The Rome Safe-Open Artist Called Most Dangerous Man in Europe
A Rome locksmith, famed for opening any safe without damage using a stiff wire, has served kings and diplomats. Known as Mr X, he opens jammed safes by touch, without breaking locks, and has aided King Victor Emmanuel at Villa Savoia.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Europe
Piazza di Spragna
Mr. X
Villa
Savoia
Berlin
Francis Joseph
Father
Great Stone Age Relics Found in Austrian Cave
Archaeologists uncover side cave remains in Austria near Minng with quartz implements bones and other artifacts from prehistoric humans. The Dragon's Den cave continues to yield enormous bird-dropping phosphate deposits and reveals evidence of ancient human occupation.
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Minng
Austria
Pert lock specialist in Europe admired for honesty
A New York Tribune remark lauds a European pert lock specialist for his consistent integrity and pride in his craft, noting he has always remained an honest man while serving as a skilled professional.
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Europe
New York Tribune
Jailed for Beating 80 Year Old Mother in Machias
Machias Washington Jack Vance jailed on assault charge after beating his mother aged over eighty. Finger marks on her throat and bruises on face and chest were reported as evidence. He blamed excessive moonshine for the attack.
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Machias
Wash
Jack Vance
Haunted Years Victim Alive After Train Fight Over Dice
Reuben E. Hall of Paris Missouri met in Denver a man he believed he had killed 14 years earlier. The confrontation occurred amid a dispute over a dice game and memory of the alleged death haunted Hall since his disappearance in 1907 while working in Kansas harvest fields.
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Kansas City
Reuben E. Hall
Paris
Denver
Colo
L H. Shatzer
Tool Specialty Company
Shatzer
Hall
Kansas
Harry E. Thomas
Thomas
John Willamson
Williamson
Disappearance Tale Reveals Harry E. Thomas Identity
A long letter signed by Harry E. Thomas of Denver recounts a man once known as Hall who fled a murder claim, lived under a false name for 14 years, and reunited with the supposed victim after a Denver street meeting. The letter describes a past crime, a dice game, a fatal fall, and a new life with wife and daughter, ending in relief and plans to visit.
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Shatzer
Harry E. Thomas
Thomas
Denver
Williamson
FLEMISH TENACITY WINNING OUT
Belgians rebuilding homes and salvaging lands with government help and motor loaned tractors. In Flanders fields fields show regrowth after two years of devastation. Population rebounds from near zero in 1918 to 237 000 today as farms expand and war relics are repurposed.
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Brussels
Flanders
Belgium
Etons
Yser
Ministry of Agriculture
Baron Ruzette
M. Boerenboom
Crook’s Harsh Job Drives Man to Suicide in Vienna
Rudolph Twrdik, a crook by trade, forced open an employer's safe in Vienna and found only about 20 crown coins. Unable to face the disappointment of the failed heist, he hanged himself and left a note explaining the burden of the blow.
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Vienna
Rudolph Twrdik
New Lawn Swing Operated by Hands or Feet
A lawn swing now works with manual hand levers or by the occupants using their feet. This dual operation offers flexible swinging for yard spaces and outdoor seating areas.
World News Digest Highlights From 1919 Period Brief
Reports from Paris say Premier Briand and Lloyd George discussed the Silesian issue amid talk of a French rift while U S ambassador Harvey offers to aid Russia relief. Shipping losses total a Black Arrow sinking off Cape Vilano with all aboard saved. Irish peace replies prompt British cabinet action as de Valera responds. Archbishop Curley named Baltimore archbishop. Hiroshima artillery explosion reportedly lethal to thousands. Sir Sam Hughes near death in Lindsay. Irish MPs in custody to be released except one ahead of August 16 meeting. Zeluan defenders suffer heavy losses with only a few survivors. A $4.11 million hospitalization program for former servicemen approved. The disarmament talks near formal invitation stage. Jobs for 1,000,000 idle men may be funded if the credits bill passes. Prohibition debate opens with an anti beer measure and a key warrant provision. Easier credit for farmers and labor cost questions surface as senate acts. War Department reports 1,000 commissions needed pending applicants. Railroads face wage-related cost changes under ICC ruling.
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Briand
Lloyd- George
England
United States Shipping Board
Black Arrow
Cape Vilano
Spain
Eamonn de Valera
Lloyd-George
Paris
Col
George Harvey
United States
Great Britain
Supreme Council
Russia
Washington
Alexandria
Michael J. Curley
St. Augustine
Fla
Baltimore
Lindsay
Ontario
Sam Hughes
Canada
Dublin
Zeluan
Lieutenant Bravo
Mellon
State Department
Eugene Meyers
War Finance
Senate Interstate
Arlington National Cemetery
House
Senate
Costa Rica
Panama
Reuys
War Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Multiple Fatalities and Arrests Reported Across States
Reports from across the region detail a Yazoo and Mississippi Valley train crash at Anguilla Mississippi killing five and wounding ten to twelve, a planter shot at LehJater near Greenwood, and a quarry collapse burying workers in Quincy Michigan. Additional items include Craighead county prisoners arriving for sentences, retired Rear Admiral George Kutz's death in San Francisco, Illinois governor in a misused funds case, a moonshine linked killing in Wise Virginia, a New Orleans waifs home arrest story, and clashes between Rev Coyle and Rev Stephenson over a marriage ceremony.
