THE SUBSTITUTE
The night watchman had just returned to the office
fire after leaving it to attend a ring at the wharf
bell. He sat for some time puffing fiercely
at his pipe and breathing heavi...
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W. W. Jacobs, remembered today almost exclusively for his horror story "The Monkey's Paw" (The Lady of the Barge, 1902), was one of the most popular English humorists of the early twentieth century. H...
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At least one of the 1,700-plus apartments at Gateway Plaza, the gated six-tower rental complex on South End Avenue, hasn't been getting all its letters, checks, DVDs, and magazines lately. "[T]he s...
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The effort to develop substitutes for human blood, for use in emergencies from highways to battlefields, suffered a setback Thursday.
In response to a lawsuit, the Food and Drug Administra...
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Stan Daniels, an Emmy-winning TV writer and producer who worked on two of the most acclaimed comedies of the 1970s, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and "Taxi," has died. He was 72.Daniels died of hear...
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David Hasselhoff's ex-wife returned to court with a new lawyer to represent her in a divorce battle with the actor.Pamela Bach replaced attorney Debra A. Opri with Mark Vincent Kaplan several days ...
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Dortmund, Germany (dpa) - German club Borussia Dortmund are
staying quiet on reported links with Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann.
Borussia club boss Hans-Joachim Wat...
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Gone are the days when a substitute teacher might pocket only a shiny red apple as a reward.As students prepare to head back to classes, school districts facing staff shortages are offering even bi...
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The U.N. Committee against Torture on Wednesday started an
examination of Japan's first report in line with an international
convention against torture, in which Tokyo touches upon its
much-...
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Munich (dpa) - Bayern Munich captain Oliver Kahn was told Thursday
to take the weekend off, but coach Ottmar Hitzfeld insisted the
veteran goalkeeper remained first choice f...
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The Substitute
W(illiam) W(ymark) Jacobs
'One-Man War!' Mailmen Deliver Trouble to Battery Park Rental
