Detective Tales and the Fox Cooney in Chicago Night
An ex detective narrator recounts shadowing Cooney the Fox through Chicago. He narrates disguises, a train stop, a stubborn conductor, and a dramatic capture at Lincoln Park, ending with a comic revelation by officers and a rogue’s tumble into custody. Also included is a tale of the Count of Panorostro and a warning about a guard’s brave honesty.
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Monsieur Lecoq
Crouin
Gaboriauan
Cooney
Fair City
Lincoln Park
Clark Street
Cronin
Haunting confession in a dim Chicago chamber
A distressed narrator laments an attempt at self-destruction after failing to unmask a famous Chicago judge he shadowed. He claims the villains misled investigators while boasting of his own banishment from letters, cursing his exile and dreaming of a furious return to crime and scholarship.
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Chicago
Heroic Irish Woman Margaret Molloy Remembered at Fort Sumter
Margaret Molloy, a longtime supporter of the First Artillery Regiment, is memorialized as a devoted nurse and helper of soldiers from the Civil War era. Born in Mayo, Ireland, she followed the regiment through years of conflict, aiding the wounded and earning widespread respect. her husband John Molloy died at the Presidio, and she is laid to rest in a national cemetery marking a life tied to military service.
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National
I'vesidin
Margaret Malloy
Margaret Molloy
County Mayo
Ireland
Fort Sumter
Margaret
Anderson
Oes
Presidio
John Molloy
County Westmeath
Before and After Sir At The Masquerade
Dialog from the Boston Courier depicting a couple planning a masquerade. He names Aurora and Apollo as costumes, then suggests Mrs Cau dia, and finally Mephistopheles. The exchange questions propriety of costumes with playful tone about roles and propriety.
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Aurora
Apollo
Mephistopheles
Boston Courier
The Sunday Lesson Explores covetousness and wealth
A rural preacher reflects on Luke 12 13 21 focusing on greed and earthly riches. He warns that chasing wealth blinds the heart and contrasts worldly ease with eternal priorities while urging faithful stewardship and trust in God. The piece links to earlier gospel themes and observes contemporary warnings about materialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leaton
Berne
Jane
Peter
Whitefield
Prince of Heaven
Lot
Ibera
Earth
Adon
Christ
Betty
Joonca Bloor
Garth
Louisiana
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Chetty
Chally
Polly
Dusvauez
Iowa
HY Dwight Baldwin
Degan
Pis
Reynard
Latva
Punonrostro
Charles V
Charles
Charleo
Charlea
Sudnciona
Aaid
Count of
Panonrostro
Charles’ Vaxwally
Dally
Garnier
Cauapa
Notte
Dorothy Tennant
Ktreet
Henry M. Stanley
Africa
Miss" Tennant
London
Arthur Kolber
England
Misa Tennant
Avery
Tanalia
Tex
Kolber
Stanley
Charles Lamb
Priga
Chikren
Awell Outfitters
Sala Juine
New York
Chicago Ledger
Syyle IV
Shea
the Sunday School
Entertainig
Luke
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