Elaborate swindle tale reveals higher branches of crime
New York police pursue Freder ick Gondorff in a broad scheme that swindled hotelier Frederick Holz nagel of $15,000 in a fake prize fight. The case links to a broader operation netting over $1,000,000 yearly and involves bonds from a bank theft, with authorities aiming to recover $120,000 in Chicago and Eastern Illinois Rail Road, and other securities.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Rogues
New York City
Frederick Gondorff
Gondorff
Frederick Holznagel
Scranton
William IF. Walker
New Britain Savings Bank
Tombs
Holznagel
Central Office
Walker
New Britain Bank
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Cudahys
Webber
Sullivan
Blair
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Fair Grounds
Collins
Albany
Ten Eyck
New York
John M. Coleman
No. 115
Broadway
Jerome
Rogue's Gallery
Frederick Gondorft
James Morgan
Deary Morris
Gondorft
Charles Gondorff
New Britain
Bob Nelson
Atlantic City
Pinkertons
Evanston Census Shows Women Outnumber Men by 3000
The annual school census of Evanston shows 13 837 women and 10 896 men in a population of 24 672, a surplus of 2971 women. The figures prompt discussion on the suburb's university influence and future demographics.
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Evanston
Chicago
Mont Blanc Climbers Reach Peak With 150 Climbers
Geneva reports last year saw 150 alpinists reach Mont Blanc summit. Of them twenty were English and eight were American. Fourteen were women with ages from fifteen to fifty five. among the climbers were a prince a general two barons a priest and several doctors lawyers and a Swiss chimney sweep.
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Geneva
Mont Blanc
Twelve-key telegraph on a single wire in Lisbon plan
The Lisbon international telegraph conference heard a French proposal for a twelve-key alternating current system on one wire. Other items noted include water as a powerful agent in rock breakdown, new bullet paste ignition for tracers, and cyanide toxicity compared with cyanide of cacodyl.
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Lisbon
Cost of Coal in Lives Highlighted by Uniontown Congressman
Congressman Cooper of Uniontown Pennsylvania cited coal production figures in The Congressional Record to argue for a $150,000 federal inquiry into mine disasters. He noted bituminous output at 149,559,047 tons and ten anthracite counties at 76,836,082 tons, with human lives cost at 1514. He warned fatal disasters rose from 200 to 606 in bituminous districts and from 411 to 708 in anthracite districts from 1898 to 1997, urging federal action for uniform safety laws.
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Pennsylvania
Cooper
Uniontown
Penn
New York Times
Shields for the Soldier Returns as War Shield Concept
Experiments at Sheffield England show steel shields three millimetres thick and about 150 square inches in area could protect a soldier against rifle bullets at 400 yards. Weighing seven pounds the shield requires prone position for shelter. Shields feature a rifle loophole and side studs to link into a continuous screen to avoid trenching.
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Sheffield
England
Heryar's Weekly
Tobacco War Night Riders Sweep Kentucky Plantations
The New York World reports on the Tobacco Trust and the Regie pressuring Kentucky growers through price control and boycotts while hill billys resist with nightly raids and arson. A masked night rider terrorizes towns burning farms, barns, and factories as state troops monitor Southwestern Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Tobacco Trust
Tennessee
Regie
the Planters’ Protective Association
Hill Billys
Association
Trust
Fcars
New York World
Uncle Sam cleans up a forest yard with winter burn plans
The New York Tribune describes a government led wood yard cleanup that targets waste and inferior trees. Foresters supervise contractors to remove debris and mark merchantable timber while protecting fine stands. After burning conical piles in winter under snow, replanting and seed trees follow to renew the forest.
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Sam
National Forests
Nature
New York Tribune
Cadet’s Drum-Major Dream Inspires West Point Parade
Leads Thenair, an instructor at West Point Military Academy, guided visiting parents during a cadet tour. After an evening parade, the father exclaimed with pride and said he would be happy only when his son reaches the drum-major’s distinguished rank.
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West Point
Wisdom in a Brickyard Advice Amid a Street Brawl
A brickyard quarrel ends with a head injury as the employer suggests a warrant for arrest. A burly onlooker offers homely remedy telling the injured man to apply two pieces of plaster to head and mouth to feel better.
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Bill
Equine quotes spark playful Houston Post exchange
A lighthearted snippet from the Houston Post features a joke about an automobile ride with equine humor. The exchange includes a quip about gasoline running out and pushing the machine home, ending with a jab about not enjoying horseplay.
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Houston Post
Woman's letter touts Grape-Nuts Postum gains and renewed energy
A York state woman credits Grape-Nuts and Postum with restoring her health after ten years of stomach and liver trouble. She says she gained twenty pounds, eats normally, and can work without fatigue after switching from coffee, shareing details of her breakfast and daily ability.
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York State
Postum
Batt Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Belting Tacking
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Kaper
J. M. Curran
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