900.

J. C. Cowdrick. Jumping Jack's Jubilee; or, The Circus Queen's Shadower. A Romance of the Sawdust Circle. October 23, 1894.

An exciting chase after a kidnapped child and an escaped man-killing lion at "Warrenton."

901.

William R. Eyster. Diamond Dave, the Gilt-Edge Shooter; or, Daddy Grimes' Deadly Grip. October 30, 1894.

Railroad wreckers at "Standback," in the southwest. A girl is abducted by Captain Curse.

902.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat in Colorado; or, Gentleman Jack's Resurrection. A Story of New York and Junction City. November 6, 1894.

Originally announced as "New York Nat's Star Combine."

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 896 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 908.

The boy police in Colorado and New York City.

903.

Ben D. Halliday. Billy Blue-Blazes, the Dodger of the Docks; or, The Double Detective. November 13, 1894.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 447; Half-dime Library, no. 903.

904.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, TradeMark; or, Deuce-Trey, the Five-Spot Sport. November 20, 1894.

No. 80 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

"Whoop-Up," a two days' horseback trip from Virginia City.

905.

T. C. Harbaugh. Dandy Nugget, the Boy Shadow; or, Captain Mascot, the Nabob King. A Story of the Black Beads Band at No-Luck Camp. November 27, 1894.

A mining town in California.

906.

J. C. Cowdrick. Safety Sam, the Cycle Sport; or, High Hustling at Silver City. December 4, 1894.

Big doings in "Silver City," New Mexico.

907.

Jo Pierce. Reddy Rusher, the Bell-Boy Detective; or, Chowder Johnny's Snag-Strike. December 11, 1894.

New York City.

908.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat's Double; or, The Unknown Three. December 18, 1894.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 902 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 914.

New York City.

909.

T. J. Flanagan. Midshipman Dare, the Pirate-Catcher; or, The Sea Rovers of '98. A Tale of the Grand Old Frigate, United States. December 25, 1894.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 459; Half-dime Library, no. 909.

910.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr., at Tip Top; or, Gold Guns, the Bullet-Proof Sport. January 1, 1895.

No. 81 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

A mysterious bullet-proof vest—a murder-mystery detective story somewhere out West.

911.

Harold Payne. Bowery Bob, the East-Side Detective; or, Spotting the Shady Sharpers. January 8, 1895.

New York City, Brooklyn, and vicinity.

912.

J. C. Cowdrick. Train Boy Trist's Hot Hustle; or, Bouncing the Broadway Crook. January 15, 1895.

Two groups of crooks after a girl's money. Action takes place on a Pennsylvania Railway train and in New York City.

913.

Edward L. Wheeler. Kit Keith, the Revenue Spotter; or, The Big Bag at Dark Run. January 22, 1895.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 423; Half-dime Library, no. 913.

914.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat's Three of a Kind; or, Nick Norton's Close Call. January 29, 1895.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 908 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 920.

New York detective tale.

915.

Jo Pierce. Flip Flasher, Ferret, of East Broadway; or, The Fire-Bug's Booty. February 5, 1895.

New York City.

916.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Double-Decker; or, Center-Fire, the Self-Cocker. February 12, 1895.

No. 82 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

"Roaring River" hydraulic mining camp in Nevada.

917.

Charles Morris. Flash Lightning, the Mountain Mascot; or, Jerry Jacob's Doom. A Romance of Pay Rock. February 19, 1895.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 441; Half-dime Library, no. 917.

918.

J. C. Cowdrick. The Trump Dock-Boy; or, Too Sharp for the Jersey Sharper. February 26, 1895.

New York City.

919.

William R. Eyster. Crack-Shot Daisy's Drop; or, Bronco Billy's Big Brush. A Story of the Rustlers at Double O Ranch. March 5, 1895.

"Boot Jack," in the cattle country. Cowboy fights on the range—a man Mazeppa—daughter of the ranch—a bad stepmother.

