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Newspaper

Warren Mail

Location

Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1895

Page

4

Bank Robbery Mystery and a Drowned President

The Lane National Bank faces a $300,000 theft as vice president Rexford and president Wall reveal clues. Wall disappears, later found drowned with a small stash of bills. inquest links death to guilt over the robbery. A year later a farmer’s wife seeks the detective’s help with a new, linked secret about her husband.

American Press Association Mr. Martinet Lane National Bank Martinez Marcus Rexford Rexford Cyrus Wall United States Treasury Mrs. Whiting Whitings John Whiting Kate Dgar Mary Perps Father Chicago San Francisco Westlake Peking California Pacific John Mr. Wall Old Dobbin

Bank Mystery Ends as Murderer Is Unmasked in Europe

Detective Grosvenor reveals Cyrus Wall killed John Whiting to steal Lane National Bank funds. After forging letters and moving money to China and London, Wall poses as a German count in London to hide. Grosvenor tracks him to a London apartment, exposes him before bank directors, and returns Wall to face arrest for murder and fraud.

Europe John Whiting Cyrus Wall China London Rhine Grosvenor Count Zierstorff Miss Delaplaine Wall Whiting Berlin

Exceptionally Long Beards in Historic Accounts

St. Louis Republic notes legends of extraordinarily long facial hair from different eras. Rauber von Talberg’s beard reportedly reached his feet and waist, painter John Mayo’s beard dragged on the ground, and Welsh highwayman Howland Llewenn wore a double braid beard over seven feet long, with braids totaling about five feet nine inches each.

Bycardes Rauber von Talberg Maximilian II John Mayo Charles V Mayo Howland Llewenn Cambrain St. Louis Republic

Mrs Dodge Visits Boston Radical Club

Mary Mapes Dodge, editor of St Nicholas, visited Mrs John T Sargent in Boston and attended the Radical club gatherings at her home. The Radicals were famed for tearing down theories of evolution and universal ideas, prompting Dodge to joke about her glove being slit by the club's influence as she left Wendell Phillips helped her to the carriage.

Mary Mapes Dodge St. Nicholas John T. Sargent Boston Radical Club

Modiste fixes overcharged ribbons in summer gowns

Mrs Ponsonby disputes a colossal bill for ribbons on the chalice and sarah gowns. Madame Valerie admits the error and vows to adjust the charge to sixpence per yard. A series of humorous clippings follows, including gibe about putty and social banter.

Mrs. Ponsonby Mme Valerie Sarah Madame

Marriage Contrasts Highlighted in Witty Exchange

A dialogue contrasts expectations with reality as a wife jokes about comparing her husband to the man she imagined before marriage. The exchange underscores evolving views of love and partnership within a humorous frame.

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