Thinking Machine identifies printer as poisoner in Wilson case
The Thinking Machine argues the Philadelphia poisoner was a workaday job printer who prepared forged letters and the poisoned ale bottle. He deduces motive, access, and method from packaging, papers, and printing tools, asserting no accomplice and a calculated plan.
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Thinking Machine
Jacques Futrelle
William H. Wilson
Philadelphia
Wilson
Boston
William Frichef
Dr. Wilson
Gaborian
Monsieur Lecoq
Lecoqg
Taylor
Gray
Hutchinson Hatch
Bristol
Schemm
Frederick Buckman
Express
Job Printing Office
Underwood
Oliver
America
England
Seventh Street
Keystone
Dead Horse Allegedly Comes to Life In Brighton Incident
W H Collins of 6 Cypress street reports a dead horse in Roxbury revived last night and frightened live horses into a Columbus avenue crash near Prentiss street. Patrolmen removed the wagon from the car tracks as bystanders debated the supernatural event.
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W. H. Collins
Cypress Street
Brighton
Collins
Columbus Avenue
Prentiss Street
Jewels Stolen From Bourne Mansion Treasure Room
Jewels valued at more than fifty thousand dollars disappeared from a secret treasure room in Commodore Frederick G. Bourne’s Oakdale Long Island mansion. The jewels, worn by Bourne’s daughters Marion Marjorie and Florence at social events, vanished while the family was away.
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New York
Commodore Frederick G. Bourne
Oakdale
L. I
Commodore Bourne
Marion
Marjorie
Florence
Martin Defeats Chambers in Philadelphia Bout
Terry Martin of Philadelphia won a six round clash at Broadway A C defeating Eddie Chambers of Philadelphia after a balanced first half. Martin's late attack carried the bout as he outboxed Chambers in rounds four through six.
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Philadelphia
Terry Martin
Eddie Chambers
Broadway A. C
Martin
Mrs De Ford Leaves $26,000 Worth Gems Behind
Mrs Thomas De Ford of Baltimore who has stayed at the Hotel Aspinwall forgot her jewels valued at $26,000 in the hotel safe. The gems were forwarded to her for a dance at a White Mountains hotel after she traveled there.
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Lenox
Thomas de Ford
Baltimore
Aspinwall
White Mountains
Shoemaker Fined One Cent in Grandmother Howard Wall Incident
In Brockton on August 20 Henry W French a young shoemaker faced the police court for sitting on the granite wall around Mrs. Mary Cobb Howard’s home. He was fined one cent the smallest amount ever imposed in the city.
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Brockton
Mary Cobb Howard
Henry W French
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