Money order forger captured on coast
Ballantine Montana post office theft leads to forged money orders passed to Butte merchants. Kaward F. Wilson arrested in San Diego while attempting further purchases with Ballantine orders. Merchants including KK store Wein's Broadway Shoe Leggat Finten hotels Rom Pou's Colbert Drug paid out over 200 dollars. Other suspects linked to California operations. government offers rewards for post office robbers and forgers. Memorial Day speakers listed for multiple schools with various visiting delegates.
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Kaward F. Wilson
Ballantine, Mont
Butte
Evilg
Sa Diego
Cal
Hallantine
California
Wilson
Wein's Clothing Store
Broadway Shoe Store
Leggat and
Finten Hotels
Rom~ Pou's
Colbert Drug Company
Charles Cosgrove
Chicago Post Office
Charles Whit
George Smith
Fireman Worked Too Long on Railroad Run
Government sues Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway to recover 500 dollars for violating the federal ban on employing railroad workers more than 16 consecutive hours. In May 1916 fireman F Eggelston allegedly worked from 2 40 p m to 8 a m on a Lewiston Salem run. ICC inspector supplied evidence.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. ©. Eggelston
Lewiston
Salem
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mechanical Genius In New York Sun Tale
A quirky office tale from the New York Sun portrays a charismatic mechanical genius trusted with a million dollars yet prone to tinkering with anything movable. The boss’s assistant is described through episodes of typewriter jams and a toppled car engine, ending with the chauffeur fired after a fatalistic mess under the car.
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New York Sun
Jane
Edison
To & Mackemith
Vallen
Mittireur
Lysied
Desperate Efforts to Revive a Frightful Engine
Experts lament the engine’s monstrous state after failed restoration attempts. They call the piece the most awful frightfulness they had ever seen. A lone spark of ingenuity kept the genius from a hasty exit.
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