Murder in the Snow At Arlington Towers
Reggie uncovers a bloodstained penknife with initials G E while questioning Guy about a murder. Guy destroys the knife while denying involvement, and the brothers confront a rift as Reggie suspects a crime while Guy insists on protecting Audrey and Hilda.
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Stroma of Jight
Guy Mrskine
Uris
Guy
G. BE
Ellinghan
George
Audrey
Tiny
Arlington Towers
Reggie
Halloa
Autrey
Reggie Faces Heartbreak and Plans a Cold Exit
In his cold Waterloo room at midnight Reggie broods over Audrey and a broken engagement. He wrestles with writing a cruelly truthful letter while vowing to cut England off and build a life abroad avoiding Guy. He drafts and discards lines, torn between love and ruthlessly honest renunciation.
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Reggie
Inner Temple
Arlington
Waterloo
Audrey
London
England
Guy
Ellingham
Noted Claim in House Over Murder Evidence
A character reflects on a possible action by another regarding evidence in a murder, conceding if the roles were reversed the other would not be blamed and stating financial mercy for the other party. The dialogue hints at loyalty and moral choices within a contentious incident.
Beers for a Cosset Lamb at London Exhibitions
In London slums Millais and Waterlow paintings draw crowds including workers and children. A labor leader Mr Keir Hardie tours the show and asks about a lamb being fed from a bottle, provoking a chorus of beer as the answer in a World To-Day report.
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London
Waterlow
Keir Marvdie
M. P
Return from Abyssinia Brings Duke Harrar to Ellis
William H. Ellis, a New York broker, returns from Abysinia with the Harrar dukedom and says he is glad to be home. He notes the personal column in his newspaper amuses him, citing a humorous item about Alonzo returning to Matilda and a piano described as gold.
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William H. Ellis
New York
Abysinia
Harrar
Menelik
Mr Ellis
Daily Press
Alonzo
Matilda
Misadventure in Love Leads to Swift Marriage
A humorous note from the Chicago News reports Miss Olde and Reggy Sapp wed after a whirlwind courtship. He sought a medium to learn her age before Ruby married him, claiming love at first sight and quick union.
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Pearl
Miss Olde
Reggy Sapp
Ruby
Chicago News
Most men are made by their enemies and marred by themselves
A reflective aphorism notes that character is shaped by adversaries and personal choices, suggesting inner flaws and external challenges define a man more than fate.
Daring Gloucester Fishermen Battle Arctic Perils
Montreal Herald recounts Gloucester Maine and its fleet facing the Arctic dangers near Labrador and Greenland. It profiles captains courageous, crews in dories, ice floes, fogs, and the wrecks that claim many lives. Memorials honor fallen seamen and families endure.
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Labrador
Greenland
Iceland
United States
Gloucester
Mass
Newfoundland
Hudson Bay
Arctic
Tee
St. John’s Harbor
Tabrador
Bette Wases
Montreal Herald
Father Ballou and the Methuen Universalists in a Dining Room
A misfire of sociability ends with Mrs Brown challenging Mr Ballou on religion during a supper in Methuen. Father Hratton is away and the scene features a deacon arranged guest and a hostess intent on testing deluded Universalists. Ballou responds with a sharp, epigrammatic retort that disarms the hostess.
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Ballou
Universalist Society of Methuen
Mass
Hratton
Not Mike Donahue’s Picture Causes Irishman to Object
Col Mike Donahue of the Tenth New Hampshire is remembered for a drinking habit after the war. An artist painted his portrait but an Irish veteran objected, exclaiming the likeness is not Mike Jonabue, shouting that the artwork is not dirty.
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Mike” Donahue
New Hampshire
Tenth
Persistence urged by Philadelphia mayor at Drexel Biddle dinner
Mayor Weaver stressed a nonstop cleansing effort in Philadelphia, urging citizens to keep up reform work themselves. He recalled a wise man’s anecdote about steady daily effort, warning against fatigue and dependence on others.
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Weaver
Philadelphia
A. J. Drexel Biddle
Jie
Unbrotherly Comment by a Witty British Judge
Chief Baron O Grady a British jur ist is praised as a humorist of first water. He responds to a boastful brother judge who claims to dismiss cases quickly with a sharp reply about the waste of time and breath and the lack of anything to stop it.
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Baron O'Grady
O'Grady
Thorough Boss and Pebble Trick on Thirsty Worker
A boss plasterer on a hot summer day taunts Rooney by suggesting a pebble in the mouth would ward off thirst. Rooney then waters the horse with pebbles in his mouth, claiming the horse also does not need a drink.
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Rooney
Boat party near Atlantic City tests courage at sea
John D Crimmins recounts a sailing outing from Atlantic City where a hired catboat faced rough wind a mile and a half from the inlet. A captain calmed the terrified young ladies as a passenger screamed and the owner warned that he would lose his boat if it sank.
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John D. Crimmins
Atlantic City
New York Times
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Gie
Ike
Hilda
Bingham
Amy
Jove
Hide
Ewingham
Pat
Mike Jonabue
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