London thievery tale of Saunders and Taylor in Chicago
In Chicago a plan to rob a traveling diamond salesman unfolds as John F. Saunders and accomplice lure Taylor from a hotel to a fake house. Saunders robs Taylor of his gems, locking him in a closet for a day, while the real gems remained hidden. Taylor escapes with a stout heart after the ruse collapses.
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C. B. Lewis
John F. Saunders
England
Maiden Lane
Taylor
Chicago
Mr. Saunders
Mr. Taylor
Milwaukee
Saunders
Mr. Harmon
Honeymoon Costs in Washington Revealed by Hotel Manager
A Washington Post feature notes honeymoons for brides and grooms vary by taste and budget. It cites a luxury state bridal suite at 25 daily, private dining at 25, meals and wines at 100, plus 150 for drawing room and maid services, totaling about 300 a day, contrasted with a New England couple spending 10 daily in a similar hotel.
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Washington
Washinton
Chicago
New England
Cluny
Washington Post
Between Two Evils Choose Neither Between Two Goods Choose Both
A short aphorism notes a preference for not siding with bad options and urges embracing all good choices when possible. It attributes the sentiment to Hd wards.
Eerie Tales and Oddities From Fido to Acetylene Light
A quirky slice recalls painter Weeks who disliked dogs and mocked canine devotion with humorous anecdotes. It also recounts a rain soaked guardhouse miscue during a state troops review, where a guardsman’s countersign caused comic confusion. The piece notes acetylene lighting still used in towns and a table card design in red with ivory crest.
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Fido
Shdwin
Lord Weeks
Blank
Leech
Boston Post
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AGAME
Ters
S. Sae
Dover
Kirk
Sunset Shoes
Royal Tailors
Pennsylvania
Patterson
Guthrie
Chattanooga
Poral
Antietam
Pittsburg
Crar
Ghoige
St. Andrewsberg
LAW Brothers
Rutte
Montana
John S. Watson
Blackfoot, Idaho
Blackfoot
Cee
Poe Gt
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