Death recalls famous swindle queen of confidence women
Philadelphia obituary recalls Sophie Beck famed as the Queen of Confidence Women who died after a career of bold frauds linked to the Storey Cotton company. It traces her rise from Jenkintown to London and her role as Marrin’s secretary in a $1.25 billion dream of riches, ending with a Philadelphia federal court fine and ongoing lore.
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Philadelphia
Sophie Beck
Richard Graham
Jenkintown
Storey Cotton Company
Europe
Concern
Charleston
Ill
Chicago
Frank C. Marrin
Brooklyn
Edward Dunne
San Francisco
New Orleans
Beck
John Wanamaker
Provident Investment Bureau
Franklin Stone
Judge Stone
Kentucky
Frank ©. Marrin
Miss Beck
F. Ewart Storey
Stanley Francis
Marrin
Adventuress
Storey
England
New York
Midtown
Manhattan
United States Supreme Court
Sing Sing
Egypt
Atlantic City
Stella Florence Graham
United States
Holland
James 8. Cortelyou
Public Safety of
Palmas Island: U S Dutch Dispute Quietly Rages
Palmas, a tiny Philippine isle 11.8 by 2.3 miles with a Dutch flag presence, lies 48 miles from Mindanao and 40 miles north of 4 degrees 45 minutes. The United States and the Netherlands signed an arbitration agreement after decades of debate, with Spain backing American title while the Netherlands questions Spain’s authority. The island remains sparsely inhabited, coconuts dominate the economy, and life continues peacefully under a flag controversy Few officials visited Palmas before 1906, and a past flag incident touched American and Dutch interests.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Philippine Islands
United States
Netherlands
National Geographic Society
Philippines
Spain
Palmas
Philippine Islets
Mindanao
Cape San Augustin
Central Park
Leonard Wood
State Department
Fund Aims to Raise Plumber Prestige and Stop Jokes
The National Trade Extension Bureau of the Plumbing and Heating Industries in Evansville Indiana spends about 250000 annually on publicity to raise prestige for its members. Director Howard E Jones says higher prestige reduces jokes at plumbers expense and notes that many in vaudeville and media are monitored. He quips there are 23845 tools a plumber may carry on a call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
National Trade Extension Bureau
Howard E. Jones
Sales Service Help Department
Jones
Mr. Jones
Sleep Study Claims Ten Hours Weekly In Marshall College
A twenty year old Huntingdon resident with paraplegia asserts ten hours of sleep weekly is enough. He reportedly sleeps ninety minutes nightly and once went eleven days without sleep. The piece toys with fortune telling and personal fate.
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Huntingdon
W. Va
Aldersan Ry
Marshal College
Worship Barber Pole on Philippine Island
A red and white barber pole washed ashore on a Philippine island is revered as a fetish by locals. It was placed in the village likely from a shipwreck and now serves as a sacred object in the community.
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Manila
P. IL
Philippines
Black Bears Stir Minnesota Debating Bear Legislation
A Minnesota bill seeks funds to compensate people injured or property damaged by bear attacks as nuisance bears increase across forested areas. Wardens note bears raid camps and cabins drawn by easily accessible foods, with last summer’s berry shortage fueling more incidents.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Sharp Tongue Cuts Off Wife's Allowance
Mrs. Mary Flynn of Hamilton Beach Queens filed a nonsupport charge against husband John in Jamaica police court. Magistrate Doyle told her after twenty minutes that talking to death can harm a man, noting his sympathy shifted as he observed temper and displays from the wife.
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New York
Mary Flynn
Hamilton Beach
Queens
John
Jamaica
Doyle
Slate from 1766 John family owned by Stuttgart doctor
A classroom slate kept by the John family since 1766 is now owned by Dr. M C John of Stuttgart. The slate measures about 8 inches by 12 inches and is a quarter of an inch thick. It had been used in school for roughly 150 years before being framed and placed on display about two decades ago.
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Stuttgart
Ark
John
M. C. John
Carelessness Behind Large Fire Losses in U S
The article argues carelessness and moral hazard drive up fire losses, totaling about 500 million yearly. It notes insurance practices to deter risk, the role of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, and arson squads. It cites examples from boot and shoe industry fires and fur houses to show how unusual fire patterns trigger investigations.
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New York
United States
National Board of Fire Underwriters
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Storey Cotton Fraud
Richard
Mrs. Graham
Kentucky Sweepstakes’ Association
Graham
Graham Electric Light Company
Dutch East India Company
Nanoesa
Sanguirs
Celebes
Sam
Genevieve Emerson
Oakland
Cal
National Bureau
Vaudevillians
O. H. Ehret
Columbus
Ohio
Miami
Fla
Havy Beard
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