Three Card Monte Grafting Tale From Circus Confab
A narrator recalls a long running three card monte scam tied to a traveling circus, detailing how Eddie Sherman and partners used psychology and staged roles with a circuit judge banker and merchant to lure victims. The con relied on oath swearing and staged trust, mirroring high finance in a small town setting.
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Gov
Kidderine
Hughey Mcloowell
Hughey
Brunette Republic
Em & Etogle
Helat
Eddie Sherman
Sherman
Vicw
Mattbanks Aml
Kildie
Eddie
Birdie
Prince Albert
Ant
Ind Mosself
Bank
Mellin
Pirodee
Leyte
Dayton
Danie
Vickloy
Maddie
Patagonia
Gobler
Patagonian Fiber Cloth Company
United States
Circuit
Somme
Chance
Wworld
Awellin
Seys Eddie
Hwy
Ays
Pierpont Morgan
Nebraska
Harry
Bishop
Amusing Matrimonial Hoaxes In Weat Hartle Market Scene
Local notice recounts a hoax in Weat Hartle pool where hundreds sought husbands via public ads. Women wore white roses and carried white handkerchiefs while others joined eagerly, until police restored order and the prank fizzled. The piece also recalls a Liverpool incident with a man exposing a banner in front of the town hall and a London detail about sugar use.
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Hartlepool
Mixehier
Liverpool
Putin
Christmas Trees In July In Butte Remembered
The article recalls Butte Montana’s past when Christmas and Fourth of July celebrations used to bring wagonloads of evergreen trees into town. Businesses displayed trees with game mounts as nodal decorations while families lined streets and yards.
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Butte
New York Sun
Hutte
Montana
Enat
Street
Mining Craze of 1906 Creates Billions in Securities
Review of Reviews notes a billion dollars of mining securities created in 1906 with prices rising dramatically and high daily trading in major markets. It warns that much of the value is illusory and likens the frenzy to earlier booms, citing laws, bubbles, and dubious ventures amid widespread credulity.
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Nevada
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Boston
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Goldfield
Nev
John Law
Enogishman
Macaulay
Company
Widh
Where’s the railroad brass in Washington and Harrisburg
A Pittsburg Press item pieces together the missing executives as the railroad's leaders attend sessions in Washington and state legislature hearings. It notes the general manager before the Interstate Commerce Commission and other top officers in court, legislature rooms, and rural meetings.
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Pittsburg
Washington
The Witnesses Illustration In Court Quip Round
A New York lawyer and judge clash over a carpenter description during a court hearing. The exchange recalls a jokey moment as they debate a label and meaning amid proceedings.
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New York
Maby
The Mongolian Pheasant Reaches New Frontiers in America
The China pheasant spreads from Oregon to Kansas Minnesota and Illinois as states stock and hunt the bird. Details on introduction through Denny and rapid expansion across Oregon and Midwest states, with hunting limits and seasonal patterns described.
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Cly
United States
Oregon
Middle West
Kansas
Commonwealths
China
America
Hon
Ns, Denny
Corvalile
Minnesota
Tinois
Mississippi
New York
Alabama
Montana
Washington
Colorado
Alixota
Oklahoma
British Columbia
Mexico
Kent
Portland
Ore
Tien Tsin
John Denny
Albany
Mr. Denny
Peterson's Butte
Lebanon
Linn County
Lino County
Huntingields
Tn Selentite
Wrto
Training of Children and Social Behavior Quote
A Philadelphia mothers club meeting features Mrs. Frederic Scho discussing child training and social behavior. She argues diseases like smallpox and yellow fever are rare with proper attention, and questions parental responsibility noting men rarely participate in correcting or teaching children.
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Frederic Scho
Mothers Club
Philadelphia
Ana
Jones
Hooures
Everbody and the Parson Die In Poetic Ramble
A fragment from the Atchison Globe Sights pieces together a quirky reflection on language and culture. The writer railes at misheard phrases and fanciful dialects while musing on love, propriety, and choice in this rambling observance.
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Ohlek
HMC
Biddle
Elreult
London
United
Ethelbert Talbot
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Idaho
The
Plains
Bishop Clarkson
Plains of
Coolridge
Vielhour
Todry
Hut
Vijay
Free
Alwaydé
Chogemy
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