Honest John Riplinger and the Honduras Escape
An opinion column questions why former Seattle city comptroller Honest John Riplinger fled to Honduras amid embezzlement rumors. It argues prosecutors faced political resistance, notes a missing $4500 key to the case, and opines extradition challenges may hinder his return to face charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John” Ripfinger
Honduras
Seattle
John
Honest John
State Department
Washington
Riplinger
Heredity debated by Dutch scientists and American actor case
A report by two eminent Dutch researchers with 3,000 Dutch physicians finds mental and physical traits largely inherited from the father, but moral tendencies are not. They deem much heredity theory as tommyrot and stress personal responsibility and will, noting environment and training can direct faults into virtues and that will is both tyrannical and tractable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Persian cat and a wandering guest in a rambling tale
The narrator recalls a cluttered study scene with Zoroaster the Persian cat and a young girl in a faded frock. A dinner unfolds with an emaciated hostess, plain clothes, and wary conversation as the narrator compares impressions and hints at an untied future. The mood recalls a world of faded standards and odd charm.
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Stuart & Stone
Zoroaster
Teheran
Paris
Merlin
Sarah
Verbeaux
Welcome to the Warren Family Revelation
A narrator confronts Olivia Warren and a hidden family room scene. Olivia jokes about mystery and a masked cousin, while the narrator recalls arranging a festive display. The tale hints at a later marriage inscription in the Warren family Bible.
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Bertin
Paris
Olivia Warren
Olivia
Bunery
Warren/family
The Village Cut-Up: A Tall Tale From a Baseball Day
The narrator jokes about a hot game between Hee leysport and Oatesburg on a summer day. Names like Bud Sandpiper and Dick Reston appear amid playful banter, misplays, rain checks, and a crowd roasting the umpire as an extra inning drama unfolds in a comic sports vignette.
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F. W. Schaefer
Heeleysport
Oatesburg
Bud Sandpiper
Tom Silvens
Tobe Baskin
Lem Humdud
Oatenburg
Bkoever
Oatesbury
Beoleysport
Dick Reston
Date Swayzee
The Seven Ages of Man Listed in Commencement Exercise
A humorous piece depicts a valedictory in a correspondence school with the stages of life labeled The Baby Carriage The Stubbed Toe The College The Marriage The Forage The Dunnage The Cold Storage. A postmaster jokes it would require fourteen stamps to mail.
Fragmentary rumor claims store staff singled out a worker
A readable fragment describes tensions at a New York department store over attention to a female employee. The passage implies administration reacted by dismissing the worker, with disjointed lines referencing misinterpretations and family comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hat described with black horsehair and lace trim
A charming hat in black horsehair features a brim insert with black lace and a drooping silhouette. Two large white roses with green centers sit at the front, accented by four delicate green petals extending outward.
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William Piggott
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Everett True
Gib Sk
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Globe Hotel
Cor
First Av
Main &T
Josh Whee
BY Josh
Mr. Butghtewer
Trowbie
Iumber
Atlantic
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Baltisah
Rhode
Pier I
Fuet
Wester Way
First Avenue
Gare SV
Lage
Fiat
Aker
Cutra
Eerie
Gen Geeid
Uierty Thewii Sane
Bes
Weetiahe
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Quaker Drug
Tors First Av
Pike
Carthy Dry Goods
Sutcliffe Baxter
Bereir Dowa
Title Trust Coo
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