Telepathic Derby Tip Shocks London Circles
A Derby day telegram predicting Don Pero to win upends sport pages. Goody, a Sporting Courier staffer, shares how Dixey supposedly sent the tip, the race unfolds with Don Pero near the front, and a twist reveals telepathic misdirection. The tale ends with a clubroom theory that the incident was telepathy not telegram.
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Epsom
Sporting Courier
Don Pero
Dixey
London
Windermere
Nervine
Mr. Goodman
Jockey Club
Waterloo
Jimmy Berners
Don Pere
Goody
Simmons
Step Fumbles Lawyer Turns Trial Into Laughs
In Judge Henrys Kansas City court Ella Downend sues for 5000 after tripping on a sidewalk step. Attorney George Jones for the city argued the step was minor and not liable. He himself then stumbled over the same step and fell, drawing laughter from the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
Heirs Face Forfeit If They Smoke In Excess
The will of late George G. Sea ton of Rockford Illinois bequeaths 100 to 200 dollars to four nieces and six nephews with a clause that if any legatee uses cigarettes or alcohol to excess that portion goes to a charitable institution chosen by executors. The condition aims to deter smoking among heirs to preserve legacies reported by the Philadelphia Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Seaton
Rockford
Ill
Philadelphia Press
Herd of Buffaloes Found in Presidio County
Dr J B Taylor a Texas stockman sent three cowboys to locate a herd of about eighty wild buffalo spotted in a remote Presidio County area. They traced the animals from the Carmen mountains in Mexico and report a successful expedition. He plans to begin a roundup with an organized addition to his Tom Green county ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Taylor
Texas
Brewster County
Presidio County
Carmen Mountains
Mexico
Taylor
Tom Green County
San Antonio
The Thrifty Flea Delivers Civic Snub in Joke
A Chicago Tribune quip uses a flea as narrator to mock politics. The insect claims success lies in staying near the people, then micromoments a close approach to a resident, in a satirical line about public life.
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Chicago Tribune
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