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...town of Braunau and always considered himself more Bavarian than Austrian. Fascist Hitler discourages reference to his early life, not because there was anything shameful about it, but merely because it was not sufficiently romantic for Der Führer, the Leader of the Nazis. His father was a customs inspector. Young Adolf was educated in the village school and tried various jobs: housepainting, carpentry, lock-smithery. draughting...
...been perturbed had they seen the notorious criminal clinging to the back tire. That same night Playwright Van Buren, big frog of the colony, was stabbed to death with an ice pick. In rapid succession came two other killings, several murderous attempts. By the time you have struggled after Inspector Andrews through tortuous experiments to his triumphant conclusion you will have snapped at so many red herrings by the way that you will welcome the not altogether probable denouement...
Eleven years ago in the Regina headquarters of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, big-nosed, big-eared Sergeant John Leonard clicked his spurs in his Inspector's office and was given an extraordinary order. Sergeant Leonard went home thoughtfully, put away his uniform. For several days he did not shave, did not wash. Then, calling himself "E. W. Esselwein," he appeared at the Communist headquarters in Regina and swore his devotion to the Red cause...
...Janeiro with passengers & mail on her fifth voyage from Friedrichshafen since Aug. 28. At the same time in Akron, Ohio an important milestone was passed in U. S. dirigible development. On the strength of a radiogram from the Secretary of the Navy, Lieut. Thomas G. W. ("Tex") Settle, naval inspector of construction of the airship Akron at the Goodyear-Zeppelin dock, wrote his signature on documents that meant "preliminarily accepted." At that moment she became Navy property and the contract for construction on her sister ZRS-5 became effective...
When young Huey Pierce Long wrote this campaign speech he was not a candidate for tick inspector of Winn Parish, Louisiana; he was only campaign manager for the candidate for tick inspector. But already he had learned that sweeping promises sweep up votes. Nineteen years later Huey Pierce Long ran for Governor of Louisiana, made sweeping promises, was elected. Elected with him was his good political friend, Paul N. Cyr, a dentist, who became lieutenant governor. Loud, red-headed Governor Long soon began to fulfill his campaign promises, to turn Louisiana topsy-turvy. Lieutenant Governor Cyr broke with him, became...