The Leeds Mercury
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
The Leeds Mercury was a weekly then daily British newspaper published in Leeds (West Yorkshire) published from 1718 to 1923, then acquired by the Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper Company Limited (Yorkshire Post), but it continued to be published as a separate title until 26 november 1939, after which a combined paper was published as the Yorkshire Post with the Mercury name kept as a subtitle for some years.
In 1879 and 1892, the newspaper published 1 short story and 1 letter written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
By Conan Doyle in The Leeds Mercury
1879
- 06.09.1879 : The Mystery of Sasassa Valley (short story in the weekly supplement)
1892
- 31.12.1892 : The Chicago Exhibition and British Regimental Bands (letter)
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- In The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901) : Holmes confessed that once when he was very young he confused The Leeds Mercury with the Western Morning News, speaking about recognizing newspaper article types. (642)
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1893
- 07.10.1893 : Dr. Conan Doyle's Experiences
- 16.11.1893 : Visit of Dr. Conan Doyle to Leeds (report of lecture)
- 04.12.1893 : Facts about Fiction (report of lecture)
- 09.12.1893 : The Prize Ring (quote)
1894
- 19.09.1894 : The Cast of A Story of Waterloo
- 22.09.1894 : Mr. Irving in a New Play
- 15.12.1894 : Diseases in Fiction
1895
- 27.03.1895 : What Do Boys Read?
1896
- 03.04.1896 : A Glimpse of Lord Cromer
- 10.04.1896 : From Cairo to Akasheh
- 24.10.1896 : Conan Doyle on the True Education of Boys
- 10.12.1896 : Lord Roberts Among the Literati
1899
- 18.05.1899 : The Question of Criticism (quote)
1900
- 06.07.1900 : The Army Hospital Arrangements
- 10.09.1900 : Edinburgh (Central Division)
- 28.09.1900 : Dr. Conan Doyle, Unionist candidate
- 05.10.1900 : Fortune of the Polls
- 01.11.1900 : Dr. Conan Doyle and the Boers
- 13.11.1900 : The Author's Club: Conan Doyle on the War
- 17.12.1900 : Lord Dundonald with the Vagabonds
1901
- 02.02.1901 : Napoleon's Battle Secret
- 12.02.1901 : Dr. Conan Doyle on the Hospitals
- 11.03.1901 : Testimonial to Dr. Conan Doyle
- 26.03.1901 : Dr. Conan Doyle, honorary member of St. Mary's Chapel Lodge of Freemason
- 23.10.1901 : Prospectus: Directorate of Raphael Tucks and Sons
- 28.10.1901 : Prospectus: Raphael Tucks and Sons
- 25.11.1901 : Sherlock Holmes (review)
- 04.12.1901 : Dr. Conan Doyle and the War
1902
- 17.01.1902 : The British Case in South Africa
- 22.01.1902 : Dr. Conan Doyle debut as a company director
- 05.02.1902 : Dr. Conan Doyle's Pamphlet
- 13.02.1902 : Dr. Conan Doyle's Patriotic Work
- 08.03.1902 : Germany and the War
- 12.03.1902 : Discrediting Continental Calumnies
- 12.04.1902 : Dr. Conan Doyle's Pamphlet
- 04.06.1902 : Dr. Conan Doyle, chairman at the dinner of the Author's Club
- 25.06.1902 : M.C.C. vs Derbyshire (cricket)
- 26.06.1902 : Coronation Honours: Knighthoods
- 28.06.1902 : The King's List of Honours
- 05.07.1902 : With Pen and Pencil: Some Prominent Recipients of Honours (4 ill.)
