Truth and gossip bind a banker to a Black Hand case
Brester hires private inquiry man Taylor to clear the name of his friend Jack Witherbee, tied to a bank scandal and Black Hand threats. Brewster fears a stain on the family name unless the truth about the Black Hand connection and Witherbee’s fate is proven.
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R. Taylor
Brewster
James F
Alois FP
Ludwell
Mass
Auburn Avenue
Orona National
Taylor
Orona
Filson
Perelli
Witherbee
Jack
Blackmailers and a diary seal a murder in the bank
Taylor reveals that young Witherbee, a once-wild chorus girl husband and Black Hand member, kept a diary exposing raids. He was killed during a Perelli bank raid by a fellow member to frame the banker, as police close in on Italian quarter crime.
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Taylor
Brewster
Filson
Miss Witherbee
Mr. Witherbee
The
Black Hand
Witherbee
Jack
Perelli
Perelli Knife Plan Exposed by Bank Heist Evidence
Taylor reveals a complex Black Hand scheme in which Perelli, head of the gang and banker for the Italian colony, manipulated three banker victims and used traps to lure police away. Brewster learns Perelli killed the three attackers and had his own surrogate target, the friend, shot.
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Jack
Brewster
Taylor
Perelli
Perelii
Gaetaeno
Bank of Perelli
Bank heist ends with police dragnet and swift arrests
In a tense confrontation a banker was spared after three men plotted to rob her. The mastermind Perelli used fake letters to lure police. the criminals were shot during an apparent setup and the police now hunt the remaining gang. Brewster thanks Mr. Taylor as reward.
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Perelli
Taylor
The Lightning Express and Ada’s Express Deliveries
Jamie Douglas loves the family express wagon and runs small errands for Ada. He delivers a prank package to Ada, prompting Robert Berrian to reveal his feelings. Ada forgives, and Jamie receives praise as the cheerful expressman in a heartwarming village tale.
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Jamie Douglas
Jamie
Valleyford
Express
Ada Douglas
Ada
Expressman
Robert Berrian
Berrian
Are
Raxon and Jim Trennant Meet at Station Yard
Advertising agent Raxon waits by a baggage truck as gaudily painted cars fill the yard. An alert young man arrives on a pony rig and greets Traxon, revealing old friendship as Jim Trennant, manager of the Triple-Plate, appears with a light remark.
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Raxon
Driscoll Paint Company
Traxon
Jim Trennant
Rennant
Triple
Hobson's Choice at the Hippodrome Ends in Auto Aid
Traxon's arrival in town clashes with Trennant's circus while Annie Blaine and Traxon seek his approval to visit Midvale. With no conveyance, Trennant offers an ornate automobile band chariot to escort him, sparking plans to blend romance with the circus ride to Midvale.
Trennant Returns Home to Mrs Blaine at Midvale
Traxon Trennant travels by chariot with a village boy as pilot reaching Midvale. He meets Mrs Blaine and her children on the piazza. Anne laughs, then welcomes him, and Traxon declares a hopeful first impression as he embraces her.
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Steed
Blaine
Annie Caswell
Traxon
Annie
Midvale
Anne
Charlie
Jim Trennant
Cold Weather Tales From the Colonel
A speaker boasts of extreme heat with humorous Southern hyperbole. The colonel shrugs at the idea of heat and recounts sensational scenes of sidewalk eggs frying, popcorn popping on stalks, and cane juice turning to molasses blending with popcorn for a famed treat.
The Mightiness of Truth in a Cryptic Exchange
A fragmented excerpt shows a dialogue on truth with phrases like truth is mighty and a weary reply. The garbled text intertwines phrases and names, lacking clear narrative or identifiable subjects.
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Une
A. Zach
Free Lance
Joseph Perelli
Ferelli
Oss RV
Mr. Brewster
Mrs. Witherbee
Bob
Mie
Jame
Hobson
Traxton
Trennant
Charlie Traxon
Jim
Annte
Little Pony Cart
Phty
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