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May 8, 1909
The Roswell Daily Record
Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico
What is this article about?
James A. Patton, Chicago wheat broker, returns refreshed from a two-week hunting and fishing trip in northern New Mexico. In Trinidad, Colo., on May 8, he registers as 'Ed Jones' to evade reporters, denies his identity when buying a ticket, but is spotted via his hat band.
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Wheat Broker's Joke.
Trinidad, Colo., May 8.—Refreshed from a two weeks' hunting and fishing trip in northern New Mexico, James A. Patton, the Chicago wheat broker is today speeding back to Chicago, where he will arrive at 7:30 tomorrow morning. He registered last night at the hotel as "Ed Jones, Chicago," and swore his employees to secrecy.
Mr. Patton was the center of several amusing incidents on the way to leave for Chicago. He declared he was not Patton but Jones, and wanted to buy a through ticket from Tercero to Chicago when the agent wanted to sell him a ticket to Trinidad only. He has been trying to elude the reporters for two weeks he says but has been unsuccessful even in the mountains. And wanted a through ticket so that he would not be bothered again.
When approached by a reporter he again denied that he was Patton, but the reporter cautiously looking at his hat band when the wheat king was at a table saw the name of "James A. Patten" thereon.
Trinidad, Colo., May 8.—Refreshed from a two weeks' hunting and fishing trip in northern New Mexico, James A. Patton, the Chicago wheat broker is today speeding back to Chicago, where he will arrive at 7:30 tomorrow morning. He registered last night at the hotel as "Ed Jones, Chicago," and swore his employees to secrecy.
Mr. Patton was the center of several amusing incidents on the way to leave for Chicago. He declared he was not Patton but Jones, and wanted to buy a through ticket from Tercero to Chicago when the agent wanted to sell him a ticket to Trinidad only. He has been trying to elude the reporters for two weeks he says but has been unsuccessful even in the mountains. And wanted a through ticket so that he would not be bothered again.
When approached by a reporter he again denied that he was Patton, but the reporter cautiously looking at his hat band when the wheat king was at a table saw the name of "James A. Patten" thereon.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Deception Fraud
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Wheat Broker
James Patton
Avoid Reporters
Impersonation
Hat Band
Trinidad Colo
What entities or persons were involved?
James A. Patton
Ed Jones
Where did it happen?
Trinidad, Colo.
Story Details
Key Persons
James A. Patton
Ed Jones
Location
Trinidad, Colo.
Event Date
May 8
Story Details
James A. Patton pretends to be Ed Jones to avoid reporters after a trip, but is identified by his hat band.