Express Robbery Foiled by Vigilance and Luck
A veteran express messenger recounts a train robbery attempt on a run eastward where three men including the baggage man Peter McCabe tried to steal a safe containing about 80 000 dollars. The crew recovered the money after a chase aided by a deputy, with two robbers captured and one killed by a lightning strike. The narrator was blamed by headquarters yet credited by papers as a hero.
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Express
Chicago
Peter McCabe
McCabe
George
Express Company
N. Y. Sten
Curiosities of the Bible Numbers and Middle Verses
The data presents counts for Old and New Testament books chapters verses words and letters. It notes the Apocrypha’s totals and lists middle books chapters and verses for both Testaments along with shortest and longest verses in each.
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Thessalonians
Calico’s Ancient Roots from India to Europe
The article traces calico’s origins in India at Calicut or Kale Rhoda and notes its name linked to the cloth industry. It recounts Da Gama’s 1498 voyage, Calicut’s silk and cotton trade, and calico printing spreading to Holland and London by 1676 via Dutch traders. It cites Pliny’s first century dyeing method in Egypt and defends calico’s historic pedigree despite modern shoddy production.
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India
Bombay
Cape Comorin
Egypt
Europe
Dutch East India Company
Holland
London
Way of the Speculator in Exchange Place
A year after meeting in Exchange Place the two men meet on Sixth Avenue. One wants to pawn his wife’s diamond earrings but is reluctant to ask an acquaintance who has just moved upstairs over a hat store. The exchange shows a wary shift from purchase to disposal of jewelry.
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Exchange Place
Sixth Avenue
Green
Kalamazoo
Celeryville
Greery
Kalazoo College
Swimmers learn calm action to survive water accidents
A Philadelphia Call reposted essay argues that presence of mind saves drowning victims more than swimming skill. It cites European schools teaching under sudden accidents and steady self possession, using overturned boats and floating objects to build confidence and survival habits.
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Philadelhia
Origin of political sayings told by John Sherman
John Sherman recalls how he explained his work on fences in Ohio to reporters becoming the source of the saying I came home to look after my fences. He cites other phrases like laying pipes and loco foco as examples of political expressions arising from events and actions.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
John Sherman
Ohio
New York
They Found Him Out Moral Tale of a Silent Son
A father warns his son who is not very bright to stay quiet. At a dinner two men present opposing views and ask the silent son to decide. He remains silent, prompting the diners to declare him a fool, and the son cries out that they have found him out.
Wealthy Woman’s Ruse On Streetcar
A richly dressed woman repeatedly tried to pay a fare with a $20 gold piece. The conductor refused to change it, accepting the fare after silence. After a canvass bag of coins was sent to a supervisor, she tried again, but this time the conductor refused payment and asked her to leave the car.
Witty Parlor Tale Ends With Missing Burglary Coin
A lecture crowd recalls a married couple tale where McPelter says he left two ten dollar bills with his wife and one disappears when a burglar is said to have struck the clock. A daughter notes her father’s disapproval as a young man enters.
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McPelter
Mac
Papa
George
Mosquitoes at Jersey Summer Residence Questioned
Gentlemen discuss summer housing in New Jersey with a landlord who says mosquitoes appear near the yard but are not allowed inside the house.
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New Jersey
Jersey
Man Seeks Marriage License Quietly in Panic
A Buffalo man from the Courier era fears losing bachelorhood and visits a Pennsylvania license office. He asks gravely if this is where licenses are kept and requests a marriage license among humorous catalog of other licenses. The clerk offers options, and the man confirms this is what he wants.
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Buffalo
Pennsylvania
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