True Stories of Crimes and Criminals in France and England
Emma Carleton reports on bank clerks, drafts, and traps in Paris and London, detailing how collecting clerks in blue uniforms are targeted by thieves, notable cases from the 1870s and 1880s, and the role of foreign operatives in continental robberies.
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London
Company
Far West
America
France
England
Paris
Plan
Garcon de Recette
Dulcinen
Dia
Sebaste
Martin
Rue St. Lazare
Fleet
Mar
Becam
Transpor
New Caledonia
Carrara
St. Quen
Madame Carrara
Lacenaire
Genevay
Louis Philippe
Lion
M. Burat
Rodrigue
Rue de la Paix
Scotland Yard
A Ferryboat Nocturne On the Ohio River
A lyrical scene on an Ohio River ferryboat at sunset. The up deck views the river as life breathes anew in July heat. Shadows lengthen on levees, bells chime, and river traffic, including the Nellie Brown tug, adds motion to the evening amid barefoot kids, wheelbarrows, and cooling gossip along the banks.
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Towhead Island
Blind Asylum
Kentucky Montmartre
Louisville
Whistler
Indiana
Indiana Hills
Great Bridge
Ohio
Jeffersonville
Tiger's Bar
Beargrass Creek
Kentucky
Theodore Winthrop
Venus
Seventh-street
Shippingsport
New Albany
Heaven
Howard's Shipyards
Black River
Emma Carleton
W. H. Hite
Nellie Brown
Lairey Gamp
Anks
Words We Use Debate Vocabulary Size Across Classes
Correspondent contests Indianapolis Journal estimates on common word counts. He analyzes a World Wide piece reprinted from New York to argue educated speech uses far fewer root words, suggesting the illiterate may use far more words than supposed. He cites 603 distinct words in 1722 total, with 478 roots and 125 derivatives, implying broader vocabularies in practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
London
Montreal
Commercial Advertiser
New York
Cc. F. Pashley
Insured for Anything by Lloyds Brokers
A Philadelphia Record piece quotes an insurance agent declaring Lloyds will issue any policy. Brokers pool risk for novelty risks such as snakes, giraffes, or a 24 hour balloon ascent, adding a new page to insurance history.
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Philadelphia
Lloyds
London Association of Underwriters
Anecdotes of Pope Leo A strict disciplinarian and wit
Pope Leo XIII is portrayed as a strict yet playful ruler who insisted on Rome as the center of church life. He kept odd hours, banished cardinals for minor slights, valued health and humor, funded servants, and ran a tightly guarded Papal household while pursuing art, poetry, and prudent finances.
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Cardinal Netto
Rome
Oreglia
Macchi
Leo
Pope Leo
Mgr. Boccali
Vatican
Vicar Porocchi
Cardinal Hohenlohe
Lago Maggiore
Crispi
Blanc
Cardinal Trombetta
St. Albano
Sterbini
Rampolla
Monsignore Angeli
Holy Father
Lapponi
Mazzoni
Lappeni
Ireland
Cardinal Oreglia
Bismarck
Pio
Ola
Valet Centra
Contra
St. Peters
Leo XIII
Cardinal Pecci
Mgr. Folchi
Paris
Folchi
Pope
Monseignor del Val
Pius
Ludwig Seitz
Borgia
Cologne
Brussels
Fragmentary verse reflections on fate and memory
Fragmented lines ponder a life spent with Fate and memory after death. A narrator asks what will be said at burial while a readerly angel and a beleaguered speaker evoke tears for the fallen and silence for the dead.
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R. H Sherard
United States of America
D. T. Pierce
Tle
Nocturne
Sarnia, Ont
Order OF Catholic Priests
Pontiff
Tarrant CO
Jay Street
Lilly
Stalnaker
E. Washington Street
C. Aneshaensel & CO
Obio Street
Dean Bros
Indianapolis
Ind
White
South Meridian Street
Klondike
Willig’s
West
Washington Street
Carter
Washington St
Massachusetts Ave
Rox Atkins
Wen
Barry Saws
G Supplies OF
Vgis
Averaaen
Lee Ol
Diasspolin Beg
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