Murder Plot Ends In Imaginary Crime Prank
Olathe Kansas University student William Ferguson described as a prankster staged an imaginary murder plot to test storytelling in a journalism class. The hoax involved fake evidence and drew wide newspaper coverage before being revealed as fiction. Professor Merle Thorpe noted murder plots are not assigned, though some students progress rapidly.
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Olathe
Kan
William WE Ferguson
University of Kansas
Clathe
G. Carroll
Carroll
Ferguson
School of Journalism
Merle Thorpe
Thorpe
Lawrence
Sunday School Boxing Bout Ends With Injured Fighter
Everett Myers age eighteen suffered a badly disfigured nose after a third round knockout by Charles Kaplow in a Sunday school room bout held by the Optimist Bible class at First Baptist Church in St Paul. Referee Co H Richter watched as Kaplow claimed the championship belt amid cheering spectators.
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Oliver Lindberg
Kaplow
Hettie
Myers
Richter
Howard Jeffries The Yale Villainous Partner Plot
A Yale educated banker’s son Howard Jeffries succumbs to vice under Robert Underwood and plots a bold $2,000 loan. Underwood, exploiting Howard’s wife Annie and Alicia, schemes social leverage as debt and danger close in. Alicia visits Underwood as tensions mount when creditors demand accounting and Howard collapses.
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Howard
Jeffries
Robert Underwood
Yale
Alicia
Astraria
Oward
Underwood
Howard Jeffries
Joe
The Drunken Wedding Night Tale of Howard and Annie
Howard Jeffries sits drunk as Underwood probes their strained marriage. Annie’s work ethic and social ambition clash with Howard’s pride as he begs for money and laments family expectations. Underwood notes Howard’s mess but sympathy lingers for a man who loves his wife despite his ruin.
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Underwood
Howard
Alicia
Annie
Howard Jeffries
America
Nature
Hans
Jn.mauchin
Jeffries
New York
Nderwood
Desperate Underwood Pleads While Alicia Demands Distance
In a tense confrontation in a New York apartment, Alicia rebukes Underwood for threats and fraud, vows to cut him off and protect friends, and he admits crushing debts while reaching for a pistol, implying further peril as the scene ends.
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Alicia
Eve
Underwood
Plea for Personal Handwritten Letters Pleases Elder
An old-fashioned man recalls receiving a handwritten letter that impressed him amid prevalent typewritten business correspondence. He believes personal, hand written communication can still profit a business by creating a sense of personal attention and customer good will.
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Alicia
Underwood
Sameness in scenery and the decorating of beauty
A Washington Star column notes a man’s remark on sameness in nature and contrasts mountain and sea views. He quips that wherever people find beauty they add sardine tins and biscuit boxes, highlighting human clutter marring nature.
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Washington— Star
Childish Ingenuity Sparks Street Skate Fun
Two boys in Jones street used a roller skate as a make shift automobile for play yesterday. The older boy wore the skate while the younger rode astride his foot, creating happiness like grown ups manufacture.
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Jones 'Street
Newark
N. J
Haste Not to Be Repeated
A humorous exchange about quitting smoking features a character claiming finality yet refusing to discard cigars. The dialog highlights irony as the speaker admits tossing a box but clings to a lingering habit reminder.
Unclear quotation tied to reform efforts in early America
The excerpt cites Uncle Ezra urging daily accountability from a vigilant neighbor and notes proposals for transparency in household incomes. It references the Boston Herald and author Judae Willis. Details are fragmentary but hint at social reform themes.
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Metropolitan Life
Charles Klein
Arthur R Hornblow
Illustrations BY
Ray Walters
G. W. Dillingham Company
Ezra
Boston Herald
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