CARD SHARPS CAPTURED PLAYED FOR PAPER COUNTERS
Two professional confidence men known as Colonel Gordon Stanley and Austin Wyeth were arrested in New York after swindling Steamer St. Paul passengers of $10. The gang used a St. Paul letter of credit and targeted travelers at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Police traced Wyeth, Stanley, and associate Robert Thompson, alias Pat Collins, through reports of prior crimes and a veteran known as Charlie Stroupe. Detected by Detectives Chalet A. Flay and Henry Lang, they were held at West Thirty-seventh Street station and await transfer. one member, Alexander, fled after the arrests. Police warn of more victims as the scheme involved various steamer liners and large sums. The scare is part of travel rackets affecting passengers amid postwar travel.
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New York
Oct. H
America
St. Paul
Fifth Avenue
Gordon Stanley
Lias Robert Thompson
Pat Collins
Austin Wyeth
Frederick Willis
Oth
Colonel Stanley
Klondike
Wyeth
Chaple" Moran
Havey
Somerfield
Roadway Central Hotel
Chalet A. Flay
Henry Lang
Charlee J. Strouue
Firth Avene
Yokohama
Japan
Gordon Stamey
Ienomenal Hoek
Strome
Ben
Sre
Statey
Mfr
Stad
Tulrieth Atret
Ali Rana
E Aiesander
Staley
Honsarad
Aha
St. Pt
Titus
Wien
Boers in Paris Visit Marked by Crowd Praise
Moor generals Botha De Wet and Delaney arrived in Paris to a thronged station area and cheering crowds. Senator Paula welcomed them and proclamations of gratitude to the French people followed at the Elysee palace and with Premier Combes. A solitary protest near the Elsace palace led to one arrest, but overall no incidents.
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Paris
Botha
de Wet
Delaney
Taullat
Mfr
Kruger Atvalere
Paula
Society For the Aid of
Oer
Handel General de Wet
Elysee Palace
Premier Comben
M. Combe
SE Combes
Delcasse
Chamber 1 of Deputies
Senate
Elsace
Castro's Final Stand Near Victoria
Dispatches from Willemstad Curaçao dated October 14 report a major clash near The Victoria between Castro's forces of about 100 with feeble guns and a republican army of roughly 6,000 under Generals Maton Ren Peralozat and Tera. The fighting, with sounds of cannon, drove enemy forces to Coro and falcon area before retreating. Reports mention reinforcement from Caracas, the sinking of a government schooner, and efforts to encircle Caracas. Other items note a British dispatch from Volos, Greece, and legal notices, along with ads for medicines.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Victoria
Castro
Venea
Maton
Ren Peralozat
Tera
Y' Fenela
Vincente Gomez
Caracas
Coro
Tate
Falcon
Goyabo
Ta Guage
Victorine
Paveniee
Pice
War in Haiti reports rebel victory and losses
Cape Maiden Halt Oct 14 The revolutionary army won a salient victory at Montrocia. Provisional government troops lost 115 men killed and many weapons seized. The government gunboat Valdrogue was sunk by fort fire at St Mare with its crew reportedly drowned. The Firministes maintain an advantage from recent defeats of General Alexis. The USS Cincinnati, retired three years, died at Heallan hospital after a paralytic attack. wife and daughter present. A Paris horse offer of 100000 for Scepter, an English-owned mare, is noted.
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Cape Maiden
Artiboutte
Montrocia
Provisional Government
Valdrogue
St Mare
Kimbo
Brief News Notes From The Era
The United States Supreme Court reconvened on Monday. General James P. Sith of California was appointed Philippine commissioner to succeed Hernan Afoses. The president named Henry a West as commissioner of the District of Colusa. De Brodsky, the seronaut, and a coll anton named Morin were killed falling from a dirigible balloon on Monday. A recipe describes buttered bread layers with cheese and custard, baked thirty minutes.
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United States Supreme Court
James P. Sith
California
Pilippine
Hernan Afoses
Henry A Weat
Colusa de Brodsky
Seronaut
Anton
Morin
Tne
Fragments Describe A Transit Return From New York
A garbled note indicates a trip from New York to Philadelphia and back toward Pittsburgh. It mentions travel by unknown route and unclear dates with limited legible names. The fragmentary text lacks clear events or outcomes.
Northimbeeland Caption Imprecise Report Headlines
Fragmentary OCR text mentions VMLAWANE and LACKA with garbled phrasing and punctuation. The readable content does not provide a clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond these scattered fragments. The item appears to be an unclear historical note without a coherent plain fact to summarize.
Reading System New Jersey Central
Pennsylvania Railroad timetable note from May 25 1902 lists departure details for passengers. Limited legibility leaves unclear origin destination and exact departure times.
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Reading System
New Jersey Central
Pennsylvania Railroad
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