Mysterious Stowaway on Long Voyage
A deaf South American stowaway, tall and handsome, traveled aboard the Byron bound for Central and South American ports. Immigration officials at Ellis Island tried to communicate and assess him for days, but he cannot be identified or traced to a homeland. He is excluded as likely to become a public charge, and may be kept aboard the Vestris unless a landmark-recognition test yields a clue.
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New York
Lamport & Holt
Byron
Ellis Feland
Renee
South American
South America
Vertris
Lamport & Holt Line
Vestris
Trinidad
Barbedoes
Millionaires In England Count Surges According To Inland Revenue
London reports a rise in British millionaires with 4,143 Britons earning $50,000 plus annually. The Income 4 percent capitalization yields about $1,000,000 per person, placing many in the millionaire class. Estates and death duties figures accompany notes on British wealth invested abroad.
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London
Inland Revenue Commissioners
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
Thompson Breaks Up Own Funeral
In Hamilton Ontario on December 6 a disturbance occurred at the funeral of a young man named John Thompson. A man identified as Thompson interrupted proceedings, rapped the door, and was admitted. His mother collapsed, and authorities investigated what happened to the body found after a recent storm on the Great. The scene drew attention as reports described the events surrounding the funeral and the party involved.
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Hamilton
Ives
John “Thompson
John ‘Thompson
Alleged New York Wire Tapper Named in Graft Probe
Curley Carter, identified as a member of a prominent New York wire tapping gang, is cited as part of a graft investigation led by District Attorney Whitman. Former Police Captain Dominick Riley is arrested on bribery charges, and detective Al Cohen admits sharing $2,000 with Riley from the wire tapping scheme.
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New York
Dec
Curley Carter
Whitman
Dominick Riley
al Cohen
Riley
Pauper Daughter of Millionaire Receives County Aid in Spokane
A Spokane widow, once raised in luxury, now lives on a $20 monthly mother's pension with four children. Deputy Probation Officer L B Breese interviews her, noting she saved gifts for her daughter’s party and used gravy instead of butter to stretch limited provisions.
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Spokane
Wash
L. B. Breese
Miss Breese
Dope Book Printed by Walla Walla Prison Inmates
The Dope Book, a monthly prisoner edited paper from the state penitentiary, has been printed and will be distributed at the county fair where the inmates will run a booth. Names of convicts are avoided. references use numbers only.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Déc
State Penitentiary
Safer to Find Fault with Husband Than Preacher
A historical proverb notes it is generally safer to blame a woman's husband than her preacher when fault is found. The saying reflects gendered expectations and social authority in past cultural norms.
Will of recluse makes girls rich in Cleveland
A Cleveland jury sustained the will of William F Newcombe, a wealthy recluse who died in 1912. The ruling awards about 250000 dollars each to Edna Ives and Harriet Ives, grandnieces of Newcombe, who had challenged the will with their attorneys. The estate included extensive real estate and farms in Ohio and England.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas
William F. Nicombe
Edna Ives
Harriet Ives
J. B., Ives
East Ninety-third Street
Collins
Ohio
William F. Newcombe
Newcombe
Black Torrington
England
Lucas County
W. J. Melvin
Fanny Reese
A. J. Pearson
NAP HURLERS DON’T LIKE POLO GROUND DIRT
Cleveland reports that Polo Grounds dirt makes the ball slippery when damp. Righthand and left handed pitchers carry dirt in pockets to grip the ball. Willis Mitchell collected dirt near the Naps bench and rubbed it on the ball. Blanding brought Central Park dirt to use against the Yankees.
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Cleveland
Polo Ground
New York
Willis Mitchell
Naps
Blanding
Central Park
Polo Grounds
Couple Weds After Jeans Match In Minnesota
Crookston Minnesota reports a couple found love through blue jeans. Chris Thedors and Clarice Adams married after a note in a pocket led to correspondence and a postal proposal. They plan to settle in Emerson Minnesota.
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Crookston
Minn
Minnesota
St. Vincent
Chris Thedors
Thedors
Clarice M. Adaims
Mankato
Chris
Clarice
Emerson, Minn
Petrified Foot Found in Deep Mine Near Lovington
John employed in Lovington mines unearthed a petrified foot 1,000 feet below the surface. The find was sent to experts for examination as slang references persist that “I’m cured” in multiple languages.
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MNEA
Decatur
Ill
John
Lovington
Éxperta
GETS-IT Corn Cure Promises Speedy Relief
An advertisement touts GETS-IT as a quick corn remedy that fakes any corn shrivels and vanishes in about two seconds. It claims near magical results and reliability every time.
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Remington
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St. Michael
Alabama
Mobile Sugar Development Co
Mobile, Alabama
Jae
THN
Fc Os
E. Lawrence Co
Chicago
Benjamin
America
M. Friedenthal
Cor. Dauphin and
Joachim
Provost Farrow Coal Co
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