Indians Declare They Were Coerced
A Puebla dispatch reports Indians testifying in the William Q. Jenkins case say they were suspended in the air struck and threatened with death unless they testified against Jenkins. Jenkins, kidnapped by bandit Federico Cordova last fall, faced charges of complicity. Cordova claimed Jenkins was not an accomplice and that statements accusing him were fabrications.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
William Q. Jenkins
Puebla
Jenkins
el Universal
Federico Cordova
Third Criminal Court
Ignacio Vasquez
Second Criminal Court
Panait Cordova
Arica
Cordova
Carranza
Head
Corona
Buhl News Notes Show Local Movements and Visits
Jack Moss returns from a weeklong visit through Yellowstone park. Otto Perry and party plan a two week fishing tour in Challis mountains. Edith Richards and W. C. Richards visit E. W. Boring from Montebello. Judge Washbourne returns from Shriners convention in Portland and resumes police judge duties. Judge Gates fills in during absence. Lucian White leaves for Walla Walla to join Cimera band. Walter Hann to Mountain Home for a week visit. Dr. C. G. A. McKillips relocates to Buhl hotel and gains veterinary practice rights.
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Jack Moss
Yellowstone Park
Mr. Moss
Otto Perry
Mesgrs
Wildiams
Owen
Milo Sissons
Knights
The
Fly and Rod
Challis Mountains
Edith Richards
W. C. Richards
Montebello
Cal
E.W. Boring
Judge Washbourne
Portland
Ore
Shriners
Washburn
Judge Gates
Lucian White
Walla
Walter Hann
Mountain Home
CG. A. McKillips
Rainey Drug Store
Buhl Hotel
McKillips
Sugar Through Canadian Port Aids Shortage Relief
Twenty million pounds of sugar have passed Chicago focal customs from Canada in days, with several million more en route. Ten carloads of 60 000 bags arrived today as William H. Clara, port collector, announced. The sugar, bought in Cuba last year and shipped to England then returned to Canada, is expected to relieve the shortage. Also in London, Lloyd George said no further statements on the inter allied conference at Bologna would be made until after the Spa meeting. He noted rights existing before the war and urged safeguarding Arab state interests.
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Canada
Associated Press
Chicago
Focal Customs House
William
H. Clara
Cuba
England
London
Bologne
Spa
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Mesopotamia
Highest cash price paid for poultry in Twin Falls market
Market listing notes the highest cash price paid for poultry at Twin Falls with activity on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Independent market reports indicate local buyers and sellers tracking top offers and steady demand through midweek.
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Independent
Twin Falls
Dangers of Formosa Camphor Workmen and Monopolies
Formosa controlled by Japan dominates world camphor markets. Workers face constant risk from head hunters, with armed guards accompanying woodsmen. Forests endure due to this menace. camphor extraction uses chip retorts and submerged vats to crystallize camphor and separate free oil, yielding about 90 percent crude camphor after refining.
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Formosa
Japan
National Geographic
Fortunes Left by Mismatched Islington Miser and Others
The Islington recluse Thomas Cooke left heirs a fortune over 800000 after his death amid squabbling. Jeremiah Mahan carried a key to a safety deposit box containing 60000 bonds on his burial eve. Marshall McMurran, a ragged recluse found starving, had 22000 discovered in his clothing.
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Thomas Cooke
Islington
London
England
Cooke
Jeremiah Maahan
St. Louis
Marshall McMurran
Fransville
Ind
Hubby Cleans Up On His Day Of Rest
A woman describes her husband’s holiday routine. After breakfast he does chores, smokes, and reads, then becomes restless and starts cleaning or rearranging. He tires quickly and leaves items in a mess, forcing her to restore order and even rescue fragile items from damaged storage.
Hawk and Weasel Fight Over Hawked Mice
A gamekeeper on an English estate heard screeches in a wood and found a hawk clinging to two mice as a weasel attacked it. The crow helped nothing, and the hawk retained its prey until the keeper arrived. The trio then ceased fighting, suggesting the crow and weasel wanted to prevent the hawk from becoming a food hog.
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Hawk
Armenia: Rise and Long Persecution of an Ancient People
The article recounts Armenia as a mighty ancient state enduring subjugation by empires and later adopting Christianity in 310 AD under Gregory the Illuminator. It notes Armenia’s vast historic boundaries, repeated conquests by Babylonia, the Medes, Persians, and Islam, and highlights persecution and a resilient business and linguistic tradition.
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Armenia
Mt. Ararat
Gregory
Tirnadates
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean
Persia
Syria
Poison Gas Tactics Of Freyed Guaranis In Brazil
Centuries ago native tribes along the Rio Parana used poison gas to incapacitate besieged towns. Spanish chroniclers noted glowing coals sprinkled with agi produced suffocating fumes carried by the breeze. The Spaniards practiced ruthless massacre but sometimes faced stubborn resistance. A Sierra Amazin basin tribe, the Lorenzos, claimed to be nearly white due to the capture of white women long ago.
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Rio Parana
Brazil
Amazin Basin
Lorenzos
Oriole Nest Seen as Model for Birds
George F. Burba in the Columbus Dispatch argues nests of birds do not change from year to year. He praises the oriole nest as best, woven and suspended high on a tree limb out of reach of predators, noting robins would not replicate it and other birds lack initiative.
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George F. Burba
Columbus Dispatch
World’s Oldest Drawings Unearthed in Pyrenees Caves
A Boys' Life report states the oldest drawings date to about 25,000 years ago in the Pyrenees caves. The images show notable drawing skill and imply early clemency and religious beliefs among prehistoric painters.
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Pyrenees
Early history mystery deepened by scientific study
Buried their dead were governed by chiefs and made instruments of mint. Examples of painting and sculpture have been found. As man analyzes and dissects objects, a vast amount of scientific data is gathered that may someday solve the great mystery of early history.
Courage and Cowardice in national duty by Henry Clay
Henry Clay proclaims a rare courage lacking in himself a boldness to oppose a country’s rise to greatness. He admits he lacks sufficient courage to interpose power for the welfare and happiness of his nation and das to prevent its onward march to glory.
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Henry Clay
The Servers and the Served
Two classes of people exist in this view, those who serve and those who are served. The school terms them plus people and minus people. Some young men bear the plus sign, giving time and effort to improve others' lives. others bear the minus sign, seeking to be served rather than to contribute.
Advantages of Jazz Fascination Shown by Nurich
In a magazine excerpt Mr. Nurich explains his fondness for jazz music. He notes its relaxed nature allows casual enjoyment without formal attire or needing to know the composer, avoiding pretenses about understanding it.
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Nurich
Grownup All Right Meets Marshmallow Lesson
A city high school freshman pupil corrects her cousin from Knox county who treats her as a child. He returns home with a sack of marshmallows but she declines, saying she is too grown to eat from a sack and wants a box instead.
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Indianapolis
Ephraim
Knox County
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Shaul
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Berane
Coer
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