Paymaster's Case Brings Secret Service Heroics to Frontier Nebraska
In 1861, Captain Cheney and two men pursue a $76,000 paymaster robbery near Smedburg Nebraska. Surrounded by a mob led by Buck Ewing, Cheney stalls under a court verdict of death, Guthrie signals for soldiers, and Captain Benson's troopers raid the lynch mob, recover the loot, and detain Ewing's gang.
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Jack Cheney
Pennsylvania Railway
Meadesburg
Lincoln
Cheney
Pittsburg
Duquesne Grays
Curtin
Leutenant
Peninsula
Chancellorsville
Wildderness
Pinkerton
Secret Service
Pennsylvania
United States
Chegey
Theney
Near Central Department
St. Louis
Nebraska
Smedburg
Neb
Erresia
Sid Guthrie
Ed Lonergan
B. H. Grierson
Jefferson Barracks
J. J. Reynolds
Fort Niobrara
Reynolds
Omaha
Worth Platte
Qate
Guthrie
Lonergan
Buck Mwing
Bucking the Tiger
Sam
Timy
Suanflower
Lanergan
Lamond
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Buck Ewing
Lem Stockham
Ewing
Sunflower Hotel
Grierson
Camp MacPherson
McPhereon
Benson
Ninth
Laneh
Moba
Wyoming
Greathead
Mr. Wing. Cheney
MacPherson
Leavenworth
Bird Millinery Decline Prompts Hapless Hat Transformations
In Portland, Maine, the Advertiser argues against bird millinery as fashion fades from royal and American wardrobes. It cites alternatives using fresh flowers and fruits, describing a young woman who embellishes hats with sweet peas roses poppies buttercups and berries to achieve beauty without millinery display. Teachers at an institute inspire students to imitate such simple yet stylish adornments, producing new and attractive hats.
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Bird
Portland
England
Institute
Missionary English Bible Translation Ends In Amusing Clash
A Hindu Bible student attempted to render Rock of Ages into the native dialect. Back translated, it read Very old atone split for my benefit Let me absent myself under one of your fragments. Fod Sloan returns to England to star as a jockey appearing on a revolving stage in a London music hall.
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India
Village Out-Ups Reveals Jealous Wife Plot Gone Wrong
A Washington Star item recounts a dinner prank by four locals aimed at Jim, a married man. A ruse over a jealous wife leads to a late phone call, a forged date, and Jim’s alibi collapsing as his wife discovers the ploy and shuns him. The piece ends with threats of a village inquiry into similar “cutupa” mischief.
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The
Washington Star
Jils
Jim
Ia Jim
Mr. Blank
Rathskellar
Lo Jim
Rathkellar
Tome Corps
James la
Penta
Cutupa
Washington
Undertaker Recalls Surprising Burial Wreck at Banquet
An undertaker recounts a bizarre case where a supposed corpse revived inside a gold coffin during a funeral. The man in the coffin allegedly refused to pay for services, leading to conflict with relatives who claimed no obligation. A legal dispute ensued, but no payment was made.
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Black
Genta
Delm
Phurtiah
Hella
Height of extravagance joke at Russian recital
A performer in a small Russian town halted a recital to ask the audience the height of extravagance. He declared it is buying a seat to read a six-page paper, provoking loud laughter from the front-row reader who was devoured by a burst of amusement.
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Ita
Bookmaker Berates Sailor Betters at Washington Track
A Washington bookmaker known for fierce censorship of small bets clashes with a navy admiral’s supporter then faces a rival Mexican heiress’s $20000 wager. The incident yields a shaken ring and a changed attitude, as Virginia Carroll’s abuse incidents escalate into a public fight with a stern Virginian protester halting his profanity.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
New York
New York Tracks
Montfort
America
Benning
Coon
Harvard
Daingerfield
The
Jockey Club
Mr. Dumgerfield
Janike
Roxy
Bhonning
Virginia Carroll
Carroll
Pittera
Virginia
Carrol
Vauglnki
Vairginia
Fair Theater Ticket Fiends Worry the Box Office Man
A New York Press excerpt describes women who reserve six $2 theater seats with no money, planning to send funds later. The box office man notes a rising fad where certain shoppers imitate impulse buyers, creating a rack of deals and headaches for managers, who fear being duped by faker reservations. He cites Barnes E M Barnes as a likely nonpayer and laments the widespread annoyance this causes theater staff.
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New York Press
Hera
Barnes
E. M. Barnes
BE. M. Barnes
Broadway
New York
Riek
First Time Under Fire in Philippine Campaign
Sergeant J. B. Williams recalls his first battle in 1899 with Battery O of the Sixth Artillery in Luson Philippines. He describes fear, the moment a bullet whistled past, and the surge of resolve as a squad faced danger, ending when a comrade was wounded and he took command.
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Kansas City Star
J. 8. Williams
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Advertising error tale of two doctors and a misread pulse
The late Ambrose L. recounts a Chicago ad expert story about doctors rushing to a feverish patient named Bones. In a mix up the physicians grab each other’s hands under the bedclothes, mistaking a drunken state for typhoid.
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Ambrose L., Thomas
Chicago
Honea
Bones
Barnes
Pulav
Hota
Ingenious Aeronauts Bid on Daily Mall Plane Prize
In New York, Belle the Anglish aeronaut vies for a four dollar prize in a Daily Mall competition. A bet stakes on the outcome as pilots debate prowess and practice, with rival names like Wirights and Dumont mentioned amid cautious wagers and a test of skill.
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Belle
Aeronaut Wand Motoriat
Wau Wilkie
New York
Daily Mall
Bantan Dumont
Mragse
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Santiago de Cuba
W. G. Chapman
Jim Fleishman
Mr. Goodeuiracious
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