Debt and Deception aboard the Arklam
Captain Brundage and his mate plan a fraud to secure 26 dollars from Miss Antrim by faking Brundage's death in Chicago. The Arklam reaches Buffalo where the mate plays a grieving messenger while Brundage hides in audio-mute disguise. Miss Antrim is told Brundage is dead, prompting her emotional reaction as the con unfolds.
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Arklam
Buffalo
Brundage
Buffalo Docks
Healck
Miss Antrim
William Prout
Serted
Sherlock Navigation Company
Chester
Chicago
Prout
Jim
Mr. Prout
Jove
Abe
Arkham
Capt. Brundage
Bill
Miss Polly
Hrundage
Jim Brundage
Polly
Jimmy Dear
Arkiam
Clark Street
United States
Senator Jones Dies Suddenly In Washington
Former U S Senator James Kimbrough Jones of Arkansas dies at 6 40 pm after a brief illness at his Washington home He served in the Senate from 1886 to 1905 and led the Democratic National Committee campaigns for Bryan in 1896 and 1900 He is survived by his wife and three children and will be buried in the city
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Washington
United States
James 4. Jones
Arkansas
Senate
William J. Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Sitce
Jones
Mru
Leonora Carrigan
Mississippi
James Kimbrough Jones
James 3. Welker
United States Senate
Bryan
Senator Jones
Carrigan
Sue Jones
James K. Jones, Jr
Congress
Editor Pilcher Named Director General of National Volunteer Emergency Corps
General James Evelyn Pilcher editor of the Military Surgeon becomes director general of the National Volunteer Emergency corps. The corps, founded in 1900, is being reorganized along lines of the U S Army medical corps to better render aid in national calamity or war.
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James Evelyn Pilcher
National Volunteer Emergency Corps
Medical Corps
United States Army
New Currency Commission Organized in Washington
The currency commission created by Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon held its first meeting and elected Senator Aldrich as chairman and Representative Vreeland as vice chairman. The group plans extensive investigations across the United States and Europe, aims to operate for 3 to 4 years, and formed a preliminary action committee including Aldrich Hale Teller Vreeland Burton Padgett.
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Washington
Currency Commission
Fairbanks
Cannon
Aldrich-Vreeland
Aldrich
RepresentativeVreeland
United States
Europe
Great Britain
Boy Bandits Confess In Great Falls Hold-Up
Four youths admit participation in a Saturday night hold-up of a Great Northern train near the stockyards. Albert Hatch 15 led the group. William Randal 17, Harry Rheama 15, and George Creswell 16 were jailed. A fourth boy who aided planning is also in custody.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Albert Hatch
William Randal
Harry Rheama
George Creswell
Hatch
Preacher Predicts Frequent Storm Periods in June
St Louis weather prophet Rev. Mrl. Hicks forecasts storm periods from the 4th to 6th, 12th to 14th, 15th to 1th, 28nd to 14th, and 27th to July. He warns accompanying earthquakes and volcanic activity worldwide with a crisis by June 24th.
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St. Louis
Mrl. R. Hicks
Mr. Hicks
Suit Over Torn Dress Sparks Detroit Trolley Feud
An angry citizen visited Detroit's trolley superintendent seeking action after a conductor ripped more than a yard of material from his wife's dress. The citizen demanded that the transit company replace the fabric, while the official asked if a new dress should be provided.
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Detroit
Harper's Weekly
Frayed Advice on Household Cleaning Methods
The column dismantles old tips from mothers on carpet care noting moist tea and salt are ineffective and harmful. It argues damp newspapers work better for stain handling and suggests shaking rugs to avoid loosening the weave.
Meeting the Unuaual in Baltimore Amusing Exchange
Mr Sinic notes three passers by as a somnambulist a kleptomaniac and a plagiarist. Mrs Getup confirms their presence in Baltimore American style humor. The dialogue highlights quirky brainy people encountered in a city scene.
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Unuaual
Mr. Sinic
The First Taste Coffee versus Postum Testimony
A reader recalls childhood coffee use and nervous troubles then credits Postum for better sleep and calmness. The letter praises the product and notes the sponsor’s slogan and origin in Batt Creek Michigan.
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Postum
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Parlin & Orendorff Co
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Ordeal
Postum Co
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