One Left In Towk Living Alone In City of a Thousand Homes
A Topeka man, Sam Bolger, former Faloon keeper and Cripple Creek veteran, lives in Gillette Colorado as its self proclaimed emperor. He recalls a life of mining boom and desertion, saying he will die there and that his word is law.
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Topeka
Kan
Sam Bolger
Colorado
Gillette
Cole Bolger
California
New Mexico
Arizona
Old Mexico
Cripple Creek
Dollar Deflects a Bullet Saved Indian From Knife Threat
In Pendleton Oregon a silver dollar in Joe Hays’s shirt pocket stopped a gunman’s shot from George Ackley a Syrian. Hays and Patrick Isidore two Indians visited Ackley’s restaurant after an order for hot tamales a quarrel ensued and Ackley claimed Hays held him while Isidore tried to knife him the dollar deflected the bullet and prevented fatal injury
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Pendleton, Ore
Joe Hays
George Ackley
Hays
Patrick Isidore
Ackley
Isidore
Heirs Sue Over Lost 1869 Gas Stock Worth 60 000
Heirs of John Gilmore Shelton file suit against National Bank of Commerce and William H Thompson Trust Co to recover 30 shares of gas stock valued at 60 000 found in 1910 by granddaughter Miss Grady J Rives. The case seeks pro rata value plus 6 percent interest from 1890, potentially over 200 000.
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Laclede Gas Company
Shelton
Missouri Wine Company
The
American Wine Company
Old
Ohio and Mississippi
Old Pacific Railroad
John G. Shelton, Jr
Miss Rives
National Bank of Commercce
Wiliam H. Thompson Trust Company
Thompson
Rats Come Home to Roost in Curious Experiment
In New Orleans Doctor Creel reports ear docking on a gray rat to test homing instinct. The ether-sedated subject was released in City Park near the Greek temple and disappeared toward the lagoon, later found dead five miles away near Doctor White's district.
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New Orleans
Doctor Creel
Bushanda
Westwego
Doctor White
Stuyvesant
Barefoot Chicagoan Shocks Churchgoers With Medaled Walk
Frank Schmall strolls barefoot to church in Besley court while keeping a chest full of medals. Neighbors, including Mrs Verona Schmall, worry about cold feet and rising medal costs as he treats the ritual as a sign of devout membership. The dispute reaches the social service court before a compromise is reached.
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Frank Schmall
Besley Court
Schmall
Schmalls
Schmall Con
Department of the County
Nlow
Social Service Court
Frank
Alfalfa Fights Weeds in Wichita Show of City Farming
A year ago Wichita officials funded a plan to plant alfalfa on vacant plots and neglected lots. A man prepared land for 50 cents per owner, plowed harrowed and mowed, eradicating weeds. The effort yielded a profitable hay crop, with about two thousand tons cut this year.
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Kan
Wichita
Wall Street Language Lessons For New Clerks
In New York a flood of new Wall Street clerks and runners learn the street’s jargon. War shortages left many jobless. brokers now train recruits with earlier hours and guidance from veteran staff to master stock quotations and slang.
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Wall Street
York
Smati
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Exchange
Porter
Katy
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Deaf couple's divorce case told through sign language
In Detroit a deaf mute man and his deaf wife testified via interpreter about abuse. Judge Mandell granted a divorce after witnesses described incidents while courtroom humor surfaced in gestures and spoken reactions.
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Detroit
Thomas Fraser
Loree
Lusitania speed remark recalled by Fez grand vizier
A French journalist M. Huret visited Fez and spoke of the Lusitania which he said could reach 27 knots an hour. The elderly grand vizier responded with a skeptical quip about Christians racing to speed toward the grave.
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Morocco
Jules Huret
M. Huret
Fez
Rather a Facer
A short moral tale about William asking why his tall uncle grew big and tall. His mother explains that his uncle grew because he was a good boy who did right, while William then asks what kind of boy his father was. The piece ends with William seeking to compare his father’s character.
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William
Papa
Its Handicap Behind the Lines in War Tactics
Commentator notes shifting control on the front as Russian gains in Przemysl are cited and Austro German counterattacks are described. The speaker expresses skepticism about achieving a decisive victory in that contested area.
Nutmeg Grater Sparks Dessert Flavor Debate
In a playful kitchen exchange, The Vania praises nutmeg as a dessert flavoring while Nutmeg counters with the practicality of a grater. The banter highlights flavor vs tool in an informal culinary chat.
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