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  2. ALONE WITH A CORPSE.

    A terrible story is told by the St. Peters burg correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" concerning an adventure which befel Captain Karpoff, who was ...

    Article : 1,578 words
  3. SHOULD WOMEN MAKE LOVE?

    At first blush, on the face of it, before one examines and looks all round the matter, there would seem to be no more reason why a woman should not tell a man that ...

    Article : 1,036 words
  4. CHRISTMAS FIRE TRAGEDIES.

    A heavy death-roll from fire has marred the happiness of this year's Christmas season (states a London paper). No fewer than five children were burned to death ...

    Article : 613 words
  5. TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES.

    During the salving of his Majesty's ship Montagu, which was wrecked on Lundy Island, one of the workmen had (says a writer in the "Weekly Telegraph") a perfectly ...

    Article : 1,407 words
  6. THE CAMDEN TOWN MURDER.

    From the London "Weekly Dispatch" we reproduce some sketches made by Robert Wood while undergoing his trial for the murder of Emily Dimmock. The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 312 words
  7. SOME TERRIBLE THEATRE FIRES.

    There have been many fearful holocausts within the memory of men not yet past middle age but for concentrated horror not one of them can compare, says a writer ...

    Article : 1,670 words
  8. WHAT MAN HAS DONE.

    Man's conquest of the great things of this world is apparent in every direction. For, centuries he has waged ferocious warfare (writes Joh Anderson Jayne in an ...

    Article : 808 words
  9. AN AWKWARD FIX.

    A true story comes from America concerning the adventures of an ardent wooer and twin sisters, each of whom esteemed herself to be the girl of his choice. In ...

    Article : 438 words
  10. PIANIST WHO WED A PRINCESS.

    Signor Toselli played in public on December 22 last for the first time since his marriage to the ex-Crown Princess of Saxony at a charity concert in Milan. The hah ...

    Article : 89 words
  11. A SHOPKEEPER ATTACKED.

    A deliberately-planned crime was committed at noon on December 21 in the heart of Milan, close to the cathedral. A young man, entering the shop of Signor ...

    Article : 229 words
  12. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    An amazing escape from death is reported from Binsur. in the Kumaon district of the Himalayas. A lady from Ranikhet was riding along the ...

    Article : 86 words
  13. NOT LOST BUT "GONE BEFORE."

    Urchin—"Ganrl. He ain't lost. He does it for the bread and jam 'e gets at the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 27 words
  14. THREE MEN SUFFOCATED.

    A peculiar affair involving the less of three lives was reported to the Swanses, England, police. Four men one night went to the Lord Jersey Hotel and engaged two ...

    Article : 221 words
  15. TWO SWAGGER THIEVES.

    Two swagger thieves, who went about in an automobile like rich nabobs, dressed in Oriental fashion, and robbed a number of Parisian jewellers in open daylight, have ...

    Article : 209 words
  16. A CONVICT'S ESCAPE.

    A convict named Anion Polzer made a clever escape from the chief prison in Vienna. He was engaged with other prisoners in carrying bread from the bakery ...

    Article : 137 words
  17. A NSW BURGLAR ALARM.

    An ingenious gentleman of Mansfield. Ohio, U.S.A., has arranged a phonograph in his house so that it acts as an effective burglar alarm. All the doors and windows ...

    Article : 82 words
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