Mysterious Naples murder linked to coral sleeve button
In Naples Signor Lancani, a wealthy bachelor, is murdered as jewelry and a pink coral sleeve button vanish. Detective Varilli tracks a Camorra suspect to London, where a public music hall escape plan is thwarted and the suspect is brought to Naples for trial.
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Naples
Italy
Arius
Camorra
Varilii'e
London
Beodit
Sorrento
Amalfi
Varo
Scarpe
Varilli
Berlin
Herr Berhoff
Varius Detty
Lancani
Master Thieves and the Blatives Tale in London Selections
A London Telegraph selection recounts a tale of a noble lord overhearing a stranger's mirroring of his mood and forming an unintended alliance. It then shifts to a description of the Blatives, an East Indian tribe trained in theft and its odd apprenticeship rituals and a cavalry anecdote about a sentry reacting to a supposed thief.
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Othier
Hong
London
Earth’s crust bends and tides draw shores together
The article notes scientific observations that the earth’s crust bends under celestial forces and that tidal basins show shorelines moving closer at high tide. It cites the Irish Sea as an example where water mass slightly sinks beds, drawing Irish and English coasts nearer.
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Irish Sea
Liverpool
Dublin
Giving Him a Shock
Miss Dubbkins Marietta scolds Reginald Wimpleton for proposing in a stammering scene. She asserts her independence explaining marriage already fits her plans without his nervous entreaty.
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Harpera
Diplomat Mister Badgerton Delayed For Big Proposition
In Chicago, Mr Badgerton is kept waiting in the anteroom for about three quarters of an hour while the organizer weighs a potentially large proposition. The clerk offers to admit him, but the decision is postponed to assess the value of the idea.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Almanach de Gotha 1808 edition suppressed by Napoleon
Napoleon suppressed the first 1808 Almanach de Gotha for listing deposed German princes in the sovereigns section. From 1808 to 1814 proofs needed French approval. The revised 1808 edition features a frontispiece with Murat Nelson and Pitt and notes on their fading enmity.
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Almanach de Gotha
Napoleon
Murat
Nelson
Pitt
Commodore Decatur Sails Into Unexpected Corsair Encounter
Commodore Decatur’s Guerriere, fresh from taming the Barbary powers, sails across the Mediterranean and unexpectedly encounters a hostile corsair fleet in a neutral port. The admiral’s question prompts Decatur to declare his freedom of movement, and the flagship proceeds unmolested.
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Decatur
Telling the Truth in Paris Court
A Paris court hears a witty exchange as a vain witness states she was twenty five last August. The next witness, her son, says he is twenty seven, prompting the magistrate to remark that the mother must have married young.
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Paris Courts of Justice
Impromptu Ver Nathaniel Willis and Mrs Gates Dinner Remark
The passage recalls Nathaniel Willis as a lively writer at a Washington dinner with Mrs Gates. A card to a niece warns her against flirting with Nat Willis, while Mrs Gates interacts with Mr Campbell. The niece responds with a witty reply about blocking her emotions and Camp.
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Willie
Nathaniel P. Willis
Gates
Washington
Famous
Colors in Fireworks and Tin Corrosion Observed
A historical note traces fireworks to gunpowder origins and China 2000 years ago with saltpeter charcoal and sulfur mixtures. It details copper zinc and iron filings creating colored sparks, and notes can corrosion from shrimp juices despite non acidic compounds, with iced shrimp and lined cans reducing damage.
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Tvst
China
Great Plaina
India
Peking
Herper
Burdensome Name Attributed To Liverpool Child In 1882
A West Derby laundryman named Arthur Pepper gave his daughter born in December 1882 a lengthy composite name. The single given name included many letters forming Anna Bertha Cecilia Diana Emily fanny Gertrude Ivpatia Inex Jane Kate Louise Maud Nora Ophe lia Quince Rebecca Starkey 'leresa , Ulyssis Venus Winifred Xenophon Yetty Zeno. Pepper as surname completed the full, unwieldy inscription.
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Arthur Pepper
West Derby
Liverpool
England
Lavery
Anna Bertha Cecilia Diana Emily Fanny Gertrude Ivpatia
Inex
Jane Kate Louise Maud Nora Ophelia Quince
Rebecca Starkey
Leresa
Ulyssis Venus Winifred Xenophon
Yetty Zeno
Pepper
Portly Lady, Smokers Seat, and a Sharp Reply
A portly woman occupies a rear seat reserved for smokers and loudly objects as a man lights his pipe beside her. She declares smoking makes her ill, then he retorts with a blunt joke advising her not to smoke.
Man on brink of death speaks at meeting in Judge's Library
An elderly man announced his life nearing its end at a recent gathering. The atmosphere included reactions from attendees on the front bench as a member of the audience cried out with gratitude to God.
One Eyed Stranger On Train Sparks Cold War Mystery
William Starkweather of Albany, New York, encounters a one eyed compartment mate on a Berlin to Albany ride. The man, later named Philip Von Geisen, suspects Starkweather of carrying state bonds and espionage, prompting tense exchanges and mutual distrust aboard the carriage.
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Europe
Germany
Austad
William Starkweather
Albany
Berlin
Mr. Blickweather
Starkweather
Pal Sarkweather
Btarkweather
Bia
Ata Eather
Garman
New York
United States of America
N.Y
G Street
Securitien
Philip von Geisen
Bids Sought for Bridge Approaches Work Near Sisseton
On May 12 1913 Long Hollow supervisors four miles west of Sisseton will receive bids for tilling in bridge approaches and grading between sections 26 and 35 Specifications available at the clerk's office The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids
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Long Hollow
Sisseton
County seeks bids for filing boxes and shelves
The board of county commissioners will receive bids to furnish seventy filing boxes and one hundred twenty roller book shelves to match the present vault fittings in the auditor's office. Bids must be filed with the county auditor by May 20 1913 at 1 pm. The board reserves the right to reject or accept any bid. C KE Lien, County Auditor.
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Board of County Commissioners
C. KE. Lien
Lawrence Township Seeks Bids for Road Building Project
Lawrence township invites bids to build seven miles of twenty foot wide road with one foot high grade and ten inch ditch depth or to hire grader travel at two miles per hour. Bids due May 5 1913 with payment by township warrants. Board may reject all bids. Dated April 17 1943.
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Lawrence
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Lindley
Newhoud
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Silonen
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Bie Ouse
Dundee Advertiser
the Almanach de Goths
Robert Lowery
P. Kilness
Lawrence Township
the Standard For News
Castoria
Vendome
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