Chinese Band to Hunt Blue Tiger Near Canton
Aboard the S B Soochow to Canton a correspondent relays wild tales of the Blue Tiger of Amos a blue striped tiger feared for preying on children and eluding capture Roy Chapman Andrews and other adventurers pursue the beast while Amoy Chinese seek to deter sightings. A tale from Amoy describes a whisky fueled American gambler who killed a tiger and saved a Chinese boy earning reward and career success, while authorities offer a large bounty for the blue predator.
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Edna Lee Booker
LN. S. Stad
S. B. Soochow
Canton
Blue Tiger of
Amos
China
Roy
Chapman Andrews
L Roy Chapman
Andrews
Altho
New York
Amoy
Shanghai
Gauly
South China
Tigers
Foochow
Great Blue Tiger
Des Moines Woman Sues Over Food Formula Theft
Grace Osburn of Des Moines files in federal court at Omaha seeking 33 million dollars in damages. She claims major packers including Swift Cudahy Armour and First National Bank of Chicago stole her wartime food preservation formula developed with her sister.
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Beg Moines
Grace Osburn
Des Moines
Omaha
First National Bank of Chicago
Swift, Cudahy, Armour
Osburn
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Why Be a Banker Better a Bricklayer
Fred Stuckenberg formerly of 1406 Third Avenue West has returned to bricklaying in Chicago. An expert bricklayer he works as superintendent for a contractor earning 12 dollars per day, with a week ending July 4 totaling 34 dollars after extra hours. Lightning kills horses in Jubilee Iowa.
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Fred Stuckenberg
Third Avenue West
Chicago
Mr. Stuckenberg
Jail Quartet Sings of Home Amid Theft Case
A county jail chorus performed a melodious set of popular airs with home and mother as motifs. The male quartet included members tied to a recent $1,000 violin theft. one singer was released on bail, likely replaced by a substitute.
New Icehouse For Storage 15 Began In Westfield
Following the Young Coal company plan to enter the retail ice business next season, work has begun on an 80 by 120 foot icehouse on Duryea street near Avalon avenue in Westfield. The four wall layers with cork insulation and asbestos roof aim to keep ice airtight and fire resistant. Modern packing and handling gear will be installed, costing about 10000 dollars. A large winter ice pack is expected from the Cedar river cutoff, with the swift current aiding quality.
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Young Coal Company
Duryea Street
Avalon Avenue
Westfield
Cedar River
Iowa Fuel Stock Wanes As Coal Shortage Looms
Des Moines reports warn of dwindling coal supplies across Iowa with public plants low and farmers awaiting coal for threshing. State officials may revive fuel commissions and rail and mine disruptions risk delaying grain shipping as talks with operators proceed in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Control
Fayette Prisoners Dig For County Building Site
Prisoners in the Fayette county jail are excavating the basement and laying a foundation for a new county building to replace the courthouse destroyed by fire. Plans and specifications are being prepared by J. G. Ralston of Waterloo. Court lessons are held in the Universalist Church while work proceeds.
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West Union
Speaak
J. G. Ralston
Waterloo
Universalist Church
Opal Udall Voted Prettiest Girl in Butler County
Greene Virginia July 19 Special Miss Opal Udall of this place has been chosen by the judges of the Des Moines Register beauty contest as the prettiest girl in Butler county. Miss Udall is a skilled musician and a recent graduate of Sacred Heart academy of this place.
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Greene
Opal Udall
Des Moines Register
Butler County
Udall
Sacred Heart Academy
Two Patients Escape From State Hospital
Osage Iowa July 19 two patients escaped from the state hospital at Independence around noon yesterday one is Jon Green of Osage the other Albert Byer of St Ansgar reported to have homicidal tendencies Sheriff Art Hungerford was advised keeping watch for both runaways and details pending further information
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Osage
Jon Green
State Hospital
Independence
Art Hungerford
Albert Byer
St. Ansgar
Airplane to Locate Alaska Lost Lakes
Forest service announces airplanes will locate and photograph lakes in Alaska's forests. Many headland lakes along the inside passage between Seattle and Skagway are unmapped, seen during the New York Nome air flight by army aviators.
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Washington, D. C
National Forests of
Alaska
Forest Service
United States Department’ of Agriculture
Seattle
Skagway
New York
Lost lakes mapped for hydro power by seaplane survey
The forest service plans an aerial map survey of vanished lakes near Short Bay to identify potential waterpower sources. Using seaplanes from Ketchikan, federal officials aim to cover the area quickly with photography, bypassing costly ground methods.
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Tidewater
The
Forest Service
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Federal Power Commission
Ketchikan
Bert
Hem
Remington
Myrtle Crane
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FORD
Seigel's Auto Supply CO
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