Systematic policing outpaced by a disciplined bureau
The New York Detective Bureau relies on a plan of surveillance to prevent crime. It cites its success in catching two murder suspects within three days by monitoring a stranger linked to criminals, tracing travel from New Haven, and establishing alibis through widespread sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Detective Bureau
New York
Europe
Taylor
Hudson Street
Chamberlain
National
Detectives Nab Two in Mrs Ernst Murder Case
The narrative recounts how investigators shadowed two suspects, obtained confessions from Taylor and Chamberlain, and uncovered their mistress Cora Bell’s corroborating evidence. Chamberlain resisted arrest, but both men confessed. they are now imprisoned for life. The account highlights relentless surveillance effectiveness.
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Chamberlain
Ernst
Taylor
Excise Commissioners
Cora Bell
Thomas L Byrnes
Philadelphia Times
Women in Battle Decorated by the Legion of Honor
French women awarded the Legion of Honor, seven of whom earned battlefield distinction, with stories of disguised soldiers and vivandieres spanning from the empire to later conflicts. The piece argues such feats prove wartime virtue transcends gender and calls for broader volunteer inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ananias
Yemmaper
Austerlitz
Jena
Sydney
N. S W
The Lightning Rod Man Swindling Farmers
A New York Sun report presents a lightning rod salesman who brags of crafting his own statistics to persuade farmers. He claims high barn-fire losses and a rod-protected record, using elaborate pitches and demonstrations to win orders after dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
United States
N. Y. Sun
London yarns and curious tales from a zebra of myths
Satirical anecdotes recount a South Sea Islanders misled by a London tour guide about English warriors and soldiers, plus a York Pennsylvania couple who asked to wed at six and a Baltimore move. Also a Holmes quip on smoking and a note on the Britannia Bridge’s height length and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
N. Y. Sun
York
Baltimore
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Britannia
Menai Strait
Wales
Forced to Leave Home for Free Trial of Lane's Medicine
Over 60 people were driven from their homes to obtain a free trial package of Lane's Family Medicine. The ad claims the remedy cures bad blood, liver and kidney issues, constipation, headaches, and unsightly complexions. It touts praise from ladies and a large size at 50 cents.
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Lane
Pittsburgh
California
Lam
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Grand Central
Legion of Honor
New Mexico
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Big Pete
Wild Charley
Bill Jackson
Widder
Laramie
Nebraska
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Allus
Gunison Valley
Kyoto
Custer City
N. Y
the Lightning-Rod Man
Iowa
Wm. Ayres & Sons
Philana
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Pitcher’s Castoria
H. A. Arcner
M.D
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the Centaur Company
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Kopf & Henry
T.S. Messner & CO
Warren County
Huron &J
Sheboygan, Wis
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H. A. Kuenne
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Charles A. Vogeler
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Burlington, Vt
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Glade
Philadelphia
Scheel
Polytechnica A i
West Point
Annapolis
Media Academy
C. Shortlidge
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Gadl
Media
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W. H. Pickett & CO
H. A. Jamieson & CO
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Mick
Scott & Bowne
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Sherman
Jewett
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Gale
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P. Greenland
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Warren
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Joseph Fleming
Market Street
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John W. Benson
Wrence St
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Mass
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Holly Springs
Texas
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Fla
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North Eighth Street
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