Theft of South African Diamonds Plotted by Noted Crooks
The article details a meticulously planned 1870s diamond theft involving well known Yankee criminals. They used a cut cable to delay a river ferry and the mail coach, then hid the stones in the Port Elizabeth post office before moving loot to London. They connected with Port Elizabeth postmaster and used a key forge and a Hatton Garden office to sell the gems. The scheme extended to a Turkish bath heist and an ongoing diamond trade. The haul reportedly valued around £70,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess of Devonshire
Messrs. Agnew
London Picture Dealers
London Telegraph
Port Elizabeth
Cape Town
England
Lamberth
Hatton Garden
London
The Maiden of the Smile Poem Excerpt
Alfred Austin evokes a maiden whose life and death are marked by a constant smile. The verses describe her serene bearing from youth through grave sorrow, ending with the noble smile she wears in death.
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Alfred Austin
England
Independent
An Ugly Girl E Weaves a Tale of Ashton and Love
Broadbridge, an aspiring author, travels to Ashton to write a story about an ugly girl. He falls for Miss Peters, a sharp rector’s daughter, while parsing cynicism and desire. After a kiss and a rushed ending, he learns Miss Peters is engaged, and the couple’s tale ends with an invitation to an uneasy romance.
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Miss Peters
Broadbridge
Peters
Boston
Ashton Broadbridge
Wit and Wisdom Echoes in Newspaper Snippets
A collage of quips and witticisms from multiple papers features pithy lines on flattery truth and conversation. The snippet collection includes lines attributed to Cardan Voltaire Cleveland Plain Dealer Chicago Daily News Detroit Journal Town and Country London Tit Bits Summerville Journal Mrs Wicks Hicks and others, reflecting humor and social observations.
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Cardan
Voltaire
Cistern
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chicago Daily News
Detroit Journal
London
Hevviman
Miss Peppery
Herviman
Philadelphia Press
Sturgeon Jumping Tales From New York Waters
A New York Sun account recalls abundant sturgeon in the Hudson and New York Bay when nets were damaged by fish in shad season. A tale tells of a six foot hundred pound sturgeon leaping into a fisherman's arms as two boats lost oars and righted to market.
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Aquarium
Delaware River
New York Sun
Hudson River
New York Bay
Albany
Bay
Gravesend Bay
Erie Basin
Poe
Thoroughly Ambidextrous Illustrator Jo Gould
Joseph Jo Gould of this city is described as the most ambidextrous illustrator for magazines. In a studio a group discussed ambidexterity, and Gould claimed he could write a letter with one hand and draw a picture with the other simultaneously. He began, writing a three page business letter with his right hand while sketching a humorous caricature of himself with his left. The caricature and letter were completed in seven minutes.
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Joseph Jo Gould
Gould
Hle
Philadelphia
A Jewel Mr Gooph in a Baltimore Humorous Exchange
A Baltimore American quip features a joke about a man named Gooph and his wife Blithersby. The husband returns from fishing with an empty jug a can of salmon and two snit mackerel, while the wife praises his luck as a jewel of a wife.
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Gooph
Blithersby
Wooph
Baltimore American
Narrow Escape of Gomez Revealed by U S Official
Rev WN GC Astwood, Brooklyn pastor, recalls his secret history withGen Maximo Gomez a Cuban leader learned while consul at Santo Domingo He notes Gomez born in Bani and allied with annexationists before siding with Spaniards in the restoration war He recounts Heureaux after arresting Gomez relented after Astwoods advice and Gomez later joined Cuban independence forces led by Maceo aiding U S interests and Cuban affairs to the present day He praises Gomez as a capable future Cuban president and urges Cubans to heed his counsel
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Maximo Gomez
WN. GC. C. Astwood
Bani
Santo Domingo
Azua
Spain
Santana
Ciebo
Gomez
Havana
Mariscal de Campo
Maceo
Monte Christi
Guayabin
Heureaux
Gen. Heureaux
United States
Cuba
Bay State Fruit Company
Haiti
Jamaica
Don Maximo
Biaz
Gen. Gomez
The Railway Dog on the Dr Baker Railroad
The article recalls a shepherd dog used to clear the track on Dr. Baker's strap railroad from Walila to Walla Walla. The dog kept on the engine to remove blockades of horses and cattle and became known to miners in Idaho and Montana before being killed by a train in Portland Oregon.
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Washington
Dorsey S. Baker
Walila
Columbia River
Walla Walla
Inland Empire
Thousand Hills
Northwest
Dr. Baker
Idaho
Montana
Portland Oregonian
Safe and Sure First M D I Don’t Believe in Experiments
In Waryer’s Bazar a dialogue contrasts cautious medical practice. A First M. D. asserts skepticism toward experiments while a Second M. D. counters only if recovery is assured.
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M. D
Waryer
Notable Quotations and Oddities From Diverse Voices
A collection of brief notes covers Sir Thomas More and Utopia efforts, Italy’s valued libraries and art, Oklahoma teachers gifting horses to Gov. Barnes, Fraulein Greta Baldauf’s restaurant work, a Wis consin teacher’s certificate for a 15-year-old, Rudyard Kipling described by a Montreal reporter and corrected by an English critic, the Duke of Rutland’s verse stance, Father Scully’s parish policy on bachelors, and proposed fines for unmarried men in his Boston parish.
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Thomas More
Italy
Oklahoma
Gov. Barnes
Fraulein
Greta Baldauf
Baden-Baden
Walter G. Pulfer
Poygan
Wis
Winnebago County
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Duke of Rutland
Scully
St. Mary’s Parish
Boston
Understanding the Sandwich Islands by Boston Reporter
Charles Harding of Boston describes common misconceptions about the Sandwich Islands and details geography, climate, irrigation, and transport. He notes Hawaii is the largest island but not the most important, Honolulu on Oahu, and varied rainfall across windward and leeward sides. Communications are improving with planned weekly boat service and early wireless tests.
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Charles Harding
Boston
Kauai
Sandwich Islands
Washington Times
Hawaii
Ililo
Honolulu
Oahu
Noble Gases Named After Sun Discovery
Scientific American notes a new chemical classification by Prof Erdmann of Halle. Five gases including helium argon krypton and xenon are labeled noble gases for their apparent inertness and reluctance to form mixed alliances while oxygen hydrogen and nitrogen are termed chief gases.
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Erdmann
Halle
Philanthropist Quips About Proposals In Comic Exchange
A light dialogue from Detroit Free Press shows a philanthropist asserting proposals to two other girls were acts of compassion. The humorous exchange spotlights social expectations and romantic negotiation.
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Detroit Free Press
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Goshen
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Silas
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Mandy
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the Maiden OF the
Authors Syndicate
Ashton
West Hill
Egypt
Carr
WIT and Wisdom
Sturgeon
Ambidextrous Feat
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