Defend Fall at Teapot Dome Trial
In Washington on October 25 Albert I. Fall and Harry F. Sinclair faced cross examination as they deny a plot to defraud the government over the Teapot Dome lease. Ambrose testified the 1922 deal was a business transaction and conducted at arm's length.
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Washington
Albert I. Fall
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair
Fall
A. W. Ambrose
Ambrose
Palmers Observe 61st Anniversary
Col and Mrs D J Palmer quietly mark sixty one years since their October 25 1866 marriage. The couple recalls the momentous event with a private observance and welcomes the many well wishers from their community.
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Col
D. J. Palmer
Mrs. Palmer
Notable natural disasters from 1900 onward
A catalog of major natural and related disasters including the 1902 St Pierre eruption, 1908 San Francisco quake, 1920s events in Sicily Cala bracket and Santa Barbara, 1925 Shenandoah wreck, 1926 Lake Denmark explosion and Ishpeming mine disaster, and the Binghaw snowslide.
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St. Pierre
Martinique
San Francisco
Calif
Sicily
Calabria
China
Santa Barbara
Shenandoah
Lake Denmark
N. J
Ishpeming
Mich
Binghaw
Utah
Cheapside’s Name Reveals London Market History
Visitors learn Cheapside’s name reflects a historic market district once thriving around St Pauls. The street names Milk Street Broad Street Wood Street and Honey Lane echo that era. The old English Cheape meant market and Chepessyd led to the modern Cheapside.
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London
Cheapside
Old St. Paul's Cathedral
Milk Street
Broad Street
Wood Street
Honey Lane
Timing the Doctor
A doctor rushes to the Rebeys home after a call about their first baby. The father awaits on the doorstep with a watch and explains the wife wanted to know how fast the doctor could arrive in an emergency. He notes the doctor reached in four minutes.
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Rebeys
Emblems of Authority Lictors in Ancient Rome
Lictors accompanied magistrates like consuls or praetors in Rome. They carried axes with bound rods to symbolize law and order and the power to punish. They acted as a protective bodyguard and to emphasize magistrates' authority in public.
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Rome
Indiana Supreme Court Denies Stephenson Appeal
The Indiana Supreme Court denied D. C. Stephenson's appeal for a writ of habeas corpus from Michigan City State Prison where he serves a life term for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer. The decision was unanimous and Stephenson argued his conviction was invalid due to a mistrial claim.
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Supreme Court of Indiana
Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
D. C. Stephenson
Michigan City State Prison
Madge Oberholtzer
Stephenson
Will Easter Hurt in Fall at Home
Will Easter of 1814 Fast Washinton street suffered bruises and sprains after a ten foot fall while sawing a limb. The back was the most painful area but the physician expects no serious consequences though Easter was dazed briefly.
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Will Easter
Washinton Street
Kaster
D A R Chapters meet at Ottumwa YWCA Thursday
QTIUMWA SCENE OF D A R chapters from several Iowa towns will hold a group meeting at the YWCA in Ottumwa on Thursday. Mrs. Tf. H. Carter, district leader, will preside. state regent Mrs. Charles Saunders of Council Bluffs plans to attend. Five minute talks on D A R work will be given by multiple local speakers.
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Washington
Winfield
New London
Mount Pleasant
Fairfield
Albia
Knoxville
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Siecourney
Tf. H. Carter
Jeader
Charles Saunders
Counsil Bluffs
D. A. St
Mesdames
J. BE. Lemmon
D. H. Criley
L. McChesney
Johnson
EF. M. Tunter
A. D. Hayes
S. M. Wilson
Mugene Schipfer
Sigourney
Miss May Felton
State regent to offer question box and music
Chapter regents listed include Jessie Winn Fairfield Winfield O P Iq R G Cherry Washi McKay Sigourney and Mr and Mrs David Anwyl Mise Nee Klippel as parties mentioned for an upcoming state event with special music provided.
