The chase for Simpson and the Peter Muller
A detective recounts tracking Nelson Simpson who robbed the National Bank of 50000 dollars. The pursuit hinges on a small steamer named Peter Muller, seen leaving Philadelphia, followed by a long chase along the New England coast to Casco Bay and toward Portland, aided by sightings, harbor visits, and naval history clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson
National Bank
New York
Philadelphia
Police
New London
Canada
Belog
Ler
Peter Muller
Muller
Cape Cod
Portland
Casco Bay
Maine
St. Lawrence
Casco
Portsmouth
Volunteer
A Chase and Capture of a Portrayed Vessel Seminole
In Maine waters a gray repaint conceals a fugitive vessel named Seminole from Jacksonville. The pursuing crew boards the ship, uncovers hidden bank bills valued near the target, and learns the boat was altered by Simpson and crew to mask a plundered cache. The captain explains how money was stowed in a furnace prebox. Simpson, after being tracked, is forced to flee to escape prison.
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Muller
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Maine
Woboken
United States
Germany
Simpson
Pathetic Old Age Reflects On Usefulness And Respect
An aging man, whose life work has ended, becomes an object of deep sympathy and respect. The piece argues society should honor the elderly for their achievements in building homes, supporting families, and shaping business and society, while noting the loneliness they face as time erodes strength. It cites Pittsburgh Gazette Times and Industrial Management quotations.
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Lfe
Piittsburgh Gazette Times
Mortgage Sale of Valuable Real Estate in Caroline County
Foreclosure of a 1918 mortgage on land in Caroline county Maryland assignee Charles B Harrison offers the property at public sale in Preston on Saturday August 26 1917 between 3 and 4 PM. Land lies east of the Tanyard Frazer road adjoining William H Cohee Harry Hubbard and others with improvements and a mostly cleared good cultivation state. Terms: one third cash day of sale balance with interest on final ratification or all cash at purchaser option. Auctioneer L F Covey.
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Benjamin F. Moore
Sallie E. Moore
Annie E. Todd
Liber J. K. S
Caroline County
Annie F. Todd
Charles B. Harrison
J. J. Garris
Preston
Maryland
Tanyard
Frazer’s Flats
William H. Cohee
Harry Hubbard
Frank C. Brauchle
James R. Phillips, Sr
L. F. Covey
J. Kemp Stevens
James Temple
Lawrence B. Towers
Lawrence B
Circuit Court
Lawrence B. Ce
A Complete DISBURSAL SALE Notice
A complete disbursal sale will occur on August 16 1917 selling all horses hogs sheep and farm machinery used on the farm plus a herd of registered and grade Jersey cattle. The sale stems from the farm’s noted herd whose cows have long been tested by the Talbot County Cow Testing Association. The herd is claimed to be the most profitable for local cooling stations with an average test around 54 10 percent and average fat production over 300 pounds per cow.
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Talbot County
Public Auction of Caroline County Farm in Two Parcels
Under a circuit court decree trustee will sell at Denton Court House door between 2 and 4 pm the farm of about 109 acres in Caroline County on both sides of the Boyce Road near Irvin's Chapel. Parcel 1 49 acres with a two story dwelling and outbuildings. Parcel 2 about 60.6 acres with woodland. Then sold as a whole for best price. includes land surveyed and plat available at trustee’s office.
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Circuit Court
Caroline County
Robert H. Hutson
Ella Hutson
John A. Hutson
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Rebecca Ann Hutson
William H. Hutson
Liber R. J
George W. Gottwalls
Christian Gottwalls
Stubbs
Said Farm
Said County Road
Richards
Greensboro
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin Benft
Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Chase
BY Warren Miller
America
Roger Bloomfield
Winodee Farms
Easton,Talbot Co
S. M. Whiteley
Dawson Stafford
Parlett & Pascault
Boyce’s Mill
Irvin’s Chapel
Executor
Town of
Burrsville
Iva A. Russell
Charley Stokes
T. W. Porter
Wm. A. Outten
Arthur J. Russell
George L. Blades
Iva
A. Russell
D. F. P. Covey
Auct
Lyman Brown
Murray St
N.Y
Second Street
Owen
Denton, Md
West Denton
L. B. Towers
Inerica
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company
Paige- Detroit Motor Car Company
Paige
Stratford
Fairfield
Linwood
Brooklands
Dartmoor
Detroit
O. B. Detroit
F. O. B. Detroit
Detroit Motor Car Company
Detroit, Michigan
William Bullock
M. K. Newnan
Baltimore
Optometrist
J. Wright
Caraline County
Nisi
E. May Wrightson Et al
William Fletcher Williamson
Assignee
Stephen Flaharty
Lizzie Flaharty
Baatpow
McCormick & CO
Bernat
Tom Barron
J. H. Hirs
Hughes Lumber & Coal CO
the Peoples National Bank
Albert G. Towers
T. F. Johnson
Lucy Jones
R. G. Dean
Ridgely, Md
Jay
Zadoc Tashy Preston
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