The New Game of Bunco at Nogales Provokes Ripples
A Nogales hotel hosted a smooth bunco scam where two con artists fleeced a naïve countryman posing as Bill Johnson. The rube loaned proceeds from a copper claim sale, bet $25 the real Johnson would appear, and watched as the con artists retrieved the loan and his winnings. The scene ends with a bragging note about the scheme and an optical shop plug.
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Nogales
Bunco
Hayseed
Bill Johnson
Bill
Johnson
Two Young Children Die From Whiskey Poisoning
Yonkers eight year old Norah Hackett died of alcoholic poisoning after drinking whiskey while her father was away. Her mother had recently died. A doctor failed to revive her. In Clifton, two year old Joseph Holt and his five year old sister were found unconscious after a bottle of whiskey was left in their room. The girl initially recovered, but the boy died late last night.
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New York
Yonkers
Norah Hackett
Joseph Holt
Christopher Holt
Clifton
S. I
Freshmen Guard Hobart College Banner From Poll Top
In Geneva New York three Hobart College freshmen sat on a cross arm of a telephone pole thirty feet above the street all day in rain to guard a banner from sophomores. They wore rubber coats and stayed perched through the day refusing meals as the clash for banner possession neared its end.
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Geneva
N. Y
Hobart College
Giant Ghost Haunts Cazenovia Spooks Town
Cazenovia New York reports a mysterious giant apparition described as a ghost has frightened residents for a week. The figure, tall with a white hooded head and long knife and revolver, haunts a railway station and skating rink and eludes capture despite pursuit by three men.
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Cazenovia
N. Y
Dr Melvor Tyndall’s Wild City Ride Feat
Dr Alexander J Mcelvor Tyndall arrived from Phoenix this morning and, after meeting a committee at the Windsor, blindfolded he rode a carriage through the streets to a back room at Fleishman’s drug store. There a coin was hidden in a box of herbs and recovered by the doctor.
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Alexander J. Mcelvor-Tyndall
Phoenix
D. F. Glidden
W. J. Kirkpatrick
Col. J. A. Black
J. Knox Corbett
Geo. Kitt. A
Fleishman’s
Charles Connell Tried on Insanity Charge
Charles T Connell a longtime city recorder residing at 185 South Stone Avenue was arrested Sunday on an insanity charge. A competency hearing was set for 2 30 this afternoon before Judge Tadze Purcell with witnesses Scarborough Treat and Russell. Evidence showed his condition stemmed from excessive drinking and he was ordered kept under surveillance.
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Charles T. Connell
California
Judge Purcell
Hotel guest list captures wide city reach
A long hotel arrivals listing shows guests staying at Arrivals, Park View, San Xavier, Windsor, and San Augustine hotels. Names span cities from Denver and Chicago to Los Angeles and London with many patrons identified by full names and multiple families.
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Park View
Hugo Byrne
City
F. C. Sarter
W.e
Chicago
Wm. Ree
Mexico
G. P. Eno
H. M. Henderson
Bisbee
Robert Harrison
Los Angeles
Mr. Shaw
Omaha
A. J. Jabeson
C. Donovan
Oakland
C. E. Warren
Tombstone
San Xavier
Nos. Allison
Santa Fe
C. E. M. Beall
Frank Zwick
el Paso
Layne Buffalo
Duden
G. M. Painter
Cananea
J. M. Medvor-Tyndall
London
Jno
Carter's Last Chance Vanishes as Supreme Court Refuses Interference
Washington D C January 6 The United States Supreme Court refused to interfere in the case of Captain Oberlen Carter ending the legal challenge and leaving the case unresolved at the federal level.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Oberlen
Carter
Grand Old Gang Visits with Mayor Ashbridge to Charleston
The Liberty Bell travels with Mayor Ashbridge and official escort to the Charleston Exposition. A 21-gun salute marks the departure from League Island Navy Yard as the special train leaves Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Ashbridge
Pennsylvania Railway Station
League Island Navy Yard
Revival Begins With Mr Smith and Miss Augustine
The large Gospel Tent hosted the opening revival with Rev Merton Smith and Miss Augustine drawing a full crowd. Smoke briefly filled the tent from a chimney obstruction but was cleared by open sides as the sermon from Ephesians began.
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Merton Smith
Miss Augustine
Mr. Smith
Phoenix
Augustine
Methodist Sunday School
Methodist Church
Walter Hill
Christ
Tomorow
School of Christ
Popular Feature at the Catholic Fair in Tucson
The Catholic Fair opens February 3 and lasts a week with new voting contests. Ballots cost ten cents and are placed in city shops, with four contests offering prizes including a gold watch, an enamel watch, cut glass vase, and a saddle pony. Ballots are opened weekly to reveal progress and two contestants in each class are kept for finals. Trains 9 and 10 were on time at three this afternoon.
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Tucson
Bishop Granton
M. G. Cape
J. A. Black
Onne
Shaw in Kentucky Violated Precedent
In Washington on January 6 the tale of Governor Shaw and Senator Fairbanks visiting a Kentucky Colonel unfolds. The Colonel guides them to a saloon and the guests order drinks, Fairbanks mineral water and Shaw fresh buttermilk, provoking the Colonel to offer pie to complete their lunch.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Shaw
Senator Fairbanks
Confederacy
Kentucky
Fairbanks
Burton Hitchcock Feud Reaches Hiring Impasse
In Topeka Senator J R Burton says he can no longer appoint allies to federal posts as Secretary Hitchcock must be removed from the Cabinet. The three year quarrel began over Hitchcock blocking Burton from serving as attorney for the Chickasaw Indians and has left Burton unable to place friends in Indian service and land department positions.
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Topeka
Kan
United States
J. R. Burton
Hitchcock
Burton
Indian Service
Land Departments
Sheriff Shot in Wyoming Prisoner Pursuit
In CASPAR Wyoming on January 6 Sheriff W C Ricker was shot and fatally wounded during a confrontation with four escaped prisoners Clarence Woodward Charles Woodward David Foote and Co B Franklin They escaped December 31 and were tracked seventy five miles west of Caspar where they ambushed the sheriff’s party The posse continues the chase though none of the outlaws are believed hurt and Ricker is unlikely to survive
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Caspar
Wyo
W. C. Ricker
Clarence
Charles Woodward
David Foote
Co. B. Franklin
Ricker
An Opportunity For the Ladies
Mrs. E R Blome offers a clearance sale of millinery goods at 46 North Stone avenue starting Monday the 6th for one week. 25 percent off on all trimmed hats and 10 percent off on street and untrimmed hats and trimmings. Date phrasing reflects historical ad style.
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E. R. Blome
North Stone Avenue
Fight With Leopard In Tacoma Circus Stable
A four year old and a large number of circus staff faced a leopard escape in Tacoma Washington. Bell and Murray assisted with a big iron rod keeping the animal from the doorway as attendants and animals including elephants and camels reacted to the escape.
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Tacoma
Wash
Jan
Bell
Murray
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