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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
13
Henry DeWitte returns to streets amid a flurry of visits and events. Community figures from Moon to Fitzkee travel to Chicago and Kewanee for business while social calls, weddings, and funerals punctuate life in Geneseo and surrounding towns.
The article profiles Sam Bobb, a wealthy Cherokee oil heir famed for an extravagant lifestyle and a large touring car. It notes land allotments in the Five Civilized Tribes, a disputed 80 acre claim near Bartlesville, and the wealth tied to petroleum holdings and a rising public image. It contrasts his modern fashion with traditional indicators of civilization and references German wealth distribution data.
Sarto, the mock Prince del Pino, confesses his true identity to Annette Bancroft during a late Washington meeting. He reveals diamonds fate and vows to expose the truth, while Annette braces for the morning note and Mrs Waring awaits the inevitable reckoning.
In a New York Sun piece a New York City clerkship tale shows a young woman entering law practice. The judge notes the profession's dirt and disorder as a revealing obstacle, concluding women will dust the books when they enter the legal field.
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