Mayors Plea for Federal Help as Minneapolis Riots Surge
Mayor Leach telegraphed General Hodges and U S Attorney General Murphy warning that WPA unrest risks revolution and urging federal intervention. Gov Stassen offered strike readers at 4:30 a m while cautioning martial law requires local approval. Attorney General Murphy’s office said no request had been received by 11 a m.
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Leach
Fort Snelling
Hodges
Harrington
Mtain
Minneapolis
United States
Iank Murphy
Ates
Harington
Murphy
WPA
Harold FE. Stassen
Washington, D. C
Frank Murphy
George Leach
Stassen Meets Labor Leaders Over WPA Strike Action
Harold E. Stassen held a conference at the Minnesota State Capitol with seven leaders of a labor and relief group tied to an 11 day strike against WPA rules. The subject of the talks was not disclosed. In Washington, Works Progress Commissioner Harrington backed steps by state WPA administrator Glotzbach to shut down the Minneapolis project.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Joey
Harold EK. Stassen
State Capitol
Labor and Relief Organization
WPA
Washington
H Works Progress
F.C. Harrington
Glotzbach
Minneapolis
Risks Life to Save Dog Guarding Trunk
In Fort Des Moines a small white dog stood guard over a trunk of belongings from its dead mistress as a fire gutted the house. Mrs. J. E. McReynolds rescued the animal from the basement, entering the blazing home while neighbors failed to reach it.
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Fort Des Moines
J. E. McReynolds
Des Moines
Endowed Dog Bud Dies After Car Crash in Iowa Farm Field
A 13 year old white bektime Spitz named Bud, heir to a $1000 trust fund, was struck and killed by a speeding car on the Hugh Chesnut farm between Floyd and Budd. Bud had served as a watchdog for six years under owner Mre Anelly Dingman, who died in 1923.
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Charles City
Hugh Chesnut
Floyd
Budd
Bud
Bektime Spitz
Farm Club Tour Highlights Calves and Awards
The Farm Club Tour drew strong attendance as boys judged Baby Beef and market hog classes at multiple Highland area farms including Ry Lambert Peter Schneider Ray Lambert Milton Maas and others. Top scorers were Robert McLauchlin 609.3 and Cleo McCoy 435.6 with several farms listed for livestock inspections and a trust arrangement noted for a beloved dog heir.
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Ry Lambert
Highland Township
Peter Schneider
Riverside
Ray Bell Farm
John Horak
Milton Maas
Cleo McCoy
Robert McLauchlin
Marion Timmins
Stanley Chabal
Alvin Jones
Clyde Rouse
Donald McLaughlin
Martin Whittaker
P. B
Fountain Pens Long in Use From Dutch Adventurers Diary
About 300 years ago two Dutch travelers visited Paris and met a maker of silver quills that hold ink at the nib. The diary notes he could write without dipping, using a secret flow and ink delivery, and the pair ordered a dozen pens at twelve gold louis each.
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Paris
Hamilton Duel Scene Described in Biography
Johan Moertenko notes in his Hamilton biography that Alexander Hamilton stood on the upper ledge during the duel with Aaron Burr facing the morning sun, his outline against a projecting stone as Burr stood among trees ten paces away.
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Johan Moertenko
Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Women Travel Habits Spur Doll Deception on 1870s Rails
A Collier's Weekly writer recalls that American women traveling alone on railroad trains in the 1870s often carried a large crying doll dubbed an artificial baby. The prop helped them appear as mothers, securing seats and warding off unwanted attention from men aboard.
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Collier's Weekly
Lee Birthday Public Holiday Noted in Several States
Robert E. Lee's birthday is recognized as a public holiday in Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North and South Carolina Tennessee and Virginia.
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Robert E. Lee
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North and
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Four-Leaf Clover Superstition Traced to 17th Century
An early record from 1620 cites Sir John Melton noting that discovering a four-leaved clover foretells a soon return of good fortune. The remark reflects enduring field folk beliefs about luck linked to rare plant finds.
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John Melton
Genuine eiderdown pillows scarce in United States
Real eiderdown comes from the nest linings of eider ducks in Norwegian crags. Only a few authentic pillows exist in the United States, linking scarcity to sourcing from Norway.
