Topeka murder solved by private detective Thomas Furlong
In 1898 Topeka, Kansas, John Collins is accused of killing his father with a shotgun while he slept. The case hinges on household access and a coerced pay scheme with two Lawrence back drivers who testified to a prearranged murder contract. The jury finds Collins guilty. he awaits potential execution in state prison.
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St. Louis
Topeka
Kan
Collins
Kansas
John
John Collins
State University
Lawrence
Mr. Collins
Joseph S. Manning
Manning
Long Branch
N. J
Mr. Manning
D. F. Harbaugh
John Collings
Harbaugh
Jetmore
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Washington
State
Lodge
The Eyes of the Blind A Complicated Pact Ends
Lydia answers a job ad for a dictation position with Harold Sarnold, a blind author. She helps him write while loveless marriage complicates the arrangement, culminating in a confession and mutual confession of love. Two years later Lydia returns as Mrs. Sarnold lies dying to repair the past.
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Lydia
Misa Ford
Harold Sarnold
Sarnold
Lucas Devine
New York
Mrs. Sarnold
Radium Price From Colorado Ore Sparks Jubilation
Secretary Lane notes a new federal bureau of mines process cuts radium cost to 36500 per gram from carnotite ores in Colorado. At that rate the price per pound seems 16 386 000, highlighting vast research value though supply remains extremely scarce.
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Lane
Federal Bureau of Mines
Colorado
Industrial Slaves and the Labor Plight Across Mills
A quote from Engineering Magazine condemns mill labor for endless 24 hour operations with two shifts totaling 11 and 13 hours. It portrays workers as poorly paid, housed, and treated, describing their lives as wretched and saying factories keep them in near slavery and influence their votes on election day.
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Engineering Magazine
Partridge Shatters Window in Red Wing Residence
A partridge weighing 20 ounces crashed through a one fourth inch plate glass window in a country home near Red Wing Minnesota. The bird died 11 feet from the window after breaking a three foot diameter hole in the five by five foot pane. Glass pieces filled the living room as the bird likely misjudged a reflection.
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Red Wing
Minn
Deserves Well of His Country
General de Castelnau, famed French commander, had nine sons when war began. One son is at school. Five serve on the western front. Three have been killed.
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General de Castelnau
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