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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1905
Page
19
Dr Maitland narrates a complex quest to trap a suspected murderer tied to John Darrow Gwen Darrow and the artist Clinton Browne The detective links a book residue and thumb marks to a concealed killer amid a croquet circle and a Boston address trail, with Maitland seeking a decisive lead.
A fragment from a dramatic detective narrative describes John Darrow’s poisoning. Clues include a window breach, a chair, a six foot backward stance, and a killer with peculiar feet. Handwriting and interests in cancers and Houdin hint at a cultured foreigner. The case remains unresolved, with notes of madness and motive.
Special correspondence from Washington notes Private Peter G. Emmett of Company Thirty-nine U S Coast Artillery at Fort McHenry owns two volumes of Letters of a Turkish Spy. The volumes, published in London 1664, are among seven known copies, with one in the British Museum and two in the Congressional Library. Emmett bought them in Egypt and faced attempts by robbers and officials to claim the books. He recounts a long odyssey from Alexandria to Milwaukee in owning the prized volumes and the unusual way they came into his possession.
In a London Mail style dialogue, Mrs Airlie debates with Maj Burke about women's sense of humor. She argues humor dominates modern women, eroding seriousness and brains, while men prefer restraint. He concedes, amid sharp wit and social critique, that clever women challenge traditional roles.
A collage of curious wooden and stone statues from Tokyo to Brussels, including a war god statue in Japan built of wood and a towering wooden sword. It recounts the Emperor William I’s iron age tale of a grotesque wooden face above a German blacksmith shop and notes Rob Roy and Liberty statues, the Taj Mahal, and other memorials.
A young soldier, Mr. Emmett, kept a rare prize book on his person after burglary attempts and street assaults in Chicago. He later stored it in a safe vault with the Continental Trust Building and kept it hidden in his inner pocket. Though offered money, he plans to keep the precious item for life after the trouble it caused.
Charles J Cooper, 27, admits an irresistible urge to steal women's shoes. Employed by Adams Express, he took six pairs found at his home, despite denying profit motive. Detectives trapped him with a decoy box. he confessed, claiming years of similar acts and intense inner struggle. He is married with two children.
Dr O W Littlefeld argues life arises from inorganic matter through two vital processes: nutritive assimilation and spontaneous movement, built from unorganized compounds. He claims life forms can evolve without prior life, notes observations of movement, and cites Manchurian soldier resilience and Potemkin mutiny as provocative preludes to the broader mystery of life’s origin.
A fragmented review notes actors overemphasize while actresses aim for sweetness, arguing that sweetness masks complex emotions and the play’s wicked parts remain underdeveloped. Interpretive cues from Jend Tie purr tease tone and pacing, hinting at performance gaps.
A jumble of old advertisements and notices from Washington mentions The Post as the premier newspaper for advertisers. It lists assorted offers from Olive oil imports, pension office staff travels, private stock for vacations, and local shops. Also features shipping news, tea pitches, autos at Ford agency, River View resort family day, and public notices about pricing and services.
An American girl Miss Cassell befriends Grand Duke Boris and Princess Arisugawa in Hamburg, sharing tennis and tea with European and Asiatic high society. Mrs Alfred de Cordova also enjoys ties with the Japanese princess, while others from New York expand social circles among royals and dignitaries during the visit.
A jumbled 19th century collage cites urban police numbers for New York City, merchant ships and tonnage, Paris map scale, real estate in New York and London, Winnipeg growth, Russian emigration, California marriage laws, clover honey yields, Colorado forest reserves, Grand Army of the Republic size, Moroccan sultan’s courtyard guards, Peter the Great’s shipbuilding, and Tokyo bathhouse counts.
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