New York Daily Chronicle: Death of Old West Outlaw Black Bill Milner
Istecal Correspondent reports William E. Milner known as Black Bill Milner dies at a relative’s Bronx home at 71. Once a Western outlaw, Milner looted a train four years earlier and lived by crude theories of life. Ex-Sergeant John Dillo visited him on his dying day, a final meeting reflecting a notorious career and elusive, daring persona.
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Nickarp
Melvin Davidson Pot
Lost Creek
Virginia
Nick Varter
Uetter Milner
Alden Alpine
Gks
Milner
John Dillo
The Great White Way Brightness Dims as Lights Change
A narrator recalls Copeland Townsend in New York and Chicago history, noting his rise from petit larceny to wealth and social clubs. The piece observes Broadway’s diminished glare with concealed lights and a forecast that electric signs may vanish from Broadway within five years.
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Copeland Townsend
Fifth Avenue
Palmer House
Chicago
Boniface
Townsend
New York
Broadway
Illuminating Patriotic Monuments of America
A listing highlights two key monuments in New Orleans and Washington. The Robt EB Lee statue in New Orleans and the national Washington Monument are featured as enduring symbols of American patriotism.
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America
Robt
EB. Lee
New Orleans
Assault case heard in market court with dramatic gesture
Fragmentary notes describe an assault proceeding in a market court. A man, facing the judge, raised his arms as a witness or participant uttered a regretful line. The readable text shows confusion and a startled declaration amid the hearing.
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Jherson Market
Gibbons Declares Self Champion of Middleweight Field
New York report says Mike Gibbons, famed middleweight, claims the title and will meet challengers weighing around 158 pounds. He plans to defend under London prize ring rules, chasing any rival who meets the weight or better.
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United Press
New York
Mike Gibbons
London
Mike
Les Darcy
Darcy
Jack Dillon
al McCoy
McCoy
Mcoy
Freddie Welsh
Jimmy Clabby
St. Paul Flash
Soldier Barnfield
Packey McFarland
Gibbons
Mobile Gains Cy Peh As New York American Pitcher
Cy Peh formerly with the New York Americans has signed to play this season with Mobile in the Southern Association. Another contract received is for Mike Burke, a holdover from 1916.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Cy Peh
New York Americans
Southern Association
Mike Burke
Try This to Banish All Rheumatic Pains
Advertisement claims Rheuma cures long standing rheumatic and sciatica pain by neutralizing poisons in joints and muscles. A 50 cent bottle is guaranteed to produce relief or money back. R. R. Bellamy stocks Rheuma with guaranteed satisfaction.
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R. R. Bellamy
Getting the Good Out of Mistakes
A friend recounts learning from errors in home economics. Ethel reevaluates coal choices after wasting money, vowing to investigate independently next time. Anita highlights turning slips into wiser action and promising better outcomes in future similar situations.
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Eithel’'s Who
Ethel
Anita
Sonny Dear
Directoire and Rector Gowns Return to Paris Fashion
Paris reports the directoire gown returning with Paris designers signaling its use for dinner and evening wear only. American buyers anticipate quick entry to New York and then nationwide as pegtops replace street styles, with seven inch clearance and jet crystals as trimming trends.
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United Press
Paris
Directoire
New York
United States
Foreclosure Sale Notice in Wilmington NC
Foreclosure sale based on mortgage dated January 21 1916 by Jacob Howe and wife to Martin Schuibben. On March 16 1917 at 12 PM at the Court House door Wilmington the property described as part of lot 5 block 338 will be sold for cash to highest bidder.
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Jacob Howe
Martin Schuibben
Register of Deeds
New Hanover County
County of New Hanover
Wilmington
N. C
County of Hanover
State of
North Carolina
Nixon Street
Seventh Street
Ua Steniw Oi
Freakish Go and Summer Furs at Fashion Art League Meet
Chicago reporters describe the sixth semi annual convention of the Fashion Art League of America where 1500 designer dressmakers vie for prizes for simple gown designs. The edict bans summer furs while skirts remain long and straight with modest hems.
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United Press
Chicago
Fashion Art League of America
Style Committee
Milady
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure With $100 Reward
The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can fully cure catarrh and offers $100 to any case that fails. It cites internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces and urges readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Druggists supplied.
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Mera
T.wtarru
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Obie
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Washington Monument
Soldiers’ Monument
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Albany
N. Y
Congress
Washington
National Memorial
White House
Ella Dean
NTO Medicine Co
Atlanta
NEW York American
TG Mobile
Dr. Vineberg Masonic Temple
Georgetown
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S. S. Cherokee
Lyde Steamship CO
C. J. Becker
Wilmington, N
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Mme
Allie E. Bailey
League
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Progressive Railway of the South
Charlotte
Ullman Par
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Evatme
Orton Building
R. W. Wallace
Pleasants
Plilmington John
West
D. P. Aleteh
N.C
the Progressive Railway of the South
Eee Ee N. C
Inc
Wilmington, N. C
HE Pleasants
T P. A
Wilmington, N C
Standard Railroad of the South
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Macon
Kansas City
Dallas
Tex
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Atlantic Coast Line
Standard Railroad
South
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Princess Sis
Winter Park
Wrightsville
Wrightsville Beach
Leave “Electric Center” For
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Front and Princes Streets
Freight
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Ninth and
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Richmond
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Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Chadbourn
Conway
Florence
Charleston
Savannah
Jacksonville
Tampa
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Fort Myers
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Cony Points
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Wilmindon
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