Bucket shops threaten law as grain gambling blooms in Chicago
Special correspondent in Carcaco notes Illinois law bans bucket shops after July 1, but Chicago board of trade rivalries persist. The piece profiles wealthy operators, including Murphy, Riley, Pulsifer, Loring, and Haverly, and explains how bucket shops route bets on wheat through small, high risk wagers outside regular board channels. It contrasts bucket shop gambling with genuine board of trade speculation and highlights the broad public, from merchants to travelers, drawn to the game amid a wave of failures tied to these shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcaco
Ilinois
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Board of Trade
Chicago Board
Wallstrees
James A. Murphy
Riley
Dave Pulsifer
Dan Loring
Pope & Peabody
Palmer House
Jack Haverly
New York
Exchange Hall
Wall Street
James Murphy
Murphy
Murphy’s
Bucket Shop
Rileys
Murphys, Pulsifers and
Lorings
New
Bucket Shops
Bradstreet
Northwest
Imperial Room
Wiley, Strawbridge & Co
Water Wellman
London
America
Boston
Afteen
Oxford Street
Kensington Gardens
High Street
Uxfridge Road
Oxford
New Oxford
High Holborn
Holborn
Holborn Viaduct
Newgate
Cheapside
Toultry
Cornhill
Leadenhall
Dickey Asd
Mary Jang
The Shaker Dance and Palm Gestures in Worship
The visiting elderess worded a message of love as the congregation performed a coordinated ritual of dancing bowing palm waving and gesturing to emphasize sentiment through motion. Elder Avery notes the collective action builds unity akin to military drill while the singing remains central and unifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldress
Mount Lebanon
Avery
Good Fellowship
The Money of Peru in South American Currency
The Lima currency is volatile with paper scrip flooding the country. War era issues reached £7,000,000 sterling, but after defeat its value collapsed to fractions of a dollar. The silver dollar buys 75 cents, and other coins sell at half their American values. Peru's national debt fuels the monetary crisis as the government strives to reduce it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Lima
Cor. Argonaut
Ingenious Rat Trap Draws Dead Rats in Chicago Times
A Birmingham electrician unveils a rat trap using a dynamo plate as one pole and meat as the other. Rats reach for the meat but none succeed. the inventor claims a large collection of dead rats as reward for ingenuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ain
Birmingham
Connt
Chicago Times
Mary JANE'S TRAVELS London Cabmen and the City’s Modern Charm
Special correspondence from Londox describes London as vast and modern yet slang light. The writers compare cab fares and time contracts with American cities, note chaotic streets, and observe the absence of poetry amid rapid modernization. They praise cabmen as reliable guides and reflect on English slang and urban layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londox
Jane
London
St. Pauls
Dickey
Mom
New York
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Cabby
Strand
Piccadilly
Regent
Oxford
Holborn
Fleet
Sue
England
She
New York Coaching Club Ends Season With Four-in-Hand Tantivy
The New York Coaching club season closed May 2 to June 21 with the Tantivy four in hand running from Hotel Brunswick to Pelham and the Country club. fares are high, baggage restricted, and riders must be club members. Notable participants include Col William Jay, J. Roosevelt, and Theo Havemeyer among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thenelves
Tantivy
Brunswick
Pelham
Country Club
Point View House
Amonz
Col William Jay
J. 2. Roosevelt
Chevalier Lugo Fritsch
C. Oliver [Sehin
Col
Isaac H. Reed
Theodore Havemeyer
Noriswold Lorilard
James V. Parker
Faireman Rogers
Frederic Branwon
Spavin Liniment Sold In Warren Pa By Drugist EL Noyes
English spavin liniment purports to remove hard and soft lumps from horses including blood spavin curbs splints and sprains. Save $50 with one bottle. Warranted. Sold by EL G Noyes Warren Pa and other listed stations and express mail options noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL. G. Noyes
Drurgist
Warren
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Mary Jane
Acker
L.G. Noyes
Warren, Pa
Ney
Aker
J. G. Noyes
Philadelphia & Erie
R. R. Ay Seomees
Nqa
Erie
Warren Se ‘Oil
Erie Mail
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kane
ASTI
Sheffield Express
Sheffield
Ridge
Oil Express
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Pulman
Williamsport
Baltimors
Webi
Molin Erie
Ist
New Yorks
Aspin
Warren Express
Wiarren
Erie Express
Ridgway
Chase. Pugh, Gen’l Man'gr
J. R. Woop
Gen'l Pasa. Agt
Pelotos
Glade
Lonewango Bridge
L. Dalawymple
Eustade Assident Association
John Anderson
J.B. Arnold
Cilas. Davis
F. E. Ross
Emily
D.G. Beers & CO
Newtown, Conn
Tarrant
W.w.ayer & Son
Chestnut
Eighth Sts
Peter
Pewspaper
Soaditel
Ayer 2 Son
Warren Savings Bank
L. F. Watson
B. Nesmith
A. J. Hazeltine
D. H. Hunter
M. B. Duntam
Jas. Clark, Jr
J. Hazeltine
L. R. Freeman
Quest National Bank
Myon Waters
Francis Henry
Gerould
Capital
Myron Waters
H. A. Jamieson
V. Davis
P. Johnson
A. Herizel
W.D. Brown
GN. Parmlee
Scofield
United States
RST National Bank
L. D. Wetmore
Beecher
Cash
Warren County
Ireland
Europe
Chamberlain Institute
Randolph
Commercial College and Musical Institute
J. T. Ewarda
N. Y
General Agency
John Sill
Warren, Pe
Adam
Meldrum
Main
Amuerigan
Bupe
N.Y
Raglans
Newmarkets
Jershys
Main St
Buitalo
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