Beautiful Girl Bandits Terrorize Paris Vigilant Detectives Net Leader
Paris detectives capture a crime ring of women disguising as men to commit robberies in Montmartre and around the city. Leader Mathilde Linst, a celebrated model, directed the gang which used quick costume changes to evade capture. Police recover nearly 12000 in jewels.
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Quay D'Orsay
Paris
Hans
Mathilde Linst
Montmartre
Almount
Haron Rustreth
Gober
Mertha Plecain
Aha
Rew Boursault
Mathilde Lingt
Boursault
Avenue de la Grand Armee
Plecain
Hugo Lenfant
Moulin
Avenue de la Grande Armee
Linst
Germany
Corn yield rises to 31.1 bushels per acre in Snow’s November crop report
Snow’s crop report based on county husking returns shows corn yield of 31.1 bushels per acre with total yield near 3 billion bushels, higher than last month’s estimate. Quality is generally good and winter wheat shows gains in several states while overall acreage is up. The government forecast projects about 9 billion bushels of corn.
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Snow
Indiana
Tinois
Kansas
Nebraska
Ohio
Lawyers Secure Enormous Fees Across Professions
A survey shows lawyers earned vast fees including 1,000,000 for Carnegie Frick disputes and 300,000 for breaking Henry Plant will. It cites Choate 200,000 for a Supreme Court argument and other multimillion-dollar paydays in law, medicine, and railroad leadership.
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James B. Dill
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Henry C. Frick
United States Steel Corporation
Dill
van Norden
Drill
William D. Guthrie
Henry B Plant
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
United States Supreme Court
London
Choate
Parsons
John KE. Parsons
DD. B. Hill
Molineux
Chauncey M. Depew
New York Central Railroad Company
Equitable Life
W. Bourke Cochran
Samuel Untermyer
Adolph Lorenz
Vienna
King Edward
Prince of Wiles
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Walter ¢. Browning
Philadelphia
C. L. Magee
Browning
Magee
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Howard A. Kelly
Johns Hopkins Hospital
A. McLane Tiffany
J. W. Chambers
Chicago
L. F. Loree
Rock Island
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railroad
Milton 4H. Smith
Lawsville and Nashville Railroad
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk
Grand Trunk Pacific
James Stillman
National City Bank of New York
Henry ©. Havemeyer
Willand Corey
Admiral Dewey
General Chaffee
Ehteg
Stam
Muller
Ramous Oy
Asough
Euch
Household Tips From an Old Time Guide for Cleaning and Repair
Handy home remedies for stains, polishing, and mending covering washing in cold and hot water use, grease removal with potatoes or cornstarch, glueing cracked china with milk, patching wallpaper and lace curtains, and methods to renew enamel and bath tubs. It also notes drying, boiling, and sun exposure to match colors and extend item life.
Miscellaneous Hints From a Humble Page
A miscellany of domestic maxims and quirky quips on gender, religion, sentiment, and daily life. The notes offer practical tips on cooking and tea, humor about bachelors, and reflections on character and society, all in a dated tone. The misprints signal an old newspaper feature vignette.
Beggars of London and Europe Amass Fortunes
A London piece surveys beggars who become rich through mendicancy across Europe. It cites cases in Paris Madrid and Budapest, noting legacies and assets including shares banknotes and real estate, and contrasts continental wealth with modest London takings.
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Australia
Madrid
Arasanapall K. Ragavacharry
M. George Berry
Paris
M. Berry
M. Louis Paulian
M. Derry
Frances
Antoine
Andreas Jungkowicz
Gyurikovis
University of Presbure
Sion Opesleh
Nad
Simon
London
Parle
Our Stupendous Railroad Growth From the Review of Reviews
An historical overview notes rail mileage rising from 23 miles to 223000 miles with 31300 miles including double track. Freight tonnage grows from 29000000000 in 1882 to 187000000000 in 1906, driven by better roadbeds and bigger locomotives. It calls for continued expansion and rebuilding to meet rising demand, forecasting even larger gains in the next decade and proposing substantial public investment to extend facilities and rolling stock.
Name Dismissed for Baby Coralle by Registrar
A British father faced a registrar’s refusal to record the name Coralle for his newborn daughter. Officials argued the name was invalid, prompting the father to choose an alternate designation. The incident highlights perceived registrar overreach in naming.
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New York Sun
Registrare Office
Coralle
Discovery in Vrontie NY Weekly Reporting On Unclear Event
Fragmentary notes describe an important discovery in Vrontie New York from the weekly. A person or group named Miers reashhigs and a Solenive Wow recounts a radiation related incident with a victim aided by towels and a company of denkern. Interjected exclamations break the account.
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Vrontie New York Weekly
Miers
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