Loan Shark Tolman Defies Law With Clemency Plea
A New York loan shark, D H Tolman, was sentenced to six months in prison for usury. He sought executive clemency offering to burn unpaid notes, but the governor rejected the bribe and insisted the wealthy offender face the same penalty as any criminal. The ruling upholds equal punishment regardless of wealth.
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D. H. Tolman
New York
New York Penitentiary
Tolman
el Paso Times
The Law's Iniquities and a Detroit Police Hold
A Kansas City man was arrested and held for several days on serious charges after his wife was taken away, at the request of Detroit police. Now word comes to release him.
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Kansas City
Detroit
How Lee Got His Revenge
A Civil War era anecdote set at White Sulphur Springs in 1867 describes Robert E. Lee jokingly exacting revenge on English visitors and a Northern Union man by making them drink the springs water. The tale highlights Lee’s known kindness and manner in social encounters during summers after the war.
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Robert E. Lee
Lee
White Sulphur Springs
Ramson
South Atlantic Quarterly
Gee Virchia
Too Much for Him on a Windy Highway
The engine runs better as a large car speeds along a dusty road in exposed high country. The driver boasts of the landscape while a friend, barely audible over the wind, grumbles that he has had more than enough.
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Hugh
Neighbored dispute over boys ends in bold threat
Mrs Gordon refuses to discuss children’s quarrels as a neighbor warns she will send James on a stretcher in an hour. The exchange occurs as the new resident Edward is involved in a fight with James, highlighting tensions in the neighborhood.
A Graduated Eye Waiter and the Wrathful Customer
An elderly patron demands the removal of an egg at his table as the waiter deports it. The man rises in anger, asking what should be done with the egg and then commands to wring its neck.
Alpine Team Laundry Adverts Cleaning and Pressing
Ask your neighbor about our clean ing and pressing services. Alpine team Laundry advertises dry cleaning and garment pressing with phone contact 37.
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Alpine Team Laundry
Train Schedule: K C M and O Arrive and Depart Alpine
K C M and O Railway announces No 1 passenger arrives Alpine at 6 10 pm and No 2 passenger leaves Alpine at 9. This item records train times and stops at Alpine with no additional context.
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Alpine
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