Evolution of Chicago swindlers and the law
Edwin W. Sims surveys half a century of fraud in Chicago from shell games to modern schemes tied to corporations. He discusses court challenges, the need for criminalizing false prospectuses, federal use of mail statutes, and the wary public susceptibility to high returns and fake investments.
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Chicago
England
United States
Post Office Department
United States District Attorney's Office
District of
Ilinois
Rodin bust unveiling and Henley notes at Westminster Abbey
A New York editor recalls Henley and Wells discussing the New Review at its demise and the magazine’s role in launching writers like Conrad and Yeats. The piece also notes Henley’s jest over a funeral pase. sunflowers and the sunflower seed habit in Tolstoy’s Caucasus are briefly discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodin
Henley
Westminster Abbey
New York
H. G. Wells
New Review
Joseph Conrad
Kenneth Grahame
W. B. Yeats
Mr. Wells
Rare Miners Bank ten dollar gold piece to be sold
The New York Times reports the rare Miners Bank ten dollar gold piece from 1850 California will headline Hitler's coin auction. Collectors sought this San Francisco souvenir from the pioneer gold era, made as a substitute when regular U S gold coins were scarce in the west.
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California
Hitler’s
New York Times
San Francisco
United States
Draws Young Men From Country
The drifting of the young men of Germany into the army pulls them from rural life as city life tempts them with better pay shorter hours and more diverse entertainments than the village can offer.
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Germany
Saloons Wiped Out in Muscatine Victory
Muscatine ends liquor era as 28 saloons close at 10 pm on the 31st under a civic league push to enforce the mulct law. The league, led by W L Roach with 1500 pledged supporters, targets reopening only with 51 percent voter approval.
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Muscatine
Civic League
Billy” Standay
W. L. Roach
Anti-Saloon League
New Railway in Operation on Atlantic Northern and Southern
The Atlantic Northern and Southern railway completed the line between Kimballton and Atlantic with the first regular train on Jan 1. About 200 stockholders and company officers joined a New Year’s banquet in Kimballton as locals funded the project with 300000 dollars. Enthusiasm grows for extending to Manning north and Villisca south.
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Atlantic
Atlantic Northern and Southern Railway
Kimballton
New Road
Manning
Villisca
Dry New Year in Davenport Sees Few Incidents and Bond Filings
Davenport reports its first dry New Year with only scattered incidents. The service federation urges saloonkeepers to file county auditor bonds of 3000 dollars under the new law, with only a minority of the 181 filings completed. Emil Berg warns Schuetzen park and Suburban Island park may not reopen as resorts, while Des Moines notes saloons in Keokuk Council Bluffs Oskaloosa and Burlington closed on New Year’s Day for the first time in history. Dubuque remains open.
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Davenport
Service Federation
Emil Berg
Schuetzenpark
Reading
Island Park
Davenport Breweries
Des Moines
Keokuk
Council Bluffs
Oskaloosa
Burington
Dubuque
Mystery deepens in disappearance of Dr George W Jones
Keokuk police pursue a puzzling case as Dr George W Jones vanishes after leaving a satchel with surgical instruments in Burlington union station. He was last seen at 10 30 p m chatting with a local doctor before a train to Fairfield. The satchel was found in the waiting room, heightening concerns over his sudden disappearance.
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Keokuk
George W. Jones
Union Station
Burlington
Fairfield
Boys in Real Battle Near Guthrie Center
About a dozen Guthrie Center youths out rabbits in Bear Creek area staged a sham battle. Two sides fired shotguns at close range causing several boys to be hospitalized or treated for shotgun pellets. No serious injuries reported.
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Guthrie Center
Bear Creek
Audubon County
Big Woods
Guthrie County
Legal suit vs Seymour bank officers for 200000
Depositors sue the defunct Farmers and Drovers' Bank of Seymour Iowa seeking 200000 in damages for alleged negligence. Ware remains in jail at Corydon while his wife and children stay with Ware's parents in Seymour. Mrs Ware attempted to secure bonds for him but failed.
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Seymour
Farmers and Drovers' Bank
Iowa
Miles and Steele
Corydon
Howard Clark
Des Moines
Ware
Mr. Ware
Byers Speaks on Law at Davenport Church
Davenport Attorney General Byers addressed about 2 000 people at St John s Methodist church on Sunday afternoon. He deplored the city s $350 000 high school while allowing open disregard for law with Sunday and all night saloons. The remark drew loud applause.
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Davenport
Byers
St. John's Methodist Church
Death by his own hand ends Wachendorf flight
Dr. C. H. Wachendorf formerly of Lidderdale died by suicide in Sioux Falls South Dakota after marshal pursuit. He faced a charge of using the United States mails to defraud by sending a letter to Henry Quaid of Omaha seeking blackmail. Wachendorf had evaded capture for months, moving from Lidderdale to Manning and then Council Bluffs before his death.
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Jefferson
Dr. C. H. Wachendorf
Lidderdale
Sioux Falls
S. C
United States
Wachendorf
Henry Quaid
Omaha
Manning
Council Bluffs
One Hour Marriage Ends in Quick Iowa Divorce
Nellie Tripp, a west side restaurant waitress, sought divorce from Elmer E. Hanks, a stone cutter, after a one hour marriage. They obtained a license Monday, the ceremony was performed by Pastor Georges Knoche, and the next day she returned for divorce claiming she had never loved him.
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Waterloo
Nellie Tripp
West Side
Elmer E. Hanks
Iowa
Georges Knoche
Evangelical Association Church
Citizens After Horse Thief in Iowa Falls
Residents in central Iowa Falls area pursued a horse thief for weeks after a horse was stolen from Rev. Ralph in Owasa. The missing horse was found but the thief had fled the country. locals remain vigilant hoping to apprehend the culprit.
