Battle of Barrington and the Nelson Dillinger gang shootout
The Nelson Dillinger case shows how gangsters gain the upper hand in gun battles with federal agents. Baby Face Nelson and John Chase ambushed F B I officers at Little Bohemia Inn and later exchanged deadly fire near Barrington, killing agents Cowley and Hollis and leaving Nelson mortally wounded in a dramatic 70 mile pursuit ending at a cemetery ditch.
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George
Baby Face
Nelson
Lester E. Gillis
Barrington
J. Edgar Hoover
Dillinger
W. Carter Baum
Little Bohemia Inn
Mercer
Wis
Baum
John Paul Chase
Samuel P. Cowley
H. E. Hollis
Chase
Lake Geneva
Cowley
Hollis
Chicago
Mrs. Nelson
James
Niles Center
WNN Service
Agent Baum
J. C. Newman
Carl Christensen
Newman
Christensen
Hoover
Inspector Cowley
Through a Womans Eyes by Jean Newton
A reader argues about marital happiness, suggesting a wife who flatters rather than correct her husband can make him happier and a better man. The piece discusses adjusting notions of goodness and the role of praise over faultfinding in marriage.
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Jean Newton
Curiosa Americana Two Dollar Bills as Bad Luck Symbol
Curiosa Americana notes superstition around two dollar bills called "she money" by banktellers and linked to bad luck. Tales attribute this to race-track men after a bookie lost everything wagering a two dollar bill, spreading the belief that these bills are jonahs.
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Mong Bank
Pythagoras
Two-Dollar Bill Uses in Paymaster Practice
A discussion notes that two is seen as an ill luck number and suggests paymasters in mills and factories could save time by using a $2 bill to pay workers earning around $12 a week. The piece contrasts superstition with practical efficiency in payroll routines.
She money bills confuse public and cost bankers
The piece explains that two five dollar notes called she money are rarely offered by banks. With 1,000 workers they save only 1,000 extra motions, and paymasters are the main buyers of such bills. Banks avoid issuing $2 notes to prevent confusion with $1 bills, since they are easily mistaken for ones.
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Western Newspaper Union
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Rex Collier
North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc
Iholas
NELSONS _CAR
Cowleys Car Cement
Pwanpats
Heart of Baltimore
Love Point
B. AE
Baltimore
PHER
Light Street
DANLY
Eastern Shore
Baltimore & Eastern
Nisi
Wesley E. Thawley
Myron William Harmon
Circuit Court
Coroline County
Chancery No
Weasley E. Thawley
Caroline County
T. Ee Horsey
T. Clayton Horsey
Denton Journal
Caroline
Denton
Emery
Eleanor Vance
Mabel Osgood Wright
Marshall
Iypsssmars Seauty
Senor
McNess Co
Dept. T
Freeport
Illinois
Maryland-Virginia Farm Agency
Munsey Building
Baltimore, Md
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Southeastern Branch
Atlanta, Ga
Ice Service Company
Jon
You, MR. Merchant
Santa
Plymouth
America
Bullock & White
Riverside Hotel
Marcus M. Mitchell
Greensporo, Vd
IEEE
Preston Motor Co
Lane & Brauchle, Props
Preston
the Peoples Bank of
Maryland
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Estate O Heatrola
Song
Chamber Bowl
D. Ralph Horsey
Tural LG
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