Stagecoach Robbery Foiled by Quick Thinking Passengers
A Denver bound stagecoach near the old Denver village faced a highway robbery. Each passenger hid valuables under cushions or in skirts. the St Louisan kept drafts as payment. A hooded robber confronted them but fled after recovering the loot from pockets and a purse, the coach continuing on.
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Iron Horse
Plains
Cheyenne
Denver
St. Louisian
Colorado
London
England
Tod
Ellswortht
Emerson
Scandal Averted by Navy Midshipman Prank
Midshipman Robert C. Backstay, just out of the Naval Academy, tricked Lieutenant Quackenbos into signaling a non existent Spanish fleet sighting. The hoax was revealed when the fleet vanished and Backstay was later hailed for alertness, earning promotion and praise from the admiral.
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Bob Backstay
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Yellow Jacket
Quackenbos
Cuban
Backstay
Buackstay
Santiago
Robert CC. Backstay
Robert C. Backstay
Barkstay
Ike
Mark Meriwertiler
December 1 History Facts From the World
Notable events on December 1 include deaths and successions. Joshua Barney, born 1759, dies. Nicholas I ascends Russia’s throne in 1825. the Colossal Washington statue placed in the U S Capitol in 1841. Queen Alexandra born in 1844. a Joint French and Spanish expedition announced in 1858. Habeas Corpus Act restored in the North in 1865. Edmund De Leon dies in 1891. Henry M Hoyt dies in 1892. Harry M Storrs dies in 1894. and Germany signals to Kruger that a Berlin visit would be ill timed in 1900.
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Commodore Joshua Barney
Nicholas I
Russia
Colossel
Washington
National Capitol
Alexandra
England
Cochin China
Edmund de Leon
United States
Egypt
Henry M. Hoyt
Pennsylvania
Harry M. Storrs
Kruger
Berlin
Queen Alexandra Birthday Note and Family Lineage
The passage marks Queen Alexandra's 62nd birthday and outlines her birth in Copenhagen on December 1, 1844. It lists her marriage to the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, and details her six children, naming Prince George as the eldest living child and noting Maud becoming Queen of Norway with her son Olaf as potential future king.
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Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julie
England
Copenhagen
Christian IX
Denmark
Prince of Wales
Edward VIII
King George's Chapel Windsor
Prince Alexander
George
Princess Louise
Duke of Fife
Victoria
Maud
Norway
Prince Olaf
Medal Found Dating Back to Year One Thousand
Lawrence E F Payne of the Norfolk and Western repair force displays a medal he says is dated to the year 1000. The artifact, found about eighteen feet underground by a neighbor, bears inscriptions suggesting ancient workmanship. It is believed to have been lost by one of the early Spanish explorers during the country’s discovery.
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Col. Coffman
United States
Supreme Bench
West Virginia
Coffman
Lawrence EF. Payne
Norfolk and Western Repair Force
Payne
Full shopping splendor at Woodward & Lothrop store
The Washington department store showcases expanded modern ideas and vast space with an unlimited assortment of high grade foods, lace, gowns, household items, statuary and more. Buyers secured the best from foreign and domestic markets, delivering a complete new array of merchandise and elegance.
Christmas shopping advice from a department store
The store promotes its comprehensive policy and pre holiday services. It urges early orders for embroidery on linens, silverware engraving, and other personalized gifts while highlighting expanded departments and stored purchases with prompt delivery.
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Wardeuie
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Roanoke
Ohio
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Ife
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S. G. Bailey
Tunnelton
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Cardus
Weil
Ladies’ Advisory Department
The
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Elks’ Opera House
Batleang Nelson
Jorgans
Goldfield
Nev
Nelson
Gans
Ellis’ Opera House
By Leo Deitrichstein
Robert Daly
N. Y. Herald
Iiss
Gertrude D. Watts
Bland Street
R. Emmons
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield, W. VA
M. Rosenberg
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
Queen Alexandra
Christmas
Telegraph
Gsmer
Kia Ferdinand Westheimer Q@ Sons
Ciscrovati
Louisville
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