Forged Notes and a Train Wreck Mystery
Lawyer Blakeley travels to Pittsburgh with forged notes to obtain a deposition from millionaire John Gilmers. A train wreck unfolds after a series of thefts and misdirections with a girl in blue helping Blakeley, who is injured and discovers a key clue in a gold bag and a moving picture.
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Lawrence ‘Blakeley
Tittsburgh
Bronson
John Gilmers
Milionaire
Blakelsy
Blakeley
Jim
Carter Place
Alison West
Tner
At the Table Next McKnight and Hotchkiss in Washington
McKnight and I return to Washington after the wreck as we discuss alibis and plans. Hotchkiss sifts through notes while Bronson appears at a nearby table under a woman’s gaze. A wary dinner ends with a cautious nod as a mysterious woman asks for a word.
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Lera
McKnight
Conway
Bronson
Brongon
The Notes and a Bargain in a dim tavern
Blakeley meets Mrs Conway in a tavern scene amid a car Ontario wreck aftermath. She reveals a bargain about four bank notes and a key witness, pressuring Blakeley to recover and hand over the papers or face exposure and pursuit by police. The tense encounter hints at past crimes, forged papers, and a looming choice.
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Bronson
Ontario
VcKnight
Mr. Blakeley
Pittsburg
Mechanics’ National Bank
Glimore
Andy Bronson
Analytical chemist witness in manure price dispute
A farmer sued for payment for artificial manure. The chemist witness testified the material smelled like manure but lacked its chemical qualities. Under cross examination he was pressed how farmers could have used it for years, replying that they must have been fed by the now dead.
Rider rides pony 50 miles to enroll at Kansas Univ
Miss Mabel Hadith Ransom arrived in Lawrence from Perry Oklahoma after a 50 mile ride on her two year old pony Lady Barber to register in home economics at the state university. She details the journey including a misstep through a large pasture and wandering near Fort Riley, praising both her skill and the pony.
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Lawrence
Kan
Mabel Hadith Ransom
Perry
Okla
Homa
Kansas
Starling
Fort Riley
Dictionary Made Here in London and a Dictionary Maker
An article recalls the origin of a famed dictionary created in London’s 18th century. It notes the prince’s appeal for charity, the Lexicographer’s fame, and the process of compiling etymologies and definitions with authorities cited from existing works.
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London
Prince of
Teck
Harry
Jolnson
Gough Square
Lydia Pinkham Medicine Ad Claims Cure for Female Ailments
A Chicago reader credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after fasting and illness, urging others to seek treatment. The ad touts Pinkham's no narcotics formula and lists common female ailments it allegedly cures, inviting letters to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts. It ends with a plug for RAW FURS, calling itself the oldest fur house in America.
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Chicago
Dovetorn
Lydia Ty Pinkham
William Ahrens
21St St
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia J. Pinkham
Strange Names Reported In Newark Playground Visit
A little colored girl told Newark authorities two visitors were accompanying her on the city playground. She named them Alda Overture Johnson and Lucila Sextette Johnson explaining their father once worked for an opera man.
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Newark
Alda Overture Johnson
Lucila
Johnson
Newark News
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Mary Robe Auehor
NE Greiner
Terrile Company
Hotchkiss
Washington
Sullivan
Hotchkles
Harrington
Baltimore
Hotchinss
Richey
Rich
Tata
Mia
Klopton
Hotchkige
Mcknnight
Mme
Beemad
Alos
Hronson
Misa Ransom
Dresehnger
Old Johnson House
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Joseph Ullmann
West 20Th Street
New York
Bame Namie
Leipzig
Bagland
Mor Coughss & Co
Osm
Ifs
Argufy
Post
Youtum Cereal Company, Ltd
Battle Creek
Mick
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