Police unearth clever swindle involving bogus 1.8 million franc check
In Mexico City an American, John Joseph Bauser of Newark, was lured into a scam promising $110,000 from a $3,000 investment tied to a vanished banker. Police seized documents, arrested Ramon Wiener and Ramon Diaz, and traced a wider network across the United States and Europe. A bogus 1,800,000 franc check was found among the papers.
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John Joseph Bauser
Newark
France
Bauser
Chavez
United States
England
Germany
Italy
Ramon Wiener
Ramon Diaz
Diaz
Wiener
Victor Dupont
Banque Franco-Anglo-Americain
Wade's Acts Condemned
A continuation notes strong condemnation of Wade's acts. The letter signatures include A H Johnson M J Foster Abe S Lee J W Frost John Turner John T Miller John A Thompson Maryland Brooks Alfred Walker Allen Scott and several ministers. The document requests continued protection and expresses gratitude for past kindness.
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M. J. Foster
Abe S. Lee
J. W. Frost
John Turner
John T. Miller
John A. Thompson
Maryland Brooks
Alfred Walker
Allen Scott
T. H. Munson
H. Y. Florence
W. W. Hill
J. S. Richardson
J. S. Flemings
Kelso Graham
E. E. Boldt
S. D. Hill
D. Cc. Hill
Baseball Results From Yesterday in Three Cities
Shreveport beat Dallas 2 to 1. Houston defeated San Antonio 4 to 2. Oklahoma City won 2 to 1 over Fort Worth. Galveston and Waco played with Galveston leading 5 to ?
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Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Galveston
Waco
Mobile Atlanta 3 Mobile 1 Score Report
In Mobile Atlanta, the score was 3 to 1. At Little Rock Nashville the result ended 1 1. Memphis Montgomery produced 6 to 4. The brief notes summarize the day’s matchups and outcomes with the stated scores.
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Mobile
Atlanta
Little Rock
Nashville
Memphis
Montgomery
Travel results mix in city pairings across leagues
The report lists early results from multiple city pairings with teams facing off in New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston St. Louis Brooklyn and Cincinnati. Scores vary and some matchups are noted with uneven outcomes.
Detroit blank Philadelphia as Tigers roll over Phillies
In the American League Detroit beat Philadelphia 6 to 0 while St Louis defeated New York 5 to 1. Cleveland routed Washington 8 to 2 and Chicago won 4 to 0 over Boston.
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Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Cobb Denies Spiking Players as Ban Johnson Demands Change
Detroit August 27 Ty Cobb star outfielder and batter for the American League team denies intending to spike players when sliding to bases. President Ban Johnson orders Cobb to stop spiking or leave the game. Cobb responds that he would not admit intentional spiking.
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Detroit
Ty"” Cobb
Ban Johnson
Umpires Asked About Spiking Calls and Base Runners
A speaker questions umpire calls on spiking plays and argues that any contact is accidental. He contends baserunners own the baselines and basemen should yield to runners.
Pine Bluff man Wade implicated in Monroe attack
Stephen W. Wade of Pine Bluff, a respected contractor and lodge member, left for Monroe before a mass shooting in which many white people were killed. Authorities suspect cocaine use as a possible trigger. Wade had previously shown no notable trouble with others and resided at 303 Missouri Street with his family. A Monroe resident queried Wade’s affiliations and possible group ties.
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Pine Bluff
Stephen W. Wade
Monroe
Louisiana
Wade
Missouri Street
Striking workers at Pressed Steel Car Works walk out
Two hundred strike breakers imported to replace striking workers quit today in Pittsburg. They marched to the Ohio River bank and camped. Report says only about three hundred men remain and will leave by tomorrow. Poor food and treatment blamed as reasons. workers seek wages and plan to return home.
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Pittsburg
Ohio River
Salmon pack in Columbia river drops 20 percent
The total pack of Columbia river salmon for the season closed at 260 000 twenty pound cases in 48 pound lots. The 1909 total marks a twenty percent drop from 1908 with 19 500 cases of salmon and 2 365 tons of pickled salmon plus 4 300 tierces. The season ran about a month shorter than last year and the shrinkage cannot be fully explained by duration alone despite fry releases in 1905 suggesting a large year.
