27 Mar 1891
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1891
Page
1
A report notes San Francisco swarms of hobos, tin-horn gamblers and sneak thieves in the streets, with police watching but daily petty thefts and burglaries continuing. The piece also covers related unrest and municipal concerns across the West.
A piece on railway safety notes the dangers in coupling and uncoupling cars using bare hands despite regulations. It describes crushed hands from sudden gear jams and forcers, risks from protruding car timbers, and foot catches in track angles, with warnings to conductors and brakemen.
A gentleman in Hrussels showed unusual zeal for whist. After his partner trumped a trick he had won, he cursed, then rewarded the partner with a long knife and left. Later he was seen calmly playing again in another cafe with friends. The second partner voiced satisfaction at the interruption by police.
An 1880s report explains distinctive bank note paper made in Glen Falls New York area with red silk pulp integrated into the slurry and blue silk threads embedded for authenticity. An agent of the treasury supervises production to prevent evasion, and the silk is mixed with pulp before wire cloth screening to embed the fibers.
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