Escaping from the House Ends in Narrow Escape
Severn and a girl flee a house after Harris is killed by Waldron. They plot to turn Waldron’s suspicions toward the Russian, shadow him, and slip past a guard smoking in the hall. The plan hinges on one of them breaking away first while the other holds off pursuers.
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Severn
Harris
Waldron
Gasper Wine
Alva
Wine
Iron Foundry
Tier
Imny
George
Ivan
Eight Range Case of Cavena Illustrations by Randall Parrish
A tense pursuit unfolds as a shadowy confrontation ends in a violent clash in a hall. The narrator escapes through a locked door, joins a cabby, and recalls a grim Jersey murder connected to a bruising night of danger and pursuit through city streets.
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Aveil
Randall Parrish
Colmar Building Clues Point to Gasper Wine Mystery
In the Colmar Building on Broad Street I pursue a lead from the Alva case. I identify Gasper Wine as a key figure linked to the murder and robbery and decide to shadow Waldron for leverage. An elevator sighting of three men hints at a larger scheme and a potential second location above.
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Alva
Waldron
Colmar
Broad Street
Wall
Thad
Mutual Investment Company
Gasper Wine
Gasper
Jersey Ducks
Ivan Waldron
Local Notice on Mail Matter Classification
Friday June entered as second class mail matter in Bessemer Michigan under act of March 3 1879.
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Bessemer
Michigan
Carmen Oklahoma bans large billboards in town
Frank A. Salter, editor of the Carmen Headlight, led a city council move to outlaw billboards larger than six by eight feet or within six hundred feet of any building. The rule aims to remove unsightly signs from Carmen and protect rural views, arguing locals gain no benefit fromoutsiders marketing here.
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United States
Carmen
Okla
Frank A. Salter
Salter
We Beat the English at Golf in a Genteel Jest
An American note humorously concedes that English players have outplayed the U S at golf. It quips that the English may rejoice in this unlikely victory and muses on the idea that Americans might someday tire of relentless progress to enjoy leisure and golf.
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England
Cockey
Worth a Trial Reflect on Rest for the Brain
After a day of work, take an hour of reflection away from business. Planning home improvements offers relaxation and mental renewal. Constant focus on business dulls perception and tires the mind, while rest restores vitality like watering grass.
Sweet Pickle Candy Makers Face Deflation Woes
At an Atlantic City convention candy makers discuss the business tragedy of deflation. They note 30 cent sugar in 20 cent candy and widespread inventory losses, while farmers and other industries face similar declines. Most manufacturers expect to adapt and push for future production and sales.
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Atlantic City
Training the Boys in Michigan State School Military Drill
The Michigan State Trooper describes two months of military training for boys at the State Industrial School in Lansing. Governor Groesbeck supported the program, informing Major Robert E. Marsh of the State Police, aiming to improve care for wards of the state.
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Lansing
Michigan State Police
Michigan
Alex. J. Groesbeck
Robert E. Marsh
Young cadets drill with rival esprit and improved morale
Captain C. J. Scavarda leads troops Doyle Pratt O Riordan and Tubbs in drill competitions. Each company and platoon vies to show the makings of a good little soldier, boosting physique morale and overall attitude and study effort among the boys.
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C. J. Scavarda
Doyle
Pratt
O'Riordan
Tubbs
Five Billion Dollars In Context Of Power Growth
The Illinois Public Utility Bulletin explains five billion dollars in invested electric industry assets. It compares the sum to building 600000 homes, lighting Texas, purchasing the Panama Canal, or creating 1000 submarines, and notes national output around 45000000000 kilowatt hours. It highlights rapid growth since 1882 and total investments rising to 35000000000.
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America
Chicago
Connecticut
San Francisco
New York
Navy
United States
Texas
Illinois Public Utility Bulletin
The Senior Class Play at Rex Theater
A narrator plans to attend the Senior Class play at Rex on Tuesday night after buying a four bit ticket. He mentions a firm resolution to stop dancing and recalls a stroll with Bernie Prost along Sophia Street, noting a rare sight of Bernie walking rather than riding Dewey's jitney bus. He muses that any luck he has will be the luck of the Irish, meaning bad luck.
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the Rex
Sophia Street
Bernie Prost
Bernie
Dewey
Unemployment Up Half of One Percent in May
A reader jokes that the May unemployment rise by 0.5 percent mirrors a personal beer argument, suggesting a playful dispute over data versus opinions. The remark frames a modest jobless increase as a point of humor amid economic talk.
What Is Life to You A Verse About Perspective
A poem contrasts life meanings across roles from preacher to gambler, merchant to teacher. It frames life as a sermon, jest, money, rest, trial, song, patient care, battle, school, trade, and a long vacation, ending with a call to personal definition.
Hen-pecked Henry Rooster Spooks Ford in Road Scene
A humorous closing line sees a woman call a man hen-pecked as a rooster frightens a Ford off the road. The vignette captures a quirky rural moment with light teasing and a comic animal interruption.
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Henry
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Perand
Hiro
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Jersey
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Bill
Durkee
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