Lang's Narrow Escape Sparks Denver Mystery Case
A year into an apprenticeship under Denver Lang, known as a suspect for his fluctuating finances, faces a tense encounter on Clark Street. A flashily dressed man corners him asking for Lang by name, while Lang insists on the alias Smith George and recalls Denver’s warning as Regan the detective presses for identity.
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Lang
Denver
Clark Street
Louis
Smith
George
Regan
Jim
George Smith
Jim Denver
Detectives Orchestrate Betrayal in Saloon Confrontation
In a smoky Denver street saloon, Regan the detective probes Lang and Denver’s covert bond. Lang feigns loyalty while secretly testing Regan, who hints at blackmail and a larger scam. Denver slips away to plan a private room meeting as the plot thickens.
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the Twain
Denver
Lang
Louis
Regan
New Soul Arrival Mystery Casket of Possibilities
A philosophical line notes that every newborn embodies unknown possibilities, framing birth as a mystery of potential. The quote from Stalker reflects on life’s emergence as an open future rather than a fixed outcome.
Two Collisions At Sea Sink Propeller Blade Loss
The Minneapolis, arriving from London, reports two sea collisions. Captain Gates says the steamer wedged against a fishing smack and tore rigging. Later a submerged wreck fragment may have struck the hull, snapping a propeller blade and briefly stopping the ship before resuming voyage.
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Minneapolis
New York
London
Thomas F. Gates
Gates
Palmer House Porters Strike Over Tip Policy
Thirteen Palmer House porters quit after managers proposed that tips go to the house while salaries were raised. Hotel detectives enforced the rule to seize tips, prompting the strike. The leader criticized the plan as eroding workers’ earnings and questioned who benefits from shifts in tipping.
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Chicago
Palmer House
Negro Delegates Balked at Dollar Assessment in Statehood Talk
In Muskogee Indian Territory a territorial convention of black delegates ended in a big row and adjourned without action over a proposed dollar from each delegate and fifty cents from each alternate to cover expenses. About 100 delegates attended from across the territory.
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Muskogee
I. T
Frank Reed
Oregon disagreement ends in hung jury in conspiracy case
In Portland the U S district court discharged a six to six hung jury in the conspiracy to suborn perjury case against Congressman J N Williamson Dr Van Gessner and ex United States Commissioner Marion O Biggs. The jury reported no verdict after failing to reach agreement.
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Portland
Obe
United States District Court
de Haven
United States
J. N. Williamson
van Gessner
Marion O. Biggs
Parade of 7500 Eagles in Providence Crescent Park
A massive street procession of 7,500 Eagles paraded through Providence Crescent Park as part of the New England leagues gathering. Delegations from every New England state joined a large New York contingent in a historic civic event.
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Providence
R. I
New England
Order of Eagles
Crescent Park
New York
Graft uncovered in Manila medical supply dept
In Manila the medical supply department uncovered graft with falsified books to mask a four year shortage. Chief Clerk William Reeves was sentenced to fifteen months for selling stolen surgical implements. Privates Strawser and Stonebraker each received five years. Strawser confessed to thefts totaling about $26 000.
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Manila
William Reeves
Straweer
Stonebraker
Strawser
Mylne Declines Lipton America’s Cup Challenge
Glasgow designer Alfred Mylne, regarded as Britain’s leading boat designer after George L. Watson, declines Sir Thomas Lipton’s offer to design a new America’s Cup challenger. He says current rules favor American designers and British chances are poor.
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WHI
Glasgow
Alfred Mylne
George L. Watson
Sir Thomas Lipton
Mylne
Defiance Star and Homeseekers Notes From A Chaotic Page
A fragmented OCR page mentions Defiance items and a sale near 17th Street Denver, plus homesteader tickets and land notices. It includes garbled ad lines about water starch and a Kansas City mail address for information, and ends with a Disraeli quotation themed passage about money and sympathy.
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G. Warner
Kansas City
Ry. City
Rice Co
Wonders of Electric Waves and Sensitive Receivers
A Paris Academy report describes experiments by E. D. Branly on electric waves and sensitive receivers. It notes methods to start an electric motor, light a lamp, and even trigger an explosion, with effects producible in any sequence.
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E. D. Branly
Paris Academy
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Oregon
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Th Insurance Companis
Aba
Tomer
Ocean Grove
N. J. Fe
Addie
Disraeli
House of Commons
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