The Bull-Whacker And The Bible Frontiers Tale
Before the Civil War Russell Majors and Waddell led government contract freighters with 3500 wagons 40000 oxen and 4000 men. Col Alexander Majors issued an oath forbidding profanity drinking or fighting and delivered Bibles to all. bull-whackers despised the rigid rule and spoke in animalistic slang. When faced with stalled teams Majors admitted defeat yet persisted in Bible gifting for Overland Stage drivers, omitting the oath.
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Russell
Majors
Waddell
West
Col
Alexander Majors
Langwidge
St. Joseph
Denver
Bankers direct war on crooks bank
Bankers direct war on crooks as criminal activities against banks surge. A report to the American Bankers Association Protective Committee cites sharp crime increases, bank burglaries and robberies up in the last six months, with strangers deceiving banks for generous contributions to illicit causes.
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American Bankers Association
Warning on cashing checks and bank crime roundup
A statewide crackdown reports prompt, effective action by detective staff against bank crimes. In Montana two organized bands of yeggmen attacked many banks, nineteen men and two women were arrested, with four serving sentences and others awaiting trial. Similar efforts occurred in Oklahoma and other states with increased arrests and convictions. Diversified farming pushes include Granville North Dakota bank funding sire purchases for dairy herds and a Mississippi bank hiring a dairy expert to aid loans, cattle care, and farm planning.
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Montana
Oklahoma
Roal
Association Fe
Granville
North Dakota
Lee County
Mississippi
Vunty
Plain Girls Win Over Pretty Ones in Vienna
Vienna News Journal reports a symposium on whether it is better to marry a beautiful or a plain woman. Respondents favored the plain girl for being simpler and more genuine, more likely to stay with a husband, and a true helper, while noting many male respondents defended plainness without admitting personal affection.
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Vienna
Berlin
Edwin Stranik
Vienna News Journal
Doctor Stranik
Man Proves fie is Alive in Steubenville
Carl Stiles of Fairmount West Virginia declared to Steubenville authorities that he is not the young man killed by a Pennsylvania train, after examining remains of the victim.
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Fie
Steubenville
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Carl Stiles
Fairmount
W. Va
Gloversville
N. Y
John An‘illo
Greece Offers To Lend Hermes Statue To United States
Greece proposes lending the Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus statue, a Praxiteles masterwork, to the American people as a mark of esteem for American democracy. The offer, reflecting Greece's view as a young republic, underscores cultural ties between nations amid evolving postwar relations.
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Greece
U. S
Hermes
Geneva
Dionysus
Prax
Eles
Traffic Policeman Delivers Sharp Tongue Amid Ads Trade
In a humanitarian world only one left can indulge a sharp tongue, a traffic officer stands out. Readers are urged to scan the ads and trade at home, signaling a shift toward home based exchanges and local commerce.
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Levi S.rice
Elmo Scott Watson
Sopecet
Wes
Bankers
Dan Raess
New York Life Insurance Co
New York
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Hartford
Conn
the Home Insurance Co
American Central Insurance Co
St. Louis
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co
J. A. Rummgel
Wakempield
Michigan
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Bedell Motor Sales
Hanson Brothers
Wakefield, Mich
WM. D. Triplett
Block
Cor
Suffolk & Aurora Sts
Bessemer
Mich
Ironwood
Kefield Hardware and Furniture Vp
Harry & Swanson
Lear
Supreme Court
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