Sam Pearsall’s Poker Night Echoes Small Town Rivalries
In a Mississippi River port gathering, Sam Pearsall’s absence and rumored escapades fuel a bout of speculation. Old Greenlaw and companions recall Sam’s drunken poker night in New Orleans then aboard a ship, where Bellyband Bush and Hank Upatree faced off in a tense game. Pepper breaks the line with a firsthand recount of Sam’s steady losses and stubborn patience, while the group debates luck, loyalty, and the pull of a larger moral than a simple card game.
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Mr. Pepper
Dove of Peace
Bansett
New Orleans
Winterbottom
Sam
Almin
Blaisdell
Jake Winterbottom
Mr. Pep
Sam Pearsall
Langhorne's dash to free prisoners in Mexican bandit raid
Major Langhorne with 130 troopers and support moved from Callideros ranch near the Rio Grande on May 15 to El Pino 44 miles from Rancho Manuel Sanchez. A note from Jesse Deemer reported the prisoners at Rancho El Pino and that bandits would exchange them for their lieutenant. A night march of 71 miles preceded a dawn attack near Cerro Blanco, but a truck breakdown delayed the assault. Deemer and Monroe Payne were found alive, and the bandits had fled.
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Langhorne
Ranyo de Cerro Blanco
Coahuila
Mexico
Marathon
Tex
Monroe Payne
Callider
Rio Grande
Boquillas
Manuel Sanchez
Maj. Langhorne
Rancho el Pino
Rancho Manuel Sanchez
Payne
Teniente Corronel
Metr
San Vincent Mountains
Deemer
el Pino
Casa Piedra
Rhea
Kilpatrick
Casa Prieda
Deamer
Maj
Langhorna
Hia Ilpa
Algasaler
Jesse Deemer
Payna
Cerro Blanco
Cramer
Army Promotions Hit by Reorganization Bill Provisions
Army officers face detailed promotions under a War Department reorganization bill agreed by House and Senate conferees. It expands line strength across cavalry coast artillery and infantry and adds staff officers. Key changes include creation of aviation personnel, a new civilian aviator grade, and restrictions on general staff duties.
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AR Department
House
Senate
Coast Artillery
Regular Army
Philippine Scouts
Quartermaster Corps
Medical Department
Signal Corps
Field Artillery
Cavalry
Infantry
Canat Artillery Corps
Leutenant
Bue
Army
General Staff
General Staff Corps
Organic Act of Congress
War Department
Mobile Army Division
Coast Artillery Division
Chief of Coast Artillery
Adjutant General
George O. Squier
London
Signal Officer
William Mitchell
Army Aviation
Cal
Sauler
Goon Ag
Thes
Herbert B. Pace
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Philippine Reautata
Algo
T Ia
Army Men Mourn Loss of Dogs Shot by Mexicans
Douglas Arizona May 20. Young army lieutenants on border duty mourn the loss of a comrade their war dogs. Dogs chase Mexicans and are shot often. They cross the line at night to seek out Villistas buried after the last battle of Agua Prieta.
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Douglas
Ariz
Villistas
Agua Prieta
Western champion crowned after tough defeat to Whitaker
In a close tournament match the victor claimed the Western title despite losing to Whitaker in their individual bout. Across the MCA San Antonio tourney, M Viesca Arizpe won first prize with 5 0 4 1 Located among twenty entrants, Arizpe led with a total score and Shaner placed second at 4 8 wins to 9 losses. The event showcased multiple strong players and analytic games.
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MCA
San Antonio
Tex
M Viesca Arizpe
Viesca Arizos
C. W Shaner
Frank K. Perkins
Brooklyn Chess Club
Perkins
TH Jinois Correspondence Chess Association
W. D. Robbins
Chicago Heights
William N Woodbury
Roanoke
National Correspondence Cheng Association
Yale
Masters to Compete in Newark Chess Tournament
The Newark event heads into spring with masters from New York likely to join, marking a chief chess contest after the Marshall Janowski match. Local figures Whitaker and Showalter prepare for a June 16 match in Lexington, while Kostic dazzled New York with a long blindfold display.
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Ark
Isaac L. Rice
New York
Kentucky
Washington Chess Club
United States
Bris Kostic
Isaac L Rice Cheas
Norman T. Whitaker
Jackson W. Showalter
Georgetown
Lexington
Showalter
Whitaker
Wastern Chess Assoc ‘Elation
Girl Discovers Hair Solution From Stranger
A narrator recalls meeting a girl with beautiful hair who credits Newbro s Herpicide for stopping dandruff, hair loss, and itching. The girl recommends the product, claims it made her hair soft and fluffy, and notes it is sold everywhere with a guaranteed offer, plus a small sample by mail from Detroit Michigan.
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Neverd
Newbro
Mina
Herpicide Company
Detroit
Michigan
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Hassett
Honey Cooler
Jease Deemer
U. S
British Air Service
West Point
Military Academy
Congress
Rare Book Shop
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Seventeenth St
Washington
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Steinus
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Steinitz
Krons
Black
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RCA
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Spear
Dpd Brown
M W H
John D Taylor
J. L
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Richmond
Sunday Post
Franklin Chess Club
Philadelphia
Manhattan
MCA. Chess Club
Stagant
Whitaker and
Marshall
Mercantile Library Cheeses Club
Mercantile
Risne
Woodbury Perkins
Rte
Kewow
Kostic
Lindeho Maczuski
Lindebn Macaneki
Benigna
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