Detective Fox Investigates Eglantine Hill Murder Case
The narrator recounts tracing the crime scene around blackberry bushes, a pond, and a derelict cottage. He notes physical clues including a monogrammed ring and a matching ladies shoe, and details discussions with Dr Cyril Durand and others while probing Amelia Graye and Bertha Graye’s circle. The piece outlines suspects, impressions, and a hunt for Ella Constant, Cyril Durand’s rumored lover, as part of unfolding events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Graye
Cyril Durand
Tto Morton
Malignir
Eglan- Jantine Hill
Jons
Betting On Numbers and Sparrows in a New York Street Chase
A tale of bets between Slick and Socks on streetcar numbers, hat colors, and even a sparrow wager as they roam from Eighth to Fourteenth streets. The escapade includes a police misstep, a comical fall, and a crowd-pleasing finale as the broker ends up split on the bird while the city’s oddities shine through.
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New York
Wall Street
Canada
Richard B. Socks
John A. Slick
Metropolis
Broadway
Slick
Bleecker Street
Blick
Socks
Ninth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Eighth Street
Fourteenth Street
Messen Boy
Bocks
Slice
Winise
Modern Jerusalem Disgust and Contention in Holy City
Tomas L. Waits recounts a voyage from Jaffa to Jerusalem revealing squalid streets, foul water, and crowded markets. He notes lepers, beggars, mixed Christian sects arguing over sacred spaces, and warns of hardship for Dead Sea trips while predicting a new Jaffa Jerusalem railroad.
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ICOM
Jerusalem
Holy City
Calvary
Bethlehem
Jehosaphat
Bethsemane
Palestine
Mediterranean
Jaffa
Nazareth
Caira
Damascus
Dead Sea
Ramleh
Kolovieh
David
Goliath
Mt. Scopus
Mountef Olives
Tower of David
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Jeremiah
Golvatha
Hay Fever Cure Advised With Tonics And Diet
The Newcastle Chronicle describes hay fever as a nervous, irritating spring ailment affecting mainly the poor in towns. It notes weather and pollen trigger symptoms, rain brings relief, seaside residence helps, and suggests tobacco smoke inhalation and creosote or camphor inhalations as temporary aids. It concludes tonics and nourishing diet are most essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle, Eng
The Kaiser's Gifts Limit Jewelry for Lesser Recipients
Emperor William will stop giving jewelry to those who may become entitled to gifts but are not in line for decoration. Instead he will present photographs of himself and the Empress with autographs, framed in gold or silver and bearing the Imperial arms and monogram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall
William
Wanamaker Receives Curious Donations Requests
Washington letters to Postmaster General Wanamaker show churches and individuals begging for money and odd gifts. A Virginia man sends a Monticello wood cane and a seven foot chain asks $700. other notes request teeth, organ deals, or coins. The secretary replies to all, noting the volume would bankrupt Crusus to fund such appeals.
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Frank G. Carpenter
Washington
Wanamaker
Mr. Wanamakeer
Alabama
New Jersey
Virginia
Monticello
Mr. Wanamaker
Alias
Postmaster General
Ohio
Crsus
Three Miles a Minute air resistance study by Crosby
The New York Sun reports a new paper by O. T. Crosby of the Weems Rapid Transit Company on air resistance at high speeds. It discusses implications for Sleatrie car speeds and notes an 180 miles per hour target approaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. T. Crosby
Weems Rapid Transit Company
Bitting Bull Seeks West Return Amid Threats
The text notes Bitting Bull claims he cannot live more than twenty years unless he may return to his old stamping ground in the West. It suggests that if allowed to go back he might not survive twenty days due to threats from men who would shoot him on sight.
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En Ware
Amelia Graye
Bertha
Cyril Durand
Otto Mortén
Otto Morton
Ella Constant
Durand
Bertha Graye
Mia
Detroit Free Press
Bitting Bull
West
May
The Kansas Plague of Grasshoppers Returns to Kansas City Streets
A fragmented reminiscence recounts a grasshopper plague in Kansas fifteen years prior. The hoppers swarmed from fields into streets, gnawed crops, clogged pumps, and filled gardens with vast numbers, while rains and efforts to replant slowly aided recovery and limited famine.
Knowledgeable Man Seeks To Tell It All
A Washington Post excerpt highlights a man who believes he knows everything and insists on sharing it all. The piece contrasts arrogance with prudence in discourse.
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Washington Post
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Sinker
Ella
Cyril
Cyrill
Halkoing
Billy
Sculpin
Adam
Mr. Bantle
Otto Merton
Ells
Ells Constant
Mr. Looks
Mr. Slick
Sporting Cinch
Mr. Socks
Er Rajon
Pions Blick
Adjbeen
Cinoh
Guardian of the Peace
Ape
City OF
Filth
Diana
Alexandria
Andromeda
Judah
London
Hebron
Ajalon
Plain of Sharon
Hinnom
Solovan
India
Jerusa
Lem
Duke of Norfolk
Jordan
Tomas L. Waits
D. D
Kaiser
John Wanamaker
MAIL
New York Sun
Kansas
Egypt
Morocco
Liv Aeus
Bozzont
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