Traveling Men Meet in California City
The Commercial Travellers' congress opened in San Francisco with several hundred delegates from the Travelers' Protective Association and affiliated groups. Mayor Taylor welcomed the gathering as Orrin Henderson outlined the aim to advance travel welfare and back parcels post legislation. Col Loveland and Harry Moore spoke on rail travel, urging low-rate mileage tickets and safer, improved railroad service.
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trans-Mississippi Congress
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Harry T. Moore
Travelers’ Protective Association of America
Not guilty plea in Hyde Park murder case
Dedham Mass December 26 Walter Raleigh Amesbury of Hyde Park pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the death of his wife Anna Reese Amesbury a music teacher at Roanoke College Salem Va The hearing was continued a week The estranged husband confronted his wife yesterday begging her to live with him again She refused and he shot her The two grown sons restrained him and held him for police
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Anna Reese Amesbury
Roanoke College
Salem
Saving His Country From the Civil War Tale
Noble Prentiss, a man of small stature, sought to enlist at the war’s start but was found to fall short by several inches, a detail recounted in a Kansas City Times feature. The anecdote highlights courage over height in the face of national crisis.
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Kansas City Times
Noble Prentiss
Eight Foot Height Barred Soldier Enlists After Quip
A recruit, deemed too short by army rules, muttered that he must let his country go to hell for not being eight feet tall. The recruiting officer, Mr Prentis, ordered him to step aside but then called him back and enlisted him.
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Saintly Father John III Languishes in Illness
St. Petersburg reports Father John of Cronstadt is seriously ill with a recurrence of an old malady. He cannot eat and, given his advanced age, recovery seems doubtful. His influence remains strong though the sect he founded has drawn notoriety recently due to charges of immorality and drunkenness against leading satellites who profited from Father John's sanctity.
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Boy shoots self while rabbit hunting near Bozeman
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Bozeman reports Edward Richards, a boy, shot himself with a .22 rifle while rabbit hunting near the Allove ranch three miles west of town. The bullet entered above his mouth and lodged near the brain. doctors think it may narrowly miss fatal damage. The gun discharged when the boy lifted after peering under a porch. the wound is not expected to be fatal.
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Edward Richards
Allove Ranch
Electric Car Hits Wagon Near Anaheim Road Crossing
A Pacific Electric train in Los Angeles struck a wagon carrying four men at the Anaheim road crossing near Withington, killing one instantly and fatally injuring another. Two others were seriously hurt. the deceased was Hugh McCullough of Long Beach. The injured include D W Scott with a crushed skull and D L Duncan with a broken leg. The four men were returning home from a Christmas trip when they drove onto the tracks.
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Anaheim Road
Withington
Hugh McCullough
Long Beach
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D. L. Duncan
Victor Stein
Stranger Offers Tombstone Funds Joke Turns Grim
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote recounts a stranger approaching a business man and offering a grave fundraising scheme. The man responds with a chilling businesslike threat to supply a corpse if refused, then the stranger leaves in a hurry.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Real Test of Faith Across Chicago Courtroom
In a Chicago court a bookmaker faced cross examination as authorities pressed a crackdown on illegal gaming. The proceedings highlighted the risks faced by those connected to bookmaking and the broader push to curb illicit wagering activities.
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Chicago
Courtroom clash over bookmaker testimony ends in bold claim
A courtroom scene features three sub assistant district attorneys pressing for conviction while the bookmaker doubles down on shaky testimony. A heated exchange sees one lawyer challenge a witness under oath and the bookmaker declaring bold certainty, betting a hundred on his statement.
A Southern Ride Yields a Quarters Joke About a Horse
Exchange humor recalls Thomas Nelson Page on a country road meeting Sam the enslaved horse-handler. Sam explains betting a horse a quarter that it would fear a paper fluttering ahead, provoking the horse to shy away. Page notes Sam’s plan to claim a dollar from the master while keeping the quarter.
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Thomas Nelson Page
America
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Marster
Blacky
Bozeman Not Affected By Money Stringency
Bozeman residents enjoyed record Christmas spending despite market stringency. Gallatin merchants reported higher than ever business, stocking deeply before the panic and seeing four days before Christmas prove the valley was not broke. Local traders hailed prosperity despite fears and warned against underestimating valley funds.
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Standard
Gallatin Valley
Gallatin County
How Caruso Gave Up the Flute to Sing
A tale from Caruso's early days tells how a phonograph salesman convinced him of recording power. He demonstrated with a flute solo, then heard the cylinder echo his performance and decided to sell the flute instead of continuing to play it.
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