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Iowa Falls
Ralph
Owasa
Burlington Barbers Strike Sparks City Walkout
In Burlington a barber strike leaves over 100 men out as two leading shops halt work. Barbers demand a straight $12 weekly salary plus 60 percent of earnings, up from the old $10 weekly scale. Employers remain firm and others may join the walkout.
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Burlington
Dubuque Police Veteran Stricken During Arrest
Peter Scharff, a twenty year Dubuque police member, collapsed with paralysis while attempting to arrest a drunk driver. He sank to the ground and was unable to recover. Medical hopes for his improvement appeared minimal.
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Dubuque
Peter Scharff
Refuse to Drain Lowlands Delays County Improvement
The county board of supervisors halted the proposed drainage of the northern lowlands, stopping a project that would cost about 250000 and potentially raise land values by around a million dollars. Landowners opposed the expense and prompted the action.
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Burlington
Board of Supervisors
Ames Student Seeks Damages After Interurban Crash
Earl Baird a student at Iowa State College sues both Interurban and Northwestern firms in Story county court seeking 1800 dollars for neck and spine injuries from a wreck near Ames a month ago. Notices sent in Boone indicate the case.
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Ames
Boone
Earl Baird
Iowa State College
Story County
Baird
Boone Bars Slot Machines
Boone Mayor Farrow imposed a citywide ban on all slot machines as part of an Iowa reform wave. All business houses were notified of the prohibition and enforcement steps were set to take effect.
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Boone
Farrow
Iowa
Richmond farmer Robert Ward boasts rugged, injury-filled life
Robert Ward of Richmond Michigan a 69 year old farmer with a 260 acre showplace farm has endured multiple injuries including a shattered leg arm fractures rib injuries a crushed foot and a broken nose from a farming accident yet remains spry. He has five children and has lived in the state for over 40 years.
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Richmond
Mich
Robert Ward
Ward
Ira L. Lovejoy
W. L. Rowley
Lenox
J. Wakefield
Armada
Robert
Joseph Ward
Cat Mistakes Hat For Rat In Domestic Theft
In Washington Robert H Costello manager of the Columbia Golf club reports a theft at his home a black fur hat belonging to his wife and a two dollar note vanish. He suspects his black cat a four footed thief and the hat is found near its lounging place. He plans further searches for the missing note.
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Washington
Robert H. Costello
Columbia Golf Club
Costello
Twins Would Marry Him
Cleveland man Gennaro Marchesi filed for divorce after believing a single Italian bride would marry him. He learned too late the girl he courted had a twin sister and both sisters came to America under unclear surnames. After a lengthy courtship he chose Terresina, sparking jealousy and ongoing trouble leading to the suit.
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Cleveland, O
Gennaro Marchesi
Marchesi
Italy
America
Terresina
Bonaparte Defends Friend Venture Amid Poverty Claims
Baltimore reports Attorney General Bonaparte acknowledged some truth to backing a friend in a failed business, but denied it being the sole or main cause of his financial stringency. He refused to name the friend or detail the transaction, while critics note the discrepancy between his wealth and poverty claims.
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Baltimore
Bonaparte
Illinois Shells in Demand in Bloomington
NL-F. L. Dodler, a purchaser of clam shells, has been buying large amounts of small mussel shells from the Illinois river. He plans to use the shells for novelties such as hat pins cuff buttons shirt studs and watch fobs and has shipped 60 000 pounds to France. The use of small shells could boost Illinois river industries.
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Bloomington
F. L. Dodler
Illinois River
Rodler
France
Marriage of Montgomery Giant Frank Warner to Susie Proffit
In Montgomery Missouri Frank Warner a 6 foot 300 pound man marries Susie Proffit. The story notes his size his family’s weight and their prominent heft as a local curiosity while hinting at the era’s sensational tone and unclear closing line about frazzled nuance and death.
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Montgomery
Frank Warner
Missouri
Susie Proffit
Warner
Virginia Merchant Aid Of A Very Big Gravel Stone
L Wood a prominent merchant of Fentress Norfolk Co Va suffered months of back kidney and bladder pain with irregular kidney secretions. After medical treatment failed he used Deans Kidney Pills and within a box passed a stone measuring about one half by five sixteenths of an inch. He reports no further kidney trouble. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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L. Wood
Fentress
Norfolk Co
Mr. Wood
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Dear Little Chap Bob-Say Ma Marriage Quip
A lighthearted inscription asks if men were scarce when you married father or if sympathy drew you to him. The playful line hints at domestic humor and family reminiscence.
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Bob
Sloan's Liniment and Veterinary Remedies Endorsement
Sloan's Liniment touted as the safest practical veterinary aids from Dr Earl S Sloan with a free treatise offer. A Rockefeller Jr anecdote on business caution follows, illustrating misjudgments in weighing and trust.
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Sloan
Farr S. Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Albany Street
Boston
Mass
Derbyshire doctor resigns from Midlands golf club
The Golfers Limerick shows a Derbyshire doctor resigning his club membership. He writes that he will no longer play golf and asks his name and his wife’s be struck from the rolls. The club secretary responds with a sharp retort about his golf skill and subscription.
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Limerick
Derbyshire
Midland Golf Club
London Daily News
From Coffee to Postum A Household Health Turnaround
A husband and wife recount how coffee caused severe illness including yellow skin and kidney trouble. After switching to Postum their symptoms improved, headaches faded, and energy and weight increased. The speaker notes others misjudge Postum as coffee and cites personal trial as strong evidence. The ad ends with the Postum Co. attribution and slogan There’s a Reason.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welkville
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