Cripple Slain as Boys Play Bandit at Broadway Bank
New York reported Frank Redhill a crippled messenger at American Trust on 135 Broadway was shot by Frank Gill during a game with an automatic pistol found in a watchman’s coat. Redhill died after collapse in the bank’s main room. Gill was arrested on homicide charges.
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New York
Frank Redhill
American Trust Company
Broadway
Frank Gill
Seventh Avenue
Brooklyn
Trust Company
Redhill
Gill
Ill
Frank
Broad Street Hospital
Father Flynn
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Barclay
Church Streets
Couple Thought Marriage License Made Them Man and Wife
In Uniontown Pennsylvania two Italians Gennaro Damiano and Manuel Pallone lived as partners since October 24 1922 after obtaining a marriage license. Believing it made them man and wife they sought a passport to Italy with their child and only then learned they were not married. They were then legally wed by Alderman Robert B. Collins.
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Uniontown
Gennaro Damiano
Manuel Pallone
Italy
Gennaro
Maruel
Robert B. Collins
Epidemic of Marriage Breaks Out in Fitchburg
Fitchburg Mass Iran Greene an ice dealer announces engagement to Miss Lucy Becker of Dorchester. Also announced are Beatrice Greene to marry Howard Elliott of Winchendon and Leon Greene to wed Miss Cloise Clark daughter of Dr and Mrs Henry D Clark of this city.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Iran
Greene
Lucy Becker
Dorchester
Beatrice Greene
Howard Elliott
Winchendon
Leon 0. Greene
Cloise M. Clark
Henry D. Clark
Girl Admits Cutting Hair and Tying Self to Bed
In Canton Ohio Martha Louders, fifteen, wished to bob her hair. Her farmer father A A Louders lived north of Canton. After a burglar tale spread, Sheriff W C Kirk investigated. The girl confessed she cut her hair herself and tied herself to the bed.
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Canton
Ohio
Martha Louders
A. A. Louders
Martha
W. C. Kirk
The Fight at the Wagon-Bor Corral in 1867
A 1867 siege near Sheridan Wyoming pitted 82 white defenders against 3,000 Sioux. Captain James W. Powell's improvised corral and breech loading rifles repelled Red Cloud’s assault with heavy losses to the Sioux and modest Allied casualties, earning the battle the moniker Bad Medicine Fight.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Red Cloud
W. J. Fetterman
Fort Phil Kearney
Piney Island
James W. Powell
Powell
Corral
Advantage in Working for Smaller Concern
Industrial doctors seek the cause of business slumps and find mood spreads across firms. Three firm sizes are noted: under 21, 21 to 100, and over 100. Small businesses reportedly retain workers longer during downturns, while large industries see higher idle periods and greater cuts.
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Otto Mallory
Girard
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Personal Touch on Hat Buying Habits
A hat shop clerk in the Personal Touch column reflects on why men adjust hats after purchase. He notes that customers instinctively touch a new hat to judge its fit and style, claiming men become accustomed to a single favored position and feel uneasy without it.
The Golden Horn Harbor of Constantinople
The Golden Horn is a six mile long inlet of the Bosporus near Constantinople. It is half a mile wide at its widest, deep and well sheltered, able to anchor twelve hundred large ships. Eastern shore hosts Pera and Galata with Galata as business district and Pera as residential area for European businessmen, embassies, hotels and shops.
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Golden Horn
Bosporus
Constantinople
Horn
Pera
Galata
Birds Supplied With Natural Feather Dye
Article explains how water birds use an oil gland above the tail to waterproof feathers. Ducks preen to apply this oil, which keeps plumage glossy and buoyant. some land birds like hoopoe and hornbills also secrete bright colored oil.
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The
London Mail
England
Fat Women Prized By Bahama Tribesmen In Uganda
Fatness is valued as beauty among Bahama tribes in Uganda. Girls pre marriage are confined and urged to drink milk to gain weight before betrothal. The fatter a girl becomes, the larger the marriage dowry for her parents.
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Uganda
Get Loans From My Aunt in Paris and France’s Pawnbroker
In France the pawnbroker is the state and called my aunt. Americans trading with my aunt report strong business as delayed remittances press households. The center of poverty shifts to white collar workers, while the aunt shop sits on the Hill of Piety in Paris, a phrase not misread.
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Paris
France
World Traveler Magazine
How to Untie a Knotted Cord Plan
A plain method to loosen a tight knot suggests placing a hard object under the knot and hammering it gently from all sides. Then apply very hot water or scalding immersion to loosen fibers, after which fingers can usually pick the knot apart. If stubborn, use a skewer to separate the knot.
Woman seeks housing as passport saga unfolds at office
A Frenchwoman who spoke Russian repeatedly produced her passport to porters at the home office. After a long exchange, an older officer recalled a man once transferred from the French to the north Russian front in 1919. He signaled colleagues and declared the woman wants a house or small flat.
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Elmo Scott Watson
West
Ean
the Golden Horn
Myers Company
Winchester
Buick
Hanson Bros
Wakefield, Michigan
L. Saeks
Outfitter
Dad
Lad
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