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...revolution against the then President of Peru (who bore the good Nordic name of George E. Billingshurst) three fingers of his left hand were shot away. In 1921 in an unsuccessful revolution against President Leguia his right arm was crippled and part of his skull crushed. Singlehanded this pocket wildcat silenced a machine-gun nest, received 14 more bullet wounds. Exiled in 1922, he filled in his spare time by serving in the Spanish Army in Morocco against the Riff. Last week he flew from Arequipa to Lima to take charge of the government. At the flying field, cheering followers...
...Tony's play, in Seven Keys to Baldpate style, goes on with the story from that point. It shows Pierre at the last minute sacrificing his career for Ann's sake, giving his little inheritance and his hard-earned money to Ann's husband, who sinks it in a wildcat gold mine. There is a murder, a bank robbery, Ann's husband deserts her, her father is arrested. The scene shifts to a Western desert: Pierre is hotfoot on the missing husband's trail. He finds him ... a gold mine (the great lode of Mother Mountain!) is discovered . . . there...
...infinite extent upon the efficiency and accuracy of its clerical system. It would be difficult to picture a bank which extends indefinite credit for an indefinite period to unidentified, borrowers. Yet the many volumes in Widener Library are circulated with a recklessness and irresponsibility that surpasses the absurdities of wildcat finance...
...University cross country team will attempt to avenge themselves for last year's defeat at the hands of the University of New Hampshire this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock when they race the Wildcat harriers over the Charles River course. Captain R. C. Aldrich '31 will run his first race this season, as will B. E. Estes '32, David Cobbs '31, R. W. Hale '31, and Daniel Merriman '31. Cobb and Estes have been on the injury list during the first part of the week, but are reported to be in good shape for this afternoon's grind...
...Oaxaca Indians, though officially Roman Catholics, still honor their old gods. Angry at the desecration of their temple, jealous of the undiscovered treasure, they crept down on the treasure hunters at midnight. With a burst of rifle fire, the Indians attacked. Manuel Morales was instantly killed. Fighting like a wildcat by the body of her brother, Rita Morales fell mortally wounded. The three other members of the party fought their way back to civilization, through with treasure hunting as a vacation sport...