Dud Pomeroy's Forty Hour Poker Game Won Vast Sums
Denver memories recall the famous 40 hour game at Cliff Bell's on Sixteenth and Laramie where Dud Pomeroy swept fourteen players including Sen E O Wolcott. Notables present included Nat Goodwin Pat Sheedy Jim Sampson Charley Sampson Jim Moon John Sherman Tony Delany and others as the long session ended with Pomeroy taking about $20 000 in cash watches and jewelry.
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Clif Bell
Sixteenth
Laramie
Nat Goodwin
Pat Sheedy
E. O. Wolcott
Georgetown
Jim Sampson
Denver
Charley Sampson
Jim Moon
Johnnie Murphy
John Sherman
Deadwood
Tony Delany
Dad Pomeroy
Dad Romeroy
Wolcott
Dad
Dad Phomeroy
Tony
Goodwin
Pomeroy
Frisco Society Alarmed by Curtis Disclosure
San Francisco August 28. Mrs A M Curtis who came from Washington with war department credentials to aid relief after an April disaster is revealed as wife of a Negro physician in Washington DC. Her Indian blood is noted and exclusive society doubts her marriage. Red Cross official J F Merrill praised her services during her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
A.M. Curtis
Washington
War Department
National Capital
Curtis
Not So Clever After All and a Car Line Trick
A Cleveland Leader excerpt recalls a tale of a boastful dog and a clever hound. A street car conductor is tricked by a man passing a fake twenty, then exposed when the bill fails to change. The strip ends with the line about a basic SASVE role.
Good Night Sleep Promoted by Grape-Nuts
A reader touts Grape-Nuts as a cure for sleepless nights and indigestion, claiming better sleep and daytime alertness. She shares personal relief from vomiting and bloating after switching to Grape-Nuts, noting her mother also improved digestion and wellbeing.
Southern Railway promotes immigrant settlement in the South
H E Waernicke of the Land and Industrial Department tours Southern trade centers, talking with city and business leaders about land development and attracting immigrants. Excursions from the Northwest bring home-seekers, with plans to place agents on the ground and foster local colonization to boost farming and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern Railway
H. E. Waernicke
Land and Industrial Department
Atlanta
Mobile
Charles S. Chase
Western
St. Loui
W. J. Henderson
Southern
Avlanta
United
Northwest
Southland
Georgi
Europe
America
South
New Federal Rail Rate Law Goes Into Effect
New York Aug 28 The interstate commerce commission will enforce the new rail rate law which requires full disclosure of all transportation costs and prohibits hidden extras Shippers may receive a final charge statement in advance and schedules must be on file though many railroads were not fully compliant by midnight A confident shift toward unified charges and consolidated side costs aims to curb rebates and simplify billing for carriers and shippers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Big Eastern
Washington
Xpert
Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Free transport ends as new ICC passes law takes effect
Atlanta dispatch reports the new interstate commerce commission rate bill upholds cash payments for all transportation. Passes and free rides become illegal with penalties for users and issuers, ending long standing railroad and newspaper accounting practices.
Sea Wall Safety and Local Medical Endorsements
Galveston Sea Wall boosts city safety while Waco resident praises Dr. King's New Discovery for five years capping a chronic cough. The ad notes 50c to 1.00 prices and trial bottles, with Chamberlain's Colic remedy also in stock alongside H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro.
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M. QO. Stockland
M. E
Litle Fells
Minn
H.R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
E. W. Goodloe
Dutton St
Waco
Texas
Dr. King
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Chamberlain
Frank Jones
Pikeville
Ind
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Aths Ending Jone Ltd
Athens Mutual Insurance Co
Georg's
Clayton Street
Athens
Clarke
Rob. Dixe
Mys
Athens Mutual Insurance
JM. Betts
Notary Pub
Clarke Co
Aote
Aspany
van Hay
Senator Walcott
Ulire
Ito Bell
Spor
Adoya
Nat
Lake
Sirgeons
Cent Lakes
Toxaway Inn
Lake Toxaway
the Franklin, Brevard
I. V
Akin
A. Lamborn
the Lodge
Summit of
Mt. Toxaway
Pairfield Inn
Lake Fairfield
W.H
C. A. Martin
Mangs
MNO. C. Burrowes
Pres
Toxaway Hotel Co
Lake Toxaway, N. C
Orr’s School
Gorner Pulaski and
Dougherty Streets
Paiminer
Ss. P. Ore
Feltergeor
Cleveland
Waernicke
Southern Land Mobile
Ovta
Jbervision
Board of Trade
Peince On
Galveston’s Sea Wall
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