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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1908
Page
104
An eyewitness recounts a dramatic incident at sea involving Capitan Caplan and Ezra Vessels aboard a schooner. The vessel hits a shoal and narrowly escapes destruction as crew members work to stabilize the ship and save the deck crew amid chaos and confusion.
The reminiscences recount a colorful figure named Conk Jones, a cowboy and humorist, famed for his booming laugh that brightened many towns. Tales tell of a rail era bank robbery by four men chased by a posse into a cave and a stream where improvised methods were used to flush them out.
A Saturday wedding at St Johns church ended in laughter when a bet on who would wed Miss Jennie Bolan caused chaos. Carroll crashed the ceremony by presenting a ring before the bride, prompting the priest to pause. The groom claimed the bet was for rent, Carey refused to pay, and the couple eventually wed amid good humor.
In Berlin many women wear sailor hats with black ribbons embroidered with tiny American flags. Nationalist papers denounce the fashion, asking what American or English women would wear a hat bearing German colors and urging a strong protest against the perceived insult to national honor.
The Kansas City Journal reports Parisians found a way to turn rats into a profitable commodity. A rat pound holds thousands in a deep walled pit. A dead horse is dumped in at night, rats strip flesh. Monthly gas slayings fatten rats whose skins are made into kid gloves.
The article details legendary shooters led by Tit R Waulter Winans and relatives who wow crowds in London and America. It recounts consecutive bulls eyes, breaking glass, slicing cards, and killing game from long stances, naming Captain Horatio Ross and Captain Tarde as earlier masters, with astonishing accuracy across varied targets.
The article explains how roulette wheels and casino practices at Monte Carlo evolved to thwart system players. It notes new wheels with extra mules ears to divert bets, the casino’s vast staff, daily table profits, and the illusion of the bank breaking. It also details the palace like theaters, free performances, and the longevity of the casino’s profitability, with the bank never closing between noon and night.
The Monte Carlo season sees heavy bets and record activity with the bank profiting from thousands of small players. Notable Americans and European high rollers flock to the Casino amid sensational losses including a Hungarian artist who killed himself after a string of roulette losses. The piece explains roulette basics and hints at a seasonal casino strategy behind the big bank’s luck.
In a dramatic storm at the Zephyr Hotel guests sheltered in the sample room. Hiram Stock argued for local option as wind rattled windows and gusts blew through bottles. The wind seemed to play tunes, prompting Stock to remark that temperance work should begin when the wind turns gusty.
The piece surveys a wide range of unusual occupations and ventures across the United States. It highlights diverse individuals from New York to El Paso, Boston to Memphis, noting cockroach control, bird care, furniture inventories, shoe discounting, bullfrog farming, rubbish recycling, and bespoke public speeches. It portrays entrepreneurial ingenuity and scattered success in a panorama of odd jobs, with names of cities, characters, and ventures appearing in a brisk, period-tinged tone.
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