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A Century Late
Monday, October 25, 1926
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page 3 of:The Washington TimesWashington [D.C.]

JEWELS STOLEN FROM TRUNK

Context - explained by ACL:

A diamond broker says a trunk holding diamonds that he had checked at Buffalo for Toledo was robbed of its contents by three thieves, and that he was told at the Union Station baggage room that it had disappeared.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Washington Times, Washington [D.C.], October 25, 1926, page 3]

By International News Service TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 25. - A trunk containing $100,000 worth of diamonds was robbed of its contents here today by three thieves, according to the owner, Jack Kloville, a diamond broker of New York city.

Kloville had checked the trunk at Buffalo yesterday for Toledo, he claims. When he called at the Union Station baggage room for it, he was informed that it had disappeared.

Later the management of the hotel where Kloville was stopping found the empty trunk in one of its rooms. This room had been assigned to "John Jones, Harry Carl and George Jones, of Duluth." They had fled.

Police say that the thieves had trailed Kloville and had switched baggage checks on him.

Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, October 25, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 26, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Evening Star.

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Today's paper

October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.

A Century Late
Monday, October 25, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page 3 of:The Washington TimesWashington [D.C.]

JEWELS STOLEN FROM TRUNK

Context - explained by ACL:

A diamond broker says a trunk holding diamonds that he had checked at Buffalo for Toledo was robbed of its contents by three thieves, and that he was told at the Union Station baggage room that it had disappeared.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Washington Times, Washington [D.C.], October 25, 1926, page 3]

By International News Service TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 25. - A trunk containing $100,000 worth of diamonds was robbed of its contents here today by three thieves, according to the owner, Jack Kloville, a diamond broker of New York city.

Kloville had checked the trunk at Buffalo yesterday for Toledo, he claims. When he called at the Union Station baggage room for it, he was informed that it had disappeared.

Later the management of the hotel where Kloville was stopping found the empty trunk in one of its rooms. This room had been assigned to "John Jones, Harry Carl and George Jones, of Duluth." They had fled.

Police say that the thieves had trailed Kloville and had switched baggage checks on him.

Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, October 25, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, October 25, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 26, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Evening Star.

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Today's paper

October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.

A Century Late
Monday, October 25, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page 3 of:The Washington TimesWashington [D.C.]

JEWELS STOLEN FROM TRUNK

Context - explained by ACL:

A diamond broker says a trunk holding diamonds that he had checked at Buffalo for Toledo was robbed of its contents by three thieves, and that he was told at the Union Station baggage room that it had disappeared.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Washington Times, Washington [D.C.], October 25, 1926, page 3]

By International News Service TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 25. - A trunk containing $100,000 worth of diamonds was robbed of its contents here today by three thieves, according to the owner, Jack Kloville, a diamond broker of New York city.

Kloville had checked the trunk at Buffalo yesterday for Toledo, he claims. When he called at the Union Station baggage room for it, he was informed that it had disappeared.

Later the management of the hotel where Kloville was stopping found the empty trunk in one of its rooms. This room had been assigned to "John Jones, Harry Carl and George Jones, of Duluth." They had fled.

Police say that the thieves had trailed Kloville and had switched baggage checks on him.

Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, October 25, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, October 25, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 26, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Evening Star.

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Today's paper

October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.

A Century Late
Monday, October 25, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page 3 of:The Washington TimesWashington [D.C.]

JEWELS STOLEN FROM TRUNK

Context - explained by ACL:

A diamond broker says a trunk holding diamonds that he had checked at Buffalo for Toledo was robbed of its contents by three thieves, and that he was told at the Union Station baggage room that it had disappeared.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Washington Times, Washington [D.C.], October 25, 1926, page 3]

By International News Service TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 25. - A trunk containing $100,000 worth of diamonds was robbed of its contents here today by three thieves, according to the owner, Jack Kloville, a diamond broker of New York city.

Kloville had checked the trunk at Buffalo yesterday for Toledo, he claims. When he called at the Union Station baggage room for it, he was informed that it had disappeared.

Later the management of the hotel where Kloville was stopping found the empty trunk in one of its rooms. This room had been assigned to "John Jones, Harry Carl and George Jones, of Duluth." They had fled.

Police say that the thieves had trailed Kloville and had switched baggage checks on him.

Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, October 25, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, October 25, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 26, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Evening Star.

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Today's paper

October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.

A Century Late
Monday, October 25, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
Crime & CourtsAs printed 100 years ago on page 3 of:The Washington TimesWashington [D.C.]

JEWELS STOLEN FROM TRUNK

Context - explained by ACL:

A diamond broker says a trunk holding diamonds that he had checked at Buffalo for Toledo was robbed of its contents by three thieves, and that he was told at the Union Station baggage room that it had disappeared.

The printed page, with the story outlined
[The story on the printed page. The Washington Times, Washington [D.C.], October 25, 1926, page 3]

By International News Service TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 25. - A trunk containing $100,000 worth of diamonds was robbed of its contents here today by three thieves, according to the owner, Jack Kloville, a diamond broker of New York city.

Kloville had checked the trunk at Buffalo yesterday for Toledo, he claims. When he called at the Union Station baggage room for it, he was informed that it had disappeared.

Later the management of the hotel where Kloville was stopping found the empty trunk in one of its rooms. This room had been assigned to "John Jones, Harry Carl and George Jones, of Duluth." They had fled.

Police say that the thieves had trailed Kloville and had switched baggage checks on him.

Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, October 25, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, October 25, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.

Yesterday's paper

October 26, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Evening Star.

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Today's paper

October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.