Disinherited Son on Trial for Murder Hears a Stranger Offer Help
Newsome, who disowned by his father five times, is convicted of murdering Mick Wamley after a drunken day. A mysterious caller offers to save him for a $5,000 fee by arranging new evidence, leading to a tense chase to Elizabeth Street where the Pink Greek awaits.
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Newsonne
Mick Wamley
Newsome
Wamley
Weamley's
Warley
Mr. Newsome
Elizabeth Street
Joe
Conurt
Wamsey
Oliver Street
Copa
Centre Street
Notarus
Mick Watley
Dunn’s Cafe
Warmley
Watley
Confession Won't Help Greek in Murder Plot
A dying man’s ruse to protect his wife and children leads a lawyer to push for a false confession. The Greek admits killing Mick Watley in March, detailing a staged story to frame another man while manipulating funds from Newsome’s family. The scheme unravels as the dying man guarantees a $5,000 payoff and a swift criminal aftermath unfolds.
Dying Man Confesses Amid Courtroom Tension
A sick man recounts his past linking a rival named Ross to a murder plot in a tale of betrayal. He admits he killed for pay, admits feigned innocence to the courts, and ends with a grim joke about “five thousand for telling the truth” as the Pink Greek laughs.
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Wainley
Ross
Biu
Lin
Lim
Joe
Meaning of jitney and five cent piece origins
A Philadelphia Press excerpt surveys possible origins of the term jitney. Correspondents offer theories linking Glasgow slang, French phrases, Russian coinage, slave trader jargon, Southern Negro vernacular, and Mexican vernacular, but no consensus exists.
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Soda Creek
B. C
Glasgow
Scotland
Russia
Tacowa
Wash
Oakland
Cal
Los Angeles
Philadelphia Press
Clever Hen Folktale Shared by English Peer
A London tale recalls an Earl of Norwich reply to hunting yarns. He admits some stories are tall and tells of a clever hen that travels the world meeting a crow who warns of tangled woods. The hen says she lays an egg every yard or two to find her way back.
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Joe
England
Earl of Norwich
London
Crowded Market Street Seat Exchange
An incident on Market Street described in the San Francisco Argonaut where a bold passenger pretends to move and offers a seat to a female standee. He jokes about police accommodating her in both ways and inquires about public perception if she sat in his lap.
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Market Street
Indy
San Francisco
Argonaut
Russia's Merchant Flag Origin and Adaption
The Russian merchant flag began as a horizontal white blue red tricolor derived from the Dutch banner. Peter the Great admired it and hoisted it upside down, but the inverted position signified distress and drew criticism. The stripes were rearranged before Russia adopted the flag as a national emblem.
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Russia
Peter the Great
Amsterdam
An Italian Girl's Vengeance
In Sorrento, Julian Hemstreet a young American, is drawn to Lita the local wine shop girl. He pursues Mildred Twining, a blond American tourist, igniting Lita's jealousy. As their paths cross on the bay and groves, Lita's growing fury hints at a planned act of vengeance to follow.
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Sorrento
Mount Vesuving
Mediterranean Sea
Iselia
Capri
Naples
Julian
Ju- Han
Lita
Italy
Bin
Mildred Twining
Europe
Grove
Miss Twining
Julan Hemstreet
Twining
Mildred
Vesuvius
Jill
Ustealag
Hemstreet
Lugilsh
Isclia
Homma Tlipes
Simamuer
Balae
Theleby
Italan Peninsula
Hearstreet
Love and knife on the Italian coast ends in tragedy
On a sunlit dock a woman named Lita attempts to stab Mildred as Julian shelters her. The knife wounds Julian in the side and he survives after medical care while Mildred assists. The pair later travel, with Julian and Mildred pursuing an engagement, while Lita is sent away to the mountains.
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Lita
Julian
Mildred
Mildred Twining
Italy
Hinmin
Hilar
Misa Twining
Switzerland
Lfe
Evolution Of The Chair In English Homes
The piece traces chair evolution from ancient benches and throne chairs to the back supported seat. It notes that chairs entered English homes around 1600 during Charles II era, with French imports guiding early design. Fashion then dictated chair width to fit full skirts, shaping modern chair sizes.
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Charles
France
Mllady
London Standard
Judging by Appearances in Family Exchange
A tired father and his restless son discuss appearances and judgment through a dialogue about worn school shoes and fragile arithmetic, each using the saying that appearances mislead. The mother adds the counterpoint that appearances are deceptive, reflecting a domestic vignette from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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James
Emi
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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William TH. Paulkeer
Cain Cross Roads
Eastriet
Maryland
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Ingleside
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Willig J. Paoulkner
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John Ek. Swift
Samuel C Faulkner
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John W. Bright
Harvey L. Cooper
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Greensboro
Wm. Leverton
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J. W. Bright
Eee
James Temple
Harry L. Scott
Junker
Fayette ST
Baltimore, MD
Eastern Shore
Henderson
Henry R. Lewis
Walter J. Kelly
Ollie Wilkins
Route 2
Preston, Md
Davis
Thompson Hardware & Supply Co
Hillsboro, Maryland
Rawlings Implement C. Ca
Daltimore, Mo
U.S
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Burlington Drug CO
Burlington
N.C
Gowan Medical CO
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Studfbake
Chalmers
Overelas
North Broad St
Msadelphia
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F Street
Washington, D. C
Call On Holt Construction Co
Denton, Md
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Hughes Lumber & Coal Co
Oscar Clark
West Denton
L. B. Towers
Y. Denton, Md
Wood
Wood's Fall Catalog
T.w.wood & Sons, Sfedsmen
Hichmond, Va
Nisi
Frank Bloxsom
Circuit Court
Circuit Court For
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Carlton Bloxsom
L. Frank Bloxsom
WM. H. Adkins
J. Kemp Stevens
William IT. Garey
John W. Garey
J. Kemp
Stevens
Kemp Stevens
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Alva Hubbard
Francis A. Porter
Lyman R. Porter
Thomas Cheezum
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