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Story
January 11, 1880
Daily Globe
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
A man on a train complains to a fellow passenger about a local newspaper in Springfield, Mass., that published his real name in an arrest report for a night out, despite his using a false name, alerting his wife and causing domestic trouble.
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OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
Wanted to See the Editor.
A man on the cars was offered a newspaper. He took it, looked at the heading, and then threw it aside with disgust, and remarked:
"I don't want any news from that paper."
"I supposed everybody read it in these parts," I answered. "Has it been pitching into you?"
"Pitching into me? Great Caesar! I should think it had. But you just let me meet the editor of that paper!"
"You never make anything by striking an editor," I say; "better grin and bear it."
"Yes, that's all right for you to say; but just let me meet that man! I'll show him how to run a newspaper."
"What did he do?"
"Do? He did a deal. Here's how it is: I often go to Springfield on the evening and come home on the first train in the morning. Well, one night I met an old crony, and we went to Music Hall and the theater. When we came out we met some friends. Of course I could not get right out, so I treated; in fact, we were having a pretty good time when some fellow came in and began to raise a row. In less than no time the police were in and had us. The next morning I was hauled before the court and fined $7.50. I did not care much, because I gave a false name, and I knew my wife couldn't find it out; but the next morning I'll be eternally confused if that very paper didn't have it all in, and my name, too."
"Did your wife see it?"
"I should say she did."
"Did she make a fuss?"
"Fuss! Godfrey Elihu! Are you married?"—Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
A man on the cars was offered a newspaper. He took it, looked at the heading, and then threw it aside with disgust, and remarked:
"I don't want any news from that paper."
"I supposed everybody read it in these parts," I answered. "Has it been pitching into you?"
"Pitching into me? Great Caesar! I should think it had. But you just let me meet the editor of that paper!"
"You never make anything by striking an editor," I say; "better grin and bear it."
"Yes, that's all right for you to say; but just let me meet that man! I'll show him how to run a newspaper."
"What did he do?"
"Do? He did a deal. Here's how it is: I often go to Springfield on the evening and come home on the first train in the morning. Well, one night I met an old crony, and we went to Music Hall and the theater. When we came out we met some friends. Of course I could not get right out, so I treated; in fact, we were having a pretty good time when some fellow came in and began to raise a row. In less than no time the police were in and had us. The next morning I was hauled before the court and fined $7.50. I did not care much, because I gave a false name, and I knew my wife couldn't find it out; but the next morning I'll be eternally confused if that very paper didn't have it all in, and my name, too."
"Did your wife see it?"
"I should say she did."
"Did she make a fuss?"
"Fuss! Godfrey Elihu! Are you married?"—Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Misfortune
Family
What keywords are associated?
Newspaper Exposure
False Name
Arrest Revelation
Wife Discovers
What entities or persons were involved?
The Man
His Wife
Where did it happen?
Springfield (Mass.)
Story Details
Key Persons
The Man
His Wife
Location
Springfield (Mass.)
Story Details
A man tries to hide his arrest for a night of revelry by giving a false name but is exposed when the local newspaper publishes his real name, leading to his wife discovering the incident and causing him trouble.