Rainey Paroled After Twenty Years In Kansas Prison
W Rainey, a Kansas state prisoner who served about twenty years for a fatal shooting in Paola, was granted a parole after a private appeal to Governor Hodges. He spoke once in twenty years, dropping to his knees in the prison corridor to plead for release, and was freed within hours of the parole papers arriving at the prison.
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Daeada
Wenworth
Kans
W. Rainey
Samuel
Hodges
Secre
Kansas
Rainey
Paola
Seaton
Board of Correction
Botkin
Codding
Horse Outruns Big Four Train At Covington Crossing
Vern Ellis of Waynetown drove toward the Big Four crossing in Covington when his frightened horse kept pace with train No. 48 for about twelve miles in forty minutes. The horse remained on track, shed its shoes and harness, but appeared uninjured after the chase past Veedersburg depot.
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Covington
Ind
Vern Ellis
Waynetown
Big Four Railroad
Passentrain
Veedersburg
Deer skin shirt valued at 3500 in Kansas City window display
A window exhibit at 330 West nth street shows a deer skin shirt valued at 3500. The garment features elk teeth and bead work with Kiowa and Cherokee motifs. It reportedly honors Chief Lone Wolf of the Kiowas and depicts tribal generations.
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Kansas City
West Nth Street
Ani
EU- Ape
Lone Wolf
Spinster Bachelor's Heir Report in Probate Case
December 13 report states Conrad fer who died here recently left about $2,000 to neighbor Miss Mary She Peethiten hoarded in a false bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Fer
Mary She
Brooklyn restaurant tragedy ends Belmont pursuit
In New York on December 13 Florence Belmont, a young burlesque actress, was shot to death in a Brooklyn restaurant after persistently pursued by 11 year old Fred Brinnier son of Kingston lawyer William B Brinnier. Brinnier had previously beaten by Philadelphia stage hands after confronting Belmont at the stage door.
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New York
Fred Brinnier
William B. Brinnier
Kingston
N. Y
Wlot
Florence Belmont
Brinnier
Brooklyn
Phiadelphia
Miss Belmont
Lucky Strike of World Wanderer
L J Jordan a Chesapeake Bay native and American by birth returns home after a life as a soldier of fortune and ocean wanderer. He recounts service in American British and Mexican forces and pearl fisheries in the Andaman Islands and Malacca Straits before planning a peaceful life back home in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
L. J. Jordan
Chesapeake Bay
Transvaal
Tommy Atkins
de Wett
Cape Town
Australia
Andaman Islands
Conan Doyle
Malacca Straits
Jordan
Paper chimney fifty feet high in Germany fire proof
A German paper chimney reaches fifty feet in height and is described as perfectly fire proof.
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Germany
Millionaire-for-a-day plans six car train to Washington
John J. McDevitt, the Millionaire-for-a-day, who spent 2500 for the honor and lost it all, now has funds to charter a six car special train and a statue of himself to Washington. He will travel from Wilkes-Barre to New York Philadelphia and D.C. with guards and reporters aboard. He plans to notify Speaker Champ Clark before departure in January. Fourteen schools are being set up by Russia's agriculture ministry to train peasant industry instructors.
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Barrie
John J. McDevitt
John J
Wilkes-Barre
McDevitt
Butch
Lost Fur Coat Recovered After Oakland Car Meeting
In San Francisco on December 13, Mrs. O L Becker recovered a $500 fur coat lost over a year ago. The coat appeared on Mrs. George Bagnora on a Grove street car in Oakland. Mrs. Becker followed to Mrs. Bagnora residence and police were called. Bagnora agreed to surrender the coat in exchange for $5 alterations cost.
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San Francisco
O. l. Becker
Grove
Oakland
Becker
Fifty-first Street
Telegraph Avenue
George Bagnora
Will Takes Care Of Horse
North Yakima Wash Dec 13 That her son Theodore Weisburger was entrusted with caring for a horse after the family faced an unexpected duty and a local care arrangement was noted.
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Will
North Yakima, Wash
Theodore, Weisburger
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Alent
Bugsy
R .D
Idemt
Congress
Ministry of Agriculture
Carter
Alabama
Mobile Maid
Mobile
Sugar Development CO
Mobile,alabama
Joe
Thekla Weisburger
Spain
Luuresare
France
America
South
French Market Mills
New Orleans Coffee Company, Ltd., Proprietors
COREA
Mobile Electric: Co
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