920.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat Trapped; or, The Texas Tenderfoot Crook-Chase. March 12, 1895.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 914 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 926.

New York City. Sherman Canfield again appears.

921.

T. C. Harbaugh. The Boy from Denver; or, Fighting the Toughs of Deadset. March 19, 1895.

"Deadset," Colorado. A boy Mazeppa.

922.

Edward L. Wheeler. Sol Sharpe, the New York Night-Hawk; or, Piping the Hayden Case. March 26, 1895.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 411; Half-dime Library, no. 922.

The cover title is simply "Sol Sharpe, Detective."

923.

John W. Osbon. Gold Dust Dan's Snap-Shot; or, The Deadwood Speculator's Blind. April 2, 1895.

A balloon in the Black Hills—desperadoes—another Mazeppa!

924.

J. C. Cowdrick. Big Boots Bob, the Fire-Laddie; or, The Dandy Detective's Double-Up. April 9, 1895.

New York City.

925.

T. J. Flanagan. The Young Coybow Captain; or, Rounding-Up the Greasers. April 16, 1895.

Express train robbery near San Antonio, Texas, and a chase after the bandits. José Morales and Frank and Jim Dalton appear.

926.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat and the Traitor Ferret; or, The Girl Mascot's Best Score. April 23, 1895.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 920 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 932.

New York City and vicinity. The boy ferrets prove the innocence of a man who was hanged.

927.

Oll Coomes. Kid Bandy's Brigade in Arizona; or, Black Vulcan's Redwood Terrors. April 30, 1895.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 453; Half-dime Library, no. 927.

"Redwood," a mining camp in the Black Mountains, Arizona.

928.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr., at Dollarville; or, The Irishman's Sweepstakes. May 7, 1895.

"Dollarville" in the far West. A looted bank and a murdered watchman. No. 83 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

The sub-title is quite modern.

929.

Prentiss Ingraham. Buffalo Bill's Crack-Shot Pard; or, The Tenderfoot in the Wild West. May 14, 1895.

Indians, soldiers, a boy and his dog, the Overland stage in "Mountain City," etc.

Followed by Half-dime Library, no. 936.

930.

J. C. Cowdrick. Rustler Ralph, the Boy Spotter; or, Jigger's Grand Bulge. May 21, 1895.

New York City.

931.

William R. Eyster. The Sport in Velvet; or, Big Burk's Bluff. May 28, 1895.

"Black Gorge," mining camp out West.

932.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat's Drop; or, Ex-Ferret Sykes' Bold Game. June 4, 1895.

New York City.

933.

T. J. Flanagan. The Two Midshipmen; or, The Corsair-Chaser's First Cruise. A Romance of the Old Frigate, United States, in the Barbary War. June 11, 1895.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 465; Half-dime Library, no. 933.

934.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr., at Flush Flats; or, The Girl Sport Pard. June 18, 1895.

No. 84 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series. "Flush Flats," out West. Murder-mystery story.

935.

J. C. Cowdrick. The Ex-Newsboy Detective's Apprentice; or, Bob Buckle's Big Inning. June 25, 1895.

New York City.

936.

Prentiss Ingraham. Buffalo Bill's Boy Mascot; or, Jack Jarvis' Hold-Up. A Story of the Tenderfoot in the Wild West. July 2, 1895.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 929 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 942.

"Mountain City," out West.

937.

A. K. Sims. The Texan Firebrand; or, Brazo Billy's Snap-Shot. July 9, 1895.

Locale: Texas.

938.

Jo Pierce. The Sport of Two Cities; or, Jingo Jim's Jamboree. July 16, 1895.

Jingo Jim, street peddler, acts as detective in New York City.

939.

Oll Coomes. Kit Bandy's "Star" Engagement; or, Desert Dan, the Saddle Prince of the Rio Hondo. A Romance of New Mexico. July 23, 1895.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 464; Half-dime Library, no. 939.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 927 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 955.

940.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Shake-Up; or, Tulip Tilly's Trump Hand. July 30, 1895.