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Yazoo
Mississippi Valley Railroad
Anguilla
Miss
Vickburg
J. E. Slaughter
LehJater
Greenwood
Quincy, Mich
Craighead County
Arkansas
Little Rock
George Fink Kutz
U.S. N
San Francisco
Small
Illinois
Emmett Bates
Clarence Wells
Wise
James Burnett
Charles Hickson
New Orleans
Dalton
James E. Coyle
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
E. R. Stephenson
Stephenson
A. C. Burch
J. B. Kennedy
Kennedy
Linney confirmed as Western North Carolina federal attorney
Washington reports that Frank A. Linney a Republican state official from North Carolina has been confirmed as the federal attorney for the western district by a 31 to 17 vote. The piece notes a flurry of congressional actions including tax changes farm relief and disarmament conference planning.
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Frank A. Linney
North Carolina
Congressional
American Legion
Coolidge
Gillett
W. C. Lankford
Georgia
War Finance Corporation
Congress
House
White House
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Harding
Human Element in Industry Highlighted for Carolina Exposition
Gov. Robert A. Cooper will address the Made in Carolinas Exposition opening Sept 12 in Greenville. He plans to speak on The Human Element in Industry, urging broader understanding among the rank and file and stressing education as the basis for progress.
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Greenville
S. C
Robert A. Cooper
Palmetto State
Carolinas
Cooper
Thos
South Carolina
Coopern
False Report About Bernhardt in Paris Rumor Denied
Sarah Bernhardt the renowned French actress is in good health according to a telegram from an editor at the Journal stall, despite rumors of illness circulating here on Saturday.
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Bernhardt
Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Government loans urged for Southern farmers in cotton season
Martin Amourou of Marietta Georgia urged Congress to provide government loans to farmers in the South to tide them over until they can market their cotton crop.
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Washington
South
Martin Amourou
Marietta
De Valera Rejects Dominion Status Letter
Belfast reports little surprise at Eamonn de Valera's letter to Prime Minister Lloyd George rejecting the offer of dominion status for Ireland. The move comes as peace talks are viewed with skepticism amid ongoing turmoil.
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de Valera
Belfast
Eamonn de Valera
Ministe Lloyd George
Ireland
Noted Woman Sarah Davies Dies at 91 in London
Miss Sarah Emily Davies pioneer in women suffrage movement dies in London at age 91. She helped found Girton College the first English college for women and was a leading advocate for female education and rights.
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London
Sarah Emily Davies
Girton College
Chaulmoogra Tree Cultivation Moves to California
J2ps are growing Chaulmoogra in the United States plant introduction garden near Chico California. The tree oil has shown significant benefit in leprosy treatment in Hawaii.
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Oroville
Calif
United States
Chico
Hawaii
Greeks Begin Second Offensive Against Turkish Nationalists
Greeks launch a new push as Turkish nationalist forces retreat toward the Sakaris river. In Washington, President Hard asks Congress for a $200,000 appropriation to cover expenses from the disarmament conference. Britain seeks to join the United States in a broader Anglo-Japanese alliance pact.
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Smyrna
Sakaris River
Washington
Congress
State Department
U. S
Great Britain
Japan
Inauguration Move Discussed by Bar Association Panel
A committee of the American Bar Association recommends advancing the inaugural to January instead of March. The proposal aims to shorten the interim period before the new administration assumes office in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
American Bar Association
Chicken Thieves Kill Man in Miami Robbery
A man named Luther Porsey was shot and killed near Martin’s Chicken in Cocoanut Grove, Miami, as a robbery suspect from California, Hightower, was involved. Authorities say the incident occurred while Porsey left with pullets and roosters.
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Miami
Dynamite Laden Vessel Sinks Off Beaufort Harbor
A dynamite laden schooner sailing from New York under the Beaufort, North Carolina harbor cut bor this morning and four short later broke up and sank. The incident occurred near Wilmington, North Carolina, with no further details on casualties or salvage provided in the fragment.
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Carrie
Wilmington
Me Howard
New York
Beaufort
N. C
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Flanders Fields
Ders
Schweinhunde
THI
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Madern
Carolina’s Exposition
Hightower
Caliav
E. Heslin
Framisco
Ege
William
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