The Man Who Owed Money Paid by Grim Sheriff
In Waynesburg, a hardened county sheriff Jim Cosgray confronted a Philadelphia debtor who owed $5,000. The ex-sheriff, holding a revolver, insisted the money be paid and secured the debt by force if needed. The debtor surrendered the funds, and Cosgray returned to Greene County with the money.
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Greene Couchy
Jim Cosgray
Waynesburg
Cosgray
A. E. Wilson
Uniontown
L. L. Minor
Greene County
Philadelphia
Jim
Haad
Uniontown Cor
Plitaburg Gazette-Times
Diamond Versus Paste Vanity In New York Life
A private detective in Manhattan’s Wall Street area notes that many men seen rushing through the streets look burdened by heavy business. He argues most are routine workers risk a thousand dollars rarely, while those bearing real burden often appear calm and unruffled, a secret in New York’s Vanity Fair.
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Wall Street
New York
Vanity Fair
New York Globe
Blind Senator Gore Studies Capitol with Guide
Senator elect Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma, totally blind, toured the capitol with Col Ransdell, senate sergeant at arms. He learned chamber layout from the rear where Ransdell acted as guide and gave a mock presiding voice. Gore plans to navigate the Senate with memory and aid from friends.
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T. P. Gora
Oklahoma
Senate
House
Thomas P. Gora
Capitol
Washington
New York
Ransdell
Senator Gore
Supreme Court
Gore
Navy gunboat Wasp makes Hudson recruiting cruise
The United States gunboat Wasp steamed into Yonkers New York on its first inland recruiting cruise up the Hudson River. Lieutenant J A Campbell Jr leads the crew as the vessel surveys banks for a month long campaign. This effort forms part of a broader navy recruitment plan to cover inland waters with gunboats on extended river itineraries.
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Hudson
United States
Wasp
Yonkers
N. Y
Uncle Sam
Hudson River
New York World
J. A. Campbell, Jr
Bureau of Navigation
Washington
Navy
Encroaching on Yosemite Park Draws Public Alarm
The Century Magazine warns against diverting San Francisco water from the Sierra Tuolumne river. It argues the plan desecrates Yosemite National Park and warns administration against commercial exploitation causing damage to the sacred landscape.
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Yosemite Park
San Francisco
The
Sierra
Century Magazine
Tuolumne
Hetel-Hetteby
Yosemite
Dow
Great Yosemite National Park
California
John Mutr. Dunce
Suppression of Opium Smoking in Hong Kong Boats
An observant traveler from the interior reports a drastic drop in opium use after a throne edict. On river steamers to Chiangmen notices ban opium smoking, and the traveler saw no opium smokers during a voyage, praising Chinese authorities for the action.
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Hongkong
China
West River
North China News
Chiangmen
Chiang- Men
Monument Planned for Jefferson Davis Birth Centenary
New Orleans will break ground on June 3 1908 for a grand monument to Jefferson Davis the Confederacy's only president. A New Orleans dispatch to the Tribune notes debate over moving Davis's first wife’s remains from Bayou Sara Louisiana to New Orleans for a fitting memorial over the new tomb.
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Jefferson Davis
New Orleans
New York Tribune
Jefferson Davie
Bayou Sara
Sand play pit aids emigrant children on ocean liners
A Popular Mechanics December note describes a sand pit built on a Canadian transatlantic liner for emigrant children. In rough seas the kids tumble in the sand, replacing earlier confinement that kept them quiet on the hard deck and amid ship partitions.
Ayesha and the Tyrant Foiled in Egyptian Tale
Ayesha, daughter of Ali and Fatma near Abassah, rejects suitors until Nassar schemes to seize her family’s lands by forged loans. A brave stranger unveils the truth at a public sale, exposing Nassar as a forger and extortionist. The landowner’s son reveals the plot, secures restitution, and marries Ayesha while Nassar is jailed for fifteen years.
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Ayesha
Ali
Fatma
Abassah
Venus
Nassar
Cairo
Muhammedan
Old Ali
Cadi
Naseac
Villaiy
Appear
Fortune Teller Foretells Dick Hobart's Change at Bazaar
Dick Hobart, a 30 year old man of means, visits a fortune teller at a bazaar and learns of a life crisis at age 30 driven by a woman. Alma Gordon, the teller, recognizes a past connection and hints a life crossing with a familiar figure, while Dick experiments with the palm reading and contemplates his destiny.
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Dick Hobart
Paradise
Sibyl
Tiny
Alma Gordon
Denn
Interlaken
Alma
Switzerland
Heron
Allen
Gray
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Weill
Ayeaha
Neesar
Ketter
Jend
Waasar
Bick Hobart
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