New Bertillon System of Measurement Described
Proportionate examination described as accurately set to identify criminals by unique bodily measurements. The method, though rudimentary, is presented as a reliable way to distinguish offenders.
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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1890
Page
5
Proportionate examination described as accurately set to identify criminals by unique bodily measurements. The method, though rudimentary, is presented as a reliable way to distinguish offenders.
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A report describes a business man deceiving a book agent in a scheme to gain control of sales and warnings issued by authorities. Names and exact details are unclear due to damaged text but the gist concerns commercial deception and an attempted exploitation in the book trade.
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