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The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1937

Page

5

Detective Triumphs The Old People Of The English Countryside

In May 1896 Horace Smith was murdered at Muswill Hill near London. Detective Gregory traced a homemade lantern wick to Scotland Yard and linked the crime to Emma Millsom and her brother-in-law Jack Millsom with ally Fowler. They were captured after a confrontation at a Bath inn during Foster's Big Show.

Horace Smith Muswill Hill Highgate Woods London Gregory Scotland Yard Jimmy Smith England Emma Millsom Foster Millsom Fowler Bath Grégory

Detectives Armed But No Shots Fired in Incident

Detectives arrived armed yet no shots were fired during the incident. The event was reported by Watkins Syndicate, Inc, noting the officers maintained restraint throughout the confrontation.

Watkins Syndicate, Inc

Goose Barnacles The Barnacle Goose Naming Legend

A note on how barnacles gave their name to the barnacle goose and the medieval belief that the bird and shellfish shared a path to the eastern coast of England and Scotland.

England Scotland

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