The Manhattan Mystery of Thompson’s Curio
Godfrey and Simmonds investigate a drowned man identified by clues in a luggage bag. They find a mysterious clam shell nut and a missing clippings cache, suggesting Miss Croydon hid crucial evidence. Delroy and Croydon family history emerges, with a looming skeleton in the past.
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Godfrey
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Simmonds
New York
Bowery
Miss Croydon
Goldberg
Ecret
Shomonds
Delaney
The
Record
Croydon
Richard Delroy
Grace Croydon
Gustave Croydon
Rue d'Antin
Paris
Beckenham
London
England
France
Fabre
St. Augustin
Edith
Grace
Delroys
Forbearance Tests in a Yellow Journalist Tale
Grim Smille is described as mighty forbearing in a yellow journalist story. The narrator notes tests of his restraint that even he did not suspect, hinting at hidden pressures and revelations within the press environment.
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Grim Smille
Pasteurize Milk to Save Babies and End Public Eviction
Nathan Straus argues for mandatory pasteurization of all milk to prevent infant deaths and curb tuberculosis. He cites rising public alarm over milk safety, the Marathon murder case, and impact of milk policy on New York City families, urging municipal action.
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Nathan Strauss
New York City
New York Academy of Music
Nathan Straus
New York
State Board of Health
Boards of Health
Smith
Boston
Pearson
University of Pennsylvania
Bang
Copenhagen
Russell
University of Wisconsin
Moore
New York State Agricultural Department
Ravenel
Philadelphia
Department of Health
That Law Again. From the Success Magazine
A traveler asks why the passenger train cannot pass a slow freight and the conductor cites the Hepburn law. The conductor laments the rule prevents passing and notes silence often avoids trouble.
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Success Magazine
Kings Sign Only Christian Names in Royal Titles History
The article explains that European royalty traditionally signed with given names alone and rarely used surnames. It notes exceptions like the Stuarts, Bernadotte, and Bonaparte dynasties. It details signatures by rulers and consorts with letters such as R and P and recounts Victoria and Beatrice signing anecdotes.
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I Europe
Bernadotte
Sweden
Queen Victoria
Victoria R
Princess Henry of Battenberg
Beatrice P
So I put my man on the stand
Miss Lydia Conley, the sole Indian woman lawyer in the world and a Kansas bar member, tells a Kansas City crowd an Indian case tale. She recalls a land claim suit where a plaintiff exposed doctored witnesses by speaking plainly on the stand, prompting the squire to favor the defendant after the man highlighted past grain and sheep dealings.
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Simmonds
Miss Croydon
American
Republic
Rome
America
Jim Godfrey
Luite 14
Godfrey
March of Public Improvement
Higgins
Graham & Royce
Lydia Conley
Kansas Bar
Kansas City
Kansas
Squire
Diciutia
Two records broken without damage in log tale
A ship captain keeps a log to enforce discipline but the mate uses it to prove honesty. After being warned, the mate writes two entries showing both men as drunk and sober respectively. The tale ends with a joke that records and heats can be broken without harm.
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Jones
Smith
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Manhattan
Bilnu
Chapter
von Behring
Adirondacks
State Agricultural Department
Forum
Jacobi
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