Racing scheme sentinel arrests reveal large subscriber network
Detectives arrested Jon Fox and J P McAdams over an elaborate racing tips scheme. McAdams ran an extensive information bureau mailing lists to railroad heads, bankers, attorneys, and other prominent figures while subscribers sent large sums hoping for winning bets. Victims include Allie Smith, Otto Delwis, and Peter of Cincinnati, with many letters asking why tips failed and urging more tips.
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Jon Fox
Ambrose
van Orden
J. P. McAdams
McAdams
Hie
Ghief Murphy
San Francisco
Fox
Hoth
Eart
San Francis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Harry Wakack
W. F. Wiedele
St. Louis
Allie Smith
Buffalo
J.B. Ryan
Indianapolis
Otto Delwisl
Bronx
New York
Swegtes
Birdie
David J. Walsh
Hamilton
Ohio
Cousin Puss
F.C. Brown
Albemta Hotel
Peter
McAdam
Minister IW Ring as Wpcarty Died
Fragmentary text notes a minister IW Ring and a fatal event linked to Wpcarty and a person or entity named Pie, with unclear context or location. Details are unreadable, leaving only scattered references to a death and involved names.
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IW Ring
Wpcarty
Friend of Fighter’s Clergyman Witnesses McCarty Fight Death
The Rev. Mr. Walker, friend of Luther McCarty, witnessed the fatal match as Tommy Burns defeated McCarty in Calgary. McCarty collapsed 1 minute 32 seconds into the bout after Pelkey’s blow, with doctors later saying a prior injury may have made the chin hit fatal. The crowd and police kept calm while the inquest considered the cause.
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Mr. Walker
Church of England
Luther McCarty
Tommy Burns
Calgary
P. H. Scanlan
Milwaukee Lines
Hutte
McCarty
Tommy Burnt
Siclans
Mr. Scanlan
Leng Ie
Pelkey
Pelky
Ian. McCarty
Roosevelt Temperate Man Testified By I Friends
In today's Standard Page I Friends testify Roosevelt is a temperate man. Anaconda recalls aviation readiness as BUATI stands in readiness for aviation meat. Many items cover local crime, city council, funeral, and mining notes with broader Montana progress and promotional chatter.
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Roosevelt
Butte
McCarty
Reclamation Sevice
Lie
Dan Dunn
Buati
Dwyer
s-Montana
Wright
Woman's Club
Stewart
Survivors of Scott Antarctic Expedition Arrive in San Francisco
Charles Wright and Frank Debenham, two of Captain Scott’s South Pole expedition survivors, pose with expedition dogs aboard the steamship Tahiti in San Francisco on May 15. Wright recalls being part of the rescuing party that found Captain Scott and buried his team.
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Charles 8. Wright
Frank Debenham
Captain Scott
South Pole
Tahiti
San Francisco
Cal
Antarctic
Wright
Reclamation Service Reorganized by Lane
Secretary Lane announces a five member commission to oversee the reclamation service. The board will supervise contracts finances and policy with officers including F H Newell Barton French A P Davis W R King and an unnamed fifth member. French heads operation and maintenance with broad western irrigation experience. The move signals future review of Milk River and Sun River projects before any new commitments.
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Standard
Washington
Lane
Reclamation Service
Commission
F. H. Newell
Barton French
A. P. Davis
W. R. King
Oregon
Aberty
Frenen
Western Railroad
Seattle, Portland & Spokane Railroad
Long Dence
Arizona
California
Tost
French
Stewart
Mr. Rose
Lame
Assaf Testimony Details Dynamite Plant Plot in Boston Case
In Boston on May 2 the district attorney pressed a conspiracy case involving William M. Wood and Frederic Atteaux to plant dynamite in Lawrence to cast doubt on striking textile workers. Syrian painter Assaf testified he found explosive sticks in his home and misidentified them as paint. In Nottingham suffragettes set fire to timber sheds at the Great Central railway depot, with flames contained before major damage.
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Boston
Pelletier
Willian M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Frederic Atteaux
Lawrence
Jove Assaf
Assaf
Nottingham
Saguna
Great Central Railway
Olaugmin
Washington
Pound
Belden
Roosevelt
Foss Faces Hyde Park Strike Over Tax Demands
Workers at two Hyde Park plants, the B F Sturtevant company and Becker Milling, vote to strike if tax relief and improved conditions are not granted by Governor Eugene N. Foss. He rejects demands for a 20 percent wage tax increase and links action to tariff changes.
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Boston
Hyde Park
Eugene N. Foss
B. F. Sturtevant Company
Becker Milling Company
Foss
Registry stamps ridiculed by order change
General Burleson issued an order discontinuing the use of registry stamps. No additional registry stamps will be printed after the present supply is exhausted. From now on ordinary postage stamps may be used to pay registry fees.
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Wassington
Aus
Western Rivers Rising Crisis Update
A chaotic note reports rapidly rising western rivers threatening communities. Officials urge readiness as flood risks escalate along waterways. Local agencies mobilize to monitor levels and evacuate at risk areas.
Montana Floods Ravage Western Regions Amid Rising Rivers
Weather floods menaced Western Montana districts from Bitter Root to St. Regis with rivers bursting banks and bridges at risk. One drowning reported near Victor on the Bitterroot. Dam failures and washed bridges threaten Missoula and surrounding towns, with rail lines and roads cut off and creeks overflowing.
New Steel Bridge Wrecked Beyond Repair in Montana
Kalispell May 28 The new 430 060 steel bridge across the Flathead river at Columbia Falls was damaged in good repair by floodwater from a warm rainy day The public ferry at Holt was torn from its cable while crossing with teams and driver aboard The ferry landed safely several hundred yards downstream The river is rising rapidly and residents along its course fear emergencies with the bridge out of its banks in many places
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Standard
Kalispell
Flathead River
Columbia Palla
Holt
Yellowstone High Water Reaches Early Peak
Special Dispatch to the Standard Livingston May 28 The Yellowstone River reached a high water mark and the H street bridge faces great danger Gardens on the east side are overflown from Gardiner The river has far surpassed the usual high water level with considerable snow in the mountains still melting It overflows fields throughout the valley
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Livingston
Yellowstone
H. Street
Gardiner
Senator Cummins to Question Lobby Presence in Senate
Washington May 3 Senator Cummins plans to call up for consideration in the senate a resolution directing a sub committee to investigate the presence of a lobby in Washington as emphasized in the recent decision gains. Democratic traders asserted today there would be no organized opposition to the resolution.
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Washington
Cumne
Senate
Wilson
Roosevelt Hearings Describe Witnesses Alcohol Rule
Marquette Michigan May 28 witnesses who knew Colonel Roosevelt testified about his drinking habits, denying intoxication and asserting restraint. Lawyers argued court rulings on admissible testimony about reputation, with defense stressing extensive travel and public life as basis for credibility.
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Mich
Roosevelt
Ife
Jn Hia
Newett
Tahpeming
Hiv
Moosevelt
Hauoc
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