Banker's Gloucester Garage Inquiry Turns Postal Joke
A famous New York banker planned an auto tour to Gloucester Massachusetts and asked the local postmaster if a garage existed. The postmaster replied by mail noting a directory entry for a person named Garage and a more proximate family named Gammage on Neck Road. The banker thanked him for the information in a second note.
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New York
Massachusetts
Gloucester
Gammage
Neck Road
Vegetable Parliament With Quirky Allegiances
In a lighthearted, metaphorical note two garden figures debate conduct and allegiance. Turnip boasts reform while Cauliflower remains cautious, and Carrot claims reform through restraint, as Watermelons watch.
The Irony of Youth
An adult fishing party excludes children and the youths sense the trip’s truth. Little Jackey discovers a forgotten fish in a basket on his father’s return and laments that his mother lied to him. The note, from the Baltimore American, highlights distrust and disappointment among young onlookers.
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Jackey
Baltimore
Drunk Reader Faces Six Months Judge Says Habit Punished
A stern judge berates a bedraggled hobo who admits drunkenness at the start of the year. The judge sentences him to six months, insisting a new year means continued drinking. The hobo protests that six months won’t prove daily drunkenness.
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Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Billville man testifies cruelty charge in court
In court a Billville citizen defends cruelty charges saying he never killed the mule until the mule nearly killed him. He adds he sometimes kills rattlesnakes for their rattles and captures and sells mockinbirds for their songs.
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Billville
Atlanta Constitution
Lamson Deftly Responds To Church Supper Claim
A serving lady accuses Lamson of all the food being his wife’s, prompting Lamson to downplay his hunger with a wry remark. The exchange unfolds at a church supper, highlighting social humor in a small community setting.
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Lamson
Adage Disputed Over Politeness and Tips
A debate over politeness pits a ready-made wisdom advocate against Mr. Comrox who argues case waiters vary politeness by tips. the exchange notes experience with service standards and tipping influence.
Reference Request In A Resignation Row
A cook asks for a reference after being asked to resign. Mrs Hiram Offen counters that a letter should contain no reference to anything. The exchange reveals tensions over formal notices and implied scrutiny.
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Hiram Offen
Loudenslager Predicts GOP Gains in Next Congress
Representative Henry C. Loudenslager, secretary of the national Republican congressional committee, estimates the Sixty-first Congress will have about 227 Republicans and 164 Democrats. He bases it on thousands of letters and interviews across the country and believes the GOP will gain seats.
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New York
Henry C. Loudenslager
National Republican Congressional Committee
National
House of Representatives
Loudenslager
Rear Admiral Cowden Retires on His 62nd Birthday
Rear Admiral Alfred Reynolds Cowden was placed on the retired list of the navy on his sixty second birthday. He is likely to remain president of the navy ordnance board. Cowden held key commands in U S and foreign waters and led the Indian Head proving grounds improving American high powered naval guns.
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Cowden
Washington
Alfred Reynolds Cowden
Navy
Special Board of Ordnance of the Navy
Indian Head Proving Grounds
Italian Hanged For Murder In Reading
Salvatore Garrito an Italian was executed in Reading for the murder of Timothy Kelleher a Pittsburg state policeman. Kelleher was stabbed while trying to rescue a woman attacked by Garrito and another Italian on the city outskirts. Garrito's companion serves a 12 year term.
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Reading
Salvatore Garrito
Timothy Kelleher
Pittsburg
Kelleher
Garrito
Contractor Confesses In Ruef Jury Bribery Plot
E A S Blake testifies before sentence in San Francisco confessing to attempting to bribe juror John M Kelly to favor Abraham Ruef. He says Frank J Murphy and Ruef offered ten thousand dollars paid via notes to a third party and his wife would receive one hundred dollars monthly during his imprisonment.
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Ruef
San Francisco
E. A. S. Blake
John M. Kelly
Abraham Ruef
Frank J. Murphy
Blake
Insure Against Hungry Mobs As Riots Sweep Cities
London October 3 shopkeepers in England Wales and Scotland insure heavily against losses from mobs amid riots by unemployed crowds and colder weather. Current premiums run from 1.25 to 2.50 dollars per 500 dollars of coverage depending on location.
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London
England
Mad steer runs amuck in Atlanta business district
A mad steer rampaged through downtown Atlanta on October 3 injuring two people and forcing others to flee to safety. Pedestrians scattered as the animal charged, tearing the right horn from its head during one furious dash.
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Atlanta
Afro Americans in Federal Service and Local Community Notes
Fourteen thousand Afro Americans are employed in Federal services. A local merchant expanded to a department store. The Good-Time Club plans a November 3 banquet at the Hippodrome. Community figures include Rev. H. A. Steward and T. Timberlake with church events and meetings across Allen and Clark counties.
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D. R. Taylor
Hippodrome
W. H. Allen
England
Clark’s Chapel
M. E. Church
John Drewen
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