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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1912
Page
3
A Burns detective tracks a seasoned forger targeting Medillion banks. A convincing coal man named Jenkins buys a yard and home, issues forged drafts, and flees as banks uncover $4,750 plus $4,980 in staged payments. The detective pursues handwriting clues across states to identify a single mastermind behind yearly con jobs.
In Medillion and beyond, Jenkins alias Cummings fleeced banks of 4435 dollars. Investigators trace his pattern to a Philadelphia coal trade paper, identify him by handwriting, and corner him with bank clerks from multiple towns. Cummings confesses. 15 years in Auburn prison. wife acquitted.
In Algot Langes new book In the Amazon Jungles a fifty six foot boa constrictor is described on a moonlit sand bar. The narrator and companions fire at the head as the beast coils and writhes toward the water, ending the terrifying encounter with a wary retreat.
The Belasco production The Case of Becky uses a sanitarium office set and a faux library with 400 volumes on hypnotism. Belasco explains the authenticity aids actors and the illusion of expert authority for the stage.
A brief exchange questions the race’s core issue as one contributor asserts the primary goal is selecting the winner. The remark highlights partisan framing and the urgency of decisive action in a competitive political contest.
The Elgin third annual meet opened with three eight mile races, won by Harry Endicott in a Mason, Hugh Hughes in a Mercer, and Von Charles Merz in a Stutz. Merz and Anderson posted top speeds around 66 mph as crowds noted a fatal crash nearby involving J R Ballinger.
Port Huron officials responded to rumors the Steamer Lakeland sank near Whitefish Point. C O Duncan of the Port Huron and Duluth line said the Lakeland arrived in Houghton six hours late and crossed Whitefish Point after dark, disproving the sinking claim.
An advertisement extols Mother's Friend as a long trusted remedy for pregnancy comfort and reduced danger. It claims to prepare the system, ease suffering, prevent breast distress, and support healthy motherhood with widespread endorsements from women who used it.
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