A Crown of Faith Chapter XVII Mystery Deepens
Leila awakes unsettled after a night of rumors and encounters at St Martha's. Dr Dundas, a burly surgeon, warns her not to trust Arthur Calthorpe and hints at hidden proofs of her birth and family, pressing dreams of wealth and fate. Miss Gregson links Dundas to the château mystery, suggesting Arthur is not what he seems and that a larger intrigue surrounds the Wycherlys and the Watson case.
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Miss Gregson
Leila
Ellen Watson
Arthur Calthorpe
Colonel Wycherly
St. Martha's College
Abbotshold
St. Martha's
St. Martha’s
Miss Jenny
Adonis
Dr. Dundas
Wycherly Hall
Science
Miss Leigh
Watson
Calthorpe
Mr. Calthorpe
Chateau Moreau
Ville
Stra
Highlands
United Kingdom
Beryl
Earl of
Leryl
Ella Wycherly
Eliza
Arur Calthorpe
Earl of Beryl
Bitter confession in a romantic governess tale
Miss Gregson laments love unreturned as she discerns Lionel's heart lies with Leila Leigh. Elisa Gregson weeps while Leila contemplates comforting the distressed governess, knowing Lionel's devotion is already spoken for. (To be continued.)
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Miss Gregson
Watson
Miss Pritchard
Leila Leigh
Elisa Gregson
Leila
Lionel
New York Hotels Offer Chaperons To Help Women Sightsee
The New York Tribune reports a hotel trial of female chaperons for women guests. A Chicago visitor kept a daily scrapbook of outings during a month under the plan, prompting expansion as a permanent service. The chaperon describes balancing guidance with energy, assisting shopping, meals, and visits.
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New York
The
New York Tribune
Chicago
Gilded Poverty In A Paris Tea Table Scene
In a Paris restaurant Miss Botham Edwards recounts Home Life in France. A tall hat frock coated gentleman, a government functionary or bond owner, visits monthly to supply toothpicks. He and his wife earn about three to eight dollars weekly and maintain appearances on that small sum.
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Marcel
Umbrella May Not Last If Kept in Case, Says Press
A Philadelphia Press quip notes an umbrella bought a week earlier vanished after three days despite never being used. The remark contrasts belief in careful storage with a thieves action in a brief, tongue in cheek item.
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Philadelphia Press
Suburban resident Demands Peddler Move On
A suburban resident tells a persistent peddler to move on and warns of whistling for the dog. The peddler counters, asking for a moment to reveal a bargain on whistles, selling a 2-cent item for a dime.
When I saw him last he was getting to be a regular grouch
Philadelphia Press quotes a dialog about a man who once believed everyone despised him and has since become aware that his view has changed. The exchange highlights personal mood shifts and public perception in a brief newspaper quote.
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Philadelphia Press
Letter Readership Delays Stir Foxed Reaction
A Detroit Free Press quip notes a correspondent sending the President's message and waiting for a reply, remarking that the recipient is likely still reading it. The tongue in cheek line captures wartime or political correspondence humor and public curiosity.
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Detroit Free Press
The Queesticaing Kid
A humorous exchange unfolds as a boy asks if water can flow while frozen and a parent replies in the Kansas City Times style with a playful twist on ice foes.
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Kansas City Times
Sunday School Lesson on Jesus Heals the Nobleman's Son
The lesson explains John’s Gospel supplements the other three, highlighting belief in God’s power visible through Jesus. It notes Jesus heals from a distance and urges practical faith in God’s fatherhood, with notes on Samaria and Nazareth reflecting on belief limits and understanding.
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Jesus
John
Matthew
Mark
Luke
Christ
Jerusalem
God
Church and Cleasy Faith Leaders and Sermon Sparks Debate
Alfred Farlow refutes rumors of a single successor to Mrs Eddy as head of the Christian Science Church. Rev Campbell questions literal feeding of the multitude and imagines Christ in London provoking church and state change. Rev McKay, disguise as gardener, converts 230 of 400 inmates at Pennsylvania State Reform School Morganza.
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Alfred Farlow
Christian Sciencee
Misiva
Eddy
Faith
August Stetson
New York
Stanmere
Ace
Christian Science Church
R. J. Campbell
City Temple
London
Christ
East End
Pittsburg
J. W. McKay
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Pennsylvania State Reform School
Morganza
McKay
Ref
Couhl
Earl of Yarmouth Loses Rich Wife in London Decree
Countess Alice Thaw of Pittsburgh secured a divorce in London court nullifying her marriage to the Earl of Yarmouth. The private hearing lasted about thirty minutes with no defense. The union, married less than five years, drew Pittsburg and New York attention amid Thaw family negotiations.
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Alice Thaw
London
Birrell Barnes
Countess of Yarmouth
Pittsburg
Earl of Yarmouth
Harry Kendall Thaw
Lord Yarmouth
Miss Thaw
Thaw
New York
Coal Miners Face Ten-Cent Wage Cut Plan
Leaders of Pittsburg district soft coal operators met to approve a ten cent per ton wage reduction for miners. A committee left for the Indianapolis convention to present the proposal to the miners and push the plan.
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Pittsburg
Indianapolis
Historic American Flag Sold at London Auction
A flag captured from the Chesapeake during the 1813 duel with the Shannon was bought by American buyers in London for 4250 dollars. The sale also included the Balaklava Charge order flag table bought for 1500 dollars, reportedly for American buyers.
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Chesapeake
London
J. P. Morgan
Light Brigade
Balaklava
Michigan constitutional convention sets pay and votes on suffrage
Delegates approved a salary of 800 dollars per term for legislators with 5 dollars a day for special sessions and 10 cents mileage. The convention voted to deny women the right to vote despite pro suffrage debate. Proposals on felony costs, franchise limits, and a mortgage tax were debated and many measures were tabled or defeated.
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Solons
Michigan
Lower
Upper Peninsula
Richard Flannigan
Norway
Committee On
Barbour
Wayne
Milnes and
Hemans
Proposals for 1924 general constitution revision and districting
A plan to revise the constitution in 1924 and every sixteen years after was agreed, with 96 delegates (three per senatorial district) and voter submission by the Legislature as needed. Minority representation failed. The existing 32 senators and 100 representatives remain. An attempted city districting reform was blocked by Delegate Simons through an amendment preserving current districting.
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Simons
Constitutional convention payroll plan eyed for 300000
After review with the Attorney General and the Governor, Auditor General Bradley revised his order on no pay after January 31 for constitutional convention employees. A study of the laws will allow pay to workers, but a reduced force will be kept to finish routine work. Estimated session expenses approach 300000 dollars.
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Bradley
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