Crimes of Youth Strip Fame From Aged Philanthropist
Berlin reports Charles May once famed public figure and author, now an outcast branded as a brigand chief from Saxon highlands. Once rich and connected, May built a legend, then faced a landmark libel suit that exposed his past crimes and led to moral downfall and retreat from society. He reportedly spent years traveling in America and receded into seclusion after the court ruling.
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Berlin
Chas
Germany
Jean Valjean
Hugo
Win January
C. W. Anderson
Kansas City
Dresden
May
Charles
Mayem
Chas. May
Nemesis
Lebias
Lebius
Lebios
America
Barbers Challenge Onion Eating Ordinance in Waterloo
In Waterloo Nebraska on May 6 barbers vow to contest a city ordinance that bans eating onions or smoking from 7 am to 6 pm. They argue the rule abridges American citizen rights and warn it could set a broader ban on bread or water. Perry Hutchins voices the protest and mocks the council’s reach. A note on bicycle repairing appears at the end.
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United Prep
Waterloo
Neb
Perry Hutchins
Memory of W D Harnett Kept by Painters Company Forever
London May 6 The chancery court ordered the Painters' Company to preserve the memory and tomb of W D Harnett of Addle at. His £50 000 estate was left to the company on condition they hold a birthday dinner forever and maintain his tomb. A niece transferred funds after accepting a £1 weekly annuity, and she has died. The company now holds the money.
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United Prowse
London
Chancery Court
W. D. Harnett
Painters’ Company
Harnett
Palatera’ Company
Teach the Art of Smuggling in New York May Report
Special Agent C. Wall returns from Europe with observations on customs fraud. He cites Paris as a place where schemes are discussed openly and Antwerp as a hub for counterfeit goods and false bottoms. He notes plans to import goods into America without duties using deceptive fittings.
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New York
C. Wall Wan
Custom House
Europe
America
Antwerp
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