Mystery House on the Street of Pages Draws Crew
Rudolph Van Vechten investigates the House of Mystery across from the Powhatan club where strangers enter 1313 and a man is found dead. Tom Phinney sails a yacht, spots suspects, and is captured while Paige Carew’s purse ties the case to the active pursuit by Detective Flint and the Wall Street figure Theodore Van Vechten. A masked girl aids Tom’s escape yet conceals her identity.
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Rudolph van Vechten
Powhatan Club
House of Mystery
van Vechten
Tom Phinney
Hts
Paige Carew
Wohan
Tom
van Veehten
Vhnt
Cal- Us
Jessie
Theodore van Vechten
Wall Street
Tron
Flint
Van
Kidnaping Plot Seen in Theodora Van Vechten Case
In Book II Chapter IV detective Flint presents a theory of a kidnaping plot around Miss Carew. He argues four callers, an ad venture, and a purse link the mystery to a base of operations near 1313 while Van Vechten weighs motives, loyalties, and a veiled witness as night falls and plans form to involve relatives.
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Miss Carew
Paige
van Vechten
Mr. Flint
Algo
Daily Papers
van Veelsten
Mrs. Devereaux
Miss Caran
Ualso
Mr. van Vechten
Flint
Meeting Pending Promises In Fall Gatherings
A dialogue of two pairs exchanging invitations to meet, dine, see a show, and visit, with plans to reconnect in the fall or early winter. The exchange ends noting the phrase some time often means no concrete plan and that they do not follow through.
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Gladys
Mr. Throckmorton
Charity and its two kinds explained in a 19th century view
The piece divides charity into public and private forms. Public charity covers salaried staff and a subscription Hat while private charity is what remains after surplus is allocated. It mentions a genuine charity type that is rarely advertised in newspapers and thus little is known about it.
Morgan Memorial Candle to Stand in Vatican for All Souls Day
A 400 pound 16 foot candle being made by A Ajello & Bros in New York will stand in Rome at the Vatican and be lit annually on All Souls Day in memory of J Pierpont Morgan. The candle requires 16 dipping cycles and a 25 foot derrick to form and lift the wax.
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Vatican
Rome
New York
A. Ajello & Bros
All Souls
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Candle of Kirals: A Memorial Candle for Morgan Endowed
A carved memorial candle blends a tapering wick with uniform burning. Artists painted Morgan and flowers in oil and crafted a relief base. Italian Benevolent Society of Jerasy City bought it for fifteen hundred dollars as a tribute to a great financier and benefactor.
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Hhandlers
Morgan
Italana
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Jerasy City
Extras and Groceries Worth More Than Puddings
Mr Nuwed complains about high grocery bills for two. Mrs Nuwed says she saves by using bread crumbs for puddings. He notes bread crumbs cost about five dollars in other items to improve flavor. Dialogue whimsical from Puck.
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Mr. Nuwed
They Both Get It in Hazy Editorial Sketch
A fragment from The Pelican notes divergent judgment styles about mistakes. It mentions Red Cross Gall Blue whitening clothes and an all good grocery, with Adv Blushing linked to a grass widow's complexion.
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the Pelican
Red Cross
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