Tell-Tale thumb-prints prove identity for military and criminal cases
Inspector McLaughlin cites thumb prints as permanent identifiers from birth to death and notes its adoption by the United States for sailors and soldiers. The English police verified a New York capture via a London-communicated print record, highlighting the system’s accuracy over Bertillon measurements.
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McLaughlin
New York City
London
New York
England
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
India
Government of India
E. K R. Henry
Bengal
Francis Galton
United States
The Rise of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Doyle’s Craft
The article traces Arthur Conan Doyle’s literary path from Micah Clarke to The White Company and his creation of Sherlock Holmes. It notes Holmes’s influence on Anglo-Saxon life, Doyle’s view of Dupin as a precursor, and Doyle’s method of building a scientific crime detection system through careful plotting and exact knowledge.
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Andrew Lang
Messrs. Longmans, Green & Company
Micah Clarke
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Doyle
Micah
White Company
England
The
Mr. Watson
Secarlet
Dupin
Poe
Rue Morgue
Ile
Sherlock
Howev
Lippincott’s
Mr. Doyle
Anne
Dr. Neilson
Crocuses and a Shadowed Romance in March
Anne helps her father, Dr. Nelson, host guests as crocuses in March set the scene for romance with John Rexall arriving unexpectedly. A rival frames Rexall, a thwarted plot unfolds, and a late-night confrontation ends with an invitation to write and meet again after the storm.
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Daddy
Dora
New York
Anne
John Rexall
Dr. Nelson
Milligan
Johnson
Tom
Mr. Rexall
Rexall
Conan Doyle Novel The White Company Opens Soon
The magazine section will publish the opening chapters of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The White Company. Readers are promised excitement and adventure with a pleasant love story woven through the tale ending satisfyingly.
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Sir A. Conan Doyle
White Company
Congress Approves Seed Fund Amid Debate and Plebiscite
Despite heated talk among Representatives over ending the free seed program and its large cost, a substantial majority voted in favor of the appropriation. Each year Congress criticizes the program then adds it back as a key agricultural measure.
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Congress
Untitled fragment hints at Philadelphia event
A partial OCR line mentions Philadelphia with unclear terms. The readable words imply a local reference or note without a complete event, person, or organization clearly identifiable.
Glorious Hair Grown Free Promises A Free Hair Growth Trial
Persistent advertisement for a hair growth tonic from an incorporated medical institute promises to reverse hair loss restore color and strength and offers a free trial package with prepaid shipping and no charge unless results satisfy the customer. It cites testimonials and booklet advice and provides an address in Baltimore Maryland for responses.
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Hope
Cepty
Loskines Ae Ae Ik Pencorpora Dept
North Paca St
Saltimore
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Police
Scotland Yard
Marzi
Zvith Duane
John Rex
Arbuckles
Ariosa Coffee
Ariosa
Arbuckle Brothers
Water Street
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Liberty Ave
Wood St
Pittsburgh
South Seventh Street
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Poorsander Canon
Piage
Yaeral Heave Remedy Co
4Th Ave
Pitteburg
I . Rysight Spectacle CO
Ridge Building
Kansas City
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