The Wells-Fargo Million Dollar Express Robbery Case
Henry C. Terry recounts the Erie Red Star Express robbery at Port Jervis New York as chronicled by an insider narrator. The scheme hinged on Pop Thompson and a gang including Johnny Dobbs Jim Brady Bob Furey and Pete Dur, with a plan to steal a million in gold then flip only the cash. The plot failed when Thompson was duped by the gang and the pursuers intercepted near Port Jervis, leading to arrests and multiple gunfights and deaths en route to conviction.
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Red Star Express
Erie
Port Jervis
New York
Washington
Havana
Mint
Philadelphia
Chicago
Erie Railroad
Jersey City
Pop Thompson
Pop
Lafayette
N. Y
Johnny Dobbs
Big Jin Brady
Walt Herrick
Pete Durand
Big Car
Tai
Red Star
Net
Thompson
Sanderson
Wasz
Bob Furey
Furey
Thomps
Durand
Jim Brady
Kansas inventor patents brick handling pallet truck
A Kansas man patents a brick handling pallet designed like a baggage truck. The device uses a lower metal edge to form a line of bricks on edge, then stacks bricks atop at right angles. By moving the stack the bottom layer flips to lie flat, expanding reach for dumping bricks at a building site.
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Kansas
Detective M Quillans Suspicious Express Car Plot
A Wells Fargo officer hears of a planned attack on the Red Star money car based on a tip from Ike Thompson known as Pop. Thompson and Luke Sanderson discuss an easy fortune as they travel from Chicago to Jersey City with an empty car, while Thompson feigns cooperation to trap Sanderson.
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Wells, Fargo & Co
Express
Red Star Money
Ike Thompson
Pop
Express Car
Chicago
Jersey City
Luke Sanderson
Erie
Sanderson
Thompson
Lafayette
N. Y
Progress in Fuel Briquetting in the United States
Ed ward W Parker reports substantial gains in fuel briquetting over two years per the United States geological survey. US output rose from 139,661 short tons in 1909 to 212,448 short tons in 1911 with value increasing from 652,697 to 769,721 dollars, yet the US lags behind Germany and other European nations in this industry.
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United States
Edward W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
Howevr
Germany
Parker
Mississippi Valley
Fountain Pen Like Paint Brush Patent Reveals Innovation
A New York inventor introduces a fountain paint brush with a hollow metal head acting as a reservoir. Perforations feed paint to bristles ensuring constant supply. The device promises time savings and uniform coating, with alternative handles and removable reservoirs possible.
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New York
German vacuum ice making machine for home use
A German ice making device operates by two connected drums and a vacuum chamber. An absorbent zinc chloride solution evaporates and recondenses water in a smaller drum, cooling and freezing water between drums to form ice. The machine can be hand or small motor powered and produces 4 to 6 pounds of ice per cycle.
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Atv
New Shaving Tool Cuts Time Rubbing Lather
A rubber cap attachment for the shaving brush reduces the need to rub lather into the skin. The cap fits over the brush handle and features concentric flanges that catch lather and help rub it into the skin, improving efficiency during shaving.
Industrial Mechanical Notes Highlight Early 20th Century Inventions
A survey of inventions and industrial notes covers glycerin from soap factories, coal needs for transatlantic liners, profitable Philippines gold districts, brush and hoof holding devices, a revived 1847 locomotive, Chilean nitrate records, Hawaii canned pineapples value, stepless streetcars in New York, a Texas back support ladder, a gas stove oven combined unit, multipurpose trunk furniture, and a high speed barrel washer for 800 barrels per hour.
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Philippines
Ohio
Alabama
Hawaii
New York
Texas
Stomach Ailments Helped by Williams Pink Pills
Mrs. George Fallu of Finlayson Minnesota shares how a gastric fever and lingering stomach trouble left her fainting and weak. After trying doctors without relief she used Dr Williams Pink Pills, regained strength, and was cured. The ad promotes the pills as a blood builder and digestive tonic with a free booklet and mail order options.
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George Fallu
Finlayson
Minn
Duluth
Willams
Hand in Hand Tale of Husbands and Wives
A humorous exchange between Henne and Peeke recalls bachelor days and long-ago courtship as Peeke reveals he spent three hours holding his wife’s hand and fears anger if he had not. The anecdote frames marriage with light tragedy and witty regret.
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Henne
Pecke
Pedke
Peeke
London
Bilkins Embraces New Thought Magazine
Bilkins says he has subscribed to a new thought magazine. He hopes its perusal will spark new ideas. He notes Bilkins talks about the weather constantly. He comments that attempting to be a Christian on installment plan is a waste of time.
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Bilkins
Money saves some men a lot of worry
A concise aphorism notes that financial resources ward off anxiety for some individuals, suggesting money reduces daily concerns and provides security.
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Oasis
Henry C. Terry
FR. L. Nelson
Pat
M’quillan
Bea
Mr. Pecke
Post
Postum
Ceres Geek
Mies U
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