Chicago clairvoyant ring chief admits police protection payoff
Frank Ryan, alleged head of a Chicago clairvoyant ring, says he paid $400 monthly for police protection and $3,000 to $6,000 monthly in swindling receipts. He details bribes to detectives, payments for flowers, and entertainment for out of town officers, claiming it kept him from prison. Ryan was captured in Detroit and says the confession helped sway a captain’s resignation.
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Chicago
Frank Ryan
Maclay Hoyne
Ryan
Detroit
Hoyne
New York
Boston
Boson
Upland Post Office Burglarized for Stamps
Robbers entered the Upland Indiana post office by unlocking the door and blew open the outer door of the safe to steal about 1150 dollars worth of stamps early Thursday. They unlocked the blacksmith shop next door and took tools. Three men were seen fleeing toward Gas City. no trace found. The postmaster is A Connelley. The stamps were received Wednesday. A 1909 raid on the same office yielded 1600 dollars.
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Upland
Ind
A. Connelley
Bruce Owen
Gas City
Dean's Regulate Promotes Gentle Bowel Action Ad
An old ad promotes Dean's Regulate as a mild laxative for easy bowel movement. Includes store details and pricing note with branding and minor product context.
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Willie
Dean
Crandma
Thomas
Bea Doolittle
Six Thousand Mile Motorboat Race to End at the Panama-Pacific Exposition
The New York to San Francisco power boat race for a $10,000 prize starts Oct 1, 1915, at Sea Gate New York from the Atlantic Yacht Club. It traces a route via Charleston Key West Cuba Caribbean Colon Panama Canal Corinto Salina Cruz San Pedro to San Francisco Bay, ending during the International Yacht Regattas at the Exposition grounds. Spectators in the hundreds of thousands will greet the finish as the Golden Gate welcomes winners and runners-up in this historic event.
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New York
San Francisco
Sea Gate
Atlantic Yacht Club
Exposition Yacht Harbor
Exposition Grounds
Charleston
S. C
Key West
Cuba
Caribbean Sea
Colon
Panama
Corinto
Nicaraguua
Salina Cruz
Mexico
San Pedro
Cal
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
San Promisseo Fay
Mans
Exposition
Fry Pan sculpture showcased at Panama-Pacific Exposition
The photograph features a sketch model of Pan by Sherry B. Fry, a renowned American sculptor, created for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Fry has produced one of his most delightful contributions to the Exposition's sculpture.
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Pan
Sherry B. Fry
San Francisco
Fry
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Spring Street
Pittsburg
Schwind Bros. Coal CO
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Farmers’ Line Department
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company Incorporated
Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY
Cherry Cheer Co, Inc
Sidney, Ohio
Ried
Waters
Charles Grafly
Wwe Ee Commercial School
Spencerian Commercial School
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