Inside Job Fires Pinkerton Record of Columbus Robbery
In midwinter at Columbus Union Station the Adams Express safe was robbed after two clerks were chloroformed. John Barker and his brother Henry plotted the theft, $410,000 cash and $32,000 stamps taken, from an inside setup. Allan Pinkerton quickly traced leads, arresting Barker and his associate within 48 hours and recovering most of the loot.
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Adams Express Company
Columbus (O.) Union Station
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John Grossman
Express
Allan Pinkerton
Columbus
John Barker
Barker
Pinkerton
Grossman
Irving
Chicago
Pinkerton Agency
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Henry Walker
Canada
Henry Barker
Giants Bones in France Reinterpretation by Carter
The long held belief of giant human remains near the Isere Rhone junction in France is challenged. Carter’s research shows the bones, including those attributed to Teutobodus and the Teutons’ king, belong to an extinct animal of about twenty feet in length rather than humans.
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France
Isere
Rhone
Engine Of Public Service In A Modern Newspaper
The Vancouver Sun editorial argues that newspapers have evolved from partisan tools to engines of public service. It asserts success is measured by public good, not party, and praises editors who align with progress and liberty, turning journalism into a priesthood detached from politics.
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Vancouver Sun
Barber Beards Trade Name Origins and Language Ties
A compact discussion traces the barber trade name to Latin barba meaning beard. It follows how through French and Norman influence the term barber evolved from barbier to barbiere and into English. The piece notes linguistic shifts among Anglo-Saxon and Norse-French ancestors and hints at the dissemination of the word in regional dialects.
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Barbados
Indies
Barbiere
England
Hardier
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Rock That Can Be Saved Tufa Quarry Near Mount Angel Ore
Horace E. Thomas reports in Popular Mechanics Magazine on tufa, a unique voltabic ash rock quarried near Mount Angel Oregon. The stone is milled like lumber into blocks but cut short, is light gray with white specks, weighs half as much as common stone, and can be nailed easily. It is already used for fence posts moldings and utensils and when pulverized makes a velvety filler for rubber, potentially replacing other materials and using refuse.
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Mount Angel
United States
Oregon
Horace E. Thomas
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Ancient fire fighting engines of early Rome and Egypt
The article notes Second century BC fire brigades in Rome and Egypt, describing Heron of Absanthria's manuscript of a hydraulic machine with brass cylinders on a woolen base and pistons. Romans used teams to carry water in vessels to fires, operated via siphons. Excavations hint at devices resembling gardeners' syringes, while medieval Augsburg later used pumps as fire engines.
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Heron
Absanthria
Egypt
Augsburg
London Plane Tree Endures As City’s Gracious Landmark
Citizens of London praise the London plane for its beauty and hardy growth. The tree flourishes in parks and squares, often celebrated in Kew Gardens. Its origin is unknown, yet it has become a cherished city symbol and shelter for the metropolis.
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New York
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Detroit
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