SIREN TYPE OF CROCK QUOTED BY UGLY WOMAN
New York editorial examines female con artists who prey on rich men using romance and deceit. It cites Mme Humbert Ellen Peck Bertha Heyman and others, noting locked boxes delusions and multiple marriages as recurring tactics and detailing notable cases and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madame Humbert
Ellen Peck
Bertha Heyman
Manhattan
Pertha
Mme. Humbert
Genevieve Paddleford
Ben Teal
Europe
France
Paris
Vienna
Switzerland
Los Angeles
America
San Francisco
Toomey
St. Paul
Ben Ten
Blackwell's Island
Paddleford
Ellen Peck The Clever Fraudster Of Early New York
A historic portrait of Ellen Peck, famed for posing as a detective to trap criminals. She hoodwinked a patent medicine dealer, exposed Julius Columbani by advertising for a loan on diamonds, and duped big businessmen posing as references. At 79 she claimed a 2000 loan on a 60 year invalid title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Peck
Julius Columbani
New York
Humbert
Diss de Bar
New York Times
Has Best Developed Skeleton for His Age
Four year old Jackie Ott of Miami Florida earns fame for a superb bone framework despite being described as a living skeleton by some. X ray images reveal a fully developed skeleton for his age and he is noted for athletic ability in diving and swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Ott
Miami
Fis
Florida
Jackie
Stinging Bees Make Italians Goatless
The article reports on the Italian belief that bee stings cure gout and joint pains. It notes long-standing use by Italian farmers and mentions a German doctor who observed the practice before World War I. Luxembourg classes now teach bee sting methods for gout and similar ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Germany
Luxembourg
Central Society of Agriculture
Tough Guy Duffey Sentenced for Glass Attack
Ernest Duffey sixteen of North Attleboro claims to be the toughest guy in New England. He punched through three glass panes in a girls’ office to prove it and was sent to the Industrial School for Boys at Shirley by Juvenile Judge Charles C Hagerty.
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Attleboro
Mass
Ernest Duffey
North Attleboro
New England
Duffey
Industrial School For Boys
Shirley
Charles C. Hagerty
Splinter Kills Mexican Merchant in Mexicali
Lee Chuck a Chinese merchant in Mexicali is fatally struck when a wood splinter he was chopping penetrates his eye and brain, killing him instantly. In Geneva New York a Buff Orpington hen named Robert Pyshe laid three eggs in thirteen hours with the first at 5 am and the next two at 5 and 5 15 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexicali
Lower
California
Lee Chuck
Geneva
N. Y
Robert Pyshe
Rich Immigrant Moves to His Own German Castle
Sigmund Rothschild of Houston Texas, a cotton manufacturer, sailed for Hamburg to occupy a $750000 chateau near Baden Baden bought for $10000 when marks slumped. He had lived in Texas fifteen years after coming as a poor boy. It took two years to summon his scattered family, now awaiting him at the castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigmund Rothschild
Houston
Tex
Hamburg
Germany
Baden-Baden
Rothschild
Texas
Notice to Road Contractors Indiana Putnam County
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners Greencastle Indiana invites sealed bids for a macadam highway improvement 9252 feet long in Marion township known as the J F Elliott road. Estimated cost 14336 dollars. Bids due 2 p m August 6 1923. Bond double bid. Affidavit of non collusion required. Board may reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Putnam County
Board of Commissioners
Court House
Greencastle
Indiana
Marion Township
J. F. Elliott
Notice to Bridge Contractors in Indiana 1923
Sealed proposals due by 10 00 a m July 24 1923 to Director Indiana State Highway Commission for construction of bridges on State Highway 32 Putnam County. Plans cost 2 00 bidders must post bond of 1 5 of proposal and security. Director may reject any bid or award on any combination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Highway Commision
Capital
Indianapolis
St. A
Putnam
R. C. Girder
State Highway Commission
Capitol Building
Indiana
Indiana Highway Commission Announces Selection
John D. Williams, Director, states the commission’s judgment identifies the option deemed most advantageous to the State of Indiana. The notice dated July 6-13 outlines the decision process and expected impact on state infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indiana State Highway Commission
John D. Williams
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate
Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of Mary A Wilson deceased to appear in Putnam Circuit Court Greencastle Indiana on September 24 1923 and show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved. Heirs must prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk Walter S Campbell July 5 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Wilson
Putnam Circuit
Greencastle
Indiana
Walter S. Campbell
Putnam Circuit Court
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Padddleford
Hotel Crillon
Emmma Richardson Burkett
Theodore Roosevelt
Alaska
Roosevelt
Chicago
Illinois
Burkett
Trousseau
Crawford
Sults
Humberts
Spain
Crawfords
Ann 'Della Lolita Montes
Saloman Dessart Messart
Diss de Rar
McGowan Jackson
Police
Fat Annie
Lola Montez
Ludwig I
Bavaria
Luther R. Marsh
Daniel Webster
Adelaide Neilson
Adelaide
Marsh
William J. McGowan
Jackson
England
Lillian Hobart French
Mahatma Institute
Fast Thirtythird Street
Jason Marks
Thomas Byrnes
Enid
Bencotry
Ivas
Ralph E. Knoll
Wrigleys
Pennsylvania
Goodyear
N. Jackson St
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