Englewood Robbery Gang Boss Confesses After Voodoo Plot
An Englewood New Jersey burglary tale reveals Danny McBride and gang leader Jeff Reynolds, Ben Harper, Sam Wiley and others involved in a 19th century style heist. The mobsters target Baldwin residence stealing jewels worth about $200 000 while a bull mastiff protects a frightened resident. A detective traces clues via a trampled watch and a voodoo healer leading to arrests and convictions in New Jersey.
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New York
Dark Lantern
Jimmy
Danny McBride
Second Ward
Danny
Jerry McAuley
River Front
Demny
Bay
Ben Harper
Simmy” Kelly
Dobbs
Pete Belier
Jack Opp
Abe Hicks
John Morrissey
McBride
Hicks
Jeff Reynolds
Billy Porter
Staten Island
Jeff
Long
Sam Wiley
Spanish Forbes
Forbes
New
Hudson
Hudson River
Englewood
Baldwin
Wiley
Old Baldwin
Harper
Lodi
Greenwich Street
Bleecker Street
Frank Carroll
Cuba
Carroll
Wooster Street
Mercer Street
al Pender
Pender
Reynolds
Jersey
Valley of the Rhone to Zermatt Describes Mountain Wilderness
The narrative travels from Chamonix to Zermatt through rough terrain and snow capped peaks. It depicts steep gorges and pine forests and the harsh lives of isolated chalets with rugged inhabitants amid a lonely alpine world. The landscape inspires awe and questions about hope and purpose.
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Zermatt
Switzerland
Chamonix
Rhone
Viege
Visp
Rocky Mountains
Improved safety razor with finger ring grip design
An IlHnolg inventor showcases a new safety razor featuring a ring on the handle end for a secure grip. A fixed blade-engaging holder and a spring loaded tubular handle with a plunger enable a firm, easy shave as the user inserts a finger in the ring for natural motion.
Detective Mallon's in Englewood Robbery Probe
Detective Mallon details a Baldwin mansion burglary in Englewood where the family suffered injuries and a guard dog died defending Miss Alice Baldwin. Broker William Baldwin in New York offered a 20000 dollar reward. Mallon traced clues after local police mishandled evidence and found Miss Baldwin was awakened by the dog’s growl as the assault began.
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Banter Baldwin
Englewood
N. J
Etective Mallon
Baldwin
New York
Wall Street
Alice Baldwin
Alice
Toom
Phe
Runaway Husband Captured After Seven Year Search
Mrs Harmes Baba, backed by a country-wide inheritance funded hunt, caused her Persian husband to be arrested for wife and child abandonment at his 631 Wells Street restaurant by detectives from Chicago Avenue station. She had been separated from him seven years and traced him across towns until locating him in Chicago.
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Chicago
Harmes Baba
Wells Street
Chicago Avenue
Long Time Start Stirs Plymouth Life Shared Tales
In Plymouth Massachusetts Uncle Tilden Pierce, age 101, recalls reaching major firsts as his century turns. He discusses playing his first golf game and his initial ride in an automobile, savoring new experiences and a toast with wine.
French physiologist introduces air purifying apparatus
Prof Charles Richet of the Academy of Medicine unveils an electric ventilator purifying air at 200 cubic meters per hour. A glycerine reservoir sprays viscous droplets inside a cylindrical chamber to trap microbes and dust, reducing contagion from scarlatina smallpox and tuberculosis.
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Charles Richet
Academy of Medicine
Mont-Souris Observatory
Miquel
Richet
Nature
Harper’s Weekly
Light autos for the army courier service in Germany
Popular Mechanics notes a German light car designed for couriers with a 16 horsepower engine. Its high wheels and wide wheel base suit rough, roadless terrain and long dispatch runs, enabling high speed despite small body size.
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Germany
Inventor Patents Center Hinged Change Tray
A Washington inventor patents a center hinged change tray that lets coins slide from either side to aid cashier handling of coins and making change.
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Washington
Elthar Aide
Inventions Aid Lazy Hallway Travel And Bed Exercise
The New York Herald notes two inventions to ease life. C Alter of New York patents a self opening store door operated by a front platform and pneumatic pressure for incumbered users. A Tubingen import attaches pedals to bed legs to simulate walking, powered by a wheeled electric carriage to boost leg blood flow and heart activity.
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New “York ‘Herald
C. Alter
New York
Alter
University of Tubingen
Shield from sun and rain foldable portable awning
A Washington inventor designs a light collapsible personal shade that also blocks rain. The device uses a two section central rod with cross bars, a waterproof fabric canopy, and end supports. one end is inclined to drain water when used as rain protection. It is intended for outdoor painting reading or fishing.
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Washington
Unmanned Balloon Reaches Record 18 Miles Up
A Belgian Meteorological Institute balloon ascended to 95 250 feet or 18 miles, a record for unmanned flights. The instrumented setup used a small balloon above a larger one to observe and recover data. Temperatures reached minus 82 F at peak and minus 84 86 degrees F at eight miles.
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Belgian Meteorological Institute
Uccle
Berlin
Berson
Suering
Hergesell
Life Boats Nested in Deck Structures Explained
A fragmented note discusses nesting of life boats on steamships. It mentions that outer decks may not allow nesting and references construction limits and external placement considerations. The text is unclear but points to ship safety and deck arrangement issues.
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Iwonae
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F. L. Nelson
Banny
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Zérmatt
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