Queensbury heir laments debts after broker swindle
Sir Percy Sholto Douglas, ninth marquis of Queensbury, says he is “more flatly broke than ever” after a broker he knew at the Waldorf-Astoria cashed two of the broker’s checks for 680 dollars. The checks, marked N.66, have not been explained and the broker has left town.
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New York
Percy Sholto Douglas
Marquis
Queensbury
Douglas
Waldorf-Astoria
the Waldorf
Card Playing Jury Trial Ends With Verdict For Two Women
Seattle December 14. The trial hinged on jurors who played cards while considering a verdict in a petty criminal case. Ten men and two women on the jury delivered a verdict after the distraction occurred.
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Seattle
Jury Deliberations Mocked as Judge Rebukes Card Playing
In Superior Court Judge Ronalds chastised the court’s proceedings after a bailiff overheard the Macussion’s jury room chatter. The jurors could not agree, and the judge stated that playing cards during deliberations is unlawful and contemptible, negating any verdict.
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Ronalds
Macussion
Ballitt
Ronalds Bald
Four million Christmas trees to cost about two and a half million
The Christmas tree trade in the United States is projected to total about $2,500,000 over the next 12 days with roughly 4,000,000 trees consumed annually. Supply regions include New York and New England for eastern markets, the Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin swamp lands for the middle west, and Canada and the South contributing holly and other evergreens.
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Washington
Sam
United States
Forest Service
Forests of
America
New York
New England
Canada
New Hampshire
Berkshire Hilip
Catskills
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Minnesota
Michigan
Winconssa
Will Cheyenne field a baseball team this coming season
The article questions Cheyenne’s ability to support a 1919 baseball team citing past failures from lack of funds. It recalls Floyd Huff and Lia Bidwell's efforts, noting Bidwell’s teams previously won but dissolved after costly struggles. The piece urges strong public backing to avoid repeating losses and losing regional prominence.
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Cheyenne
Lia Bidwell
Cheyenne Indians
Pueblo
Colo
Floyd Huff
Bidwell
Braves
Huff
Hull
Tuff
Rocky Mountain
Wallopings
Made in Cheyenne exhibition planned with community support
An informal Indwateral Club meeting backed a Cheyenne Made in Cheyenne show with last year’s success cited. A follow up meeting next Wednesday will finalize venue and interview Cheyenne manufacturers to pledge participation and space at a nominal cost.
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Indwateral Club
Cheyenne
Nome
Cheronne
Gald
Irving Dunn
Raoul Lendecke
Dickert
Christmas Giving and the Master of Christmas Giving
Poetic meditation on charitable giving beyond glory and fame with a vision of heavenly rewards. It contrasts distant scenes of joy and sincere sharing, then mentions a New York college professor walking to Chicago and a Wyoming state leader’s political ad.
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New York College
Chicago
Want, Admedium of
Wyoming
Motor Boat Fleet Searches for Lost Aviator
A motor boat fleet hunted for aviator Horace Kearny and newspaper man Cheater Lawrences after they left Newport Beach for San Francisco within minutes. They carried life preservers and a hydro aeroplane with pontoons, and the search focused on the ocean route amid fears of a possible crash.
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Los Angelns
Horace Kearny
Newport Beach
San Francisco
Cheater Lawrences
Christmas Aphorisms From a Bygone Era
A garbled festive miscellany offers quips on gifts, Santa, stockings, and shopping wisdom. It parodies holiday lore with humorous proverbs about generosity, exchanges, and the quirks of Christmas customs.
Christmas, Puritan Rule to Modern Holiday Sense
A historical reflection traces Christmas from 1652 English Parliament bans of December 25 observances to the Restoration of holiday customs. It notes early anti Christmas sentiment, later adoption of the Christmas tree via Prince Consort and German influences, and hints at a lost pin and a rental notice from Capitol Avenue.
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Parliament of
England
Prince Consort
Queen Victoria
Coburg
America
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