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"TIME brings all things"

In Manhattan an anonymous fanatic painted in red letters on Grant's Tomb: The good but starve; the order of the day Is prey on others or become a prey.

Milk

In Philadelphia, Wallace F. Mitchell, unemployed machinist, stole a bottle of milk from Grocer Bernard Beese. Grocer Beese shot & killed Machinist Mitchell. Widow Mitchell doubted that her husband had stolen the milk, said he had left the house to pick up cigaret stubs.

Furniture

In Milwaukee, Andrew Wisniewski, father of eleven, offered two of them in payment of a $35 debt to a furniture company. Judge Thaddeus Pruss dismissed the action.

Statue

In Honolulu died Jose de Medeiros who had spent all his days for the past 36 years staring steadily at a bronze statue of Kamehameha the Great, Hawaii's first ruler.

Family

In Salt Lake City, Bert Fairclough, attending a family party, asked his sister-in-law for a kiss. When she refused he bit off her nose.

Bolt

In Hamilton, Bermuda, William Leach suddenly left his armchair to get a book. Just then a bolt of lightning came down the chimney, destroyed the chair.

Grandfather

In the Farmington, N. H. News appeared the following: "Correction:--In the personal column of last week's issue it was reported that Carroll Peavey and daughter Nancy, of Lisbon, were in town recently, and in their itinerary of visits included the former's grandfather, Albert S. Wallace. Mr. Wallace wishes it contradicted that he received this attention from his grandson."

Stencil

In Newark, N. J. Pilot Marshall Fay last January bought a $1 suitcase, had his name & address stenciled on it. After he finished using it he gave it to a traveling friend with instructions to throw it away. Month later the suitcase was returned to Marshall Fay by airplane, collect. In Newark he threw it away again. Before long he received a collect telegram from Boston announcing that the suitcase was found, was en route to Newark--collect.

Golfer

In Rochester, N. Y. when Golfer William A. Caldwell made a hole in one, Al Wheeler, his opponent, fainted.

Gone

In Carbondale, Ill., M. J. Going, ill with pneumonia, died of shock during a thunderstorm.

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