Rankin closes Philadelphia lead in Jordan murder case
Detective Rankin follows a long flight from St Louis to Philadelphia to arrest Mrs Laura Jordan for the murder of Stuart Jordan. He finds her in Walter Randall’s dorm room, seizes key evidence, and explains how an impostor scheme tied to Doctor Prince and a forged Aberdeen record unmasked the crime.
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Rankin
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Indiana
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio River
Allegheny
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
Bettisfield
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Susquehanna River
Philadelphia
Quaker City
City Tower
William Penn
Delaware River
Camden
New Jersey
New
Ranx
Delphia
Delaware
Vine Street
Spring Garden Street
Schuylkill River
West Philadelphia
Woodland Avenue
Greenstone
Business School
Croft Hall
Pelham Hall
Walter Randall
University
Randall
Laura Jordan
Stuart Jordan
Doctor Prince
Town
Western Union
Philip Chambers
Detective Bureau
Police
Missouri
Arnold Prince
Thomas Rankin
Homicide Bureau
Fenton Hotel
Mr. Warwick
Prince
Doctor Thompson
Aberdeen
Chicago
Stuart
Jordan
Buckley
Warwick
Retrospective chapter reveals long disguised dormitory ruse
In a dialogue rich with disbelief, Mr. Warwick questions a woman living as a boy in a young men dormitory. The detective explains the long con spanned two October weeks and January reappearances, with movements between Philadelphia and St. Louis as Laura Jordan and Myra Prentiss.
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Philadelphia
Laura Jordan
St. Louis
Myra Prentiss
Picturesque South American Leader Delays Key Papers
South American President Hipolito Irigoyen, a former Buenos Aires leader, is described as a scholarly yet unconventional figure who preferred the company of bootblacks and longshoremen. He disliked signing his name and often delayed important documents including bills authorizations, leading to embarrassing situations.
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Hipolito Irigoyen
Buenos Aires
South America
Rat Attack at Pool Pocket Wounds Man in Indianapolis
L F Schroeder aged 23 of Indianapolis was bitten on the forearm when a rat ran up his sleeve as he stretched for a ball in a billiard hall pool table pocket in Fort Wayne Indiana. The rat bit near the elbow causing severe injury.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
L. F. Schroeder
Indianapolis
Mystery Unsovled After 38 Years in Webster
Webster, Mass. recounts the 1895 vanishing of Jerry Staskowicz’s wife and seven-year-old son from a farm near Webster Lake. He was jailed briefly as a suspect when bloodstains and a revolver were found, but authorities found insufficient evidence and released him. The case remains unsolved after decades.
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Webster
Mass
Jerry Staskowicz
Webster Infirmary
Staskowicz
Jerry
Poland
Webster Lake
Oscar Tourtellotte
Thompson Town Hall
West Virginian Slays Bobcat With Bare Hands
Robert Raines of Martinsburg West Virginia killed a large bobcat bare handed after his dog chased it into a cave. He suffered minor scratches in the struggle and turned the animal over to the landowner.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Robert Raines
Raines
Man’s Cheers and Jeers Prompt Courtroom Jail Move
Aberdeen Washington. I A Ryals faced drunkenness charges and argued with Judge R E Taggart after a $15 fine. A Bronx cheer and contempt warnings led to a fluctuating jail term ranging from 10 to 80 days, with final removal by a jailer to stop further increases.
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Aberdeen
Wash
I. A. Ryals
R. E. Taggart
Ryals
Bronx
Crane and Water Snake Death Duel Seen in Willows
Nay reported a vivid scene in Sutton Basin where a crane attacked a four foot water snake. The bird was dragged underwater and both reportedly drowned after the snake coiled around the crane’s bill and body during the struggle.
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Willows
Calif
Nay
Sutton Basin
Shepherd Dog Rescues Child as Rabid Police Dog Is Shot
Queenie the Belgian shepherd attacked a rabid police dog to shield three year old Donald Benn. The fight left Queenie bitten ten times while neighbor Lawrence Wehrwein shot the rabid animal. Queenie is under veterinary observation.
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Seattle
Queenie
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