Acquittal in huge mail fraud case shocks Chicago
Samuel Insull and sixteen co defendants were acquitted in the long running Chicago mail fraud trial. The jury found no intent to defraud after three ballots, ending efforts by federal prosecutors who spent about one hundred thousand dollars preparing the case. Insull claimed vindication and hinted at further trials awaiting.
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Samuel Insulle
Chicago
Samuel Jheun
Insull
la Salle Street
Name Changes and Love Tangles in a New York Office
Mary Sanders plans to change her name for social and financial gain after a failed romance with Tom Haddon. Scott Morgan confronts her over claimed bonuses tied to her ideas, while Leslie Miller subjects humor about numerology to the office. Mary reveals no marriage, prompting tense admissions and a dramatic confession.
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Scott Morgan
Haddon
Washington
Tom
Sylvia Ralston
New York
Scott
Mary Sanders
Leslie Miller
Doctor Urbaine
Leslie
Mary
Tore Miller
Mary Almost Cried, “That's All I Ever Get. Doctor Urbanic
Tom Haddon
Poe
Bunt Reary
Mark Twain
Damvuel Clemens
Office
Successful Tour Highlight Stratford Visit Sparks Stamp
A tour etcher quotes a couple touring England with one aiming to visit Stratford upon Avon to write his name on Shakespeare’s tomb while his wife suggests buying Stratford postcards in London, as reported by the Montreal Star.
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Stratford
England
London
Montreal Star
Sinister Visitor Questioned About Husband at Home
London Tit-Bits quotes a woman asking if her husband is finished with revolver practice and noting he may be in the back garden with bloodhounds. The scene hints at a tense domestic encounter.
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London
Cake Eater Dad Refuses New Cake
In a brief family note, a father who described himself as a cake eater rejects the latest cake his wife baked. The exchange highlights a light domestic moment without broader context or conflict.
Thought Revived Lionel-By Love
A brief quoted exchange from the Vancouver Province notes a man in love awakens to new awareness. A sympathizing friend observes that after the feeling fades the same sense of fresh perception can recur.
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Lionel
Vancouver Province
Honest duty over coin as bill paid
In a Border Cities Star snippet, Mrs B confronts her husband about counting change after paying a bill. He replies the clerk urged that honesty is the best policy. The exchange highlights prudent thrift and moral instruction in everyday life.
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Mrs. B
Mr. B
Border Cities Star
Family Dispute Over Heredity Causes Tense Exchange
In a heated exchange, a mother refutes the notion of heredity as the cause of an unusual trait in her daughter, insisting there has never been hereditary influence in their family. The dialogue highlights family tension and questions of genetic legacy.
Length Not Breadth First Voter Exchange
In a brief exchange the voter asked about the candidate’s talk length. Bill replied about an hour and a half. When asked what it was about he said he did not say.
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Aere Kerthregston
Smedley D. Butler
Congressional Committee
Wall Street
United States
John W. McCormack
New York
General Butler
New York Evening Post
Butler
Gerald P. MacGuire
Stock Exchange
Grayson M. P. Murphy and Company
Washington
MacGuire
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Italy
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
MecGuire
Mr. Murphy
Col
Robert S. Clark
New Yorker
Cobnel Clark
Chicago
Clark
France
Murphy
McCormack
Ambition Drives Talk of Fame Versus Wealth
A dialogue frames ambition as a clash between seeking lasting fame and earning money. One speaker prioritizes financial gain over popularity, arguing wealth is the true measure of achievement, while the other asks whether fame is a worthwhile aim.
College lads juggle ends with headwork in football
The piece portrays college football players thriving by smart play and clever headwork to balance demands. It highlights teamwork and strategic quick thinking as key to success during games.
Hard Luck's Limit In Income Tax Demand Note Joke
Ons tells Bill that his luck is so bad a dollar thrown in the air would land as an income tax demand note. The exchange highlights comic misfortune and financial woes with a financial pun.
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Bill
Ons
Two-Piece Frock Pattern Described for Young Girls
A sewing pattern explanation presents Pattern 2080 for a two piece frock with a yoke vest effect and belt, in woollike prints or sheer wool, with velvet neck bow. Sizes 10 to 18, fabric and ribbon yardage given, pattern price fifteen cents, order via Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York City.
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Sewing Circle
Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Bug Railroad President Announces New Block System
The railroad president proclaims readiness for a new block system on the line, declaring that the road is prepared to implement the scheme and improve operations.
The Forty Thieves Gem: Comic Stage Entrance Fiasco
An English theater staged The Forty Thieves with eight actors. Robbers entered by slipping out the back and reappearing at the front to fill the scene. A limping robber drew a heckling cry from the gallery: Stick it Boppy last lap.
Taxes Demand Cash in Winked Advertisement
A humorous 19th century style exchange features Mrs Gotrocks advising payment with cash while Miss Comely replies she would, but authorities require cash only. The playful line shows taxes and money as the central theme in a coined ad gag.
Parrot Phrase Traces Old Fashioned Speech Note
A quirky exchange recalls a dated euphemism asking if a parrot aged with the era. The response imitates polite speech with an old timey asides about age. The fragment hints at a humorous, archaic linguistic snapshot.
Not Missing Anything Old Gentleman Dialogue Line
A brief exchange shows a sharp interaction in the high street where a gentleman questions a tramp about a dime given moments earlier and the tramp quips about a branch office there.
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High Street
Her View of It He Would You Marry for Money
A snippet quotes a witty exchange on marriage and money. She claims a husband with no money would be like a garage with no car, framing wealth as essential to partnership. The playful line contrasts practicality with romance in a social note.
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Alexan- Louis Barthau
Marseilles
Jugoslavia
League of Nations
Hungary
Kling
Ament
League
NR. Wilson
Switzerland
United
Geneva
Metrim Éadh
Transac
Roosevelt
United States Steel Corporation
American Federation of Labor
William Green
A. P. of L
National Labor Relations Board
Houde
Federation of Labor
Green
White House
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Meister
Air
Sry
Reich
Czechoslovakia
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Kvander
Court of Appeals
Roose
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James Hamilton Lewis
Illnois
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Chicago Drainage Canal
Chicago Association of Commerce
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Dieterich
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Senate
St. Lawrence
Mississippi Valley Association
St. Louis
McLe Sam
Richard E. Byrd
Little America
Antarctica
Texas
Byrd
Marie Byrd Land
Antarctic
South Pole
Tennnessee Valley
Institute
NRA
Recovery Board
Congress
United States Chamber of Commerce
Warm Springs
J. R. Awcarl
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
District of Columbia
McCarl
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