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Oer
Ottumn
Jessie Winn
Fairfiel Winfield
O. P. Iq
R. G. Cherry
Washi McKay
Sigourney
Mr. and
Mrs
David Anwyl, Mise Nee Klippel
Earthquake Wrought Little Damage Near Sitka
Navy radio reports say the Alaska quake caused minor damage in Sitka and nearby towns. Wrangell, cut off from other cities, faced potentially greater damage though communication is limited. The temblor was felt for about 15 minutes in Sitka and did not match the feared severity.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Sitka
Wrangell
Navy
Rotarians hear garden hints to beautify Washington
Washington Rotarians heard three Fortnightly club garden department members Mrs T A Michels Miss Myrta Jeffrey and Mrs R E Dougherty appeal for help in making Washington a more beautiful community through lawn and garden development They suggested business leaders may assist and lawn care could be a form of exercise The event featured five Camp Fire girls Winifred Carris Jane Stewart Dorothy Thompson Eva Burham and Margaret Applegate with a varied program.
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Garden Department
Washington Rotarians
T. A. Michels
Myrta Jeffrey
R. E. Dougherty
Washington
Winifred Carris
Jane Stewart
Dorothy Thompson
Eva Burham
Margaret Applegate
Local Dairy Start Campaign Sparks Community Support
A local dairy launches a two month campaign with the slogan your milk hottie to boost sales and coopera tion. Campaign aims to provide clean milk and improve customer relations while addressing crate and bottle supply issues amid uneven city cooperation.
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Los
Community Members Gather for Northeast Iowa Event
The report lists attendees from Keota and surrounding towns including Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Mary J. Williams, Mrs. Joe McCreedy, Mrs. Charles Olds, Mrs. A T Strum, Mrs. J O Singmaster, and A E Sands visiting from Ainsworth and Columbus Jimellon. The brief notes the social gathering among local residents.
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Kirkpatrick
Keota
Mary J. Wiliams
Columbus Jimellon
Joe McCreedy
Haskins
Charles Olds
Ainsworth
A. T. Strum
J. O. Singmaster
A. E. Sands
Are Used to Rate Ships Now Applies Broadly
The symbol A re used originally by insurance firms to rate ships general condition and is now widely applied to anything in first class or ship-shape condition.
Italian Explorer Plans North Pole Trip April dirigible route
General Umberto Nobile announced to United Press that his next north pole expedition will begin in April. He will again use a dirigible and aim for a route across the Alps to Germany, Russia, and Spitzbergen to establish a base, following last year’s Amundsen-Elsworth-Nobili flight. He was honored by the papal scientific society Tiberina for his role in the prior voyage.
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Rome
IUP
Umberto Nobile
North Pole
United Press Today
Papal Scientific Society
Tiberina
Alps
Germany
Russia
Spitzbergen
Woman Forger of Checks Pulled Here
A female check writer operated in Washington Saturday passing five $8.50 checks made out to Helen Lewis and signed Mrs. C. W. Barclay. The slips, drawn on a local bank, were used at area stores for purchases. The woman is described as 20 to 22 years old, about five feet two, light complexion, 115 pounds, light bobbed hair and plainly dressed.
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Washington
Charles M. Denison
Helen Lewis
C. W. Barclay
Helen
Melungeons of East Tennessee A Mixed Blood People
The Melungeons, a mixed ancestry group in the Appalachian mountains of east Tennessee, are described as offspring of Croatan Indians with roots spanning centuries. Ethnologists note mixed Indian and white blood, dark complexions, straight hair, and a history of social ostracism and withdrawal from schools and churches.
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East
Tennessee
North Carolina
Anglo Scot idiom differences in Scottish English usage
A brief note cites Sir James Wilson on Scots and English idioms. Examples show contrasts such as Hoglishman oversleeping invites a friend to sex and asks what will you take with a Scot sleeping in.
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James Wilson
Scotland
Romanian Boy King Birthday Sparks Political Tension
In Bucharest on October 25, as six year old Michael celebrated his birthday, troops fortified government buildings amid arrests tied to a suspected plot to restore Carol to power. Authorities warned opposition leaders of stern action as martial law remains in force and plans for a military trial of Manoilescu proceed.
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Romania
Boy King
Vienna
Kaig Michael
Roumania
Michael
Bucharest
Carol
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The
American Tree Association of
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Manoilescu
Crown Prince
Marie
Prince Helene
Royal Court
Roumanian
Mandlesen
United Press
Manoles
Prince Carol
Ferdinand
France
Jim
Tate
NEA
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