Heiress Loathes Large Legacy in Oklahoma Oil Fortune
Maud Lee Mudd of Vinita Oklahoma, a 16 year old heiress with a $2 million Osage and Quanpaw fortune, laments wealth and its conflicts. Guardians and court scrutiny surround her, amid reforms transferring probate power to state courts and amid repeated graft investigations in the system.
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Vinita
Okla
Maud Lee Mudd
Oklahoma
Maud
William Simms
Indian Probate Service
Simms
Indian Service
Gratis
Congress
Indian Department
Obituary for Lloyd Milton Norris 1886 1924
Lloyd Milton Norris born November 5 1886 died March 5 1924 aged 37 years 4 months. He joined Meat Camp Baptist Church December 14 1918 and was baptized May 17 1919 living a consistent Christian life. He married Mary Louisa Greene December 14 1910. He leaves a wife two sisters and many friends. He was devoted to church serving and generosity. He expressed readiness to go to the Lord.
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Lloyd Milton Norris
Meat Camp
Brother Norris
Christ
Artificial Food as Future Prediction by Dr Alsburg
Dr Alsburg, director of the food research bureau at Stanford, told the American Chemical Society in Washington that carbohydrates fats and amino acids may be produced artificially within a short time. He warned that vitamins would still come from agriculture, but fuel foods could reduce dependence on soil for food.
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Av. c
Ameri Chemical Society
Washington
Alsburg
Food Research Bureau
Leland Stanford University
Everest Expedition Hopeful of Success in Reaching Summit
Gen Bruce, arriving in Calcutta to lead a new Everest climb, says failure would not be his fault if unsuccessful. The team plans start from Darjeeling with improved gear and closer Tibetan government cooperation. Weather, particularly the monsoon, will largely determine progress and scientific aims include intensified observations and better photos.
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Calcutta
Everest
Gen. Bruce
Darjeeling
Bruce
Moths misled by imitation camphor says German chemists
German scientists who produced synthetic camphor claim most moth balls on the market are not real camphor spheres. Real camphor mainly comes from Formosa. Chemists say synthetic camphor works as well for moths but not as beneficial for colds in the head.
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Essen
Germany
Formosa
China
Laurentic Sunken Treasure Salvage Update
Commander Damant reported at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers that 154 bars of gold worth 1 200 000 remain on the Laurentic wreck. The salvage ship Racer will resume recovery after a gale halted work. 3 057 of 3 211 bars have already been recovered over six summers at a cost of two and one half per cent.
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London
Damant
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Crops and Livestock On Farms Worth 12 Billion
The 1923 agricultural value of crops and animal products reached 12.204 billion dollars, up 960 million from 1922. Wheat alone totaled 726 million, down from 874 million in 1922 and 2.08 billion in 1919, with crops fed to livestock subtracted from the total.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Lam bert Finds Health With Cardui After Long Illness
Mrs L P Lambert of Morse Louisiana, a longtime school teacher, details severe bodily pain and weakness that left her bedridden at times. She credits Cardui as improving her condition, raising her weight from 98 to 115 pounds and restoring strength, leading her to continue using it as a tonic.
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Morse
L. P. Lambert
Bers
Kindest Man Alive Named British Hangman
William Willis of Ardwick Manchester is chosen as the new public executioner to replace the recently retired John Ellis. Willis, a Manchester native, has served as assistant hangman for twenty years and works as an engraver when not dispatching criminals. His wife notes he is the kindest man alive.
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Manchester
England
William Willis
Ardwick
Here
John Ellis
Willis
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Goodrich
Silvertown Cord
J. B. Taylor
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Ellis Department
J. S. Winkler
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