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Astoria
Ore
Old Arkansas Woman Stabbed With Club in Robbery Killing
Fayetteville Arkansas August 26 1930 Mrs J W Winkleman 80 wife of a local restaurant keeper was clubbed to death at her home and her body hidden in an outhouse Police suspect robbery due to a purse found on her person The skull was crushed and the body bruised with blood on clothing her daughter discovered the body no suspects identified by nightfall
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Fayetteville
Ark
J. W. Winkleman
Army halts exhumation plan for Lt. Sutton
The quartermaster's department said excessive publicity led to delaying the exhumation of Lieutenant James N. Sutton. The time to perform the burial retrieval was rescinded or kept in doubt.
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Washington
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
James N. Sutton
Exhumation Sought for Navy Lieutenant’s Arlington Grave
Mrs. Sutton, mother of a Marine officer and Arlington National Cemetery grave occupant, seeks exhumation for Catholic rites and burial rites. A CIA medical review was planned to verify gunshot wounds and arm condition to support the Annapolis court of inquiry finding that the lieutenant either killed himself in a personal crisis or attempted to kill another.
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Sutton
Arlington National Cemetery
Annapolis
Peace in Sight at National Conservation Congress Opens
In Seattle the National Conservation Congress opened with Chief Forester Pinchot applauding a peace declaration while Secretary Ballinger was reported to be surveying an irrigation project far away. The outcome is a calmer mood amid notices that public lands investigations by President Taft affect radical factions.
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Wash
National Conservation Congress
Forester Pinchot
Ballinger
Pinchot
Kittitas Hills
Taft
Congress
E. H. Libby
Clarkstown, Wash
Washington Censer
Plain Sailing with News-Star Classified Ads
A plea to readers about using The News-Star classified columns to hire help and buy articles at good prices. The letter mentions a diamond ring sold through a Munnimaker Classified Ad and encourages readers to place ads for jobs, services, and goods.
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News-Star
News-Star Munnimakers
Mr. Munnimaker
Munnimaker
Crown orchestral piano with attachment for sale
For sale is a slightly used Crown orchestral piano with attachment. Address Chester C. Heineman, Rayville, Louisiana. Asking price 350 dollars. Contact details provided.
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Chester C. Heineman
Rayville
Conservatism Symposium Highlights State Actions
The Congress session opened with remarks from the conservation association urging a policy neutral stance. Mr Pinchot joined in the applause for a peace declaration as John Barrett of the International Bureau of American Republics presided. A symposium on what conservatism is doing in each state featured speaker John K E Hardtner of Louisiana.
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Vation Association
Congress
Washington
Pinchot
John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
John KE. Hardtner
Louisiana
Five room house for sale or rent in town corner
For sale or rent a five room house at the corner of North Fourth and Pine streets. It has a bath and electric lights. Cumberland phone 1619. 27-6t listing in local ads.
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Olive and
Pine
Dr. Cosby
Joe Renwick
North Fourth
Pine Streets
Bath
Cumberland
Trentorm
New Model Road
Bills
S. Kaplan
Monroe Furniture Co
Maroney Stable
East
Monroe
J.C. Montgomery
State Military Commission Finds Maintenance Satisfactory
The grand inquisitors concluded the military establishment is well kept and while rare isolated cases like Major Crane’s occur they are too infrequent to impact personnel or morals of the state’s military branch.
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Grand
Crane
Grand Jury Finds No Blame In Guard Muster Incident
The New Orleans grand jury reported to Judge Chretein that two men gave false names at a military muster but officers and state military authorities faced no fault. Major Crane’s assertion of non military influences was deemed unfounded after an exhaustive investigation involving Governor Sanders and other witnesses.
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Louisiana National Guard
Sanders
Crane
Capudine Advertisement Claims Quick Relief
Capudine relieves headaches from colds heat stomach or nervous troubles with prompt action. The ad promises pleasant tasting relief and immediate effect. Available in 15c 5c and 50c sizes at drug stores.
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Capudine
New Show Brings Adolph and Lena Tyrolean Yodlers
A fresh stage production debuts featuring Adolph and Lena, acclaimed Tyrolean yodlers, in a diverse lineup of new specialties. The act showcases traditional vocal feats alongside contemporary acts, drawing regional audiences.
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Adolph and
Lena Tyrolean
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