Relentless justice and the jewelers protective union
The Jewelers Protective union frames no compromise with thieves and vows pursuit to conviction. It credits Pinkerton aid and a long track record of recovering stolen property, detailing notable cases from 1875 onward and naming figures like Johnny Meaney, Edward Carroll, and George Williams as famed targets.
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Jewelers’ Protective Union
Ite Uctobers
Johnny Meaney
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Vittera
Sgcross
Prisom
New York York
Carter, Sloan & Co
New York
Covington
Paddy Gurney
Edward Carroll
Meaney
Union
Chicago
Pinkertons
Protective Union
Cincinnati
Gurney
Europe
London
Robert A. Pinkerton
George Williams
Woodford
Max Freund & Co
Palmer House
Pad Garner
Edward ‘Quinn
Williams
Maiden Lane
Baltimore
Walter Sheridan
Stewart
Ralston
Dave Cummins
Little Dave
Tom Bigtin
Pinkerton Hox
Stullis
President Abing
Sheridan
Philadelphia
Atrarin
Gary
Geneva Lake
Canada
eBwalting Tral
Guarding Against Train Robbers Near Waterville
Report from Lewiston Journal describes a man with a Winchester rifle inspecting the express car on Prilman trains east and west of Waterville Maine. He walks the cars, looks under and over the luggage, and alarms passengers as part of a strange peace time sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prilman
Waterville
Lewiston Journal
Tman
Hageace
Pananiga
D South
African King and His Capital Featured in Three Decrees
The article highlights a royal leader reputed as shrewd and stern, praised by local subjects in Bulawayo and Loberguia for imposing decrees and maintaining authority. The piece emphasizes his honored status and influential rule over the capital and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulawayo
Loberguia
Hunting on a Bicycle
An Osrcon man rides a bicycle with an inflated tire to travel swiftly. He encounters a deer grazing ahead and shoots the animal. He retrieves the deer and returns to his hovel with the carcass slung over his shoulders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togedeer
This Hollet Was Slow but Sere
Albert Jones a farmer near Grand View Texas was wounded in the leg at Clickawa uge battle nearly twenty six years ago The wound recently required amputation as the bone contained the imbedded fragment and caused renewed issues after twenty two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Jones
Grandview
Tex
Clickawauge
Women Prison In Joliet Described In Compassionate Tour
A Joliet correspondent details the female department of Joliet prison, noting separation from male inmates, orderly dormitories, daily sewing and laundry work, and regular chapel services. Mary Anderson, a noted shoplifter, is highlighted among inmates, as are women who reform under confinement and those convicted of murder or robbery.
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Joliet
Onetron
Kia Madden
Mary Anderson
Miller
America
Marshall Field
Parisard
Marshall Yeid
Iscion
Mary
Allen
Celus
Disinherited Son of Ex Senator Sparks Scandal Abroad
Charles L Fair, heir to a Nevada senator's fortune, gains fame as a bold San Francisco youth whose marriage to Caroline D Smith shocks kin. The ex senator disinherits him, leaving an estate of about 50 million and a future 1 million from his mother's will when he turns 20. The couple wed informally in Oakland and plan a Paris trip amid media scrutiny and aliases surrounding the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Fair
Fair
Nevada
San Francisco
Chicago
New York
Paris
London
Charles L. Farm
Fes
Jenny Fair
Bay
Oakland
Lax
Corple
Restau
New Jersey
Caroline D. Smith
Maude Nelson
Maude Thomas
Maude Ullman
California
Gaul
Cabby
Jehu
Two Girls Aimed for New York to Be Newsbors
In Portland Oregon two girls aged about eleven and twelve announced they were heading to New York to become newsbors. They were sent back to Colebrook A Mine Under the Ocean. The item notes a coal mine at Nanaimo British Columbia with galleries extending twelve miles beneath the sea.
