Reuben Walker Outwits Bunko Men in New York City
In midtown Manhattan, Reuben Walker of Tunkhannock, Pa., travels with a large satchel to buy factory gear. A staged real estate transfer traps him, but he swaps bags and exposes the con, recovering $18,000 and unmasking Lawyer Leland’s clerk Stanton as the swindler. The incident makes the morning papers the next day.
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Reuben
Walker
Tunkhannock
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cortlandt Street
Metropolitan
Comic Weekly
Rube Walker
Wayback
West Street
Rube
New York
Stanton
Leland
William Street
Warren Leland
Bunko
Mr. Atkinson
John Atkinson
Mr. Stanton
Leland Establishment
Gatcher
Bronx
Harlem Surface Railway Company
Fifth Avenue
Biles
Atkinson
Mark Stanton
Summit
Statewide station engineers license examinations announced
Notices in the counties Allen Defiance Hancock Henry Huron Lucas Mercer Ottawa Paulding Putnam Sandusky Van Wert Williams Wood require all stationary engineers to apply for licensure. Examinations dates will be provided by the Examiner of No on or before the specified deadline.
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Allen
Defi Aren
Hancock
Henry
Huron
Lucas
F Lercer
Ottawa
Paulding
Putnam
Sandusky
Ayeeeva
van Wert
Williams and
Wood
Pibi Leads Lightest Royal Baking Powder
Pibi introduces a lightweight baking powder claiming supreme quality and royal standard. Featured with the brand address at 100 William Street New York, the product aims to redefine kitchen results.
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Royal Baking Powder CO
William ST
New York
Lawyer Settlement Quietly Shields Reuben's Name
Reuben contemplated suicide over a story but chose to involve a lawyer. A settlement was reached to keep his name out of papers, with the attorney's fee set at 150 dollars, which Reuben called the cost of being too clever.
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Ion
Reuben
Bryan on China Stance Supports Trade and Safety
In Lincoln Nebraska July 21 Mr Bryan stated the U S must protect American lives and property in China and that the administration will. He warned European powers threaten to dismember China and urged that anti foreign hostility not target Americans. He said the nation should not seek land or violate China rights and that merchants and missionaries should clearly show trade is mutual and peaceful.
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Bryan
China
Lincoln
Neb
Giving Them the Slip Banana Peel Joke
A Kansas City man with few resources lives on bananas and throws peels outside his office door to slip from creditors. The brief item notes the humorous image and credit to the City Star.
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Kansas City
City Star
Eagle and Fish Hawk Duel Over Lake Pike
An eagle watches a fishhawk from a dead pine over Island lake. The hawk dives for a four pound pike, but the eagle pursues and gains tribute, recapturing the fish before drifting away. The scene, described by Forest and Stream, showcases the masterful hunt and dramatic pursuit.
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Island Lake
King of Birds
Underwater meeting with a submarine monster
Diamonded by a muddy day H Phelps Whitmarsh recalls a diving encounter mistaken for a giant sea creature. He and a fellow diver, both masked by mud and distance, realize the massive figure is another human with boots splashing through sediment.
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H. Phelps Whitmarsh
Pearl Fisher
Straw Horseshoes in Japan
In Japan straw is used for horse shoes with rice straw braided into a half inch sole. Shoes cost about a half penny per pair and are discarded when worn. Carts carry new shoes and distance was once measured by the number of shoes needed to cover a journey.
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Japan
New Incorporations in Ohio City and Nearby Regions
Thormag Chemical company of Cleveland with $10, Bridgeport and Cadiz Interurban Railroad company of Bridgeport with $10,000, Cleveland Jewish Retail Butchers Protective association of Cleveland, Oxford Mutual Aid of Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Thormag Chemical Company
Cleveland
Bridgeport and Cadiz Interurban Railroad Company
Bridgeport
Cleveland Jewish Retail Butchers’ Protective Association
Oxford Mutual Aid
Cincinnati
California heat crop in short supply and dock strike resolved
News briefs report a short California heat crop and an amicably settled Rotterdam dock labor dispute. Other items note Rev. John Joseph Keane named Archbishop of Dubuque, Ames & Davis Iron seeks a receiver, and a fatal accident involving an engineer in Ohio.
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California
Rotterdam
John Joseph Keane
Dubuque
Ames & Davis Iron Company
Ironton
MceMaster
Beira
South Africa
Cincinnati
Frank Burrews
Hei
Niles
Azumm
Japan
Chicago
Northwern Express
Higho
S. D
Pinecr Up
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C. W. Hooke
Bright
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Petrolea
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Canada
J. N. Howard
Marble, Arx
Peruna
Mary A. Shear
Jennings
M’f’g Co
National Union Fing Msidte
Pibi
Mark Rego
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