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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1910
Page
3
A Brown subject recounts to a senior customs inspector a tale involving a London jeweler offering duty free goods and a plan to infiltrate to uncover how duties are evaded. The inspector probes while the pair trade jests and cigars in a tense, corruption flavored exchange.
A man recounts traveling in London using false labels on trunks and meeting a jeweler named Hicks. The narrative details how he befriended the jeweler’s niece Emily Robinson, married her during a consular scheme, and planned to smuggle diamonds worth $10,000 back to New York. The story blends travel deceit with an evasive romance amid the London scenes and English settings.
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald notes a baby described as a born loader with a notable forehead and calm demeanor. It casually teases a star prospect Lievelt, a Detroit pitcher, regarded as a future star if his injured arm recovers next season.
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