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Newsbors
Portland, Or
New York
Colebrook
Nanaimo
British Columbia
Burglary in Brooklyn Home Echoes Tenant’s Wardrobe
A summer deserted Brooklyn residence was entered in the afternoon by a thief who dressed in the owner's clothes including underwear gloves shoes hat and an umbrella. Neighbors mistook him for the rightful tenant as he left by the front steps after using the bath soaps and toiletries found in the bathroom. The incident mirrors a bold break in with careful dressing and identical attire to the robbed man.
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Aungust
Brooklyn
New York Times
Vanity After Death and Odd Death Customs
A fragment recalls ancient Swedish funeral rite placing a mirror in a widow’s coin to arrange hair after the last trumpet. It notes Scandinavian maidens wore loose hair. A Georgetown Maryland native advertises cures with “the best erbs” claiming a brain within brain.
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Georgetown
The Humble Plower of Hearts Claims All Lands
A dated verse meditation from the Christian Register extols a metaphorical plowman who conquers pride and toil. It asserts that through harsh winds and drenched hearts, men’s sighs turn to song as life’s meaning is found in shared labor and emotional yield.
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Christian Register
The Boy Orator Wins After Daring River Crossing
Jack Ducks faces a flooded Macoupin creek and braving a treacherous bridge to reach the debate. He struggles through cold water and a collapsing trestle, then impacts the hall with a daring entrance as the Philos triumph.
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Jack
Philos
Linos
Guthridge
Halstead
Gardner
Philo
Gardiner
Jeck
Ruth Prescott
Washington News
Manufacturing Nails From Hand to Machine Power
The article traces nail making from hand forging before 1810 to the rise of mechanized production. It notes early patent activity in Birmingham and Britain, the first mass nail machine around 1790 1792, and US innovations by Jesse Reed and Joseph Dryer. By 1910 large factories produced millions of nails, with France using soft iron wire for carpentry nails.
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Birmingham
Waiter Power
Davis Balker
Thomas Cofford
French
Wimburn
Staffordshire
United States
Uwney
Jesse Reed
Massachusetts
Joseph Dryer
Boston
London
England
Cape
France
Turkish carpet style wall hangings praised in The News
The article promotes Hangings made from a new material praised for its wonderful development and cost effective coverings. It highlights subdued coloring and design akin to high price Turkish carpets and urges readers to select wisely to improve homes.
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Jnte
Ate
How to Recall a Letter After It Is Mailed
A historical procedure describes recalling a mailed letter. The sender must present at the post office, fill a form, and provide details on when and where mailed, the address, the envelope, postage, and reason. The process includes handwriting comparison, possible opening of the letter, and if sent, a similar filing at the destination post office. If found, the letter is intercepted and sent to Washington with the case.
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Washington
Oldest Tree Claim Sparks Sacred Fig Debate on Ceslon
The Ceslon island claims the oldest tree, the ho tree, a sacred fig species revered by Buddhist scholars. Sir James Emerson Tennant dated its planting to 298 B C, implying an age of about 2,180 years. Leaves are collected as they fall and sold to pilgrims.
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America
London Journal
England
Ceslon
Gautama Buddha
James Emerson Tennant
B. C
Buddha
Burns Cotter’s Saturday Night and tongue tasting tips
A boy praises Cotter’s Saturday Night as his favorite Burns work and recalls Burns’s shared tears on writing it. The piece also notes that with the tongue tip no taste is detected for honey, but cayenne or mustard bite instantly as the taste diffuses to the tasting region.
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Burn
Cotter
Burns
Patchouli In Its Natural Home
Patchouli described as a simple breath of a shrub whose leaf you may pinch in an Italian garden. The herb, green and alive, can influence tastes and even appear as a scent called white rose in shops.
Rambler bicycles touted for health and safety
The ad promotes Rambler bicycles as the remedy for health and happiness with brighter eyes and rosy cheeks. It claims the bikes ride easier stronger and safer due to corrugated G and J pneumatic tires and notes 14 years of bicycle building with guaranteed satisfaction. Visit J News to see and try them.
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Ping—Sre
J News
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Lemdon W. Moore
Charley Adams
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George Briggs
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Hartfond
Briggs
Raymond
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St. Louis
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