Mystery of a Bank Robbery and a Veranda Confession
On the Farnham veranda Griswold and Charlotte discuss a caper involving Griffin the detective who hunted a New Orleans robber. Griffin’s pursuit exposes a deeper strike conspiracy tied to greed and possible femme fatale motives, while Griswold debates a personal remedy and contemplates a direct appeal to a wary Margery Grierson.
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Dr. Farnham
Griswold
Raymers
Charlotte
Oak Island
Miss Farnham
Gertrude
Argus
Griffin
Adon
Mr. Griffin
New Orleans
St. Louis
Miss Grierson
Grierson
Ned
Farewell Exchange Ends Fractured Parting Moment
In a brief departure scene, a woman withholds a hand from Griswold as she says good night to the others and exits. The moment captures tension and unresolved sentiment among the group.
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Sare
Griswold
Night at the iron works sparks a street clash
Griswold wanders after leaving Dr Farnham's and encounters a guard clash at the plant. He intervenes when labor strife erupts, identifying a captive man from the Sprite island and demanding his release as tensions rise between owners and striking workers.
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Griswold
Dr. Farnham
Mrs. Holcomb
Raymer
Mr. Griswold
Martin
Wabaska
Charlotte
Peat Fuel Innovation Drives Canadian Industry
Consular reports in Ontario detail peat drying advances at Lindsay and Stratford plants. Dobson’s Beaverton machine cuts, dries, and spreads peat, reducing moisture by half and producing about 20 tons daily. Demand grows as coal supplies falter, with peat poised to become a major substitute.
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Canada
Lindsay
Ontario
Ellice Company
Stratford
Consul Seyfar F
Dobson
Beaverton
Lake Simcoe
Toronto
Pennsylvania
Portable machine gun described as cannon by German army
The German army has tested a portable cannon like machine gun. It fires 1.5 inch diameter balls at about 200 rounds per minute, capable of piercing forged iron plates three and a half inches thick. The device is automatic with recoil powering the next shot.
New German Machine Gun Raises Mobility and Load Concerns
The Krupp design works by an interior recoiling part and exterior nonrecoiling part linked by levers to eject spent cartridges and chamber new rounds, with a water jacket for cooling. It disassembles for horse transport with five horses carrying major components and many more for ammo, yet its range and sustained fire require extensive supply lines.
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Krupp
Vickers
Maxim
Megafog signal to warn ships in fogs
The piece explains fog hazards for mariners and describes a proposed megafog signal system. A circular frame with megaphones and a central siren would emit directional blasts. A megaphone code guides captains to steer away from danger, identifying relative compass position by sound.
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Mys
Mariner
United States
Falkner’s Island
Kansas City
X Ray Aids Dentists in Growing Second Teeth
The X ray helps locate unerupted permanent teeth. It reveals whether a second tooth is in the gum and why it hasn’t appeared. Removal of obstructions opens a passage and allows the tooth to descend. An operation was performed on a 20 year old girl.
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H. Stubenvoll
Elkhorn
Wis
Evangelical Lutheras
St. John’s
Stubenvoll
William
Germany
Peruna Medicine Co
Colabus
Ohio
Peru
H. Stubenwoll
Visitor asks to view butter making at creamery
Ally Sloper quotes a manager who jokes that letting visitors see butter production would distract either handsome men or ugly women and thus keeps visitors out to avoid upsetting the milking. The cartoon satire hinges on gendered humor about attention and dairy.
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Ally Sloper
New Airship Tested by Lebaudy Brothers
The Lebaudy brothers of Paris test a 130 foot airship built by Julliott on their Moisson estate, with a 40 horsepower motor. In a trial the captive balloon navigated 150 feet high against the wind for 30 minutes, around the park with precise helm control. The craft features india rubber gas envelope, balloonine seams, a 13 foot car for three, and can convert to an aeroplane to slow a descent.
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Lebaudy Brothers
Paris
Julliott
Moisson
India
Red Mat. Canada and U S Indians counted in large numbers
The article notes Canada has 100000 Indians and the United States 270000, highlighting demographic figures in a regional census or ethnographic survey with emphasis on Native populations.
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Canada
United States
Water storage plans eyed for eastern Bighorn region
United States survey advances in Wyoming to extend irrigation by storing headwater flows from the Sulphur Powder and Tongue rivers. Engineer Jeremiah Ahern surveys streams and evaluates lakes such as Lake de Smet for storage to curb flood losses and conserve water for agriculture amid light rainfall and heavy winter snows.
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United States Survey
Portherm
Wyoming
Jeremiah Ahern
Geological Survey
Bighorn Mountains
Lake de Smet
Powder River
Ahern
Home for Working Girls Opens in Boston
A Boston corporation of benevolent men opened a home for working girls. For $3.50 weekly, residents receive room, board, washing, light, heat, gymnasium, library, dance hall, physician services, and free admission to entertainment courses. The surplus funds go to improving the home. Hawthorne quip about generosity and justice frames the notice.
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Boston
Corporation of Benevolent Persons
Markets Across Cities Report Steady Rates and Mixed Bids
Cash and commodity markets show steady money rates and mixed grain and livestock bids across New York Cleveland and Chicago times. No. 2 red wheat 79c in New York. corn 6544c. hogs $6.40 to $6.50 in New York. wheat no. 2 red 77%4c in Cleveland. butter 27% to 28c. eggs 24 to 25c. pork $15.50 in Chicago. cattle and lamb figures vary by city.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Cleveland
York State
Chicago
Quack Remedies and Quotes From 1900
Victorian ads promote Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar and Pike's Toothache Drops as cures. Laxative Bromochinine Tablets promise cure in one day with money back if not. Ram's Horn choir praises Ram's Horse's Cure. Putnam Fadeless Dyes sell for 10 cents per package. An era of bold claims and quick fixes in health and household goods.
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Hale
Pike
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Detroit
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
North - Western Limited
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Ill
Chicago Daily News
H. H. Green’s Sons
Atlanta
Plautus
Buckminister
Orse
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Putnam
W. L. Douglas
Seward
Brockton
Mass
Daily News
Louisville
Dirks Rates
N.Y
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Possrs LY Cc
Liga
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