Shadow of a Doubt on a swampy camp romance
Janet faces betrayal and gossip during a lakeside outing with Rexell and Mrs. Ashford. A panther attack and a shipwreck heighten danger, while hidden feelings surface as Janet learns Rexell’s loyalty amid flirtations. Gertrude Allen and Jack Andrews reveal a playful, ongoing drama wrapping Janet’s hurt into resolve.
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Daily Story Pub. Co
Janet
Jack Andrews
Magh Rexell
Mrs. Ashford
Rexel
Mr. Rexell
Rexell
Darling
Gertrude Allen
Hugh
Gertrude
Andrews
Jack
Land of the humming bird and Trinidad lake asphalt scene
A written tour description of Trinidad’s lake asphalt industry depicts visitors arriving at a hotel then watching workers dig tar coal near a lake. The scene follows a chain of tubs to ships at a pier, with daily yields of two to three hundred tons conveyed to awaiting vessels.
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Trinidad
Brighton Pier
Trinidad Lake
New York Post
Model Tenement Houses Plan Wins First Prize
Three hundred plans were submitted in a New York architects competition for model tenement houses. The winner will be used immediately, featuring fireproof construction, 70 percent ground occupancy, and 80 percent light and air. Each room has outer air windows, apartments with private halls and baths, play grounds, drying chambers, and storage. Rentals projected at $1 per week per room.
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New York
Judges Need Not Be Lawyers In Colorado County Courts
In Colorado county court judges need not be lawyers. appeals show reversal in nearly half the cases. Courts often reach equity, but technical errors and suspected unscrupulous lawyers trap outcomes.
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Colorado
Erros
Oxford undergraduate millhand wins £80 scholarship
An 28 year old Lancashire millhand, married, studied after factory hours with free libraries and university extension lectures to win an £80 yearly scholarship at Oxford. He stood among the university’s undergraduates by persistent self study and access to public and university resources.
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Oxford
McDonald to Lead Guyaquil Quito Railroad Project
James P. McDonald, a New York contractor, is chosen to head the vast railroad across the Andes from Guayaquil to Quito. The 300 mile route requires about 25 million dollars, with work at elevations up to 14,000 feet and 1,500 workers expanding to 6,500 native laborers. 20 American engineers accompany the project. In London Rev John Alexander Dowie launches a fundraising campaign for his Christian Catholic movement, attacking the Church of England and clashing with attendees over questions.
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James P. McDonald
New York
Andees
Guyaquil
Quito
McDonald
Horn
University of Tennessee
Richard Harding Davis
Soldiers of Fortune
Mr. McDonald
Dowie
London
John Alexander Dowie
Canterbury
Church of England
Daring Insurance Swindle Reaches Chicago Arrests
Dr August M Unger F Wayland Brown and Frank H Smiley were arrested in Chicago amid an insurance fraud plot tied to the death of Miss Marie Defenbach 23. The trio allegedly conspired to take life and health policies totaling 15000 and planned Smiley as the intended husband beneficiary. All three are held on 15000 bail each for conspiracy to defraud insurance companies.
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Chicago
August M. Unger
F. Wayland Brown
Frank H. Smiley
Unger
Marie Defenbach
Miss Defenbach
Artem
Edward Maher
Mooney & Boland Detective Agency
Brown
Smiley
New York Life Insurance Company
Canadian Order of Foresters
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Maher
Women Vote Movement Shifts Tides in Western States
Article discusses women over 21 in Colorado Utah Wyoming and Idaho gaining presidential voting rights. It notes Idaho’s first participation this year and suggests Colorado Utah and Wyoming show voter indifference. It credits suffrage with calmer booths and higher candiate decency while predicting uncertain outcomes due to sentiment driven voting. Mrs. I G Clarke of Denver cited as a leading figure among women politicians.
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Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
I. G. Clarke
Women's Democratic Club of
Denver
End of a Romance in Illinois Niece Seeks Divorce
Mrs Vita Passo daughter of former Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mulkey asks for dissolution of marriage to Edward Passo ranchman of San Angelo Texas. They met in San Angelo a year ago and married after a secret Kentucky ceremony. She regrets the match while he remains devoted sending gifts and planning a public Catholic wedding set for October 23.
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Vita Passo
Mulkey
Illinois Supreme Court
Edward Passo
San Angelo
Tex
Misa Mulkey
Metropolis
Passo
Pandeah
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