No. 85 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series. A struggle for a mine out West.

941.

J. C. Cowdrick. The Bowling Green Detective's Drop; or, Limerick Larry's Big Boom. August 6, 1895.

New York City and vicinity.

942.

Prentiss Ingraham. Buffalo Bill's Tough Tussle; or, The Buckskin Boss Boy. August 13, 1895.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 936 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 948.

Brought $2.50 at the O'Brien sale.

Fort Belvue, in the wild West, on the Overland trail.

943.

Edward L. Wheeler. Old Hayseed among Bunco Men; or, Sol Sharpe, Detective. A Metropolitan Romance. August 20, 1895.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 417; Half-dime Library, no. 943.

944.

J. C. Cowdrick. Cowboy Charlie's Double; or, The Warbler from Whistlerville. August 27, 1895.

"Bower," Montana. A clash between ranchmen over a woman.

945.

William R. Eyster. Billy Bird's Bonanza; or, The Rook-Raven's Root-Out. September 3, 1895.

Lost in the desert—Holy Peter, a hermit—a bonanza—a gang of outlaws. Locale: Somewhere in the Southwest. The illustration on the first page is one that was previously used and does not quite fit this tale.

946.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Double Drop; or, The Droll Showman's Blind. September 10, 1895.

No. 86 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

Denver and Creede, Colorado. Wheeler's knowledge of the geography of that region was poor. A man, leading a pig, walks from Creede to Denver in two days!

947.

J. C. Cowdrick. The Bowery Wrestler, the Pride of the Sixth Ward; or, The Butcher-Boy's Backer. September 17, 1895.

A story of New York City.

948.

Prentiss Ingraham. Buffalo Bill's Snap-Shot; or, Wild Kid's Texan Tally. September 24, 1895.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 942 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 958.

A Texas story.

949.

T. J. Flanagan. The Three Lieutenants; or, Gentleman George on Deck. October 1, 1895.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 471; Half-dime Library, no. 949.

950.

Jo Pierce. The Steeple Climber's Close Call; or, The East Side Roughs of the Tower. October 8, 1895.

A vendetta. New York City.

951.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Right Bower; or, The Hottest Time on Record. October 15, 1895.

"Silver Valley," out West. Deadwood Dick, Jr., is nearly lynched. The eighty-seventh tale of the series.

952.

Harold Payne. The Circus Detective; or, Bareback Billy's Big Round-Up. October 22, 1895.

"Big Rapids," a small town in Michigan.

953.

J. C. Cowdrick. Paddy's Trump Card; or, Silver Sallie, the Girl Sport. A Story of the Pocker Pocket Pards. October 27, 1895.

"Pocker Pocket" in the Southwest. An attempted murder.

954.

T. C. Harbaugh. The Dock-Boy Shadow; or, Sleek Sly's Short-Stop. November 5, 1895.

New York City detective tale.

955.

Oll Coomes. Old Kit Bandy's Compromise; or, The Dandy Dead-Shot. November 12, 1895.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 505; Half-dime Library, no. 955.

956.

William Perry Brown. Brooklyn Bob's Bulge; or Dodger Dot's Diamond Snap. A Story of the Willy-Wally Wipe-Out. November 19, 1895.

A miser is murdered in New York City.

957.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Ten Strike; or, Foiling the Flock of Forty. A New Romance of Old Mexico. November 26, 1895.

No. 88 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

Chihuahua and vicinity. A kidnapping—ransom paid and recovered.

958.

Prentiss Ingraham. Buffalo Bill's Mazeppa-Chase; or, Dick Dearborn's Death Ride. The Mystery of the Black Mustang. December 3, 1895.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 948 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 964.

Fort Farewell, Arizona.

959.

T. J. Flanagan. The Four Commanders; or, The Mascot Middy. December 10, 1895.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 477; Half-dime Library, no. 959.

On page 2, the title and sub-title are reversed.

960.

