Death recalls Sophie Beck the Queen of Confidence Women
Philadelphia obituary recalls Sophie Beck known as the Queen of Confidence Women. It chronicles her rise from country girl to mastermind behind the Storey Cotton Company con and her world wide notoriety, leading to a 1910 Philadelphia court fine and costs after pleading guilty to using the mails to defraud.
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Philadelphia
Sophie Beck
Richard Graham
Jenkintown
Storey Cotton Company
Europe
Concern
Charleston
Ill
Chicago
Frank C. Marrin
Brooklyn
Edward Dunne
San Francisco
New Orleans
Beck
John Wanamaker
Provident Investment Bureau
Franklin Stone
Judge Stone
Kentucky
Miss Beck
F. Ewart Storey
Stanley Francis
Marrin
Quartette
the Adventuress
Storey Smash
Martin
Storey
England
New York
Midtown
Manhattan
United States Supreme Court
Sing Sing
Egypt
Atlantic City
Stella Florence Graham
United States
Holland
Fashionable Ensemble Costumes For Spring Wear
Julia Bottomley reports on spring ensemble costumes emphasizing versatile wraps, coats, and tunics in crepe satin and wool twill. The piece highlights collar and cuff sets, jabots, and lingerie accessories like linen collars, with color trends such as red and navy, plus cretonne and satin lining ideas for school and street wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgette
National Trade Extension Bureau spends to raise plumber prestige
Evansville Indiana report shows the National Trade Extension Bureau of the Plumbing and Heating Industries spends $250000 or more yearly on publicity to elevate public relations and prestige for its members. Director Howard E. Jones notes higher prestige reduces jokes about plumbers and mentions a humorous remark about tools carried on calls.
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Evansville
Ind
National Trade Extension Bureau
Howard E. Jones
Sales Service Help Department
Jones
Sleep life of footless student at Marshal College
Huntingdon reports Alderson Fry a twenty year old footless student at Marshal College, says ten hours sleep weekly suffices. He reportedly sleeps ninety minutes each night and endured an entire eleven day period without sleep starting January 1.
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Huntingdon
W. Va
Alderson Fry
Marshal College
Fortune Teller Question on a Secluded Path
A reflective inquiry questions whether the last twenty five years fulfilled the predictions once spoken by a fortune teller. It ponders fate and personal outcomes with a cautious tone.
Worship Barber Pole on Philippine Island
A red and white striped barber pole washed ashore on a small Philippine island has become an object of worship among locals. Believed to be a sacred fetish it was set up in the village after likely drifting from a shipwreck.
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Genevieve Emerson
Oakland
Cal
United States
Manila
P. I—A
Philippines
S. S.S
Ss. S. Ie
Black Bears Stir Legislation in Minnesota Nuisance
Minnesota lawmakers consider a bill to fund relief for injuries and property damage from bears. Game wardens note a rapid rise in bear numbers amid forests, likening them to Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes. Bears raid cabins for food as berry crops failed last summer.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Also Mentioned on This Page
Storey Cotton Fraud
Richard
Mrs. Graham
Kentucky Sweepstakes’ Association
Graham
Graham Electric Light Company
James S. Cortelyou
Public Safety of
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
National Bureau
Vaudevillians
Mr. Jones
Uskide
Wonder
United States Rubber Company
Johnny Minnie
Johnnie
Minnie
B. F. Allen Co
Canal Street
New York Bay
Beecham
S.S.S
Ss. &. Bldg
Atlanta, Ga
Oss Bewarids Best
Nes
Ousness
Silvemota
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