The Revival of Disguises by Gotham Sleuths
New York detectives increasingly rely on disguises and make up to trap criminals. A special Italian-dominated squad uses street types from pedlars to bellhops to move unseen through Bowery and other districts. Clever, detail‑driven makeup wins cases in theft, homicide, and robbery without alerting suspects.
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Gotham Sleuths
New York
Central Office
Broadway
Fifth
Sixth Avenue
Ackerchoo Comedy About a Hiddle Cold in Head
A comic voice mocks doctors who boast cures for every ailment while failing to cure a simple head cold. Akerchoo, Bumpton, and others gripe at medical pretensions and the social ridicule of having a runny nose, ending with a punchy cry of Agerchoo.
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Mr. Bumpton
Dhe
Noted Criminals and Deceptive Lifestyles Describe Evasive Eager Criminals
The text discusses an armed man living in starkly reduced circumstances who can linger in lodging house day rooms for long periods without triggering suspicion. It contrasts such a cunning evasive individual with an ordinary idler who would attract notice quickly, highlighting dangers of plausible disguises among criminals.
How Coins Were Sweated And Its Decline
A historical note explains sweating as an illegal minting method blending with counterfeit trades. A rubber mold, clip, copper wires, cyanide bath, and electric current allegedly sweat gold from coins, revealing shortages in banking scales. By 1871 only two sovereigns reported, showing sweating to be unprofitable and fading away.
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H. L. Adam
Sleeping girl walks on roof in midnight rescue
A 19 year old girl Miss Sadie Pettit slept walked to a dangerous roof ledge on P street Georgetown. Deaf resident Miss Mary Thomas could not hear pleas. Crowd and officers battered the door. Pettit climbed waterpipes, reached the porch roof, then slid to safety into Policeman Ness’s arms after a dramatic rescue.
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Washington
Georgetown
Sadie Pettit
P Street
Mary Thomas
Sergt. Ness
Miss Thomas
Misa Pettit
Clark
Ness
Woman Travels in Box From Baggage Car
Salisbury North Carolina reports Mrs William Tryon of Fitchburg Massachusetts arrived in a baggage car in a near airtight wooden case with glass front she traveled with her husband and a nurse and was carried through the station in a private compartment She suffers nervous trouble and bronchitis prefers warmer air in the south and has refused air in her room during her yearlong stay in a cottage with a housekeeper
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Salisbury
N. C
William Tryon
Fitchburg
Mass
Tryon
German Plaster Company
Bear Surprises Boy by Juniata River in Altoona
In Altoona Pennsylvania near Millcreek along the Juniata River Harry Lindsay of Huntingdon heard a noise and saw a large bear just feet away from a boy. Both were shocked. Lindsay jumped into his boat to flee while the bear fled into the mountains.
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Sear
Altoona
Juniata
Millcreak
Harry Lindsay
Huntingdon
Lindsay
Ex-Sergt Goodall Awarded 15 Cents Daily Pension Rise
After a 32 year wait, Alexander Goodall of Dunbar England formerly of the Royal Artillery has learned his gallantry pension will rise by 15 cents a day. The move recognizes his brave actions in the Crimes, though details remain sparse.
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Alexander Goodall
Dunbar
England
Royal Artillery
Chore Boy Marriage Sparks Shock in Hot Springs
Clyde Briggs living with grandparents deceived them about his interest in their chore boy who appeared for board. The chore boy turned out to be Miss Dell Lahm's son. Grandfather secured license and the couple wed in male chore attire provoking scandal in Hot Springs. A bees attack on a Waterbury streetcar ends with a man firing, injuring two women as frightened riders flee.
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Hot Springs
8. D
Clyde Briggs
L. L. Smith
Dell Lahmson
Waterbury
Conn
Naugatuck
South Main Street
Watchman Fends Off Owls At Sharon Cement Plant
James H. Jamison, night watchman at Stewart Cement Company in Sharon, battles three large owls that attack him, lacerating face and hands with talons. After a fight, Jamison kills the birds with his mace and will be confined at home for a period due to injuries.
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Man Fighta
Sharon
Stewart Cement Company
James H. Jamison
Jamison
Inland Cape Cod Deepens Feta River Lengthens
Cape Cod shifts geography as the feta river deepens and extends inland, reshaping local borders and landforms. Reports note evolving watercourses and potential impacts on communities, transportation, and ecosystems.
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Cape Cod
Inside the Treasury’s Guarded Money Chain in Paper Currency
The article recounts how government paper money is produced and guarded from printing to the treasury cash room. It details seals, automated counting, and meticulous records that track each note, noting only two historic theft attempts in decades. The first involved a pressman stealing a top sheet. the second a colored messenger slipping a loose sheet into his pocket. Both cases ended in dismissal without prosecution.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury
James A. Sample
Sample
The Menace of Selfishness and President Hadley Message
President Hadley warned that selfish pursuit of happiness threatens citizens, institutions, and national resilience. He urged maintaining a Christian philosophy of life as vital to America and the civilized world, a sober graduation address whose impact lingers despite temporary selfish motives.
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Saye
Hadley
The Lucky Man Dialogue Sparks Marriage Bet
A terse exchange unfolds as a man declares intent to marry, pressing the daughter. The response hints at pressure from previous suitors, noting he is the fifth visitor. Tension mounts over consent and inevitability, with a guarded, wry tone.
Matrimonial or Patrimonial Alliance Quoted
In a brief exchange a daughter’s union is called matrimonial while an elder corrects it as patrimonial, noting the distinction between a marriage alliance and a noble family lineage. The dialogue highlights how terms reflect social entwining and inheritance.
Campaign humor sparks farmyard quip pun
A political candidate asks a farmer about babies and gets a rural reply. The farmer jokes that babies have grown up, married, and left the place, highlighting lighthearted campaign banter in a rural setting.
No Hit No Run Games on Record Wiltse Breaks In
New York Giants southpaw George Wiltse pitched ten innings of no hit, no run baseball against the Philadelphia Nationals to join a rare class of major league no hit games. The feature notes Cy Young’s vast career and places Wiltse among historic pitchers with extended scoreless performances, listing a long lineage of similar feats and stressing the era’s record-keeping.
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New York
George Wiltse
Philadelphia Nationals
Denton M
Cy) Young
Young
Boston Red Sox
Highlanders
Philadelphia Athletics
John M Ward
Providence
Buffalo
Athletics
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boston
Ike Riehinne
Worcester
Cleve Korcoran
Chicago
Galvin
Ward
Corcoran
Radbourne
Daly
Philadel Pigi-Corcoran
Detroit
Jarkeon
Ferguson
Philadelphia
Seward
Brooklyn
Weyhing
Baltimore
Lovett
Rusie
Stivette
Jones
Pittsburg
Hawke
Washington
Hughes
Breitenstein
Donahue
Philipp
Loulaville
Willis
Hahn
Amole
Kellum
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Dowling
Milwaukee
Stula
Callahan
Vraser
Moston
Athlatios
Tannehill
Mathewson
Henley
T. Louie
Smith
Rity
Heston
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Your Daugh
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CY Young
Wiltse
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