Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1920 — FREAKS DISCLOSED IN ROUNDUP OF COUNTRY’S NEWS [ARTICLE]

FREAKS DISCLOSED IN ROUNDUP OF COUNTRY’S NEWS

New York—When waiters in a big Broadway restaurant went on strike patrons volunteered and donned aprons serving other customers. New York—A bulging chest caused a judge to order Ernest De Cuti examined. He was found wearing a corset of wood and tin “to protect him from knives and bullets of the black hand.” Chicago—-Ulrich Zogt, fearful of the consequences of/ prohibition bought eighteen kegs of 100 proof for $3,800. When/the shipment arrived at his home a miracle had occurred. r • Chicago—Walter Harley, Palatine, HL, farmer, admitted red "was his favorite color-—until yesterday. Jlarley’s bright red roadster is a wreck. A bull’s offensive did if. Harley, with a red tie escaped. ——■ New York-—Dr. Richard Derby, son-in-law of the late Theodore Roosevelt, fired an engine on the Long Island railroad when the regular fireman struck.. , '