The Woman of Wax and the Lady of Night Duplicity
In this dramatic confession scene set in William Dow's office Ada Ricard confronts Kitty Bell and Mrs Gobson as Dow reveals a wax likeness used in a plot. Kitty Bell admits to impersonating Ada to trap Gobson while Gobson’s crimes are exposed and justice looms for the deceitful lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dow
Mrs. Gobson
Ada
Miss Ada
Kitty Bell
William West
Young
Wax
Saunders
James Gobson
William
Kitty Beilhy
Murray
Mystery of Ada Ricard Ends in Gotham Justice
William Dow and Captain Young crack a deadly plot involving Gobson and Ada Ricard. Gobson is captured in Boston and sent to Blackwell's Island, then vanishes into the East River after a final bid for power. Kitty Bell betrays nothing, while Kelly gains political ground as Dow reveals a substitution scheme and justice prevails in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Fva
Kitty Bell
William Dow
Gobson
Colonel Forster
Baltimore
Dames Jobson
Meyer
New York
Ada Ricard
Ata
Harris Burnett
Kelly
Kitty Kell
Saunders
Miss Ada
Burnett
William
Wiliam Dow
Jane
Boston
Falth
Hoon
Jamaica Plain
Young
James Gobson
Mr. Kelly
Blackwell’s Island
Criminal Court
Davis
Mortimer
Don
Robertson
Ada
Yorkville
Staten Island
Shakesperes Tavern
Colonel
Forster
Miss Anda
East River
Miss Ada Ricard
Dow
Husbad
Liberia
Gebson
Katers
Mito
Auale
Hils
James Govson
Mrs. Gobson
Gobsen
Wiliam
Tian
Jamaica
Olice
Fuing
L Owly
Crane
James Gorson
Robertson Brothers & Co
Congress
Toms
Ceri
June
Keily
Captain Young
Shakespeare
Wharf 32
William D&w
Blackwell's Stand
Heaven
Boston Tourist Sees Sailors Gentle With Shells Once Shelled Warships
A San Francisco Post tale recounts Boston tourists observing bluejackets remove old caltrops from a vacant Spear Street lot. A white haired observer laments the sailors handle the shells with reverence, while a tar jokes they are careful to avoid suspicion of live ordnance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
San Francisco Post
United States
Vanderbilt
Spear Street
Manuer
Handing a Can from St Nicholas June
Instructional guide on proper stance and handling of a two barrel gun. It covers footing grip, muzzle direction, drawing the butt to the shoulder, aiming with the right eye, keeping both eyes open, avoiding eye misalignment, and cautions against keeping a hammer up to prevent accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Ain
Robber Conductor Stir Sparks Panic on Illinois Central
A Chicago Herald report describes a chaotic scene on an Illinois Central train where a frightened passenger cried for “Roberts” and begged for mercy after a man hidden under a seat loomed as a presumed robber. Conductor resolved the mistaken threat as laughter swept the car once the man was revealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
Roberts
Illnois Central
Allen
Robber
Ron
Gramdog
Public Men Who Were Babies Together Washington Letter
A Washington letter notes age patterns among public men born in the early 1800s including Blaine Grant Garfield and Edmunds. It humorously contrasts ages, mentions Logan’s secrecy about his age, and ends with a separate comic exchange about a failed investment and a cheap health ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Blaine
Allison
Windom
Garfield
Sam Randall
Senator Edmunds
Conkling
Kimdall
Bray
Edmunds
Logan
Sam Cox
Grant
Don Cameron
John Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Mr. Arthur
Mitchell
The Mystery of Montmartre Prologue and Early Crimes
In autumn 1846 two French coast officers observe a mysterious silent man wash ashore at Saint Tropez and capture him. A year later Paris sees a spate of robberies at a club involving Count de Servon and a enigmatic valet Loiseau, with clues leading toward Montmartre and a hidden garden. The tale follows Servon’s suspicions as he traces suspects and discerns a shadowy web around a club and its staff.
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Custom House
Elif
Gulf of Saint Tropez
Mediterranean Sea
Juge de Paix
Toulon
Galleys
Fravuece
Italy
Sount
Heni de Servon
Paris de Bases
Marseilles
Heart de Servon
Paris
Languedoc
Baccarat
M. de Sieurac
Faubourg Saint-Germain
M. de Sleurac
Seine
Rue de Bourgogne
Quay d'Orsay
Quay d'Orsay. Captain Laverdeau
Palais Bourbon
M. Paddy
Antoine
M. de Pancoroo
Servon
Bo'eloek
Valet de Chambre
M. de Pacecorpo
Eub
dServou
Bamned
Loiseau
Bat Tle
M. de Pancaroo
Hinds
Lotseau
Pancoroo
Bose
Serven
M. Loisen
Rue Sant Honore
Montmartre
Mysterious Turkish contact linked to Paris club mystery
Count Servon, suspecting M. de Pancoroo as an accomplice in a nocturnal assault, investigates by disguising himself. He learns Pancoroo's resumption of ties after a voyage to Asia Minor and Palestine, with no intimate friends and a guarded house in Rue de la Valois du Roule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Kendrick Johnson
North American Review
John Brown
Charleston
Ms. C
Charlestown
Mass
Harvard
Glee Club
Boston Light Infantry
Charles Hall
Jobn Brown
Liberty
Beranger
Paris
Turnal
M. de Steurnc
Goth
Baccarat
Henri de Servon
Saint Maudrier
Rue d’ Anjou
Servon
M. de Pancaroo
M. de Pancoroo
M. de Paueoroo
Chembery
Faubourg Saint-Houvere
Seryon
M. de Panceroo
Bin
Sevon
Rue Roya
Rue Saint-Honore
M. de Servon
Place de la Concorde
Avenue Clamps Elysees
Beore
Rue Des Veuves
Conselunamens
Climps Elysees
Lim
Count de Sergon
Paneoroo
Charles Age Precey
Charles
Precey
Turkey
Asia Minor
Palestine
Pancoroo
M. de
Father Labriche
Count Henri de Servon
Reims
Labriche
Antone
Monsieur Labriche
Antoine
Marquis de Vence
Rue de Berry
Marquis
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Consumption Cured Recipe Offered Free by Rochester Doctor
An elderly physician now retired unveils a vegetable remedy claimed to cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and other lung ailments and nervous debility. He offers to mail the recipe in German French or English with full instructions to anyone who writes with a return stamp to W A Noyes 149 Powers Block Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimp
W. A. Noyes
Power's Block
Rochester
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Prom
Rene DE Pont Jest
Virginia Champlin
Rpcing
Armand Ee
St. Joseph
Holy Church
Asoli
Roman
Kitty
Anna Bell
Mrs. Bell
Jack Howey
Ruard Lowe
Aaiety
Fellen
Lucy Molden
Armand Renowns
Edward Berney
Robert Hall
New Orleans
Mrs. Gopson
Anna
James Gobson Bardly
San Francisco
Weney
James
William Dorr
Tinuel
Miss Ava
A. Z
Twenty-third Street
Mrs. Golson
Boutre
Sanders
Barnum
Willam Dow
Philadelphia
Ward
Ceret
George R Reynolds
Chapter
Savannah
Gulf Stream
Walt
Detroit Free Press
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