Green Goods Men Swindle Daring Entrapment Fails
U S secret service pursued a New York summer scheme by green goods swindlers. Detective John Whitaker posed as a come on and a come back to trap the gang at Fishkill Landing Mount Vernon and Pelham Heights. The gang turned on him, disarmed him, and escaped after beating him and seizing the counterfeit goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Secret Service
New York
John Whitaker
Whitaker
Fishkill Landing
Secret Service
Mount Vernon
Pelham Heights
Turning & Gay
Chinny” McGuire
Jimmie McVickar
Floyd
Tommie Matthews
O. D. Whitaker
Japan of Today Life in treaty ports and real Japan differ
The piece contrasts treaty port life with authentic Japan noting that wealthy travelers provide substantial gifts to host, servants, and hotels, while rooms, food, and attendance meet high standards without tipping. It also highlights fair treatment by shopkeepers and the rarity of foreign executives outside certain foreign-owned industrial concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treaty Porte of
Japan
Daring Deaths in the Alps Tourists in Tyrol Kept Guides Busy
In 1898 Alpine tours requiring guides in Tyrol numbered 13 000 signaling heavy mountaineering activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alps
Tyrol
Rag Time Doomed says Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer laments rag time as a harmful musical trend. It argues syncopation lacks lasting value, calls rag time a musical crime when overused, and predicts its end as audiences tire of the style. The piece links rag time to social upheaval and declines in popular venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Inquirer
Georgia
New York
Birds on Bonnets Stir Congregation’s Moral Dilemma
A pastor recalls a Ference tale of blind songbirds kept in cages hung in trees and tarred to lure other birds. Birds are killed and sent to America for ladies to wear on hats, sparking guilt and a vow to avoid birds on bonnets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Alarming Possibilities Mrs Hanks Brings Suit After Quarrel
In a Chicago Tribune item a Mrs Hanks contemplates suing Rev Dr Lastly for heavy damages after a family quarrel. Old Hanks recalls knowing him since boyhood, raising questions about the marriage and the man involved.
Where She Showed It in Tit Bits
A humorous exchange where an old gentleman asks a bus driver about weekly wages and savings. The driver reveals he saves by packing money away in a barrel after paying groceries and rent, expressing distrust of savings banks.
Ignorant Filipinos and their lack of Spanish contact
A remark noting there are millions in the Philippine islands who never knew Spanish dominion or met a Spaniard. This reflects a colonial-era perspective on cultural exposure and contact between inhabitants and colonial powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Islands
Spain
Old Darky’s Tricks How He Goes Dry Swimming
A Detroit yacht owner recalls a plantation trained cook nicknamed Daddy who refuses water, feigning rheumatism and other ailments. When ordered to swim, he dives with a wooden prop, paddles and makes water noises, then boasts of his successful dive and plans to swim nightly, entertaining guests aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Au Sable
Daddy
Watah
James Ribber
Returned After Many Years Staking a Klondike Adventurer
John F. Reilly proprietor of the Bon Ton music hall grub staked Arnold McPherson to travel to Dawson City in 1898. McPherson earned about 15000 in Yukon claims and left the money to Reilly in his will before dying in May last year. Reilly plans to pursue the Dawson City lawyer’s claim to the funds and mineral claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
John F. Reilly
Reilly
Klondike
Arnold McPherson
Senator McPherson
New Jersey
McPherson
Dawson City
Eighth Avenue
P. J. Conway
Conway
Yukon
Keep off the Track
Dialogue excerpt shows Quinn and De Fonte discussing Dick's father, a railroad man. Quinn recalls four words his father wrote, implying a stern stance on money or racing losses. The exchange highlights rugged, old time speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinn
de Fonte
Camels Used by Southern Russia Farmers for Field Work
In Southern Russia farmers rely on camels for plowing and other field labor, reflecting practical uses of camel animals in agricultural tasks across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Russia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Green Goods Men
Reube
Old Darky
Bat
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!