The Telepathic Pick-Up story
A man invents a sort of radio that allows him to hear other peoples' thoughts.
5 total · 3 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| brother and brother | major | Dr. Spalding used his radio apparatus to listen to his brother Tom's thoughts as Tom was being executed in the electric chair. |
| capital punishment | major | We heard the inner thoughts of a man who was being executed in the electric chair. |
| mind reading technology | major | Dr. Spalding invented a radio apparatus that could be used to tune in on other peoples' thoughts. He used the device to hear the thoughts of his brother as he was being executed in the electric chair. |
| electricity | minor | According to Brant, Dr. Spalding was an eminent scientist who had "conquered the field of electricity" and had given "countless electrical inventions to the world". Dr. Spalding's invention featured in this story was a radio apparatus that could be used to tune in on other peoples' thoughts. |
| theft | minor | Dr. Spalding's brother Tom sunk to "the lowest level of the underworld" after having been wanted over the embezzlement of 50,000 dollars. |