- 20.09.1902 : Edinburgh University received from Sir Conan Doyle a cheque for £1000
- 30.09.1902 : A Liberal M.P.: Not to Seek Re-Election
- 09.10.1902 : Sir A. Conan Doyle's Politics
- 28.10.1902 : The Great Boer War (review)
1903
- 13.11.1903 : Queen's Theatre: "Sherlock Holmes" (review)
- 10.03.1903 : An Author's Record Remuneration
- 25.03.1903 : Sir A. Conan Doyle at the War Inquiry
- 09.06.1903 : Resuscitation of Sherlock Holmes
- 27.10.1903 : Adventures of Gerard (review)
- 14.11.1903 : "Sherlock Holmes" in a new role
1904
- 23.04.1904 : Conan Doyle: A Pen-and-Ink Portrait, by Haldane MacFall (in weekly supplement)
- 29.11.1904 : Warships, Smugglers and the Law
1905
- 11.04.1905 : The Return of Sherlock Holmes (review)
- 10.06.1905 : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was fined £5
- 24.07.1905 : The King's Prize. Won by a Surrey Man
- 29.07.1905 : My Greatest Cases, by Ex. Detective Inspector John Sweeney
- 07.10.1905 : Mistakes of Authors
- 28.10.1905 : A Sherlock Holmes' Prophecy (quote)
1906
- 03.01.1906 : Judged Out of His Own Mouth
- 05.03.1906 : Brigadier Gerard: New Farce by Sir Conan Doyle
- 29.05.1906 : Sherlock Holmes at the Grand
- 05.07.1906 : Death of Lady Doyle
- 10.08.1906 : Diamond Island. Romantic Treasure Hunt
- 24.08.1906 : Brigadier Gerard at Leeds Grand
- 25.08.1906 : Brigadier Gerard at Leeds (2 photos)
- 28.08.1906 : Mr. Lewis Waller at the Grand: Brigadier Gerard
- 05.09.1906 : Treasure Seekers: The Mysterious Voyage of the Xema
- 09.10.1906 : The Xema Fiasco
- 11.10.1906 : "Stone" Bulldogs
1907
- 15.01.1907 : The Edalji Case: Public Inquiry Probable
- 19.01.1907 : The Edalji Case: Reply form the Home Office
- 19.01.1907 : How Trials are Conducted
- 11.02.1907 : The Edalji Case: Home Office Committee of Inquiry
- 05.03.1907 : Illness of Sir A. Conan Doyle
- 10.07.1907 : Sherlock Holmes Engaged
- 10.07.1907 : Sir A. Conan Doyle's Engagement (1 photo)
- 16.07.1907 : The Lost Regalia: Sherlock Holmes Offers His Services
- 23.08.1907 : Horse-Maiming Outrage: Mr. George Edalji Interviewed
- 29.08.1907 : Wyrley Cattle-Maiming: Sherlock Holmes Says he Knows the Criminal
- 31.08.1907 : Great Wyrley Outrages: Difficulty of Detecting the Criminal
- 02.09.1907 : The Maiming Maniac
- 03.09.1907 : Sir A. Conan Doyle
- 19.09.1907 : 'Sherlock Holmes' Married (1 photo)
- 19.09.1907 : "Sherlock Holmes" on His Career (")
- 04.11.1907 : The Sultan Honours Sir Conan Doyle
- 19.11.1907 : A Leeds Recital
1909
- 14.01.1909 : Sir Conan Doyle's Health
- 16.06.1909 : The Fires of Fate: New Play by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- 20.07.1909 : Bisley Shooting: The Conan Doyle
- 28.09.1909 : Sir A. Conan Doyle and the Congo
- 13.10.1909 : The British Antarctic Expedition
- 01.11.1909 : Rubber and Blood: Sir A. Conan Doyle and the Congo
- 11.11.1909 : An Official Disclaimer
- 28.12.1909 : Stirring Drama: Sir A. Conan Doyle's New Play
- 28.12.1909 : The Prize Ring on the Stage
1910
- 06.06.1910 : New Sherlock Holmes Play
- 03.08.1910 : Miscarriage of Justice
- 15.09.1910 : Mr. George and Liberal Christianity
- 28.09.1910 : New Theology Conference
1911
- 25.02.1911 : Memorials Surfeit
- 21.03.1911 : The Speckled Band at the Grand
- 27.05.1911 : The Morel Testimonial
- 06.07.1911 : Prince Henry's Motor Tour
- 24.07.1911 : Incidents at Harrogate
- 16.11.1911 : Virtues of Boxing: Sir Conan Doyle's Defence of the Sport
1912
- 18.04.1912 : American Novelist Lost
- 20.07.1912 : Bisley and the Olympic Games
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