The Plaid Suit of Clothes and the Mora Murder Mystery
Detectives Mitchel and Barnes chase a millionaire murder tied to an absent will. Young Mora faces suspicion as blood stains appear on his clothes after the elder Mora is killed, with clues including a plaid suit and a found child. The plot follows spy dares on a steamboat and debates on outsider versus insider guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mitchel
Mr. Barnes
Matthew Mora
Matoore Mora, Jr
Mora
Young Mora
Apollo Hall
Metropolitan Foundling Society
Col. Payton
Mitchel
Gertrude Griffin
Rebecca Polaski
Rebecca
Preacher Jim
Jim
Barnes
Ress
Eldom
Remus
Bunco
Leroy
New York City
Slippery
Sam
Bond
Wwe
Reformatory
Mr. Mora
Mara
Ladysmith Siege Newspaper Delivers Clever False News
In besieged Ladysmith a tiny 9 by 5 inch illustrated sheet offers two pages for 12 cents. The issue mocks news accuracy with a "True news" heading while filling pages with spoof wireless telegraphy reports from despondent correspondents.
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Ladysmith
March’s bold disobedience helps route insurgents in Philippines
Major March rejects a Parker order and joins Gen Young after securing a Navy-backed reinforcement. The march climbs a near impassable ridge near Lingai to trap insurgent leader Pilar and his forces, forcing a retreat and capturing the mountain stronghold. Among Pilar’s 60 men, only eight reach Cervantes to report the battle. ED L KEEN.
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Manila
Manl
Pilar
Aguinaldo
Igorere
Lepanto
Thirty-third
United States Infantry
Young
Narmhaghacan
San l Fernando
Wigan
Wheaton
San Fabian
March
Gen. Young
Col. Parker
Forty-fifth
Gen. Wheaton
Parker
Wilde
Oregon
Navy
Canden
Candon
Cervantes
Vigan
Tilad Pass
Maj
Concepcion
Jenkinson
Lieut
Tompkins
White
Lingai
Cunningham
Lawton
Cayan
ED L. Keen
Detective Confirms Mora Hidden Wardrobe Leads
A detective explains Mora’s night movements after a murder, detailing a double spy chase and Mora’s use of a night key to fetch a bundle of clothes. The detective believes Mora will claim the clothes were thrown into the river, while preparing to confront Mora by inviting him to a meeting at 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tome
Young Mora
Sam
Apollo Hall
Mara
Hidden marriage clue ties Morton to Mors in serial
A detective notes a woman calling herself Mrs. Morton may in fact be Morton under an alias. He suspects Morton and Mors are the same person and hints at deeper inquiry to follow as the scene ends with a bell rung and a dramatic pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Morton
Morton
Mors
Amusements Roundup at Local Theaters This Week
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry star in The Merchant of Venice at English's with high-priced but sold-out seating. Eddie Foy wraps the week at Grand in Topsy Turvy, while Frou Frou draws strong crowds including a large Wednesday matinee. The Sorrows of Satan, adapted from Corelli, opens at the Park as a classed melodrama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Irving
Ellen Terry
Eddie Foy
Carleton Macy
Draen
Satan
Marie Corelli
Diagnosing Poison Or Drunkenness By Aforementioned Test
Doctors describe a traditional method to distinguish between drunkenness and poisoning by pressing the eyebrows. If the patient flinches with pain the person is considered drunk. if the pain elicits no reaction the patient is thought poisoned.
Hoosier Pensioners List Increases And Reissues
Original William A. Douglas Evansville receives $8 and Edwin P. Hammord Lafayette gets $10. Restorations and increases shown for multiple retirees across Indiana including Selvin Bremen $8 to $12, Emory Shenefield Bremen $6 to $38, Benjamin Herghy Westfield $12 to $24, Jacob Camolin Greensboro $27 to $30, David Macy Kirken $12 to $16, William Todd Mitchell $14 to $17, Alexander Williams North Salem $8 to $10, Nathaniel Gallagher Delphi $12 to $14, Monroe Tuttle Terre Haute $12 to $24, Nathan Sargeant Indianapolis $6 to $10, Simon Lehman Bloomfield $5 to $12, James Ball Thorntown $5 to $17, Drullinger Talbot $6 to ?, Laura Stuart Selvin $8, Ann Beamer Bowling Green $12, Lydia Spear Hymera $12. Reissues include John Christy Whitestown $17 and Silas Serring Thorntown $6. Original widows listed including Laura Stuart and Lydia Spear with specified amounts.
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William A. Douglas
Evansville
Edwin P. Hammord
Lafayette
Berry Y. Stuart
Selvin
Emory Shenefield
Bremen
Benjamin Herghy
Westfield
Jax. M. Camolin
Greensboro
David B. Macy
Kirken
Willam G. Todd
Mitchell
Alexander M. Williams
North Salem
Nauthaniel N. Gallagher
Delphi
Monroe J. Tuttle
Terre Haute
Nathan W. Sargeant
Or Sargent
Indianapolis
Nelson Pegg
Winchester
Simon Lehman
Bloomfield
William BR. My
Bowling Green
Lydia A. Spear
Hymera
The Footnote Collector of Indianapolis
An Indianapolis debt collector, famed for nerve, visits a house to collect. Finding no one home, he notices a curtain and visible shoes. He writes a note to the woman saying to take her feet along when she leaves, and leaves the note in the hall.
