Postal sleuths clean house nab correspondence school head
Postal inspectors arrested six men from two concerns and three individuals tied to the Scranton based Corre spondence Institute of America for using the mails to defraud. The investigation found the Scranton faculty largely composed of stenographers and the school shifted to art courses only.
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Philadelphia
Louis L. Rice
A. C Patterson
Edgar Pohlig
George H. Brooks
Chain Shoe Stores Syndicate
Robert G. Morris
Harry F. Stanton
Pine Heights Co
New Jersey
Abram G
Oscar A
Abram G. Stauffer
Palmyra
John A. Weitzel
Lancaster
Weitzel Novelty Plating Co
Post Office Department
Correspondence Institute of America At
Scranton
Louis Conrad
Conrad Lotz
Walter Bingham
Earnshaw
Ita
Tragic Wooster Double Death After Schoolgirl Murder
William Mangel 27 killed Erma Berry 14 near Wooster on Adams Mowery farm then shot himself. Mangel had asked Erma to marry him and her father opposed the match. Believed jilting sparked the deadly sequence in late spring.
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Wooster
William Mangel
Erma Berry
Mangel
William Berry
Adam Mowery
Editor Allen Sent 80 Days in County Jail
Hugh Allen former Cleveland newsroom figure and current Seattle Evening Star managing editor was jailed 80 days for contempt after criticizing the superior court over a temporary injunction against Puget Sound Electric railway. Leroy Sanders publisher of the Star got four months and the Star Publishing Co. was fined 300 dollars. Judge Gilliam ruled the remarks prejudice a pending case.
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Seattle
Wash
Hugh Allen
Cleveland
Seattle Evening Star
Superior Court
Puget Sound Electric Railway
Leroy Sanders
The
Star
Star Publishing Co
Gilliam
Nice Christmas Gifts from Standard Oil Dividend News
Standard Oil Co. declares a quarterly dividend of 10 million dollars to shareholders. John D. Rockefeller, owning 25 percent, has earned about 180 million in dividends since 1882 and over 90 million in nine years. His equity in net profits since 1882 is about 280 million.
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New York City
Standard Oil Co
John D. Rockefeller
New York City Trade Shows Mixed Signals In Week
Bradstreet's reports increased retail activity while wholesalers and jobbers pull back. Industrial lines slow slightly and speculation eases as money loosens. Manufacturing trends toward quiet with iron and steel curtailed and holiday shutdowns announced.
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New York City
Bradstreet’s
Greek Army theft suspect on ship threatens self ruin
Capt Nekelosi Simopoulas alias Spyros Soumas, a 52 year old prisoner aboard the steamer Themistocles, confessed partly to stealing 4000 francs from the Greek army and threatened suicide if not freed. Consul Botassi confirmed identity as authorities note case lies outside immigration. He is described as rheumatically crippled with six children awaiting him.
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New York City
Nekelosi Simopoulas
Spyros Soumas
Themistocles
D. N. Botassi
Palermo
Italy
Greece
Simopoulos
Botussi
Christmas Lessons From Luke 2 1910 Review
Christmas lesson content discusses personal and social ideals inspired by Jesus birth, urging steady yearly application. It highlights a Bible knowledge exam in Hu Nan China, with prizes, and notes Chinese Christians’ prayer practice, followed by a Bible quiz list and a teacher recounting of study methods.
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Jesus Christ
Peter
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Heaven
Hu Nan
China
Clinton
Paul
Mars’ Hill
Timothy
Bethlehem
New York
Herod
K. C. Foster
First deposits for postal savings banks set for January 3
The first deposits will be received by postal savings banks on January 3. Officers are to be located at multiple cities across the United States including Globe Arizona Oroville California Leadville Colorado Coeur d Alene Idaho Anaconda Montana Carson City Nevada Raton New Mexico Klamath Falls Oregon Provo Utah Port Arthur Texas Olympia Washington Laramie Wyoming Bessemer Alabama Stuttgart Arkansas Ansonia Connecticut Dover Delaware Key West Florida Brunswick Georgia Pekin Illinois Princeton Indiana Dacorah Iowa Pittsburg Kansas Middleboro Kentucky New Iberia Louisiana Rumford Maine Frostburg Maryland Norwood Massachusetts Houghton Michigan Memidji Minnesota Gulfport Massachusetts Carthage Missouri Nebraska City Nebraska Berlin New Hampshire Rutherford New Jersey Cohoes New York Salisbury North Carolina Wahpton North Dakota Ashtabula Ohio Guymon Oklahoma Dubois Pennsylvania Bristol Rhode Island Newberry South Carolina Deadwood South Dakota Johnson City Tennessee Montpelier Vermont Clifton Forge Virginia Grafton West Virginia Manitowoc Wisconsin.
