Spy Major in Elmhurst Capers During Valley Forge Era
Major Lawrence son of Virginia judge is captured after a perilous disguise as a British officer. He is held at Elmhurst by Peter the loyal servant while British troops approach. Lawrence awaits fate amid a foraging loyalist lodge with the mysterious Lady of the Blended Rose.
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Lawrence
Lawnce
Virginia
Ashington
Valley Forge
Mortimer
Grant
Cate Grant
Lawrence Rulny
Minute Men
Rant
Delavan
Elmhurst
Peter
Graybeard
A Loyalist Home Affects Rebel Foragers at Elmhurst
Captain Grant and his Hessian soldiers seek shelter at Elmhurst after foraging, while Peter and the narrator debate hospitality and the fate of Eric. Grant reveals he suspects Eric’s presence nearby and questions the house’s loyalty as a refuge for exhausted troops.
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Philadelphia
Grant
Peter
Alfred Grant
Swanson
Elmhurst
Clinton
Jersey
Nighttime pursuit and tense debate in Captain Grant's house
A parolee vows to search Captain Grant's father's home for Eric. The lieutenant rejects any friendship, suspects Eric is hidden there, and contemplates room-by-room search as Grant plans escape. Washington spies and a royal offer for Eric's arrest heighten the danger. (TO BE CONTINUED)
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Jerseys
Grant
Eric
Loy
Washington
Howe
Amazon rubber forests promise vast unseen riches for Brazils
Dr. Louis Weiss spoke at the International Rubber Exhibition in New York about the Amazon region in Brazil. He described virgin rubber forests, the Amazonas state as the top rubber producer, and the extensive unexplored areas along the Amazon and its tributaries.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
iIn
Amazon
Grand Central Palace
Louis Weiss
Amazonas
Texas
Funeral plea for debt sparks muted response in Budapest
In a Budapest village funeral, the best friend of a late villager asked mourners to honor the deceased by repaying a 100 franc loan. His appeal to collect funds to keep the memory unblemished drew no clear reaction from the audience.
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Budapest
Lemeshvar
Hungary
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Queen's Rangers
Hessians
Light Dragoons
Mount Holly
New York
Leutenant
Africa
Rivera
Stentor Guaribas
Tropics
Amazon River
Bier
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