Swindlers Net Near Million in Atlanta Bogus Broker Plot
A four week investigation in Atlanta exposed a million dollar bunco ring led by Floyd P. Woodward with Doct or Blanchard and other victims from Georgia and Texas. Indictments total over one hundred as police and solicitor Boykin raid rooms, seize fake broker paraphernalia, and pursue suspects across several states.
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Dallas
Tex
Doctor Blanchard
Memphis
Resente
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Clarkesville
J. A. Nations
Asworth
Cecil Hotel
Mark Tillery
John A. Boykin
Tillery
Erme
W. R. Manning
George W. Wiley
Whitehall
D. R
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Drew
Miss
M. B. Holley
Aiken
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Cr. T. Madeira
Reading
Pennsylvania
Easy Money Syndicate
Chicago
Albert H. M Thompson
Thompson
Cuba
John Boykin
Thompsons
Sheme
Asheville
Chamber of Commerce
Boykin
Eugene R. Black
Athitit
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Tt Wire
Lee
Atlow
Coperste
New York
Gwen
Abe Powers
Amon
Tra Fert
Madeira
Floyd P. Woodward
Joseph Ewing
Woodward
Poole
Joe Fine
al Martin
Martin
Masor
Birmingham
Aldine Chambers
Palmer
Federal Penitentiary
Sabyion Rent Woes In Babylonian Bulletin
A fragmentary notice discusses ancient rent troubles cited by a Washington source from the National Geographic Society. It notes Babylon and Nippur landlords and contracts dating back thousands of years, illustrating early urban housing issues and taxation.
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Lota
Washington
Habylonia
Babylon
Nippur
Cathy Orang
Bunko Steerer Claims Big City Ties In Atlanta Scam
A damaged account describes a bunco operation in Atlanta with a steerers claiming ties to a New York phantom tycoon. The gang allegedly ran two exchanges, steering victims to a downtown spot and a so called Capital City club while maneuvering them toward a fraudulent exit.
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Union Station
Bunco
Ansi Hor
Clyde Smith
Thurry Payne Whitney Vom
Slarry Payne Whitney
New York
Capital City
Atlanta
Buneco
Tiny Broadway Plot Sets High Rent Record
On Broadway at Thirty fourth Street a tiny 31 foot by 50 foot corner plot leased for about 133 per square foot annually, the highest land rent in New York history. A four story structure remains with a busy cigar store on the ground floor as a candy firm plans a narrow skyscraper over 21 years amid surrounding tall buildings.
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New York
Manhattan Island
Broadway
Nen
Thirtyfourth Street
Fingerprint Records Key to War Dept Identity System
Washington reports the War department has collected fingerprint records for over five million men. The identity section aims to solve crimes and exonerate innocent suspects, helping identify unknown dead in wartime and prevent re-enlistment under false names. Police request finger print comparisons daily from cities nationwide.
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War Department
Washington
Selective Service Organization
Vapors Cause An Avalanche On Mount Adams
An avalanche on Mount Adams in Washington was triggered by hot vapors from vents melting snow. The slide reportedly moved five miles from near the crest, width estimated at one to two miles, followed by a mud flow across the White Salmon glacier and into heavy timber at the base.
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Portland
Ore
Mount Adams
Bite of Poison Bug Kills Man in West Virginia Church
Cumberland Md M A Tutweller aged fifty huckster died at his Kersey West Virginia home from poisoning caused by the bite of an insect while at church.
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Cumberland
M. A. Tutweller
Kersey
W. Va
Morning hot water drink cure claims health benefits
An advertisement promotes drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It alleges daily waste buildup causes fatigue headaches indigestion and illness and promises cleansing purifying effects as a low cost remedy.
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Suimcirt
Sends money to German relatives in distress
Bardolph resident George Braun, heir to Adam Zirkle’s estate, sent 1400 from his legacy to German orphans. The transfer exchanged for 83,860 marks at a rate near 60 marks per dollar, reflecting Germany’s wartime financial strain and hardship among its people.
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Bardolph News
George Braun
Adam Zirkle
Germany
U. S
U.S
Boy's bicycle struck by auto in slick pavement incident
Robert Doerr rode a bicycle when a wet street surface caused his wheel to skid in front of Charles E. Wallace’s car at Lafayette street and West Carroll. The front wheel hit the auto, throwing the boy to the pavement without injuries. Wallace offered to pay for repairs.
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Robert Doerr
Chares E. Wallace
Lafayette Street
West Carroll
Wallace
Ladies Triumph Pills Offer Safe Clinic Medicine
Irregular or suppressed conditions are addressed by Triumph Pills advertised by National Medical SaaS in Milwaukee. The pamphlet claims safety and dependability in proper cases, warns against using other remedies, and invites readers to write for free details.
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National Medical Saas I
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
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