Peacock Alley Cleans House in Annual Spring Cleanup
In a Waldorf Astoria crackdown led by George W. Beldt and Scotland Yard operative Joe Smith, a team of agents flushed out hotel crooks and socialites plotting bogus gold mine schemes. A staged tea, Photos and fingerprints sealed the sweep as Kitty Quick and Lord Harry Havens faced exposure in Peacock Alley.
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York
George W. Beldt
Waldorf-Astoria
Joe Smith
Scotland Yard
Kitty
Harry
Lord Harry
Joe
Peacock Alley
Beggar Kabler Found with $11,000 in Tin Hump
San Francisco tale of William Kabler a crippled beggar who long lived on charity until a desk sergeant and officer discovered an artificial tin hump containing eleven thousand dollars in small bills hidden under his ragged vest. The money totaled eleven thousand dollars in diverse denominations.
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Francisco
Cal
William Kabler
San Francisco
Kahler
Dunne
Central Police
Oliver Cox
Kabler
Kabbler
Cox
Wife reports husband making counterfeit coins in Missouri home
Lulu Bush of 266 Carrie Avenue told Captain O'Brien that William C. Rush forged counterfeit half dollars and a nickel for five months. Police found a wood mold and fake coins at the Rush residence after an informant tipped off authorities. Rush denied knowledge as Mrs. Rush described attempting to support two children and warning him against the scheme.
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Louis
Lulu Bush
Carrie Avenue
O'Brien
William C. Hush
Hush
Pribble
Rush
Ticklish Chicago Sergeant Joins Far Lake Angling Tale
A Chicago police sergeant famed for extreme ticklishness shares a Wisconsin fishing trip tale. While angling at Pelican Lake a pickerel leaped as a frog bait drew a laugh causing a rib poke from a partner. The sergeant doubled over in a spectacular Brodie maneuver and vanished beneath the water as the fish escaped.
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Chicago
Pelican Lake
Wisconsin
Bank of Union Promises Guaranty and Full Service
The Bank of Union invites depositors with a guaranteed safety pledge and constant service and accommodation. The notice emphasizes trust built on experience and invites customers to open accounts and become friends of the bank.
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Bank OF Union
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Crew Brothers Cash Store
Oxford Shoes
Grow Bros. Gash
South Tryon Street
Charlotte
N. C
Jas. P. Stowe & Co
Philadelphia Optical College
North Carolina State Board
F. C. Roberts
Optometrist
South
Tryon Street
Charlotte, N. C
John $. Carroll
Moorhead
Misa
Gotiam
Tellagdon
Pure Food
Shepherd Grocery Co
The
Fowler & Lee
FORD
Detroit
Henderson Garage and Machine Company
Monroe, N. C
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