The Man With a Billion Heist Unfolds From the Fire Vault
In 1913 New York a blaze at the Excelsior Trust Company vault exposes a fortune worth about a billion dollars including the Zophar diamond. Master thief Mon tague Jeffray and confederates orchestrate a tunnel and transport plan as police guard the ruins and a Violet Widow liaison sparks tension. Jeffray moves to conceal the treasure via a clever truck and limousine transfer while signaling trusted lieutenants to finish the job.
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Excelsior ‘Trust Company
James Tierney
Tierney
Richard Calverly
Lizzie
New York
Calverly
Montague Jeffray
Collins
Jeffrey
Jeffray
Palisades
Night hotel break leads to bold violet widow entry
Mr Montague Jeffray leaves a blizzard dawn hotel with Spanish Lizzie as plans to raid the Violet Widow’s apartment unfold. He pockets a master key, writes farewells, and slips into the hallway toward the locked door, ready to steal in silence.
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Howson
Montague Jeffray
Lizzie
Palisades
Jeffrey
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder ailments including gravel diabetes and rheumatism for men and women. It also regulates children's bladder issues and is sold by druggists or mailed for $1.00. A two month bottle is described as a rare cure. Address: Dr E W Hall 2926 Olive Street St Louis MO.
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Texas Wonder
Texas
E. W. Hall
Olive Treet
St. Louis
Ady
Sewer Led to Games in Pittsburg Underground Raid
Police raided a well-equipped gambling den beneath a city sewer in Pittsburg capturing twenty-two men and a large amount of paraphernalia. Officers traced the entrance to a manhole on Logan street and entered about 75 feet to reach an underground room where bets were being placed. A Philadelphia prize of 1000 dollars has stood since 1859 for the first North American resident to prove infrared rays travel at the same speed as light.
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Jeffrey
Safe Deposit Field
Mr. Jeffray
London
Howson
Park Row
Mall Street
Chambers Street
Church Street
Judson
West Street
Pittsburg
Barry
Hill
Logan
Pasture
Logan Street
Philadelphia
North America
Paris Hotel Trial for Married Life
Helen and Warren arrive in Paris and face Paris customs and a hotel check. An interpreter guides their baggage as inspectors search trunks for tobacco and matches. They tour the Continental area, discover a deceptive hotel room with worn furnishings, and learn private baths are scarce in Paris.
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Helen
Paris
Warren
France
Remarkable S. S. S. Blood Remedy Promises Quick Purge
The ad extols S. S. S. as a universal blood antidote that cleanses impurities by entering the bloodstream through the intestines. It claims boils signal ill health and urges readers to avoid imitation products while offering expert advice from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Ride
Atlanta
Beef Roll A Leftover Innovation From Mrs Hill
Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill presents K C Beef Roll as a clever left over solution. The recipe uses cooked beef or ham with a biscuit dough and mustard onion mix, rolled like a jelly roll and baked until golden. Readers are urged to request free copies of the Cook’s Book from the Jaguzs Mrs Co.
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Janet McKenzie Hill
Jaguzs Mra. Co
Paris lodging row over bath and rate dispute
Helen and Warren quarrel over a six franc daily room rate in central Paris and the inadequacy of the shared bath. He insists on staying another day while she grows frustrated with the dirty bathroom and extra charges, threatening to move.
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Helen
Paris
Madame
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Tim
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Gunter
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TOP O
Crockett Hotel
European Plan Traveling Men’s Headquarters
San Antonio, Texas
Bexar
Alfred Sanner
Prop
San Antonio
The
San Antonio Loan & Trust Company
Commerce Street
Tex
Earthmar, Bros. & Parish, Managers
San Antonio, Tex
West Texas Bank & Trust CO
Cotton Ginners
Wiaverick-Clark Litho Co
Office Man's Department Store
Mary Jobe
Mary Db
Jobe
Normal College of
New York City
Prince Rupert
B. C
British Columbia
Alaska
Selkirk Mountains
Athabascan
Skeena
Peace Rivers
Spain
Mabel Herbert Urner
Merwin
Fanchon
Pyright
Pabst Brewing
Fanet McKenzie Mill
Boston Cooking School
Milwaukee Beer Co
el Paso
the Continental
C. Sos E. Houston
Potchernick-Birdsong CO
Houston St
Crockett
Fred Hummert
W. Commerce Street
Bentists Hicks
Mike Goggan
Kodaks
Eastman Filma
Velex
Eastman
Kodak
Song Co
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