J. C. Cowdrick. The Broadway Sport; or, Flyer Fred's Clear Case. December 17, 1895.

Story of a murdered businessman in New York City.

961.

A. K. Sims. The Tramp's Trump-Trick; or, The Young Monte Cristo. December 24, 1895.

Carretas, Mexico. Trouble between the mine manager and Mexicans.

962.

William R. Eyster. Flip-Flap Fred at Hardpan; or, The Stroller Showman's Shake-Up. December 31, 1895.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 529; Half-dime Library, no. 962.

963.

William Perry Brown. The East-Side Spotter; or, Turning Down the Big Three. A Story of Wiping Out the Hole-in-the-Wall Wolves. January 7, 1896.

New York City gangster story.

964.

Prentiss Ingraham. Buffalo Bill's Decoy; or, The Arizona Crack-Shot. January 14, 1896.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 958 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 968.

Camp of surveyors, running a line from New Mexico to California. Action of story takes place in Arizona.

965.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Gold-Dust; or, Volcano Dan's Deserter. January 21, 1896.

Deadwood Dick aids a girl to recover a treasure in Mexico.

The eighty-ninth tale of the series.

966.

T. J. Flanagan. Fighting Jack Shubrick; or, The Dupe's Death-Trap. January 28, 1896.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 489; Half-dime Library, no. 966.

967.

J. C. Cowdrick. $1,000 Reward; or, The Rival Reporter's Sleek Scoop. A Story of Two Printer's Devil Detectives. February 4, 1896.

New York City.

968.

Prentiss Ingraham. Buffalo Bill's Rush-Ride; or, Sure-Shot, the High-Flyer. The Boy Pard of Diablo Dick. February 11, 1896.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 964 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 975.

"San Gabriel" settlement, New Mexico.

969.

William R. Eyster. The Girl Sport-Shadower; or, Clark's Close Shave. A Story of the Vigilantes' Chief at Touch-and-Go. February 18, 1896.

Running down the "Sacred Seven," somewhere in the "Wild West."

970.

Jo Pierce. Ahoy Abe, the Dock Sharp; or, The Parson Sport's Mysterious Mission. The Romance of a Shore Cruise for Sea Sharks. February 25, 1896.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 483; Half-dime Library, no. 970.

971.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Oath; or, The Clown of Paradise Park. A Romance of New Mexico. March 3, 1896.

No. 90 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

972.

T. J. Flanagan. Fighting Jack's Middies; or, Dandy Dick's Dash. A Story of the Constitution's Cruise. March 10, 1896.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 516; Half-dime Library, no. 972.

973.

J. C. Cowdrick. Bantam Billy, the Corker-Ferret; or, Dan Duncan's Double Drop. A Story of Detective Life in the Bowery. March 17, 1896.

New York City.

974.

William Perry Brown. Old Sant's Dark Deal; or, Miner Mat's Iron Grip. March 24, 1896.

Trouble in the Tennessee coal region.

975.

Prentiss Ingraham. Buffalo Bill's Rifle-Shots; or, The Buckskin Bravo's Lone Trail. March 31, 1896.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 968 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 981.

On the trail from Santa Fé to Fort Comanche, New Mexico.

976.

Ned St. Meyer. Plucky Dan, the Boy Spy Detective; or, A Greenhorn on Guard. A Story of what a Foundling Found. April 7, 1896.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 500; Half-dime Library, no. 976.

977.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Death Doom; or, The Boss Bully of Cold Canyon. April 14, 1896.

No. 91 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

"Cold Camp" and "Silver Bullet," somewhere out West.

978.

J. C. Cowdrick. Plucky Pat, the Street-Boy Detective; or, The Chinaman's Circus. April 21, 1896.

Locale is apparently New York City.

979.

Dan Brown. Jack, the Girl Shot; or, Sol Bunker, the Cowboy. April 28, 1896.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 310; Half-dime Library, no. 979.

980.

T. C. Harbaugh. Three Detective Pards; or, Nobby Nick's Big Game. May 5, 1896.

New York City.

