American Tourists Victims Of Rogues
London reports Scotland Yard condemns American visitors as easy prey for swindlers. A string of confidence tricks targets tourists near St Pauls Cathedral and the British Museum, draining ten thousands of dollars from two men then repeating the ploy with others. Police could nab the thieves if victims stayed to testify.
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International Nova Service
London
United States
Scotland Yard
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Mint
British Museum
Blye
Key
Two Young Thieves Fall In A Montmartre Boxing Bout
Paris June 30 Detectives Balaguerie and Bonnelle watched as a cellar boxing match at a Montmartre cafe decided a love triangle. Paul knocked Charlie cold in round three, triggering a confession to two hotel burglaries and a bois de Boulogne hold up. Rubber gloves, they said, erase fingerprints.
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Paris
Montmartre
Charles
Paul
K. O
Inspector Balaguerte
Faris Police
Inspector Bonnelle
Charlie
Balaguerie
Bonnelle
Boise de Boulogne
Dumbbell Mustache Sparks Detroit Divorce Suit
Detroit June 30 Mrs Lillian Watson announces divorce from Charles E Watson over his mustache habit. She seeks alimony of 10 dollars weekly while the action proceeds, saying the mustache sparked every quarrel and made reconciliation impossible.
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International News Service
Detroit
Lillian
Pegey
Watson
Charles
Negro Names Own Fine In Court At Atlanta
In Atlanta on June 30 alderman D. KR Wilder of the Fourth ward presided in Recorder Johnson absence. Robert Giddings, a Black man, was jailed on a drunkenness charge. The alderman joked with him about the fine and costs, allowing him to pay five dollars to the station sergeant plus costs for release.
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Enpicott~JoHnson
Atlanta
International News Service
D. Kr, Wilder
Recorder Johnson
Robert Giddings
Bob
Alderiman
Bers
Russian stamp proves expensive commodity
Paris reports that a Russian postal stamp is a serious investment. Ordinary-weight letters need a 200,000 ruble stamp, postcards 120,000 rubles, printed matter 40,000 rubles, and registered letters 260,000 rubles. Czarist stamps bearing Nicholas II remain in use. Stamps of 1 to 14 kopeks require face value multipliers up to a million, while 1 to 10 ruble stamps need up to 10,000 times. Edward Hite of 215 Park Avenue won $5 and a pound of coffee in a Tranco-American Coffee contest.
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International News Service
Paris
Russia
Nicholas 11
Edward Hite
Park Avenue
Tranco- American Coffee Company
H. G. Preston Company
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