey, a method said to differ from local practices here. Rumor claims anglers themselves are sometimes paralyzed, though that view seems unlikely in these dry days.
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Madagascar
Rankin Sees Alaska Rail Route Value and Resources
Rankin of Mississippi traveled to Alaska to study a railroad project for the House of Representatives. He reports 10,000 people along 500 miles of line, costing the government 57 million dollars, about 57 thousand per mile. He says Alaska holds metals coal and other products and could repay the investment, though domestic railroading challenges remain.
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Alaska
House of Representatives
Man Who Answers By Number Calls Gluyas Williams
A fragment quotes Gluyas Williams describing a caller who speaks in numbers and rattles him. The note notes the difficulty recognizing the caller’s number and the need to hang up.
My Wife Knows How to Collect Money
A humorous column portrays a wife’s frustration with her husband who laughs at her serious topics, from international disarmament to taxes. He avoids discussion by changing the subject, implying men resist discussion with their wives. Tomorrow she teases she knows how to collect money.
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Hugh
Ritz
Aquarius Birthday Forecast From March Twenty-Six
Today's aspects bring calm, favorable emotions, and steady health prospects. Love and marriage vows receive blessing, while ambitious yet studious traits may emerge. Notable births include David H. Storer and Iman Haupt, with careers in medicine, engineering, and art.
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Iman Haupt
United States
Arthur On
Edward Llamy
William T.er
More Truth Than Poetry on Diet and Health
The speaker contrasts doctors praise of well cooked meals with personal experience of hunger in boarding houses. He notes better health when food was poor and jokes about appetite growing as he struggles with a daily feast at home. The piece ends with a quip about song theft.
Modern marriages teased in a Ritz luncheon scene
A weekly letter narrator eavesdrops on a newlywed couple at a Ritz lunch. The wife boasts of style and punctuality while the husband appears unsure, revealing a modern dynamic where romance blends with tactical marriage aims.
Anniversary items mark historic events and weddings
Today’s events note that California became a Mexican territory a century ago. A 75 year birthday honors Edward Pellamy, author of Looking into the future. The Rotten Association of Petroleum Geologists holds its annual convention in Paris. Services are in Paris for Sarah Bernhardt on the second anniversary of her death. A wedding is announced for Miss Alexa Stirling of Atlanta and Dr Wilbert Grieve Fracer of the Continent.
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California
Edward Pellamy
Wichita
Rey
Rotten Association of Petroleum Geologists
Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Alexa Stirling
Atlanta
Rolf Champion
Wilbert Grieve Fracer
Ree Cont
Birthdays Today Marked By Royal, Literary Figures
King Fuad I of Egypt born in Cairo 57 years ago. William Ferguson, statesman of Zealand, born in County Derry y years ago. Hugh Black, theologian and pulpit orator, born in Rothesay Scotland 67 years ago. Robert Frost, prominent author, in SanTS 2 tae 24 years ago today.
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Cairo
William Ferguson Zealand
County Derry
Hugh Black
Rothecey
Scotland
Robert Frost
Tae
Better Health Service and the Marriage Selection Debate
A speaker critiques the idea of selecting mates by heredity and urges embracing new facts about social and economic inheritances. Professor Morgan from Columbia highlights that ideals in marriage rely on education, personal responsibility, and civic morality beyond bloodline traits. The church audience applauds a rural view favoring traditional marriage.
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Nday
Reen
Marrage
T. H. Morgan
Columbia University
Morgan
Conventions Opening Today Across Regions
Regional groups from Norfick Virginia to North Carolina host openings. Associations include Pine, Richmond Rotary, Virginia and North Carolina clubs, Ardmore Oklahoma Baptist unions.
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North Carolina Pine Association
Richmond
Rotary Clubs of
Virginia and
North Carolina
Ardmore
Okla
Oklahoma Baptist Young People’s Unions
Clara Morris Remembered by American Playgoers
Clara Morris celebrated her seventy sixth birthday and is hailed as a premier emotional actress. Born in Toronto, she began as a Cleveland ballet dancer in 1861, rose to leading lady in Cincinnati, then starred nationwide. Her Camille was famous before ill health ended her stage career with a 1909 New York benefit. She later lived near New York in quiet retirement, devoting time to literature and as widow of Wredelel Geheen who died in 1914.
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Clara Morris
Toronto
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Camille
New York
Resignation of French Premier Poincare and Amalfi Landslide
One year ago today Raymond Poincare resigned as French premier. A landslide in Amalfi, Italy, killed one hundred people and reshaped regional tragedy coverage.
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Raymond Poincare
Amalfi
Italy
Aniversaries and Facts from the Era Across 1794 to 1928
A collage of historical notes lists anniversaries from 1794 to 1850, noting embargoes, provincial changes in California, births and deaths of figures like Edward Bellamy and Alfred Colquitt, and later references to Rhodes and Berpharis. It mixes population estimates, university timelines, and colonial facts.
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