Mystery House Events Entangle Van Vechten and Friends
In New York a sequence centers on the House of Mystery across from the Powhatan club. Rudolph van Vechten and Tom Phinney chase clues, witness a death, and uncover ties to Paige Carew and a London message. The patrol confronts Cal lis and other suspects as Planer Bonner and Willard links surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph van Vechten
Letsura
Powhatan Club
van Vechten
Tom Phinney
Palgs‘Carew
Tom
Flint
House of Mystery
Mr. Callis
Tom Fa
Jessie
Theodore van Vechten
Wall Street
Tron
Paige Carew
Van
London
Milas Carew
Mrs. Devereaux
New York
John Callis
Callis
Maiden Lane
Mr. Brownlow
Lelf
Brownlow
Tom Phinney Lands a Chance to Captain the Kohinur
Tom Phinney visits Brownlow for a secret charter proposal to crew the Kohinur. Brownlow fears discovery but agrees the deal is honest and seeks top officers. Tom secures Phil Mercer and Cox the engineer and heads toward the Claremont for final aboarding instructions.
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Brownlow
Tom
Phinney
Hecht
Mr. Phinney
Claremont
Kohtnur
Hudson
Claremont Landing
Earth
Phil Mercer
Shanghai
Sis
Mercer
Annapolis
Cox
Phil
van Vechten
Ramsey
Kenmore
Claremont’s Landing
Kohlnur
Nuisances in Daily Life Highlighted by Social Etiquette
The Woman's Home Companion article "Little Courtesies of Social Life" lists common nuisances in private and public settings. It cites people who read aloud while others converse, discuss others unknowingly, interrupt stories, or eagerly top conclusions with contrived remarks. It urges personal effort to curb bad breeding.
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Brownlow
Tom
Woman's Home Companion
Mark
Meio
Mais Ag
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post Office
Ther
Quiry
Post Office Department
United States Treasury
Philosophy wise ease of taking versus parting
A brief aphorism attributed to Prok reportedly contrasts the ease of taking things philosophically with the difficulty of parting from them, hinting at a practical mindset over moral sentiment.
Immigration Restriction Bill Faces Senate Obstacles
Washington report notes Senate delays on Burnett immigration restriction amid political calculations ahead of elections. Coverage cites debates over literacy tests and defective aliens, plus a parallel anti trust push and a proposed rail mail pay reform.
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George Clinton
Washington
Senate
Burnett
Alabama
House
Committee On Immigration of the American Genetic Association
United States
Alexander Dance
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Irving Fisher
Yale University
Prescott F. Hall
Boston
Robert D. C. Ward
Harvard University
New York City
E. K. Sprague
United States Public Health Service
Wilson
House of Representatives
White House
Wil
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Acrose
Labor
Congress
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Webb
Clayton
North Carolina
Committee On Judiciary
House Ou Representatives
Hobson
Underwood
Oscar W
Merrimac
Jonathan Bourat, Jr
Oregon
Richardson
Delaware
Bankhead
John W Weeks
Massachusetts
Tuttle
New Jersey
Liord
Missouri
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