Pharao Brown's Fortunes and Fevers Recalled in Remembrance
The tale follows Pharao Brown, once a gifted telegraph operator who borrowed two bits from Gene for a train to Butte after claiming a gold mine fortune. Decades later Gene encounters Brown in Louisville and learns the mine was real, making Brown a millionaire while recounting a life of constant borrowing and an eventual rise from poverty to wealth.
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Pharao Brown
Gene
Butte
United Presse
Tacoma
Pharac
Tstom
Pharao
Western Union
Montana
Star
Isville
Wee
South
Derby
Harding Cabinet Forecast As President-Elect Chooses Aides
President-elect Harding has a near final cabinet plan with Hughes as secretary of state Dawes as treasurer Hert for war Weeks for navy and Daugherty as attorney general. Names in reserve include Hilles Reynolds Kahn Bach Moore Campbell Beveridge and Beveridge may shift position as strings pull.
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United Press
Marion
Harding
Charis E. Hughes
New York
Treasury
Charles G. Dawes
Milinois
A. T. Hert
Kentucky
Navy
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Harry M. Daugherty
George B. Christian, Jr
Charlies BD. Hilles
George M. Reynolds
Chicago
Julius Kahn
California
J. J. Bach
Wisconsin
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
Campbell
Arizona
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Shabbily Dressed Man Produces $1747 From Pockets
A disheveled man, Ward aged 60, claimed three years without work and was seized near Lake Forest Park by Deputies Am Lee and KR Murphy. In jail he dumped $1747 and four cents from his clothing. he said he slept in the brush. He gave 1120 Cogan Ave Bremerton as his home and was kept for observation by alienists amid nearby concerns from grocer L F Stetson about odd behavior.
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Cogan Ave
Bremerton
L. F. Stetson
Lake Forest Park
Ward
Wilson Names Jay Envoy to Romania
President Wilson sent to the Senate the nomination of Pete A. Jay of Rhode Island to be minister to Romania. The report places Jay as the American envoy in Bucharest, reflecting continuing diplomacy during the period. The nomination underscores U S efforts to strengthen relations with Romania amid postwar adjustments.
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Wilson
Jay
Rumania
Washington
Senate
Pete A. Jay
Rhode Island
Rumana
The Wedding of the Stars a Christmas Marriage Announcement
New release stars Constance Talmadge and Dorothy Gish in The Wedding of the Stars. Albert B Mead of Greenwich presided as justice of the peace. John Pialogiou and James Rennie appear in minor roles. The two sisters plan marriage after a dinner at Hotel St. Regis.
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Dorothy Gish
Constance Talmadge
New York
Santa Claus
Dan Cupid
Albert
Mead
Constance
Dorothy
Humen
St. Regia
Jimmy Dt
John
Jialoglou
Greece
Rennie
Col G C Rickard Named Chief of Militia Bureau
Washington December 30 Col G Collins H Rickard of Oj City Pennsylvania was appointed by President Wilson to lead the militia bureau with the rank of major general.
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Washington
Col. G. Collins H Rickard
Oj City
Wilson
Militia Bureau
Spanish Ship Sends Out Distress Call
Wireless calls for assistance from the Spanish steamer Olavarria were picked up by a radio station at Pinar del Rio. The steamer Inocencio also sent distress signals, with two ships, one American and one British, standing by.
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Havana
Olavarria
Pinar del Rio
Inocencio
Cardinal Gibbons Improves at Union Mills Home
Baltimore dispatch reports Cardinal Gibbons showing continued improvement in his condition at the home of Robert W. Shriver in Union Mills Maryland. The update notes the pre Christmas period as the latest reference point.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Robert W. Shriver
Union Mills
Iron Employees Return to Work at 70 Cents Per Hour
New Bern North Carolina December 30 iron workers of the Newbern Iron and Supply company return to work on a compromise wage of 70 cents per hour after being convinced a wage cut was necessary.
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Newbern, N. C
Newbern Iron and Supply Company
Fire wipes out Fairfield family of seven
A fatal blaze in Fairfield Connecticut killed Felix Yakimovitch 54 and his six children including three daughters and four sons sparking investigations into the cause and the fate of the family.
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Fairfield
Conn
Felix Yakimovitch
Daugh
Gangster On Way To Prison From Howard Street Case
Murphy, convicted in the Howard Street gang cases, is taken to the penitentiary to serve one to fifty years. On the ferry he joked with guards about quitting smoking. He may be assigned to the jute mill. He passes James Carey, another gang member, who is guilty after a jury verdict reached in minutes. Carey faces sentencing Monday.
