Murdered Millionaire's Will Unearthed In Baffling Case
Detective Mitchel unravels a graveyard murky plot after Matthew Mora dies leaving a contested will worth eighteen million dollars. Suspects include Preacher Jim and Slippery Sam as Barnes investigates a possible blackmail scheme. A blood stained pocket and a forged motive drive the lethal intrigue as authorities prepare to act.
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Young Mora
Mr. Mitchel
Preacher Jim
Mera
Essex-st. House
Sam
Jim
Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Matthew Mora
Mitchel pursues Lily of the Valley linked to Slippery Sam
In a Sunday narrative, Mr. Mitchel resolves to locate the young actress calling herself the Lily of the Valley to unravel Mora murder clues. Slippery Sam’s death, once deemed a random street kill, gains significance through a will and a trail from Essex Street.
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Thall
Mitchel
Essex-st
Iise
Mora
Mr. Mitchel
Preacher Jim
Trained to Be Fire Fighters at English Women Colleges
The article notes English women colleges led by Westfield College Hempstead train student brigades for fire fighting with professional oversight. It describes chutes hoses and alarm drills, captain control, bucket and pump units, and top campuses like Girton Newnham Cheltenham and Hollaway showing strong self reliance in fire drills.
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Westfield College
Hempstead
Westfield
St. Katherine’s
St. Andrew's
Fire Brigade
Bedford
Hog
Girton
Gvrl
N. Y. Sun
Confidential talk in a bar over Mara alibi
A man named Mitchel plots to expose the alibi of Mara by persuading a barkeeper to introduce him to an unreliable witness. The plan hinges on money as bait and a pledge from the press to publish findings, with a target named Rogers as the likely informant.
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Sam
Mr. Mitchel
Mitchel
Barnes
S Farnes
Mara
Mora
Bathhouse Johns Hats Stir Chicago Gentry
Chicago on February 13 reports Bathhouse John Coghlan leaving his La Salle street bank to confirm he has entered the Beau Brummel business again by importing hats worn by Boers. He displays a new Alpine style and plans to share the hats with friends and constituents before election day.
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John” Coghtin
la Salle-st
New York
Gen. Buller
Tugel
Vanderbilt Grandchildren Fight Inheritance Tax Trust
In New York Surrogate Fitzgerald heard arguments on a $5,090 trust fund from the William H. Vanderbilt will, claimed exempt from inheritance tax. The case centers on whether the fund is a direct gift to grandchildren or a discretionary provision for Cornelius Vanderbilt II. The surrogate reserved decision.
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New
York
Fitzgerald
Cornelius Vanderbilt
William H. Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Henry B. Anderson
Cornéling
Jabish Holmes, Jr
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Offer Modern Cure
A Pittsburg lawyer touts Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a superior internal remedy for catarrh, claiming they reach the blood and mucous membrane to kill germs. The ad notes tablets are palatable, portable, and free of cocaine mercury or injurious drugs, priced at 50 cents for a full-sized package.
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Stuart
Pittsburg
Ice Making in Swiss Towns Demonstrates Water Spray Method
In Berne this February little natural ice is found as ponds and the Aar remain unfrozen. A local method builds large frame structures with spray tubes to freeze water on beams, producing icicles that are cut and pressed into blocks for storage. Dr Bull's Cough Syrup is advertised as a permanent cure for coughs and chest colds with physician backing.
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Switzerland
Berne
Aar
Indianapolis Tray Pass Agent Seeks Union Pacific Work
J H June a tray pass agent with Union Pacific Railroad Co seeks assignment through Room Jackson Place Indianapolis and related contacts.
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J. H. June
Tray
Pass
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Jackson Place
Indianapolis
Ponder's Studio Promotes New Management and Art Offers
Advertises Ponder's Photo Studio and Art Store with images by Stanton L. Wilhite. Mentions Beat Meal at 15 cents and a Plaza restaurant at 40 Monument Place. Notes new management and emphasis on first class service.
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Ponder’s
Stanton L. Wilhite
Plaza Restaurant
Monument Place
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