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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1912
Page
3
Henry C. Terry narrates how a criminal planned a deed and blocked knowledge of guilt while a detective exposes the failure of those acts. The old adage murder will out is shown to hold true through the pursuit and closing of avenues to truth.
A 20 year old Erie railroad scheme near Port Jervis aimed to steal one million in gold from the Red Star Express. An insider named Pop Thompson was recruited by a master thief to train a gang. The plan failed when a secret service ruse led to the capture of Peg Foster and accomplices Jimmy Oliver and Abe Norris, while the mastermind evaded arrest.
A condensed portrait of Benvenuto Cellini born 1500 Florence. It tracks his rise from a gold worker and engraver to a daring swordsman and sculptor, his many imprisonments and duels, and his enduring genius. The article notes his brutal vanity and the lasting value of his art despite his notorious Blackguard reputation.
A Wells Fargo Express tale describes Ike Thompson and Luke Sanderson plotting to rob the Red Star money car. Thompson, called Pop, lured Sanderson by feigning partnership as the plan unfolded on a Jersey City Jersey route. Thompson kept playing along to learn Sanderson's intentions while authorities investigated the claim.
A brief anecdote from Youth's Companion depicts a Prussian lieutenant at Mont Blanc eyeing the mountain with haughty air. He boasts of his strength and mocks civilians, illustrating arrogant posturing of young German soldiers.
A comic tale of a flirtatious contest for Clara J.'s favor. The narrator schemes with Clara J.'s clever child, nicknamed Tacks, to humiliate rival Percy Acton Jones using saffron taffy and a pastry pillow trap, ending with a clumsy but victorious courtship attempt.
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