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Wakefield Advocate

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1924

Page

7

El Salvador's Prosperity A Glimpse From Washington

A National Geographic bulletin notes El Salvador as the smallest Central American republic with dense population and strong middle class. It highlights peaceful years, foreign investment, and good transport, plus a booming coffee industry and per capita trade strength. The piece mentions rail policy shaped by horsemen and the nation's rugged terrain.

Salvador United States Washington National Geographic Society el Salvador Pacific Central American Isthmus North Pole South America Republic

Conceal Drug in Kisses Brings Chicago Jail Ban

Chicago jail authorities ban farewell kisses for inmates after guards observe drug smuggling via mouth exchanges. Clarence Stone, jailed for drug peddling, was brought from Geneva for Leavenworth transfer when an unidentified woman kissed him and he swallowed morphine capsules hidden in the act.

Chicago Clarence Stone Leavenworth Geneva Stone

Giant 15-Foot Shark Brought Ashore Off Newport Pier

A 15 foot, 1800 pound bone shark was caught with a hook off Newport pier by Frank Giandina of Newport Rhode Island after it swallowed the lure. It fought the piling before Rube Schaffer shot it. A team of horses pulled the fish onto the shore. The shark is described as a mackerel or bone shark, a sea scavenger, not man-eating.

Newport Frank Giandina R. I Rube Schaffer

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