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July 4, 1887
The Morning News
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Frank Lincoln, a mimic traveling to Canada by train, becomes the victim of a prank when someone chalks 'BOODLER' on his satchel, prompting the conductor to question him and onlookers to laugh, causing embarrassment.
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Why They Suspected Him.
From the Chicago Herald.
When Frank Lincoln was on his way to Canada a few weeks ago he was made the victim of a rather embarrassing trick. The train was slowing up at a station where the mimic wished to stop, when the conductor, who was passing through the car, stopped and grinned. "How much did you get away with?" he asked, pointing at Lincoln's heavy satchel. "Get away with what?" shouted the mimic, a little nettled and starting for the door. The people in the car were snickering, and when the mimic alighted at the depot the loungers about the place began to giggle. Lincoln saw that something was out of joint. He felt of his raiment and found it intact. Then his laughing eyes fell upon the grip. Lincoln is about the last man one would expect to see stirred to anger. But he was mad now, for across one end of the valise was marked in large white chalk letters: "BOODLER."
Some wag on the car had done the work.
From the Chicago Herald.
When Frank Lincoln was on his way to Canada a few weeks ago he was made the victim of a rather embarrassing trick. The train was slowing up at a station where the mimic wished to stop, when the conductor, who was passing through the car, stopped and grinned. "How much did you get away with?" he asked, pointing at Lincoln's heavy satchel. "Get away with what?" shouted the mimic, a little nettled and starting for the door. The people in the car were snickering, and when the mimic alighted at the depot the loungers about the place began to giggle. Lincoln saw that something was out of joint. He felt of his raiment and found it intact. Then his laughing eyes fell upon the grip. Lincoln is about the last man one would expect to see stirred to anger. But he was mad now, for across one end of the valise was marked in large white chalk letters: "BOODLER."
Some wag on the car had done the work.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Train Prank
Chalk Trick
Mimic Embarrassment
Boodler Suspicion
What entities or persons were involved?
Frank Lincoln
Where did it happen?
On A Train To Canada
Story Details
Key Persons
Frank Lincoln
Location
On A Train To Canada
Event Date
A Few Weeks Ago
Story Details
Frank Lincoln, a mimic, is tricked on a train to Canada when a wag chalks 'BOODLER' on his satchel, causing the conductor and others to suspect him of wrongdoing and leading to embarrassment upon alighting at a station.