Deer and eel caper in Pochuck tale from Cousin Marcellus
In Chester New York a Pochuck resident boasts of big pickerel while recounting a comic visit from Cousin Marcellus Merriweather. The yarn follows an eel spearing night, a deer chase, and a race with hawkish pickerel. Uncle David’s wit and Aunt Sally’s barbs sharpen the tall tale’s punch.
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Pochuck
Marcellus
Sally Beckendarter
David
Marcellus Merriweather
Uncle David
Juniper Jackson
Sally
Cousin Marcellus
Tinele Juniper Jackson's
Pensylvany Mountains
Dueck
She
Deer
Terbacker
David Beckendarter
Bill Leonard
Illness Linked to Chicken Pie Strikes Four in Anderson
In Anderson Indiana on August 19, Mrs Anna Mott of Washington DC Mrs Nancy Snodgrass and Mrs Lucy Whistler are seriously ill with ptomaine poisoning after a dinner featuring chicken pie and ice cold butter. They were guests at Dr Snodgrass and at the same meal. Doctors expect recovery.
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Anderson
Ind
Anna Mott
Washington D. H
Nancy Snodgrass
Lucy Whistler
Great Fight Now for Parcels Post Lining Up
Postmaster General Meyer leads action as a major parcel post fight concentrates on distribution issues. Officials and workers anticipate disruptions and potential reforms amidst intense lobbying and public pressure.
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Washington
Meyer
Vilas
Wanamaker
Bissell
Parcels Post
Congress
Indian Now Rich Remembers Gift in Chicago
An Indian lad befriended by Chicago real estate man Millard Denslow repays the debt after years of hardship. Joe Schwartz, once a penniless boy serving as a messenger, returns as a millionaire with two $20 bills to settle the $40 loan plus interest. He fronts a tale of climbing from crossties to wealth via gold, mahogany, and savvy business moves, now showing a rich, diamond laden display.
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Poohuck
Marcellus
Bill Lennard
Farmer Green
Goshen
Pochuck
Bill Leonard
Farmer Hunter
Lou Dilton
Chicago
Millard S. Denslow
Bissell St
la Salle St
Joe
Mr. Denslow
Joseph Schwartz
Mr. Schwartz
Croesus
Uncas
Chingagook
Flying Arrow
Santo Domingo
Island
Western Timberland Thieves Last Stand
Helena Montana August 19. The western land grabber and timber thief war moves to Congress this winter to thwart Roosevelt forest policy. Plans aim to cripple forest reserve enforcement and impede Pinochet's bureau, as dummy locaters and lumber interests plot to seize millions of acres across 16 western states. Roosevelt’s crackdown faces legislative attacks from Senators Carter Heyburn Fulton Patterson and Clark while special agents pursue evidence for grand juries.
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Helena
Mont
Congress
Roosevelt
Forest Reserve
Gifford Pinochet
Chicago
West
United States
Pinecot
Forest Service
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
Heyburn
Idaho
Fulton
Oregon
Patterson
Colorado
Clark
Wyoming
Carter
Navy board to study Pacific naval base sites
Washington reports the Navy department has formed a board to study Pacific coast base sites in case of hostilities with Japan. Admiral W L Capps and Admiral W S Cowles are aboard, Rear Admiral R C Hollyday to join soon. Possible locations include San Diego Magdalena Bay and San Francisco with new docking and coaling stations. plans may extend to Hawaii.
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Washington
Pacific
Japan
Navy Department
W. L. Capps
Bureau of Construction and Repair
W. S. Cowles
General Board
R. C
Hollyday
San Diego
Mexico
Magdalena Bay
Lower
California
San Francisco
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Admiral Hollyday
Mare Island
Panama Canal
Admiral Capps
Admiral Cowles
Hawaii
Old Settler Williams Dead in Benton County
Mrs Duncan McArthur Williams one of Benton county’s oldest settlers and a sister of the Boswell family who arrived in the 1850s has died. The funeral was held Sunday.
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Fowler
Ind
Duncan McArthur Williams
Benton County
Boswell
Akron inmate hangs self with prison overalls
In Akron on August 19 Harry Fletcher a Black man from Akron aided by torn prison overalls hanged himself in the city jail. He had recently been brought from Youngstown after being charged with criminally assaulting a Black girl.
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Akron
Harry Fletcher
Fletcher
Youngstown
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Pinchot
Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
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