Thirteen Opals Vanish and Return in a Last Man Club Dinner
Potter hosts the Last Man's club dinner with thirteen Hungarian opals as a surprise keepsake. The opals vanish at the customs house then reappear, but a caterer is suspected of theft. In a twist, the opals are recovered and returned as a gag, only to be stolen again in a later street holdup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ries
Mart Veter
Clarry
Barnes
Potter
Forward
Clancy
Kremnitz
George West
Mary Martin
Customs
Casey
Charles Hazzard
Howard Winchell
Augustine Smith
Smith
Washington Square
Harmer
West
Potter’s House
St. Vincent's Hospital
Potter's House
Last Man's Club
Clarence Potter
Elysium
Hazzard
Winchell
Old Man
Pete
Eleoier
Ile
Ohio
Beleed
Spector of Customs
Bowers
Mr. Potter
Augustin Smith
William Bott
Mathieu
Scarlett
Walter
Bott
the Samaritan Hospital
Bleecker Street
Gott
Brooklyn Bridge
Great Northern ore deal yields immense profits for Hill system
Moody's Magazine notes that United States Steel pays 80 cents per ton for ore hauled 150 miles on the Great Northern branch. With low transport costs, the line earns about 166 percent, projecting $375,000 annual profit now and $4,125,000 by 1917, making Eastern Minnesota highly profitable for James J. Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
D. A. Willey
Moody's Magazine
Hill
United States Steel Corporation
Mr. Hill
Steel Corporation
James J. Hill
Wright & Davis
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Great Northern Company
When Clarendon Worked In Prince of Pilsen Anecdote
J Hayden Clarendon, actor in Prince of Pilsen, recalls a newspaper mix up while reporting a society wedding. The bridegroom boasted of an old house named the Olde Manse and the city editor later printed The happy pair will reside at the Old Man. The comic error highlights newsroom mishaps and actor memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon
J. Hayden-Clarendon
Lord Shrimpton
Henry W. Savage
Prince of Pilsen
Wahowahua a Christian
A lone rider on the American desert recalls a memory of Wahowahua an Indian girl who vows love and Christian faith. He fears her fate then sees her ride away to return to civilization as the sun sets over the lonely landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armerican
Vassar School
Wahowahua
Doves of St Marks Sacred Carrier Birds Through History
The article recounts the sacred status and feeding of St Mark's doves in Venice. It notes the doves' ancestry to thirteenth century carrier birds, government sponsorship of feeding, and changes over time, including a shift to 2 PM feeding after 1797 and current funding by strangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
St. Mark's
Henry Dando
Dandola
St. Mark’s
Rosary Magazine
Royal Palace
St. Mark
Dr Wiley's Cold Storage Findings
Dr Al W Wiley reports to congress on cold storage results confirming meats deteriorate after six to eight weeks. He notes initial improvement, then rapid decay and anticipates labeling storage entry dates for consumer awareness. Poultry viscera storage remains disputed though inspectors may limit bans under strict rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
al. W. Wiley
Congress
Kept Pledge to Highwayman by London Magnate
The fourth Earl Stanhope lent the highwayman who robbed him money he valued at a hundred guineas. Years later a banquet introduced the two as the same man, with a letter returning the loan as a gift and a tale of a new start funded by the road incident. The highwayman was revealed to be a city magnate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Stanhope
London
London Evening Standard
Earl Stanhope
Toun
Licking Controversy in Maryland Schools
A Maryland teacher argues for corporal punishment while noting the state bans it in public schools. He warns that without the discipline, teachers may resort to licking students or even trustees, claiming the law provides no protection against such incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Board of Trustees
Street-car accident leaves boy walking lame after jam
Dialogue recalls a street-car jam that caused a boy to walk lame for a week, with Uncle Bob and Little Elmer recounting the incident and their mother’s past jam memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer
Uncle Bob
Bob
Tim Dolan Finds Work On Western Land Farm
Tim Dolan settled on government land in the west and prospered before his brother Tom visited years later. Tom found Tim confident in his progress saying he had nothing then and nothing now but was holding his own on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Dolan
Tom
Tim
Also Mentioned on This Page
STGAY
Peller &T
Hazeard
Maurice Almy Aldrich
Old ST. Marks
Dr. Wiley
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!