How $72,000 Was Taken by River
A historical tale from the Cheyenne River region recounts Pierre Narcolley and his family fortunes tied to buried gold and silver banks along Chappelle Creek. Floods in 1860 61 washed away his treasuries, leaving no trace of the $72,000 once hidden beneath cottonwood roots.
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Pierre
Joe Narcelli
Cheyenne River
South Dakota
Pierre Narcolley
Chappelle Creek
Narcisse
Joe
Cherry
Crash
Narcelle
New York
Chappellé’ Creek
Fur Company
Squaw
Trecaeane
Ooise
Farm Island
The American dandy and his wardrobe costs
A Paris fad sparks discussion in New York about the American dandy’s fashion empire. Reportedly a man spends 6000 a year on clothes with four daily suits and a range of accessories priced from five to one hundred dollars.
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York
Paris
le Bargy
Broadway
New York
Ehirta
Bank overdraft policy criticized by controller in bank ruling
Washington DC reports the controller of the currency condemns the practice by banks of permitting depositor overdrafts, instructing bank examiners to address the improper policy and enforce stricter limits across towns and other states. The move signals tighter scrutiny of overdraft allowances and bank lending practices nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
Diary of a Flight Crash Witnesses a Narrow Escape
London report of Miss Mary Davies and aviator H. De Absley after their plane plunged 450 feet near Iille. Davies writes a chaotic diary in fragments as the aircraft tumbles. She recalls wedging between luggage, catching the compass, and fearing a fatal head strike before both escape unhurt and plan to return by train.
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London
England
Mary Davies
H. de Absley
Iille
Dries
En’ de Astley
Miss’ Davies
Prisoners Share in the Earnings at South Dakota Penitentiary
Sioux Falls report states inmates at the state penitentiary receive about 6000 dollars yearly from the twine plant and shirt factory profits. Warden Swenson says the earnings go to prisoners families or are saved for release, replacing older practices of clothing and cash. He notes no appropriation funds are used and claims improved discipline and gratitude from the state.
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Sioux Falls
8. D
South Dakota State ‘Penitentiary
Swenson
Nebraska
Michiga@n
Cardinal Gibbons Links Suffrage to Rising Divorces
In a City Club speech in St Louis Cardinal Gibbons argues equal suffrage would raise divorce risk. He warns political equality may lead women to seek freedom over minor provocations, calling divorce easy and Nevada a popular venue. He cites sloth and apostasy harming the republic.
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St. Louis
Cardinal Gibbons
Catholic Church In America
City Club
Bette
Nevada
Divorce Threat to Family Moral Order Prompts Calls for Stricter Laws
The text argues that parental separation harms children and weakens family influence, noting increasing divorce in the United States. It urges returning to gospel principles and enacting stricter laws to make it harder to disrupt marriage ties on flimsy pretenses.
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United States
Contract Bride Begins Career Under Prenuptial Pact
Los Angeles announces Mrs. Carleton Washburne once Heluiz Chandler begins work under the marriage contract that requires self support and sharing home and child expenses. She will illustrate for a magazine edited by her husband’s company, a move praised by both spouses and even her mother. The couple report broad approval and nationwide telegrams praising their stance on morality.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Carleton Washburne
Heluiz Chandler
Washburne
Fritzi Scheff and John Fox Jr Split Despite Calm Claims
Rumors of separation between Fritzi Scheff and John Fox Jr. have circulated for weeks. The pair reportedly agreed on a quiet dissolution two months ago at the Plaza hotel, with Fox returning to Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and Scheff moving on to rehearsals for her new opera The Love Wager in Baltimore.
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New York
Fritzi Scheff
Fritzi
John Fox, Jr
Kingdom Come
Cumberland
Plaga
Fox
Big Stone Gap
Weather brings early winter to Black Hills region
From the September record the Black Hills face an early winter with cold snaps and nine inches of snow plus heavy rain. The Spearfish county fair was abandoned due to stormy weather and impassable roads. Harvests suffer with up to 35 percent of small grain crops lost, hay damaged, while vegetable crops may yield the best total in the Hills this year.
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Deadwood
Black Hills
Spearfish
Roada A
McGovern Maintains Republican Nomination Stance
Milwaukee Wis Governor Mc Govern states he remains the Republican nominee for governor in the state and that his endorsement by the bull moose State central committee does not imply his name will appear on the Roosevelt ticket. The executive says such a move would violate state election law.
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Milwaukee, Wise
McGovern
Republican Party
Bull’ Moose State Central Committee
New York Republicans Gather in State Convention
Saratoga N Y The Republican State convention assembled this afternoon with the session devoted to perfecting the temporary organization When Tafts name was mentioned for the first time the demonstration lasted three minutes.
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New York
Saratoga
N. Y
Taft
Harmony in Michigan State Republican Convention
Detroit leaders report on the aftermath of the state Republican convention as party figures discuss unity, strategic goals, and upcoming campaigns following the largest gathering in years. Key figures highlight changes in platform alignment and outreach plans statewide.
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Detroit
Mich
State Faction Wins Endorsed Victory In October Polls
Amid expectations of a heated clash between old line and progressive factions led by Governor Osborn, harmony prevailed as the state ticket received unanimous endorsement. Taft received strong backing in official resolutions, signaling broad party support.
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Old Line
Osborn
Taft
Rises Two Crops On Same Land In South Carolina
In Washington South Carolina Rev John King farm near here raised two crops on one tract this season. He planted potatoes first for a large harvest but a July 7 hail storm beat them down yet he dug marketable tubers at $2 a bushel. On July 11 he planted sweet corn and now shows a abundant second crop with roasting ears in about sixty days.
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Weasington
S. C
John King
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