The Conscience Fund Haul and Wolcott Death
In a bank and customs scheme a mysterious donor offers six thousand dollars to the treasury in the conscience fund, triggering a tangled case. John Wolcott dies at his home. Austin Gates, partner in Wolcott & Co, is implicated after a staged anonymous letter and telegram probe. Rose Wolcott aids the inquiry, revealing motives tied to marriage, business power, and stock gambles. Barnes exposes Gates as killer by matching handwriting and a Turkish cigarette stump, leading to Gates’s arrest and confession.
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Henry Cerys
Secretary of the Treasury
Bordiy
Emlal
Parnes
United States Treasury
Conscience Fund
Department
Washingon
Conscience
Washington
Dot
Barnes
S Conscience Fund
Associated Press
Iisltor
Vielt
M Echves
Sub-Treasury
Fco the
Arme
Office Clancy
Wood
Ald
Welcott
Hi Welcott
Welcott & Co
Worrisielt
Austin Gates
Wolcott
Caney
Walt
John Wolcott
Wolcott & Co
Rose Wolcott
Gates
House of Wolcott
Rose Walcott
Jamnes
Lhrary
Walcott
Hornes
Loe
Clancy
Mr. Gates
Mr. Wolcott
Constantinople
Mina Wolcott
Clark
Garnes
Gatea
Unitml
Nettle
Ihein
Alde
Aldo
Tie Vieting
Italim
Spade
Leaf
McQueen
House of Wolcott &Co
Flo
A Revolting Sin Death by Self Destruction Exalts Horror
The piece argues self killng is forbidden by divine law and more revolting than killing another. It cites commandments against killing and loving one's neighbor, contending self destruction is a greater moral outrage, especially when involving intimate relations.
A Wonderful Saint In Havana Keeps One Hundred Women Silent
In Havana on Saint Christopher’s day, hundreds of young women gather before the cathedral, seeking three wishes from the saint who allegedly grants them. The crowd remains silent for an hour, mouths full of water, while curious youths tease and marvel at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Cor
New York Herald
All Hall
St. Christopher
All Saints
Plaga
Christopher
Wishon
Cleveland and the Moonshiner in Prohibition Era Tale
A Metropolitan Magazine piece recounts 1544 politics around moonshining enforcement. It notes Mr. Cleveland as a presidential candidate, promises by Democrats, and later raids where officers shut down a moonshine plant near a road with a defiant operator quoting the old saying about Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cleveland
Metropolitan
Fito
Cleveland
Carolinas
Clevelan
Firmly Established View the Philadelphia scene in winter polo
The dialogue reveals social expectations and private attitudes about polo and high society. A confident stance argues that social status now frees them from travel or pleasantries, while another voice presses the value and necessity of polo in their winter plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polo Benet
Cost marking systems in marking goods impractical
A Jewelers' Circular writer notes most cost marking systems in use are impractical as they are unwieldy or easy to decipher. Early systems used ten-letter words with each letter a numeral, such as Washington 12345678990, DONT GIVE UP, and BYE AND ROLBST 2384507890. Readers can often deduce mappings by identifying several letters and guessing 1 5 0. Other merchants use ARCNE Wemyss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arcne Wemyss
The Cost Mark System in Sales Prices Explained
The article explains a covert pricing method using a cost mark derived from the initial letter. It describes a scheme where numbers are altered by doubling, adding, or subtracting to obscure the true price. The example uses an item priced at 60 cents with variations like 190 and 4120 to mislead customers.
Alice at Forty Two Years From New York World
An article notes that Alice in Wonderland enters the public domain after forty two years, with Lewis Carroll aka Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the author, long dead. It recounts the book’s enduring popularity, its origin with Alice Liddell, Queen Victoria’s interest, and the changing access through copyright removal. The piece highlights the work’s timeless charm and potential for wider reproduction without legal restriction.
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New York World
Lewis Carrol
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dudgeon
Oxford
Touter
Eaclid
John ‘Tenniel
Alice
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Austin Giter
Relyets
Chee Sig! Herat
Sitelde
Catce
Harnes
Caton
Woolcott
Imames
Auoetin Cates
Ukena
Hoe
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