Prison Escape in Venezuelan Revolution Forces Front-Row Action
Frank Gibbons recounts a 1929 overland trek from Maracaibo to Coro that ends with he and a Norwegian prisoner facing a firing squad. A local recruit aids a daring dash to freedom as Senor King pivotal to securing release. the pair flee by train and schooner to safety.
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Frank. Whittie
New York City
Venezuela
Coro
Frank
Lagonillas
Maracaibo
Caracas
Europe
Senor King
King
Gestures Reflect Sincerity and Hypocrisy in Public Speech
The article asserts gestures reveal more than feeling, hinting at opposition or approval. It notes a second use tied to insincerity, where gestures seem affecation for women and boastful politicians, often ending in exposed hypocrisy.
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Knights of Old
Literary Digest
Cardus
Cardui
Chicago Crime Fee Reaches Age of 85
Frank J. Loesch, a noted Chicago lawyer famed for leading anti crime efforts in the city, reaches age 85 in connection with a local fee story.
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Chicago
Frank J. Loesch
Smiling Charlie Hurley and the tale of a vote-getter
Massachusetts governor Charles F. Hurley, known as Smiling Charlie, rises as a formidable, amiable political operator with a backstory of early hardship. The piece traces his rise from Cambridge roots, Navy service, and real estate work to a confrontational stance against child labor limits and plans to keep state capital free of red tape. It also surveys Utah reformer Reed Smoot’s long career and 14-hour work ethic, plus nutrition theorist Dr. Henry Sherman on extending life through minerals and vitamins as kings become philosophers.
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York
Charles F. Hurley
Massachusetts
Charlie
Joe E. Brown
National Party
Boston
Cambridge
Rogers
Marion Conley
Naval Intelligence Service
Roosevelt
Provo
Utah
Smoot
Henry C. Sherman
Sherman
New York Academy of Medicine
Too Late Rube Sally Will You Marry Me
Exchange between Rube and Sally as Sally agrees to marry, but Rube remains silent after a pause, with Sally urging him to speak. The brief dialogue appears in the Cotton Ginners' Journal.
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Rube
Sally
Cotton Ginners’ Journal
Walker Just Back From A Joy Ride In Police Report
Driver describes a chaotic trip with two fines and three tire blowouts. A faulty differential caused the vehicle to be towed eight miles to a garage. The narrator had to borrow a crate to return home.
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Walker
Cop's Call Burglary Warning Cited by Burglar's Wife
Ad text notes a burglar's wife shouting wake up quickly and fearing a policeman in the house. It markets Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets with a promise to keep the body free of accumulated waste. 60 pellets for 30 cents.
Company Motto Reflected In Public Discourse
A concise quotation emphasizes how a firm’s identity shapes its actions and reputation. The saying prompts consideration of corporate culture in leadership, governance, and stakeholder relations.
Quote by Sir Mathew Hale on rogues and honest men
If Anything Is Left When rogues fall out honest men get into their own. Sir Mathew Hale states this observation on integrity and consequence of quarrels, reflecting on ethics and societal behavior.
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Sir Mathew Hale
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Stone
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Ontario
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Prince Nicholas
Romania
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Grand Rapids, Mich
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Chicago Crime Commission
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Great American Desert
Walter A. Haxman
Tombstone
Ariz
Southwest
Walter Noble Burns
WHO
Lemuel F. Parton
Reed Smoot
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Latter-Day Saints
Church
Columbia University
Mitchell
Pilate
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Vo Koma
Capudine
Radway
Dreamland
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