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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
13
Leavenworth Kansas August 22. The fact that a man holds a diploma from a university or college does not always guarantee that after gaining his alma mater it is a possessor will not come within the scope of the law as the records of the federal prison show.
The article notes about twenty two inmates have graduated from leading universities while serving prison terms for postal regulation frauds. Members include Yale and Harvard affiliates, with one Michigan engineer and a judge alumnus. It highlights illiteracy rates, first convictions, and plans for a school run by university graduates under the chaplain to uplift inmates.
West Hammond Indiana August 22 1934 Mayor Joseph Wocyinaki was arrested on bribery charges after George Rosenbaum testified he paid the mayor $40 for protection following a hotel opening. The mayor ordered the hotel closed. the arrest followed. He had led a crusade against all forms of vile acts.
Fragmentary text mentions Sherman Ca and Varolshea with references to a wall paper topic. Details are unclear and no definitive event or outcome is identifiable.
Berlin dispatch notes the ozar is insured in an English company for nearly five million dollars. The policy was taken out when he was a boy and the annual premium of eighty thousand dollars has been paid regularly. Comparisons include King Victor Emmanuel III and King Edward.
A distraught woman endures a night court as elegant female spectators question her harshly. The judge and court officer toy with her fate while the rich onlookers mock the poor woman’s plight, leaving her eyes burning with rage. The scene echoes a brutal class divide in the courtroom.
A New York Sun description notes a bird store window drawing crowds, especially children and men, with a striking white peacock exhibited. The bird’s tall plumage, spread fan, and dramatic presentation capture attention as observers linger to admire the creature.
Graham Ferguson recounts witnessing a famous Paris duel where one contestant was seriously hurt. He notes the injury occurred not to a fighter but to a bystander or second after the duel, emphasized as a rib break in the embrace following the event.
A traveler asks the mud splattered buggy about distance to the next town. The roadside farmer replies the miles are long but not very long and warns the road will be thick with bloujed glass.
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