981.

Prentiss Ingraham. Buffalo Bill's Fighting Five; or, The Black Lariat's Blot-Out. May 12, 1896.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 975 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 988.

A story of Colorado desperadoes.

No. 981 and all succeeding numbers were issued from 92 William Street.

982.

G. Waldo Browne. The Girl Storm-Pilot; or, The Death-Bell of the Reefs. A Romance of Sea, Coast and Iniquitous Imposture. May 19, 1896.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 524; Half-dime Library, no. 982.

983.

William R. Eyster. Banty Billy's Bonanza; or, The Bear-Tamer's Disguise. May 26, 1896.

Outlaws, miners, Navajo Indians, etc., somewhere in the Southwest.

984.

Harold Payne. Scaler Sam, Detective, of Hook and Ladder 6; or, Scorching the Sheeny Fire-Bugs. June 2, 1896.

985.

W. J. Hamilton. Gideon's Band; or, Jolly Jack in Mexico. June 9, 1896.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 285; Half-dime Library, no. 985.

986.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Best Card; or, Diamond Dell, the Sport. A Story of the Mystery of Church City. June 16, 1896.

No. 92 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

"Church City," a typical mining town out West.

987.

Jo Pierce. Paul, the Wharf-Rat; or, The Detective's Blind. A Story of the Seagrief Racket. June 23, 1896.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 534; Half-dime Library, no. 987.

988.

Prentiss Ingraham. Buffalo Bill's Lasso-Throwers; or, Shadow Sam's Short-Stop. A Romance of the Southwest. June 30, 1896.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 981and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 995.

New Mexico.

989.

J. C. Cowdrick. Bicycle Bob's Hot Scorch; or, Shaking Up the Street-Steerers. A Story of the Schoharie County Hayseed in New York. July 7, 1896.

New York City.

990.

Ed. A. Wicks. Sheriff Huntway of Montana; or, Steele Sharp Number One. The Mystery of a Double. July 14, 1896.

Found in: Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 316; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 544; Half-dime Library, no. 990.

991.

T. C. Harbaugh. Two Dudes from Doomed Camp; or, The One Armed Boss of Shakedown City. July 21, 1896.

Mining town in Mariposa Range, Colorado.

992.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr., at Gold Dust; or, Sport Harry's Blind. A Story of the Hungary Gulch Ghost. July 28, 1896.

No. 93 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

"Gold Gulch," Nevada. A mining town in which a Keeley Cure Institute is being opened.

993.

Howard M. Boynton. The Cadet-Detective's Hot Hustle; or, The West Point Rogues. August 4, 1896.

Found in: Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 308; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 560; Half-dime Library, no. 993.

994.

Jo Pierce. Billy Bowers' Street Scouts; or, Raiding the Rolling Rock. A Story of a Missing New York Boat-Clubman. August 11, 1896.

Boat Club robber and boy sleuths in New York City.

995.

Prentiss Ingraham. Buffalo Bill's Drop; or, Dead-Shot Ned, the Kansas Kid. August 18, 1896.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 988 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 1000.

Big Horn Mountains, Wyoming. A feud in Kansas. Each group leaves to be away from the other—then meet again in Wyoming.

996.

Howard M. Boynton. Two Reporter Detectives in Colorado; or, Buckskin Bob's Snap-Shot. A Romance of Colorado. August 25, 1896.

Found in: Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 290; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 549; Half-dime Library, no. 996.

997.

J. C. Cowdrick. Scorcher Sam, the Detective on Wheels; or, The Sensation at Washington Heights. September 1, 1896.

A New York City detective story.

998.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Big Play; or, The Bluff Game at Gold Ledge City. September 8, 1896.

No. 94 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

A bank robbery and a murdered cashier in Colorado (?).

999.

T. J. Flanagan. Jack Lang, the Privateer Rover; or, The Man of Many Names. A Romance of the Frigate "United States'" First Cruise. September 15, 1896.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 584; Half-dime Library, no. 999.