Maitland Outsmarts Crook in New York Jewel Capers
In a tense sequence Maitland contends with the enigmatic girl in gray and the scheming Daniel Anisty. A detective Nabbed, a jewel haul exposed yet again, Maitland disguises intent as he plans a discreet exit with the recovered gems.
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Dan Maitland
New York
Hagan
Dan
Blaitl
Bannerman
Greenfields
Maitland
Lady In Gray
Dame Anisty Hall
Dan Anisty
Malttland
Mr Snaith
Gema
Anisty
Reconsideration and Temptation in the City Night
Sergt Hickey resists wine and social lure after a long day. He wanders Sixth Avenue and hides in a dim back room seeking rest, while his mind weighs law charges and career pressures. The scene ends as he orders a tub of suds and contemplates the weary life of a detective.
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Sergt. Hickey
O’hagan
Broadway
Maitland
Manhattan
Jamaica
Bronxville
St. George
Staten Island
Sixth Avenue
George
Monterey Flood Devastates Range of Mexican Towns
A flood sweeping northern Mexico inundated towns from San Miguel to the Rio Grande. The Monterey region reports more than 2,600 missing and death toll possibly reaching 10,000. Rail food shipments resume as waterworks restore supply.
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Monterey
Chipe Cardeyta
San Juan Roches
San Juan
Bernardo Reyes
Galena
Geronimo Trevano
General Reyes
Laredo
Hanna
Guggenheim Smelter
Mexico
Rio Grande
San Migual
The Best Remedy For Women Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Testimonial from Mrs Lizzie Holiano of Nowh Ky praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. The ad extols the product as a universal cure for female troubles including inflammation and irregularities and invites confidential letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pink
Ham
Noah, Ky
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mins
Lizzos IloLano
Nowh
Lydia B. Pinkham
Fugitives Fight Treaty Halting Extradition Pact
A Costa Rican colony of 75 U.S. fugitives has spent over 100000 to block an extradition treaty between the United States and Honduras. The pact awaits Honduran approval, which is reportedly blocked by Congress, with some fugitives being millionaires willing to spend large sums to defeat it.
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O'Hagan
Maitland
Hickey
Sleuth
Mr. Maitland
Daniel Anisty
O’hagan
Pen Ak
Puerto Cortez
Costa
Missionary Victim of Cholera in New York City
Reverend Doctor Geo Cornwall American Presbyterian missionary in China died of cholera in New York City after bravery during the Boxer uprising saving 200 lives. His wife also died within hours. The couple left behind six children.
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New York City
Geo. Cornwall
China
James J. Meade
Yorktown
N. Y
Cornwall
Fire Losa Destroys Vandarder Plant Near Weat Grove
A $50,000 blaze destroyed the Vandarder company gasoline line warehouse at Weat Grove outskirts. Explosion started the fire and consumed the entire plant of the old company. Cholera fears rise as London health officers issue circulating guidance to guard against rapid spread.
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Ashbury Park
Vandarder Company
Weat Grove
London
Rotterdam
Insurance Firms Fight Tuberculosis Reform Effort
Large insurers debate prevention versus profits in the tuberculosis fight. Metropolitan Life sought a nightclub style sanatorium for policyholders but was denied by New York State Insurance Superintendent Hotchkiss. The firm continues a broad education drive, distributing 8,500,000 pamphlets. Provident Savings Life Assurance runs a health bureau offering free medical advice. Fraternal orders including Modern Woodmen Knights of Pythias Royal League Kazan Arcanum and Workmen's Circle consider erecting facilities for tuberculous members.
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Metropolitan Life
New York State
Hotchkiss
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
Woodmen
Knights of Pythias
Royal League
Kazan Arcanum
Workmen's Ciew
The Ever Changing Waist Line Debate
A quoted aphorism compares waist line changes to earthly axioms and media headlines. Mrs. Wilson Woodrow humorously notes shifting expectations as waist measurements seem to drift with fashion and opinion, reflecting modern attitudes toward body image.
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Wilson Woodrow
American Magazine
Imaginative Protection and a Questionable Union
A quizzical tale questions why Jagsby married a snake charmer. The line hints he hoped the marriages would let him trust the visible people as real.
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Jagsby
Postum Helps Ailing Laborer After Coffee Switch
A fragmented testimony praises Postum over coffee, recounting improved health after quitting coffee and meat, and adopting Postum with rich cream. The anecdote stresses caffeine-related nerves and stomach relief, ending with a humorous line about digesting a brick with Postum.
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E - Vance
Hugene’s
Harlem
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Primordial
Fifth Avenue
Maitland Manor
Higgins S
Raven Hickey
Mr. Hickey
Nighthawk
Mimpeist
Misa
Honduras
United States
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