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Globe, Ariz
Oroville
Cal
Leadville
Col
Coeur D’alene
Idaho
Amaconda
Mont
Carson City
Nev
Raton
N— ‘Mz
Klamath Falls
Org
Provo
Utah
Port Arthur
Tex
Deadwood, S. D
Johnson City, Tenn
Montpélier, VI
Clifton Forge
Grafton
W. Va
Manitowoc, Wis
Miners card game tragedy ends in deadly shooting in Marianna
William Love, 26, dies after a fight over a miners card game. George Broadnax is charged with the shooting. Broadnax and his wife are jailed. The incident began at Love’s home when a dagger and a shotgun were involved. Love reportedly broke through a barricaded door and lunged with a dagger as Broadnax fired, killing Love.
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Washington
William Love
George Broadnax
Marianna
Love
Broadnax
Mass Layoffs Hit Pittsburg Steel District
About 46 000 workers in the Pittsburg iron and steel area are leaving for Europe or traveling home for the holidays as U S Steel continues layoffs. Officials warn many may not find work again for months or longer, raising concerns over future employment and regional economic impact.
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Pittsburg
Iron and
United States Steel Corporation
Will provides monthly payments for each child born
Orrel A. Parker of New York stands to receive $30 a month for each child born to him and his wife under Frederick D. Parker's will filed in Los Angeles. The will also grants $30 a month to another brother, William R. Parker, with an additional $30 per child if he marries and has children.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Orrel A. Parker
New York
Frederick D. Parker
William R. Parker
Proof Positive Boy-t This 's a good place for fish
An advertisement style snippet features a boy and an angler discussing a fishing spot, paired with testimonials for Restnol Resinol Ointment claiming a skin cure. The text includes a customer name Barbara Carpenter Ogden S. C. and a casual dialogue tone.
Dancing girl plans long prep before the ball
A woman asks about the dance start time and fixes an 8:30 arrival to allow at least an hour in the dressing room to rearrange her hair before the event.
Important to Mothers Inspect Castoria Bottles Carefully
Caution urging mothers to examine every Castoria bottle for the signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought.
How He Lost Out and Other Oddities in a Parlor Scene
A dialogue heavy fragment shows DeShort pressing Miss Oldgold to accept love, with playful banter about learning and resolve. Another exchange mocks corks and brandy, while a third notes a painter whose earnings come from savvy sales rather than artistry.
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DeShort
Miss Oldgold
Divorce Rumors Stir Circles In Fractured Names
A fragment from a satirical 19th century column hints at a divorce involving Mrs. Tarr-Sistah Lobstock and her husband Mrs. Wombat-Don. The origin text uses playful, misspelled names and mocks social gossip with wordplay and mock questions about ammonia grants.
A Tripe Famine
A customer asks for two pounds of tripe in a shop but is told none is available. The shopkeeper explains no tripe is being shot because the fisheries commission forbids catching it. The exchange shows confusion over what tripe is and why it is unavailable.
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Fisheries Commission
Tripe
Maam
Little Robert and Grandmother Visit Chicken Park
A three year old boy accompanies his grandmother to a chicken park to watch feeding. The child exclaims that the birds are "putting their feet on the table" as they dip their bills into a water dish.
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Robert
Poet's Passion Ignites When Verses Return
A poet known for intense emotion reacts sharply when his works are sent back. The quarrel centers on receipt of rejected verses and the storm of feeling that follows.
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