Fifty Famous Frontiersmen Profiles of Parrish and Meek
Portraits recall Jasper Parrish the Iroquois interpreter born 1767 who lived as a Delaware and Mohawk before serving as U S interpreter and agent across multiple administrations. Joe Meek, Oregon envoy extraordinary, helped shape early Oregon governance and secured federal recognition and colonization.
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Canandaigua
N. Y
Jasper Parrish
Windham, Conn
Delaware River
New York
Jasper
Sullivan
Fort
Niagara
David Hill
Six Nations
United States
Parrish
Goshen
Washington
Israel Chapin
Massachusetts
Chapin
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Adams
Jackson
Wheeling
W. Va
Cumberland
Joe Meek
Republic of Oregon
Virginia
Pacific Northwest
Meek
Oregon Country
Champoeg
Rockies
Great Britain
Whitman
Polk
Oregon
Joseph Lane
Indiana
Lane
Stars and Stripes
Western Newspaper Union
Sympathetic Jury Frees Young Wife on Murder Charge
Mrs Millie Prince a 31 year old New York housewife is acquitted of second degree murder in the stabbing death of jeweler Charles J Wolfert. The jury favored self defense amid testimony of years of unwanted attention. The verdict followed a defense led by a prominent lawyer and prompted discussions of gender bias in murder trials.
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New York
Thomas Downs
Millie Prince
Charles J. Wolfert
Wolfert
Ruth Snyder
James J. Conroy
Conroy
Mrs. Prince
China executes three in crackdown on bribery
A Chinese Canton crackdown on graft has led to executions for bribe taking. Tan Yin ching, former director of the business tax bureau, was shot after conviction. Earlier, the Lien Shan magistrate and police chief were executed for bribe taking as officials warn the death penalty will continue.
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Peiping
Canton
Tan Yin-chuing
Business Tax Bureau
Tan
Lienshan
Illinois Girl, 17, Weds Third Husband in Two Years
Seventeen year old Mrs Verbal Mace Gray Shanks Dodd has entered a third marriage in two years. Her unions include John Dodd of Harrisburg, Ulis Gray of Galatia who was killed by a train days after their wedding, and Charles Shanks whose marriage was annulled after thirteen days last year.
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Illinois
Harrisburg
Verbal Mace Gray Shanks Dodd
John Dodd
Ulis Gray
Galatia
Charles Shanks
Zodiac Signs classroom exchange
A Boston Tran script scene shows a teacher quizzing boys on zodiac signs. Thomas names Taurus, Harold says Cancer, and Albert stumbles before blurting Mickey the Mouse as a playful misfit answer.
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Thomas
Harold
Albert
Mickey, the Mouse
Boston Transcript
What happened to the young suitor and the debt
Gadon asks about the man proposing to marry his daughter. The father-in-law recalls the bond of marriage followed by a demand for five hundred pounds. He notes that a week later, he got nothing but his daughter as repayment.
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Gadon
World Bessie Romance Dialog Caption from Border Cities Star
Fragmentary dialogue notes show a couple discussing marriage and adventure as a theme in a Border Cities Star item. The exchange hints at affection with a promise of soon marriage.
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Bessie
Arthur
Better Plan Sparks Potatoes Dig Row
Dialogue from a rural scene shows Father Johnny and his son arguing over who should dig potatoes. The son complains while the father pushes for the son to complete the task, citing that he planted them and knows their location.
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Johnny
They Say You Turned Down Mr Tight
A quoted exchange contrasts two responses to a housing question about running costs. The dialogue hints at public interest in a figure named Mr Tight and a debate over minimal versus maximal spending for a house.
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Mr. Tight
Crude and Refined Rivalry Among Millionaire Daughters
The sisters differ in class due to their fathers wealth sources. One father earned his money in refined sugar while the other in crude oil, creating a visible social divide between the two daughters.
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Martin
Gilbert
Napoleon of Finance Mystery Payment Revealed
A man known as a financial wizard had a $10.14 bank payment missing from an account closed three months ago. His wife has not yet learned of the discovery.
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Napoleon
Will
Bill
Not So Good Neighbor How is that Incubator Doing
A dialogue exchanges about an incubator bought by Mrs. Newbride with worry it has not laid an egg yet. Pathf inder Magazine Visitor asks about a composing room and music writing difficulty. The Louisville Courier Journal presents a joke about a bookkeeper's mind and a secretary asking where to put racing losses.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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