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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1907

Page

8

The Trial Execu tion and Burial of Homer Phelps

A boyish mock trial in a hidden thicket enacts a pretend execution and burial for Homer Phelps. Led by Reeves Margate and joined by Willie Dalzel Jimmie Trescott and Dan Earl, the game moves from mischief to a staged funeral with Jimmie triumphing as the pretend martyr. Homer objects but ends as a buried figure while the others celebrate their imaginative bravery.

Willie Phelps Reeves Margate Fellers Willie Daizel Jimmie Trescott Margate Dan Earl Homer Phelps Tlis Mannie Murry Margate Twins Vic E Little Phelps Homer Tullty Pards Fromer Twins Jimmie Reeves Dan Waal Rockies Pard Willie Dalzel Red Raiders Jimmie ‘Trescott Frank Indy-un Phelps Ind Nate Jim Lis Bowie Joe

Arranging a Mystery of a Sign in Frontier Times

In youth the Marquis de Mores was a cavalry lieutenant on an eastern frontier garrison. During a drill a party crossed into German territory and a roadside sign "The King of Prussia" offered a reward for its capture. Next day the sign reappeared in his quarters and a quiet thief thanked him as the money was taken.

Marquis de Mores Prussia de Mores

Snow shoveler portrait draws amused reactions

In the Statesman dialogue, Bacon notes a snow shoveler image that Egbert says is very realistic and evocative, remarking on how it made him feel. The exchange captures light local humor and city paper tone about a winter scene.

Bacon Egbert Yonkers Statesman

Supreme Court Dismisses Patterson Contempt Case

The U S Supreme Court dismissed the writ of error in ex Senator Patterson Colorado fined 1000 by the Colorado Supreme Court for contempt. Opinion by Justice Hales with Justices Harlan and Brewer dissenting denying Supreme Court jurisdiction. Patterson, editor of the Denver Times and Rocky Mountain News, faced contempt for actions tied to election disputes following Colorado's 1904 campaign.

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