Thumb Prints Prove Crimes Can Be Tracked Across Oceans
A New York City Detective Bureau inspector matched a criminal to eight prior imprisonments in England using a thumb print sent from London. The Bertillon system is praised, but thumb marks are described as unique from birth to death, with historical use in China and India for identity and official documents.
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McLaughlin
New York City
London
New York
England
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Fingerprint System Compared to Identity by Print
The article notes fingerprints as a practical identification method, citing that no two sets of ten prints are identical in every detail. It mentions Galton's calculation of the improbability of such coincidences and the US government's adoption of thumbprints for sailors and soldiers to aid in desertion cases and recognizing fallen personnel.
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Francis Galton
United States
The Rise of Sherlock Holmes in Doyle's Career
The article traces Arthur Conan Doyle's development from Micah Clarke to The Sign of the Four. It notes Holmes's breakthrough after A Study in Scarlet and contrasts his method with Dupin, highlighting Doyle's shift to a scientific, logical detection system and Holmes's cultural impact.
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Andrew Lang
Messrs. Longmans, Green & Company
Micah Clarke
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Doyle
Heath
Micah
White Company
England
The
Sherlock
Howev
Lippincott
Mr. Doyle
Crocuses in March Focused on Anne and Rexall
In a snowbound New York setting Anne Nelson decorates a room with crocuses while awaiting John Rexall. A staged meeting with her father's guest escalates to danger until Dr. Nelson and Rexall intervene, ending with a plan for romance to grow in March.
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Daddy
Dora
New York
Anne
John Rexall
Plano
Nelson
Johnson
de Doctah
John Rerali
Tom
Coe It Tlance
Anna
Mr. Rexall
Rexall
Hair Growth Tonic Promises Free Trial Treatment
An advertisement offers a free package of a hair growth tonic from a medical institute. It claims to restore color, thicken hair, and cure scalp diseases without dyes. Readers are urged to mail for a no cost trial and booklet with testimonials, from an incorporated company in Baltimore.
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Priva
North Paca
Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee Ad Opens Offices Across Cities
An ARBUCKLE BROTHERS promotional notice urges customers to trust Arbuckles Ariosa and compares quality to all other coffees sold in the United States. It lists multiple department addresses in New York Chicago Pittsburgh and St Louis, inviting readers to visit the nearest office.
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United States
Arbuckles
Ariosa
Arbuckle Brothers
Tl Water Street
New York City
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Dept
Liberty
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Indey
BR. Henry
Bengal
Hngland
Doyle
J. Watson
Dupin
Poe
Rue Morgue
Edith Doane
Rusight Spectacle CO
Ridge Building
Kansas City, MO
Sarge
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