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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 27, 1904
Page
12
A former criminal recalls a bank job in a small town. He and an accomplice plan to rob a bank, exploiting a three wheel combo lock. The president unexpectedly aids the heist, to the convict’s astonishment, leading to a quiet exit with bonds.
A fragmented reminiscence on meeting Mark Twain in Johannesburg and learning his interview method. The piece recounts Douglas Story detailing Twain's grave delivery and the advice to coax topics that truly interest the subject. It includes a Daly's Theatre anecdote about a dog, a doorkeeper, and a stair ascent.
The Mount Nelson Hotel in Capetown figures in a sensational row as Belfield Marais’s daughter pops vitriol in the face of Piet Marais, the rich father-in-law. An English observer notes the marriage followed by a bitter estrangement, Piet’s wealth at nine million pounds and his plan for a million per son in heirs, and Belfield's withdrawal from the marriage to take a modest Cape government post.
Two Tynestines followed race meetings using a betting scam in which they swapped horse names in a book. A Scotsman exposed them at Hamilton Park, winning £6 in gold, prompting taunting remarks. The scene includes casual banter about servants, advertisements, and a humorous courtroom misquote about prophets and fathers.
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