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Sisseton Weekly Standard in Sisseton, South Dakota

22 Oct 1920

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Sisseton Weekly Standard

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Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1920

Page

3

The Capture of Wess Watts in Brookville and Shawneetown

Thomas Furlong the Allegheny Valley railroad detective recounts pursuing Wess Watts, a feared Pennsylvania outlaw, from a Brookville burglary to Shawneetown gun shop, capturing Watts after a tense confrontation and exposing a gang tied to river boat crimes. The narrative covers Watts’s past, the Paducah arrest, and a dramatic jail capture in Brookville.

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Thomas Furlong Weas Watts Pennsylvania Yereman Allegheny Valley Railroad Brookville Watts Jefferson Clarion Forest Eak Counties Herff Watt Fred Buch Bee Becks Horace Horace Edwards Wess Watts Wete Wess Oliver Brooks Shawneetown Ohio River Paducah Watta Aleri Ilinois Bhawneetown Brooks James Watts Illinois Marshal Geary Frank Farland Wood Morrow Bill Green Buddaville Frankfort Pete Alston Charlie Peach Peach Brook Kentucky King Leaskis Vin Paducah Furlong Minoia Sin Clover Smith Smith Allegheny Slieetown St. Louis
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Bancroft the Berlin Historian and Navy Secretary Sighting

In his seventies, Admiral Bancroft stationed in Washington as naval secretary of the lighthouse board recalls a Vermonter who adored horse riding and goat flesh. A white bearded stranger in a German cap, Bancroft, later revealed, was the historian and former Secretary of the Navy. Tales of autographs, titles, and the salute dynamic with Porter and Sherman illuminate early Washington naval life.

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Admiral Dewey Coimander Dewey Washington Lighthouse Board Germany Politiet Bancroft Berlin Navy Naval Acadmny Jraud Shearmin St Min Mr. Bancroft
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Modesty and Editor Banter Over Anecdote Credit

An editor and a near humorist discuss running a submitted anecdote, with the editor suggesting payment and credit to a statesman to avoid fame. The dialogue centers on modesty and value of the piece.

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Defeated Candidate Reflects On Run Reasons

A candid exchange reveals the defeated candidate admitting belief that some urged him to run. He notes his wife hoped for victory and a few relatives anticipated the disappointment of their son losing.

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