Shadowing Marion Oakburn Deepens Suspicions Of Diamond Heist
Paxton tailing Levi Kredge follows him to Pratt & Weeks and overhears a dangerous conspiracy about marked money from Jason Garrison’s safe. The detective intervenes during a dramatic office struggle, the bottle explodes, and Pratt & Weeks flee while Paxton escapes unseen.
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Marion
Judith Kredge
Paxton
Stanmore
Levi Kredge
Kredge
Judith
Olgin
Stanone
Levi Kredgs
Pratt & Weeks
Pritt & Weeks
Blanchard
Messrs
Leyi Kredge
Pratt
Weeks
Soyte
Krodee
Sreidie
Veks
John Oakburn
Garnar
Marion Oakbown
Marion Oakburn
Judith Scredge
Legi Kredge
Reysirele
Ately
Mr. Marks
Marks & Bock
Marks
Judson
Judson, Kirk & Co
Wall Street
Mr. Judson
Benjaman
Abraham Benjaman & Son
Abraham Benjaman
Mr. Benjaman
Messrs. Judson
Jason Garrison
Stuart Harland
Old Jew
N. W
Chalter XIv
Levi
John Oaburn
Rascal
Opium Plague Blamed on British Policy Across Asia
A treatise accuses Britain of fueling Asia’s opium crisis through licensing and monopolies. It cites extensive use in China India and Southeast Asia, notes smugglers and wars, and estimates total affected around 670 million people.
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Asia
China
India
Burmah
Java
Siam
Europe
America
England
Heastern
East India Company
Great Britain
Rubber through the ages and a royal park misstep
A historical overview traces rubber from early native uses and 18th century notices to Priestley and modern science. It contrasts the slow spread of rubber into industry with a humorous Munich palace incident involving Emperor Francis Joseph and a park guard. The piece closes by praising the shift from millstones to roller mills in flour production and the enduring value of the new system.
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Torquemada
la Condamine
Trench
France
Quito
Doctor Priestley
England
Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria
Munich
Archduchess
Gisela
Prince Leopold
Bavaria
Baron Malsen
Ellow
Phit
Traveling in Russia Tea Customs on Rail Journeys
The passage describes Russian travelers carrying tea and sugar in calico bags, buying bread and lemons at stops, and steamer crews providing hot water. A reluctant youth supplies water while families make tea and sweetened drinks, facing the dull straw colored infusion after repeated hot water refills.
Texas Railroad Engineers Firearm Marksmanship Tale
Engineers on western railroads carry revolvers and rifles in cabs and practice shooting at poles while trains run. A recent incident on the Denver and Rio Grande line near Newcastle saw an engineer kill a wildcat from the locomotive cab. The piece reflects on skilled marksmanship and rugged railway life.
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Texas
Denver and Rio Grande
Newcastle
New York
San
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