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Indianapolis
Advertising Agent Notes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Use Abroad
A New York advertising agent traveling west notes nine of twenty three traveling men in a restaurant and hotel interview use Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals. He cites stories of relief from indigestion, heart and chest pressure, and better comfort while eating away from home. Free mail offer from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
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New York
Fitteburg Restaurent
Stuart
Addresing
F. A. Stuart Co
Marshali
Mich
Postmaster Hess Finds Mosquito-Free Winter Humor
Postmaster Hess, known for dry sarcasm more than humor, remarks on cold weather saying a bright side is that mosquitoes never bother anyone. He sits in his office Wednesday watching a gas flame in the grate, offering a wry, optimistic quip.
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Hess
Patents for Indians Named From Indiana List
A list of patent applicants from Indiana or connected areas includes Conrad Bender Indianapolis healing apparatus Elsworth G Carter Coal Bluff railway tie Thomas L Green Indianapolis machine for cutting and shaping crackers or other plastic material Bradner L Harris Indianapolis cooking and drying cereals Cornelius Moor and C H Mayer Hammond corking bottles Matthew R Moore Indianapolis valve gear John Stine Mr Auburn spark extinguisher Charles C Swetzer Mishawaka carpet sweeper Edmund C Westevelt and C W Clapp South Bend cultivator.
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Conrad Bender
Indianapolis
Elsworth G. Carter
Coal Bluff
Thomas L. Green
Indianapols
Bradner L. Harris
Ccornelius Moor
C. H. Mayer
Hammond
Matthew R. Moore
John Stine
Mr. Auburn
Charles C. Swetzer
Mishawaka
Remarkable Catarrh Tablets Claim Radical Cure
An old newspaper notice extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a genuine internal remedy for catarrh, affecting blood and liver. It cites Dr. Ainslee praising the tablets for clearing throat and nose, safer than douches, and suitable for children, with claims of no cocaine or opiate content.
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Stuart
Ainslee
Train car classes listed with exceptions
The notice lists car types Tine Card P Parlor car C Chair car D Dining car with an exception noted for Sunday.
Train timetable fragment for Benton Harbor and Wabash
Partial schedule showing Bent on Harbor express and Wabash accommodations with times around 633am 2109pm 145 8.45 pm 450pm and 925 am across multiple lines.
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Berton Harbor
Benton Harbor
Wabash
St. Louis Train Schedule Snippet
A fragmentary timetable lists connections from St. Louis to L. S. W. Lim and Mattoon with arrival and departure times including 1143 am 3 10 pm and 436 pm 10 am for various services.
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St. Louis
T L. S. W. Lim
T. H. & Mattoon Ac
St. Louis Ex
Lafayette and Chicago Train Schedule Fragments
Fragmentary timetable items show Lafayette arrivals around 4.5 am and 5.15 pm with intercity connections to Chicago. References to fast and night express services include times like 10.45 and 8.20 am, but many digits and labels are unclear.
Cincinnati Rail Schedule Fragments and Times
Shuffled timetable fragments show trains labeled Cincinnati express and Cincinnati accom with varied times. Entries list Greensburg accom and connections to N Ver and Louis ex with morning and evening departures and arrivals.
Springfield and Columbus Line Schedules
Train listings show Peoria Bloom and Columbus Spring routes with ex service times. Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton Railway traffic includes City Ticket Office details and multiple express and combined services with morning and evening timings.
Monon Route Train Schedules From Chicago
Chicago Indianapolis Louisville Railway timetable lists ticket offices at 25 W Washington Chicago. Night and day exp trains depart late night to early morning, with multiple stops including Cincinnati Tol Mich City Peru Toledo and St Louis West. Various prices and accommodation services shown for the Monon Route and connections.
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Washington-st
Chicago
Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
Cincinnati Fm
Tol. & Mich. City
Peru
Toledo
Peru & Plym
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Rodrigues Ottolengus
G P. Putnam’s Sons
Ladysmith Lyre
Shell
Maj. March
Gen. Pilar
Pete
Seechan's Pills
Hoosier Pensioners
Rene Fe
Ghiahester Chemiscal Ce
Gauare
Ladaues PA
Peterson
N. Penn
St. Indianapolis
Ind
Carter & Co
Micnelsst
Ind. Ce
Sue
Lalla
Big Four Route
Eland Line
Muncie
Union City
Cleveland
Boston
Boston Mail
Bas
Benton Harbor Line
BT. Louis Line
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Express
Cincinnati Accom
Cncinnati Express
Greensburg
Cin
Wash
Fless
N.ver
Louis
Peoria Line
Peoria, Bloom
M & Ex
Peoria & Bloom
Champaign Accom
Springfield and
Columbus
Columbus & Spring
Hamilton & Dayton
Railway
W. Washington St
Detroit
Dayton
Louisville
Indiana, Decatur & Western Ry
St. L.m
St-L.fex
Pennsylvania Lines
Ilinois and
Washington-sts
Philadelphia
Baltimore & Wash
Colum
Richmond & Col
O. Piqua
Richmond
Mad
Sun
Tegen Col
Louisvile
Vernon
Madison
Martinso'e & Vincen
Dayton & Xenia
Pittsburg
East
Logansport
Phila
Phia
New Y’k
Baltimore
Dayton & Springfield
Springfield
Columb’s
Martinsv
E & Vincen
Phil’phia
Ana
Vandalia Lines
T B
Stl
West
T.H
St. L. Accom
H. St. L
T. GZ
Effingham Ac
T. H
St. L. Fast
M’l
St. L
Lake Erie & Western
R. E
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