Gates Declines 40000 Poker Challenge on Train Trip
A Galveston visitor in New York recounts a tale of John W Gates being offered a $40,000 poker pot during a train journey to Asbury Park. Gates declines, though the Texas delegation matches with a dollar and a quarter stake, and the scene ends with drinks bought and a humorous standoff.
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York
Anguat
Charles
Memningham
Galveston
Tex
Hotel Astor
New York
John W. Gates
Asbury Park
Gintes
Gates
Texas
Real Estate Transfers in Missouri and Nearby Areas
Real estate transfer notes list deeds from MR McKinley to W M Campbell for 30 acres, Campbell to Mercy McKinley for 30 acres, Bullainger to Dowell for 2 acres in Shawnee, Meharry to Kuhne for several lots in Elkhart, Martin to Brown for Amores lot, Spillman to Dark for Litch Hill blocks, Scout to Mullis for city lots in Walnuts, Barnhill to Barnhill et al in Osage and Vernon counties, Miller to Lamb for multiple lots, Bell Ewing and Lamb lots in Rich Hill, Chapman to Lamb and Jenkington to F Hall parcels, Cate to Klumppe in Osage, Jenkins to Cole lots in Avores, Hickman to Monarch Cement Co in Williame add to Butler, Erwin to Erwin in East Boone and West Boone, Enyart to Erwin for game land, Hugh Meawin to Erwin for game land, Reece to Markley Amores lots, Morse to Brigeor in New Home, Cobb to Nicholawy lots in Butler, heirs of Chambers to Dadney in Johnstown.
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MR McKinley
W M Campbell
Hudson
M Campbell
Mercy
McKinley
John W Bullainger
J E Dowell
Shawnee
MA Meharry
Sarah JB Kuhne
Elkhart
Meharry
F L Martin
WC Brown
Amores
Spillman
Mary E Dark
Litch Hill
Williame
Rich Hill
Sarah Scout
William Mullis
City of Walnuts
WC Rarnhill
Wille Barnhill
al Pesee
Osage
Vernon County
Samuel A Miller
W Lamb Wear
Bell Ewing
Alto
Lamb
City of Rich Will
Wr Chapman
Lamb West Lok
East
Boone
Jimmy CU Enyart
Annie S Erwin
Lins
Hlugh Meawin
Anne L Erwin
William Reece
DS Markley
Nancy Morse
Ella Brigeor
J Rh CobbSee
Butler
Hugh B Chambers
Don
Ella Dadney Low
Johnstown
Ranch worker injured by runaway horses near Rich Alll
At work on his ranch seven or eight miles east of Rich Alll, Wank Strickland suffered a painful accident when his team bolted and broke a line. He was thrown and fractured his left arm above the wrist. Dr W H Allen was called to set the injured limb.
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Wank Strickland
Rich
Villa Encampment Travel Offer to Toledo Ohio
Castoria style travel note offering a round trip to Toledo Ohio for the Grand Army of the Republic National Encampment with August 27 to September 15 travel window. Return limit possibly extended to October. Departs with joint agent and a $1 fee.
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Grand Army of the Teputtic
Toledo
Ohio
West Point prep school proposed on Constitutional Island
A New York contact reports Mrs. Russell Sage is considering buying Constitutional Island opposite West Point to donate for a world class military preparatory school. She may send a representative to West Point to review the land and determine federal approval prospects. The plan aims to provide cadet candidates from remote areas with strong pre academy education.
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New York
Rusell Sage
Upper Hudson
West Point
United States
Oxford
Lawrenceville
Princeton
Constitutional Island
Congress
United States Military Academy
Army
Scott
War Department
Seven Year Old Bottle Brings Local Caution and Cheers
In Metz a dry town tale recalls a seven year old bottle found in a cistern. Charley Wilson, who fished it out after hours, cork intact, sample deemed excellent by Charley and friends. The story hints at brewery longevity and local pride in aged whisky.
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Metz
C. B. Wilson
Charley
Matt Timea
A Large Rattlesnake Killed on Had Eon Farm
Ben Long reports Jess Childs killed a rattlesnake on W. W. Chapel’s Had eon township farm. The snake measured fifty two inches, weighed eight pounds, and bore nine buttons on its tail. This bold find tops the season’s notable discoveries and Hud son’s reputation for excellence.
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Ben Long
Jess Childs
W. W. Chapel
Hadeon Township
Iain
Hudson
Muco Solvent Promises Rapid Colds Cure And More
Bold claims tout Muco Solvent as a universal cure for catarrh and many ailments traced to mucous membrane disorders. Advert claims immediate relief from colds and hay fever, prevention of croup and diphtheria, and zero mortality when used early in diphtheria. Endorsed by Dr Wm C Boteler and sold by W. Hess in Butler Missouri.
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Giving
Quincy
Wm C. Boteler
Hoteler
North American Review
Northwestern University of Kansas City
City Physicians of
Kansas
Ask. W. Hess
Butler
Had Made a Name for Himself
A wintering public figure in Washington meets a long-time neighbor, a cheerful elderly African American man named George Washington. The exchange reveals humor on familiar names, as the elder says he has worked there nearly twenty-five years and tends chores on the property.
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Washington
Remus
George Washin
George Washington
George
Ladies First in Sport Emphasized in Fry's Magazine
In Fry's Magazine an editorial attacks archaic views of gender and argues chivalry as a barrier to women’s emancipation. It asserts sport as a healthy arena where such notions fade and praises the rule of ladies first among athletes.
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Fry
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