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Murphy
James Carey
Carey
Ward
Prisoner Escapes Stockade After Bold Midnight Dash
Harry Smith, a dangerous offender serving one year at the county stockade for carrying concealed weapons, escaped Tuesday night after leaping into the woods during timber cutting. Guards pursued with shots fired and search parties organized. Smith had only served one day of his sentence.
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Harry Smith
Smith
Guarda
Arraigned on Vagrancy Charges At Auburn Pool Room
George Olson attorney declares police arrest unemployed men, three men Frank Scott Frank Johnson and Fred Turner face vagrancy charges after three weeks in jail awaiting trial. City Marshal Jed Macomber, wounded by attackers, testified at the trial and was confined. Justice of the Peace O W Brinker dismissed the cases Thursday.
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George Olson
Justice of the Peace
O. W. Brinker
Frank Scott
Frank Johnson
Fred Turner
Olson
Auburn
Jed Macomber
Macomber
Chinese Troops Mutiny Near Yochow Over Pay Delays
Chinese soldiers at Yochow rebel against officers causing two days of looting and arson around Shanghai. The mutiny is attributed to delays in pay as troops terrorize the area and disrupt nearby towns.
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Shanghai
Yochow
Robbers loot homes and card game in early morning raid
A seven‑band robbery spree struck a drug store, a card game, and a residence where a Jap and his wife were forced to entertain four robbers for three hours. David C Blair lost 716 dollars including 700 from a store haul, with total stolen cash and valuables over 1200 dollars.
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David C. Blair
Fremont Ave
Blair
Third Ave
Univer
BS Sea Sme
Mike Koch
19Th Ave
Roch
Fred Cooper
Outlook Hotel
James Parker
Dreasie
C. Novuyama
Novuyama
George
U S Planes Off To Panama Flight Begins
The navy seaplane flight from San Diego to the Panama Canal zone began at 8 26 am with 12 F4 planes taking off from North Island. Fourteen planes started the mission led by Captain Henry Mustin. the route includes San Bartolomo Bay Magdalena Bay and Banderras Bay on Mexico's west coast.
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San Diego
Cal
Navy
Panama Canal Zone
North Island Navy Air Station
Hans
Henry Mustin
Pacific Air Force
San Bartolmo Bay
Magdalena Bay
Gulf of California
Banderras Bay
Mexico
Leon Guilty of Nothing Except Owning a Ford
Police Judge John B. Gordon exonerated Leon Guilty of Nothing Except Owning a Ford after a curious case where a Ford bug was found near a robbery scene with corn whisky aboard. Leon, living at 36th 8 S. W. and Helena St., had been arrested on an open charge as investigators weighed possible postings.
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D. F. Leon
S. W
Helena St
John B. Gordon
P. L. Mardin
44Th Ave. S. W
Hawkshaws
Leon
Gordon
Whidby Islander Pleads Guilty To Moonshine Charge
Herman Hopel of Whidby Island pleaded guilty in U S district court on Thursday to manufacturing moonshine and was fined 200 by Federal Judge Neterer. The report notes a separate line about six thousand people emigrating to Canada in coming months.
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Herman Hopel
United States District Court
Neterer
House on Magnolia Beach Wrecked by Tide and Wind
A powerful Gale battered Magnolia Beach near Magnolia Bluff as breakers toppled a house, dragging it into deep water. Residents reported spray over the bluff and fear for occupants. The storm followed earlier erosion that weakened protective seawall defenses. Winds were up to 38 miles per hour on the coast, with Tatoosh light noting 24 mph.
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Magnolia Bluff
Altho
Seattle
Magnolia Beach Colony
Robert Burt
Magnolia Bivd
Tatoosh Light
Weather Bureau
Poison tale in alienation suit shocks court
Mrs Valerie Dwyer denies allegations by Mrs Booth that she attempted to poison Booth with drugged candy mailed to her. She calls the charge false and seeks vindication, defending herself as a veteran's widow supporting two children and protesting publicizing of untrue claims.
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Booth
Valerie Dwyer
Dwyer
Man Found Dead In Gas Case At 710 University St
Puzzling death of 87 year old Matthew Fisher prompts post mortem by Deputy Coroner W H Carson. Fisher was found in bed by his son Oscar Fisher at 8 am. gas flowed from an unlit jet raising questions of asphyxiation accidental turn on or defective jet. The result will clarify if the death stems from gas.
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Matthew Fisher
W. H. Carson
Fisher
University St
Oscar Fisher
Port Angeles
Monroe
Carson
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