Bank Scandal Sparks Fall of Lawrenceville Leader
Montague Smith, cashier of the Lawrenceville Bank and Trust Co., a popular bachelor engaged to heiress Verda Richlander, becomes entangled in a dishonest loan. Bank president Watrous Dunham allegedly shifts blame, draws a pistol, and Smith strikes him, leaving Dunham gravely injured.
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Montague Smith
Lawrenceville Bank & Trust Co
Verda Richlander
Watrous Dunham
Smith
Dunham
The Bank Cashier Flees After a Fatal Blow
A well muscled bank cashier strikes Watrous Dunham after a heated confrontation at the Lawrenceville Athletic Club. Dunham drops his pistol and dies. the cashier, J Montague Smith, flees toward a railroad yard planning to surrender but seeks to vanish by riding west. He hides in a box car then continues his flight toward Brewster while recalling a past brutality and the fight’s likely reckoning.
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Lawrenceville Athletic Club
Watrous Dunham
Smith
Athletic Club
Montague
J. Montague Smith
John Montague
Freldit
Timanyoni Canon
Red Desert
Atvision
Brewster
Timangonis
Denver
Unknown Bank Cashier Fugitives in Lawrenceville affair
In Lawrenceville on May 15 the bank president Dunham was assaulted by cashier J Montague Smith who fled after a warrant and $1,000 reward were offered. A hitchhiking tramp then assists Colonel Dexter Baldwin and accepts a ditch-construction job, avoiding the town.
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Lawrenceville
J. Montague Smith
Lawrenceville Bank and Trust Company
Dunham
Smith
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Tramp Named John Smith Impresses Ditch Project Chief
Williams, chief engineer for the ditch project, reports to President Baldwin that the young tramp nicknamed John Smith has cut production costs by 20 percent in the quarry and again in concrete mixers. The man remains a mystery, not clearly an engineer, but his cost-cutting talent is evident and Baldwin considers moving him to the office.
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Baldwin
Missouri
Williams
Wiliams
Brewster
The
Ditch Company
Smith
John Smith
Brewster Street
British Fall Back to Straighten Line as General Byng Repositions
British forces withdraw from danger points to strengthen the front line. General Byng orders a tactical fallback to consolidate positions while maintaining pressure on the front.
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Byng
Cambrai Salient
Cambrai
Monerres
Gonnelieu
Desperate German Push on Italian Front and Armistice Talks
Allied and German forces clash on the Italian front as Austro German units press to break Italian lines near Venetia while in Russia an armistice with the Bolsheviks is set to begin. Negotiations proceed via German and Russian commanders at Brest Litovsk with back channel communications through Petrograd.
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Venetia
Assato Pluiveau
Pripet
Lipa
Kryljenko
Petrograd
Eastern Front
Dvinsk
Ponevyezh
von Hoffmeister
Ex-tramp finds high demand despite hiding past
A young former tramp discovers his services are sought after as suspicion grows regarding his attempt to conceal his past. His notoriety and the secret around his former life drive attention and demand for his work.
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Tramp
Little Pitchers Have Big Ears In Church Talk
Mary answers the minister's question about church attendance with a witty line about little pitchers having big ears. The remark shocks Aunt Maria and Mary’s mother who blush at the witty retort. The minister proceeds to change the subject.
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Mary
Maria
Outlaws Fire On Cavalry Near Indio. Troops Strike Mexico Camp
Indian observers report Mexican outlaws opened fire on a patrol five miles from Indio wounding Private Keist in the thigh and leg. American troops crossed into Mexico and shelled the town of shacks killing twelve bandits, including Felipe Romero and Rafael Venaslado. the shelter shacks were burned after occupants fled.
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Indio
Tex
Keist
Mexico
Felipe Romero
Rafael Venaslado
Not enough context for a full headline
A quip contrasts two beauty types suggesting the other kind is sold at drug stores.
Laxative Quinidine Tablets Promote Cold Relief
An advertisement touts Laxative Quinidine Tablets as relief for colds coughs la grippe and headaches. It claims no effect on the head or stomach and urges readers to buy a winter supply at 25 cents.
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Wwe
The Draft Scene At Camp Sherman
A wry exchange between two men bound for Camp Sherman in Chillicothe Ohio turns on the word draft. The joke hints at military service and the looming call to arms during the draft era.
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Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Indianapoli News
August Flower Remedy Promises Stomach and Liver Benefit
Green's August Flower is marketed as a cure for ailments from stomach disorders to inactive liver. It claims to ease headaches constipations sour stomach and nervous indigestion while gently laxing and cleansing the digestive tract and stimulating bile production. Bottles priced 30 and 60 cents.
Sir William MacGregor Rescues Shipwreck Survivors
A correspondent recalls Sir William MacGregor’s feats during a shipwreck rescue of Indian coolies. He reportedly carried a child in his teeth and saved a madly drinker woman and two men, sliding down a rope to safety. He earned the Albert Gold Medal from Queen Victoria and the Clark Gold Medal from Austria.
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William MacGregor
William
Sir William
Albert
Queen Victoria
Clark
Austriatia
Ukulele Land In A Queen's Shadow
A quirky exchange in the Indianapolis News recalls Hawaii’s former queen and her island fame. The mock dialogue riffs on names and places, noting Liliuokalani as the renowned monarch while debating where she lived.
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Hawaii
Serovenus
Jimson
Liliuokulini
Indianapolis News
Women toil in Tenrietta coal mine at Oklo site
In Tenrietta Oklo a group of women work inside a coal mine under tough conditions. The report highlights their labor, safety concerns, and community response surrounding the mining operation.
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Tenrietta, Oklo
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Chas, Scribner's Sons
St. Louis
Cashier
Dexter Baldwin
Timanyoni
Cascara
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