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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1912
Page
6
A detective forces discussion with Mrs. Missioner then steals evidence, but is abducted before leaving the Missioner mansion. Three men abduct him in a cab, tying and gagging him as the pursuit for clues continues through the park and toward the city.
Detective lieutenant Britt endures a brutal kidnapping aboard a westbound cab on the Riverside Drive. Silken restraints, blindfolds, and acid torments fail to break him as his captors shove him toward unknown fate high above the Hudson while a night patrol glances away.
Central office sleuth Britt awakens bound and gagged in a small upstairs room with a steam radiator threat. After freeing himself by sawing through the scarf with the radiator edge he escapes via fire escape and heads south toward the Hudson by taxi toward the Swami’s house.
Arrivals and departures listed for multiple trains including No 2 49 21 3 29 89 50 430 429 49 81 and freight and passenger services. Daily operation except Sunday noted with agents and station times.
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of lines with train names such as Westhound, Fasthound, and Lim routes, plus an agent signature Broadgate. No clear event or narrative. readable items appear as station or train notation and a single agent name.
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