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Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper Hints
Complete Set of Clues
NOTE: I numbered these clues solely for reference purposes in the hints below this list. There is no inherent order.
1) The "News in Brief and Oddities" compartment doesn't contain blue envelopes (Administrative Note)
2) The "Politics" compartment contains blue envelopes (Administrative Note)
3) The "Personalities" compartment contains blue envelopes (Administrative Note)
4) The "Economy" compartment contains blue envelopes (Administrative Note)
5) The "News in Brief and Oddities" compartment is made of new wood (Repair Bill)
6) The "World" and "Society" compartments are both full or nearly so (Director's Letter)
7) The "Police and Law" compartment is under the "World" compartment (Director's Letter)
8) The "Culture" compartment is under the "Society" compartment (Director's Letter)
9) The "News in Brief and Oddities" compartment is on the top row (Note in Pencil)
10) The "Police and Law" compartment is on the bottom row (Note in Pencil)
11) The "Weather" compartment is empty, or nearly so (Note in Pencil)
12) The "Politics" and "Society" compartments are next to each other (A Journalist's Letter)
13) The "Sports" compartment is under the "Economy" compartment (A Journalist's Letter)
14) The "Personalities" compartment is at either the left or right end of a row (A Journalist's Letter)
15) The "Frontpage" compartment is the top left one (A Journalist's Letter)
16) The "Inventions and Sciences" compartment is above the "Politics" compartment, or vice versa (Letter to Fernand)
17) The "Society" compartment is to the right of the "Politics" compartment (Letter to Fernand)
18) The "Society" and "Economy" compartments are next to each other (Letter to Fernand)
