Ingenious 1881 Waring robbery linked to telegraph staff wife
In November 1881 a four woman team hatched a bold theft from a London telegraph office. A swindler’s wife identified the loot and, with experts, planned the raid. The party swapped into a telegraph boy’s disguise and carried away registered packages totaling about £26,001. No arrests followed.
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In Plain Figures Show Machinery's Effect on Weavers and Potters
In plain figures the article explains how machinery replaces skilled labor with reduced human effort. One man replaces a city hand loom weaver, one boy in pottery handles 1000 potters' work, one man and two boys perform 1100 spindle operations, and one man at a painting or coning machine matches output of 100 old-time fall makers.
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What I Wanted an ange and the lawman tale
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