Big Bill Mason A Chicago Gambler Escapes From Wisconsin Prison
Richard Keegan known as Big Bill Mason, famed gambler tied to Chicago houses and the Younger gang era, fled from Waupun after seven years, escaping from a Wisconsin prison. His life, marked by escapes and long stretches in jail, includes a notorious 1898 New York capture and a career spanning decades of crime. He spent most of his years in and out of prison, foretelling a dramatic decline from a feared figure in Chicago gambling circles.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Waupun
Laporte
Ind
Indiana State Prison
Richard Keegan
Big BI
Mason
W. T. Wright
Cherry Hill
Mike
McDonald’s
George Han- Kita
Northfeld Bank Faid
James
Dave » Thornton
House of David
Clark Street
McDonald's Place
Hawkins’ Placoss
Hettie Ken Rally
Thornton's
Hawkins’ Bank
H. F. Whitcon
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Milwaukee
Hawkins’ Faro Bank
Thornton
J. I. Case
Racine
Jay-Bye-See
Waupun State Prison
United States
Bill
Los Angeles
New York
Thomas Reilly
James Coffey
Remarkable Local Names Near Ford Kentucky
A curious survey of names within twenty miles of Ford Kentucky highlights odd family christenings such as First Quarter Second Quarter No Quarter and Bad Quarter. Other households feature Chump and Cubburn families with bizarre given names like Skittles and Angel. A clambake near Utica yielded a rare dark pearl valued around 1000 dollars weighing four and one eighth carats.
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Ford
Barabbas Og
John L. Sullivan
Snippy Og
Philips Quarter
Ter
Phillas
Phidlay Quarter
Bennett
Angel Cubburn
Sizzley Cubbum
Calico
Utica
Eugene Smaltz
Ilion
Man with the broken neck visits Albuquerque name known worldwide
Barney Baldwin, famed as the man with the broken neck from a 1887 Birmingham railway crash, revisited Albuquerque. Remarkably, he wears a neck brace and can bob his torso. doctors deem his case extraordinary. Baldwin, married and based in San Bernardino, says his railroad employer pays a monthly stipend and he once helped bring Milton Yarberry to be hanged in this city.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Barney Baldwin
Baldwin
Birmingham
Ala
San Bernardino
Cal
Milton Yarberry
Man Quits Tobacco at 95 in Winthrop
Eilis M. Clark of Winthrop Maine announced plans to sign a pledge to quit chewing tobacco after SL years of the habit. He recently turned 95 and gathered friends to mark the decision to stop using tobacco.
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Winthrop
Eilis M. Clark
Unusual Vocations Taken Up by Two Young Ladies
Miss Amy Rosemary Miller, a St Louis stenographer turned Ozark homesteader, moves alone to a self-built Clearwater farm of 60 apples, many berries and vines on 160 acres. She plans a log house, farms, and vows self-sufficiency with no rent, car fare, or gas bills.
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Little Rock
Ark
St. Louis
Virgin Wilds
the Ozarks
Amy Rosemary Miller
Clearwater
Miss Miller
Ozark Country
Mise Miller
Ing
Howdy
Amy
School Teacher Turns to Blacksmithing in Kansas Districts
In Lincoln Nebraska a former rural Kansas teacher Mrs Philo P Wilcox unable to secure teaching posts turns to blacksmithing. Residing near College View she runs the shop with help from three daughters. She plates horseshoes repairs wagons and tools while her daughters repair bicycles and assist in the forge. The family supports itself as the husband’s health fails and he travels to Mexico for relief.
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Lincoln
Kansas
Philo P. Wilcox
College View
Wilcox
Ekirta
Jong
Mexico
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London
England
House of Commons
Chumps
Ogs
Old Kentucky
Wilds
Ozark Mountains
Mies
Miss Wilcox
the Anvil
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