Detective Barnes Sees Escape Tracked On Midnight Express
A Boston bound midnight express carries Jack Barnes a New York private detective who has just exposed a rookie suspect as innocent and recovered $30,000 in lands. In the car ahead, two men discuss Barnes’s chase and the role of small details in catching criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman
Mr. Barnes
Boston
Jack Barnes
New York
Barnes
Metropolis
Pettingill
Criminals Versus Detectives In A Philosophical Debate
A dialogue on crime and necessity contrasts the criminal’s mindset with detective aims. Each side argues whether criminals act from choice or necessity, questioning how unpredictable events thwart premeditated plans and if crime could ever be a science pursued with perfect foresight.
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Pettingill
Mr. Barnes
Physician Presents A Paralysis Case From 25 Years Ago
An account from the Philadelphia Times profiles Lewis D. Blundin born 1841 in Bridgewater Pa now of Hulmeville Pa. He served in the 28th Pa. Volunteers and developed spinal paralysis after typhoid fever. After medical consultations he credits Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with remarkable improvement enabling movement and walking with crutches. Sworn affidavit dated May 15 1893.
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Philadelphia Times
Lewis D. Blundin
Bridgewater
Hulmeville
28Th
Jefferson Medical College
Phila
Manayunk
William C. Todd
Philadelphia
I. W. Gross
Pancoast
Jefferson College
Marehants
George Harrison
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Indiana
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Tir Reguler
Enid
N. T. Dodd, Scribe
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