The California theft trial of James Stevens unfolds
The tale follows four prospectors in the Bloniike region who seal a 200 pound gold hoard for transport to San Francisco. Stevens guards the treasure but a later reweighing shows a shortfall, leading to his arrest. A young lawyer Thaddeus Wayne defends him, and after weighing testimony, Stevens is acquitted. The article notes bullion transit weight losses and government practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stevens
California
Bloniike
Stevens
Itwich
United States
San Francisco
Thaddeus Wayne
Wayne
Samuel L. Johnsen
Cape Nome
Alaska
Nome
Washington
New Orleans
Lawrence Hodges
Denver
Gratitude of Thieves and The Wolf in Disguise
Excerpts discuss thieves seeking acceptance among honest people and the peril of professionals aiding crooks. A Buffalo or New York Herald style parable notes a thief craving belonging, and a fox advises disguise to pass dogs, ending with the moral that changing mind is easier than changing clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Noted by a Tourist Describes Postal Confusion
A fragmentary travel reminiscence recalls trying stamps abroad in Cairo and Constantinople. The narrator notes language barriers and postal quirks, mentioning Belgian and Mohammedan regions and misaligned calendars, alongside humor about delayed time and unread messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Cairo
Wereld
Mon Cammad a Travel Tale of Mosques and Customs
A traveler recounts entering mosques with reverence and rules such as removing hats, men and women’s prayer access limits, and the muezzin’s call. He notes stray dogs on sidewalks, a belief in the evil eye, and an incident where an artist faced a 20 cent charge for keeping an evil eye amulet or symbol.
Painful Aliment and sewerage machine progress
A muddled column notes gout affected experts and a famous English metallurgist, with quips about pressing matters. The piece shifts to local governance, reporting Louisville authorities dig sewers using a giant mechanized machine, powered by an engine, expected to be ready tomorrow afternoon.
Devils Lake Builds New Hotel Aims For Spring Start
Plans for a new 102 room brick hotel in Devils Lake advance despite labor shortages. The three story structure with basement will face Kelley Avenue and Third Street near the Great Northern station. It includes 35 baths, stone trim, and aims to attract travel and community events, with related wagon and buggy shop work expanding locally.
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Sta. Uts
Kelley “Avenue
OTF
Third Street
Tti
Erowith T
Malzhed
Wanted Sewing Girls and Farm Goods Advertisements
Help wanted notices list sewing girls at 601 Sixth Street by Mrs DR Biatedell Modiste. Also a buy offer from Davis Rubin at 512 Second Avenue for hides wool and scrap iron. City scale weigh-in before yard drop per Haley and Hyland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
DR Biatedell
Davis Rubin
Haley & Hyland
Bid Notice for Moving Drake Hotel in Devils Lake
Sealed bids will be received by Jos Zunich in Devils Lake North Dakota within thirty days to move an L shaped building 40 by 90 feet known as the Drake hotel. Bids will be opened at a specified time with authority to reject any or all bids. Dated Devils Lake August 30 1909.
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Benest Wen
Crtmies
Jos. Zunich
Devils Take
North “Dakota
Devils “Lake
North
B. Zunich
Market notes and a quirky plea for gifts at a North Dakota case
A fragmented OCR item mixes market chatter with a court summons. It references Miss Angie and Abe Gingerbread, a wedding gift notion, and a North Dakota summons noting Clarence McKinley and Val McKinley as property owners. The text reads like a garbled legal notice with dates circa 1908.
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Flynn
Caps Nome
Eoglish
Mtalater
Br. Bo
Clergswan
Louisville Courier Journal
Lowwell
Devils Lake
M. He Mandy
Jim Painter
Mandy
Kulm
Ath
Sree
Devils Lakes
Great Northern Station
Fugl
Kelly
Jagative
Willshire
Celli
the Floak
Provirlutt CO. Wey
Eon Bevies Lake New Hotel
Kelly Avenue
Howse
Inqale
Dr. Jones
Oliver Typewriter
Smeallle
Stokio
Inter-Ocean
Devila Lake
Thor
O’brien Bros
Mose
Mike
Angie
Abe
Ebenin
Dakota
Siewert
Serre
Bey County
Seserty
Clarence Bie
Kinley
Jarente McKinley
Emporium “Tailoring & Dyeing Company
Wilensky & Hielle
Anit White & Hendorce
Devils Lake, ND
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