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United States
Fountain Fund Gathers Steam as Donations Grow
The fountain fund nears its goal with $700 more needed. Donations include Sidwell-Morrison Ice Cream $10 and individuals such as Mr. and Mrs. Weaver $2, Mrs. Bowman $5, Senator A. Claire Dewey $16, and others aiding the campaign. Tri-T club members sell souvenirs at booths around the square to raise funds.
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Lemmon
Sidwell-Morrison Ice Cream Company
A M. Weaver
W. J. Roudabush
Annal L. Bowman
Temple City
Calif
Vernon Cruil
Amelia Gerot
Riverside
David F. Foster
Keokuk
A. Claire Dewey
Reid
Tri-T Club
Sound of comb on guitar hints at Hawaiian guitar
A Hawaiian player dropped a metal comb on the strings of a Spanish guitar, producing a sound that suggested the type of instrument known as the Hawaiian guitar.
NEW SUNBONNETS Admits New Members to Local Club
The Sunbonnet club reported several new members today including Mrs. D. J. Patterson Mrs. Elmer Wells Mrs D J Ross Dayton Mary Voorhees Jessie Gray and others. The Washington county health unit women joined the club at 100 percent.
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Sunbonnet Club
D. J. Patterson
Elmer Wells
D. J. Ross
Dayton
Mary Voorhees
Jessie Gray
R. 8. Warfel
Pearl Olson
Sevilla Anderson
Chicago
Washington County Health Unit
Mine Disaster Claims Nineteen In Gas Filled K Mine
In Providence Kentucky rescue teams recovered 19 dead from gas filled galleries of the Ruchman coal mine where 31 miners were entombed by a double explosion. Owner FP V. Ruchman announced. Three were rescued earlier and crews pushed to reach the remaining nine to determine their status.
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Providence
Ruchman
FP. V. Ruchman
Ancestry math shows limits of cousin intermarriage
A Collier’s Weekly correspondent notes that due to cousin intermarriage, a direct ancestor count does not double each generation. If it did, the number of ancestors back to 1100 A D would surpass Europe’s population then.
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Collier's Weekly
Europe
Hamilton Slayer Kidnaps Youth Heads for Chicago
A man identified as Jack Russell, an Oklahoma ex convict alleged to be the Hamilton slayer, kidnapped 22 year old Bud Egholm in Kenosha Wisconsin and forced him into his car. Egholm escaped and reported to state police claiming the kidnapper planned to reach Chicago by noon the next day to meet companions.
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Elgin
Jack Russell
Oklahoma
William Scott Hamilton
Kenosha
Wis
Chicago
Bud Egholm
Oklahoma City
Okla
Egholm
Pindar Praises Girgenti as Ruined Beauty of Sicily
The fifth century B C poet Pindar called Girgenti in Sicily the most beautiful city of mortals. Today it is celebrated as beauty in ruins, still admired though no longer a living city.
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Pindar
Christ
Girgenti
Sicilly
Satellites in Astronomy
Satellites in astronomy are opaque bodies that revolve around planets. The earth has one the moon Mars two Jupiter eleven Saturn nine Uranus four Neptune one.
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Mercury
Venus
Pluto
Earth
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
WPA Officials Meet in Chicago as Crisis Grips WPA
National WPA administrator Col. F. C. Harrington and new Federal Works Agency chief John M. Carmody join state and local WPA leaders including Col. Brehon Somervell and Herbert Legg in Chicago to discuss relief law changes and rising strikes nationwide. Protest actions sweep the United States as hours and rules shift under new relief legislation.
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WPA
Works Progress Administration
Chicago
United States
Herbert Legg
Los Angeles
Col
F. C. Harrington
Washington
National
John M. Carmody
Federal Works Agency
Brehon Somervell
New York
F. ©. Harrington
Princesses Wise Swimmers Lead At London Bath Club
Crown Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose triumph in a women and children swimming meet at the London Bath club. Queen Elizabeth presents medals to the royal sisters amid ceremony and praise for their performance.
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London Bath Club
Princess Elizabeth of
Great Britain
Princess Margaret Rose
Queen Elizabeth
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