Credit ring busted by dictagraph sting
West heads the National Association of Credit Men as Edwards and Einstein scheme a fraudulent bankruptcy. A lawyer, Easton, coconspires to lure Edwards into a second crime, agreeing a 2500 payoff. After Edwards is bankrupted and pockets the money, a trap closes with the dictograph revealing all, sending the criminals to prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. West
National Association of Credit Men
Edwards
Association
West
Abe Einstein
Henry W. Easton
Easton
Almstein
Bix
Webster's Lost Opportunity for President or Vice Presidency
The article recalls Daniel Webster, famed expounder of the Constitution and senator, who sought the presidency but failed to secure the nomination. It notes he could have become vice president in 1840 by accepting, but rejected the notion, potentially becoming president on April 8, 1841, had he chosen differently after William Henry Harrison's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Daniel Webster
American Republic
William Menty Uartison
Tippecanoe Ied
Tyler
Tego
Llarifguns
Cupid-Piano Tuner Brings Mystery to Lodging House
James Barton, a young piano tuner, climbs to a fourth floor lodger’s room and finds Edith Carruthers with a piano misfit. A missed address leads to a rescue, hunger relief, and a budding romance as a police officer clears him. Edith reveals her ambition to earn her own living while James vows to visit again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upson & CO
Miss Carruthers
James Barton
Minnie Sullivan
Scott
Imaginative Jester Tale Lingers In Courtroom Echoes
A Cleveland tale recalls a court jester who died from mere fear of beheading and a modern Reno version where a fan strike ends a man’s life. An early Mexican War anecdote involves a Kentuckian soldier sentenced to be shot, pardoned, then faked execution. The officer’s scare tactic allegedly led to the young man’s death by a musketless volley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Cleveland
Zach Taylor
Queuers in London Theatres Earn by Standing in Line
A group of unemployed young men act as queuers at London theatres, charging 6d per hour paid when clients take their places as queues move. They rely on regular patrons who reuse seats on different dates and claim earnings around 7s to £2 daily, a practical if unusual income. It quotes a New York Evening Post remark about heredity and effort by David Starr Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einstein
Ciustein
Edwards
Easton
Wiston
Euston
Instein
Bankrapt
Finston
James Barton
Barton
London
New York Evening Post
So He Kept on Walking
Jones, unlucky and broke, wanders Lonien all night seeking a bed or friend. He recalls Somersault road and Jenkins Nts pal from past days, and at midnight heads to Jenkins' house, where a stern servant directs him inside to the mercs. The scene ends with Jones facing Jenkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Lonien
Somersault
Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins
London
Moon Life Theorized By Harvard Astronomer
An eminent astronomer from Harvard, Prof Wi Nam Ho Michering, posits that the moon may show signs of life or persistent activity under changing conditions. Other scientists doubt the claim, suggesting only bands of shadow or minimal vegetation, not organized life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wi Nam Ho Michering
Harvard University
Pichering
Pickering
Pheheing
Described Farm Sale Offers Vehicles and Livestock
On Thursday March 16 1922 the estate of M Tilghman Johnston executor M F Bingham offers a catalog of items for sale including 1 1916 Model 145 white automobile 1 1919 Buick Roadster 1 Nash Sedan 1 1918 Buick Truck plus several mules cows calves steers and sheep. Registered cattle and breeding stock listed with transfer terms and payment options. Cash for items under 10 and six month credit for larger sums with interest. transfers at purchaser expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash
Buick
Jersey
Guernsey
Hampshire
Fordson
M. Tilghman Johnston
M. F. Bingham
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin Benc.h Johnson Mehlvin & Johnson
KAR
Cris
Cupid
Piano Tuner
Frederick Hart
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Edward Barton
Tam
Edith Carruthers
Indy
Emily
Koad
David Starr Jordan
American Gas Association
Millad F. Bingham
Talbot County
Chesapeake Farms
Oxford
Auditor’s Order
Nisi
Eva G. Trice
Jennie Simpson
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Equity
Geo. A. Deakyne
Glo
A Deakyne
Ats Die
Nuffle Home, Co
C. Leslie Walls
Walt
PTR
Lucas
Thomas & D Ssler Coo
W. W. Balto
St. Baltimore
Maryland Trust
Baltimore, Maryland
Elkton, Maryland
ST. Paul
American Guaranty & Trust CO
Patchett
Ferris Direct
Grovestore
Vander Meulen
Evoth
Preston, Md
Fordson Tractors
Philadelphia
Presti
John W. Noble
Sale
Norman Clark
A. C. Hubbert
A. M. Willey
W. Corkran
G. T. Redden & Co
West Denton
Burrsville
W. W. Dukes
Concord
S.C
J. R. Holland
Hillsboro, Md
Federalsburg
W. T. Eddington & Son
Federalsburg, Md
Graham
Graham Tire
Benton Harbor
Mich
Fred Howard, JR
Denton, Md
Fuller Brush
Denton
Office
the American Union
Fuller Guarantee
R. H. Bunney
Denton, Maryland
Weoley Collegiate Institute
Eal
Henry G. Budd, D. D
Dover, Delaware
The
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
Nanton, Warvyland
Journal
IR. L
Bowdole
M. UH. Smith
2Nd St
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