On August 7th…

August 7, 1888: Jim Browner mailed two severed ears to S. Cushing. [CARD]
August 7, 1903: Professor Presbury took Lowenstein’s elixir of life for the fifth time. [CREE]

On August 2nd…

August 2, 1898: The fifth Dancing Men (Message: “Come Elsie”) appeared. [DANC]
August 2, 1914: Baron Von Herling congratulated Von Bork on his successful espionage. [LAST]
August 2, 1914: “Altamont” (AKA Sherlock Holmes) handed over the book disclosing British naval signals (AKA Practical Handbook of Bee Culture) to Von Bork. [LAST]
August 2, 1914: Holmes and Watson captured Von Bork. [LAST]

On July 30th…

July 30, 1889: At 2 a.m., Joseph Harrison attempted to break into Phelps’s bedroom. [NAVA]

July 30, 1889: —Watson and Percy Phelps returned to London. [NAVA]

July 30, 1898: The third Dancing Men (Message: “Come Elsie”) appeared. [DANC]

On July 29th…

July 29, 1909: Fitzroy McPherson was killed by the Cyanea capillata. [LION]

July 29, 1889: Holmes and Watson visited Percy Phelps at Briarbrae. [NAVA]

On July 26th…

July 26, 1889: Percy Phelps recovered from Brain Fever. [NAVA]

July 26, 1898: The second Dancing Men (Message: “Am Here, Abe Slaney”) appeared. [DANC]

On July 17th…

July 17, 1888: Holmes told Colonel Ross that Silver Blaze had killed John Straker. [SILV]

July 17, 1888: Silver Blaze won the Wessex Cup. [SILV]

July 17, 1889: An inquest into the death of Eduardo Lucas was held. [SECO]