Mystery era of San Francisco thriller unfolds
Gilles Dudley arrives to aid his mysterious friend Henry Wilton. A morgue reveal shows Wilton dead, leaving Dudley to impersonate him and protect a hidden boy. Threads of danger, Chinatown peril, and a stock scheme weave through a tense pursuit and deceit. Dudley rescues a woman, discovers romance, and confronts a ruthless adversary Meeker as events race toward Livermore and a dangerous hotel standoff.
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Gilles Dudley
San Francisco
Henry Wilton
Dudley
Gnaike
Wilton
San Tn
Knapp
Giles Dudley
Moriher Borton
Flo van
Tim Terrill
Darby Meeker
Buela
Chinatown
Terrill
Luella
Giles
Carson
Oles
Block Exchange
Crown Diamond
Omega
Decker
Lucila Knapp
Mother Borton
Livermore
Unseen foes confront a guarded dwelling in a tense stand
In a storm bound night a narrator guards a boy and two men in a hotel while unknown assailants attack. Porters struggle with intruders as a tense defiance builds and the Wolf-like growl signals a looming confrontation. The boy and guards hold the line as gunfire nears and a twisted plan unfolds.
Gold in the North and Lapland’s auriferous river region
The article describes northern gold fields centering on the Ivalo River in Lapland where dredging has reached 300 feet to map ore flow. A US founded company found four pounds worth $1,600, with a 123 grain nugget, while three firms, including the Ivalo Company, operate in the area near Jes Kultala built in 1871 by the Finnish government for gold washing.
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Lapland
Ivale
United States
Ivaio
Ivalo Company
Jes Kultala
How Stars Spend Their Incomes Revealed In Anecdotes
A look at how top actors spend money reveals tastes for books, flowers, curios, and tailored wardrobes. Francis Wilson buys rare volumes, John Drew indulges servants and dressers, Eddie Foy jokes about perpetual debt, Billie Burke loves flowers, and others collect oddities and hats while managing public personas.
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Francis Wilson
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
John’ Drew
Eddie Foy
Kiddie
Billie Burke
Ivitzi Scheff
Hoodoo and luck shadow Hammerstein’s new Philadelphia opera house
Oscar Hammerstein feared his hoodoo would strike at the opening of his Philadelphia opera house. A stagehand fell from a scaffold and broke an arm, but the famed impresario’s mascot chair remained on the wings and no other injuries occurred during the opening night.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Philadelphia
Hoodeo
New ‘York
Andrew Jackson
Manhattan Opera House
Carmen
Mr. Hammenstein
Rosie
Harlem
Rosenthal
Had Enough Damages and the Irish Lawyer Tale
Andrew Mack, a versatile American actor, recounts a tale about an Irish company member who broke his leg in a railroad accident. He was advised to sue for damages, but quips that he already has damage enough, and instead insists on suing for repairs.
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San Francisco
Doddridge Knapp
Duddridge Knapp
Lockhart
Brown
Wilson
Abrams
Darby
Andrew Mack
Bure
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Fale Ashe Kalcqit
Thad
Mr. Meeker
Meeker
Porter
Mizhugh
CPLA
Solingly
Wainwright
Fitzhigh
Tom Terrill
Fitzhugh
Wainwight
Puss Ennie Browl
Loeks
Fritzi Scheff
Margaret Ilington
Misa
Tilington
Elsie Janis
Janis
Elsie
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