Prison Sugar Trust Official Gets Light Sentence
Charles R. Heike, former secretary and treasurer of the American Sugar Refining Co., was sentenced by Judge Martin in the U S circuit Court to eight months in New York’s Blackwell’s Island prison and a $5,000 fine for conspiring to defraud the government by underweighing sugar. The court stayed execution pending appeal and reduced his $25,000 bail to $15,000.
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New York
Charles RB. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Marttin
United States Circuit Court
Blackwell's Island
United States
Martin
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Heike
Walhing
Oliver Bpitner
Williamebure
Trust
Richard Parr
The
Blackwells
Bolger
Atlanta
Wan
Hetke
Ernest W. Gerbraicht
Auperin Mingy
Helle
Gerbraleht
Checkers
Thea
Silk Theft Stuns Shipments From Hongkong to New York
A major theft reports 120 bales of raw silk valued at £4000 shipped from Hongkong to New York aboard a Great ship. The silk tank padlock was sawed through and the bales disappeared before reaching Manila, with Hongkong and Manila suspects under investigation.
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Hongkong
New York
Minnesota
Manila
Boston Girl Sets Record In Manhattan To Coney Island Swim
Roe Pitonal a 16 year old from Boston swam from the New York Yacht Club at Twenty third Street to Coney Island about 1 miles. Mrs Clara Hearst Bouton of Staten Island finished five minutes behind Pitonal with a time of five hours and six minutes. The swim is described as a Coney Island record, surpassing a men’s time.
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New York
Cinb
Twenty-third Street
East River
Roe Pitonal
Boston
Coney Island
Clara Hearst Bouton
Staten Island
Miss Pitonof
Attel and Wolast to Fight on October 27 Night
Francisco Griffin, manager of the Broadway Athletic Club, announced Abe Allall and Ad Wolast are set to meet in a twenty round bout on the night of October 27. Sav
Sugar Prices Reduce for Refined Stear Wert
New York reports all grades of refined stear worth reduced by 1 cent per hundred pounds starting Monday.
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New York
City Hive stock market quotations report
Monday's market notes show Reaves at $6.05 and a price of 89.40 highlighted amid city stock activity.
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Sioux City
Siousx
Cis
Siew
City Hive
Taphors
Tragedy in Bacqueville as Deputies Chase Suspects
A man named Frank in Bacqueville, Mississippi, was killed by a bullet deflected by a tree during a pursuit by three deputies from the 7 Trahigon unit. The incident occurred as he fled the scene and was struck in the head, ending the chase quickly.
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Trahigon
Bacqueville
Miss
Frank
Statue of Tenry Clay Shattered by Lightning
A statue of Tenry Clay at Lexington Cemetery was struck by lightning on Monday, damaging an arm of the figure. No injuries reported.
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Clay
Ryen
Tenry Clay
Lexington Cemetery
Lexington
A Plea for the Conservation of Common Sense
The piece by Col. George Harvey in the September North American Review argues for steady, practical patriotism. It praises wise governance balancing interests, and urges conserving common sense as America’s greatest resource amid unrest and economic strength.
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George Harvey
North American Review
Amegea
Colonel Harvey
Aanaulia
America
Biddle's Savannah Silver Crisis Revealed in Old Bank Plot
The tale recalls Nicholas Biddle, president of the United States Bank, who suspected a Savannah branch note scheme. He ordered a large silver shipment to test redemptions, uncovering a planned rush of notes. A lone stranger ultimately had to haul 200000 dollars in silver to avoid collapse.
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Savannah
Stranger
United States Bank
Jackson
Nicholas Biddle
Philadelphia
Nick" Biddle
Biddle
Tha Trec Lone
Eother
Alfred ‘van Stantvoord
United ‘States Bank
Savan- Bat
Fire Chief Conway Sets Leave Rule for Jersey City
In the Metropolitan Magazine a notice from Jer sey City Fire Chief John Conway advises requests for leave of absence must be handed to the chief by ten o clock on game days. The notice lists funeral, illness, and personal reasons as acceptable causes.
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John Conway
Jersey City
Street preacher explains bottomless pit on crowded corner
A street preacher on a public corner raised his voice and clapped as he spoke about eternal punishment. He declared that a bottomless pit is a pit without a bottom to illustrate his point to the listening crowd.
Prince of Wales Mistaken for Governor in Upstate Welcome
A former US district attorney recounts an 18th century voyage tale where crowds near Poughkeepsie cheered a passing guest as the prince of Wales. The impersonation occurred when a governor’s aide unknowingly greeted the crowd, and the prince’s reaction sparked amusement about royal perception.
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England
Rome
Poughkeapele
Poughkeepale
Shout
Bin
Wee
Prince of Wales
Cig
Allhoughkeepsie
United States
BE. Edwards
The Outcast Gypsy Facing Global Reproach and Attempts to Settlement
A historical critique describes how gypsies are rejected by England and the United States and barred by immigration laws while various European powers priorly tried coercive strategies. It notes migrations to Belgium the Netherlands and the Balkans amid pressure for settled life and cites Burton’s scholarly view on origins and notable traveling families.
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Washington
United States
England
Wrance
Republic
Rebextione
Germany
Erim
Belgium
Canala
Placid
Holland
Balkans
Traweg Ranis
Dutail
Transylvania
Hungary
Austria
Maria Theresa
Matia Therese
Jozeph II
Turkey
Russias
Spain
Portugal
Italy
United Sales
South America
Kir Richard Burton
Twain and Warner Seen as Coauthors of The Gilded Age
The late Stephen A. Trubbard recounts how Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner collaborated on The Gilded Age published in 1873. Twain’s incentive came after a dinner with the Warners, leading to daily writing sessions and eventual publication. Warner received $28,000 for dramatic rights, and Twain earned royalties and a winter tour.
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Stephen A. Trubbard
Mapagule
Hartford
Conn
Mark Pwain
Charles J. Warner
Best
Mr Warnes
Mark Twain
Colonel Sellers
Mr. Warner
Twain
Kha
Tn Sé
Warner
Viateger
Iden
Werner
WHS
Maxtt
Lang
Misread Tale of Grilliant Son and Swans by the River
A fragmented narrative recounts a misinterpreted tale involving a boy, a swan, and a feared figure along a river. Lacking clear details, the piece hints at mistaken parentage and a struggle with identity as the swans acknowledge a distant observer.
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Grilliant
Land Ampthili
Bismarck Yending Anderson
Brealen
Dackings
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the Game
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George Bilan
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Col
George Tiles
New Tork
Elisa’s Digest
D. Morten
Kliea
Hadeon
West Point
Albany
Noble River
Ishmael
Mack Twain
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