Mystery of the House of Peril unfolds in New York detective tale
Furneaux and Winter lead a case rooted in the Ace Club tragedy on Fifth Avenue. Van Cortland’s murder follows a poisoned punch and a forged note, with Captain Stuart and others aiding as the investigation targets a likely fiancé threat and a crafty killer among the partygoers.
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van Cortland
Furneaux
Coleman van Cortland
Mr. Winter
New York Detective Bureau
Stuart
U. S. Army
Mary Dixon
Willie Dixon
Ace Club
Brown
London
Benson
Marri la Signorina Dixon
Jornal
Marri
Grand Central
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Winter
Miss Dixon
Mr. van Cortland
Furneaux and Detectives Probe a Hidden Threat
Alec Stuart and Captain Winter clash with Furneaux as they probe a death threat surrounding Coleman van Cortland. The scene reveals tensions over a planned marriage and the detectives’ keen, sometimes biting, attempt to extract usable facts from Stuart while navigating his cautious, honor-bound demeanor.
To be continued in Boston Post tomorrow and beyond
A note indicates serial publication will continue in the Boston Post each day until the story is completed, with copyright claimed for 1922 by Edward J. Clode and the Boston Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Tracy
Boston Post
Frederic Dorr Steele
Edward J. Clode
The
O'Brien Names Deland Assistant at $4000
Deland, former Boston city collector, is named assistant district attorney under DA O'Brien at a $4000 salary. This is the third appointment under new legislative authority allowing four more assistants for up to a year to clear the docket of unsettled cases.
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O’brien
Deland
Frank 8. Deland
Boston
Suffolk County
Stubborn boys fail candy raid for best girls
Jim Hibbs and Martin Flaherty, labeled a stubborn pair, attempted to steal chocolates for their girls in the afternoon but bungled the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Martin
Jimmy Hibbs
Martin Flaherty
Candy thieves flee from Five and Ten clerks in street chase
Two girls attempt a grab at a Five and Ten candy shelf and flee as store detective Walkin and Traffic Officer Thoms pursue them to Hanover Street. In the ensuing struggle the candy scatters on the sidewalk. Held at Central Court they deny the act and await the judge in a couple of days.
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Candy
Theodore Walkin
Hanover Street
Thoms
Central Court
Tote
After Easter Clearance Sale Coats In Clearance
Post Easter sale lists assorted coats in gray brown navy and camel hair reduced from 85.00 to 50.00 and 75.00 to 25.00. Misses tweed and plaid coats priced down to 25.00 to 36.00 with remaining stock in bold color options.
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Navy Veldyne
Navy marvella wrap ee . . 95.00 =~ 85.09, Botd ss + las nee eee
Navy Gerona
Cape
Nee
Women's and Misses' Suits in Jersey Worsteds Styles
Regularly 25.00 suits offered in soft rich worsted jersey with tuxedo and mod earth styles. Inverted plait stitched backs and country cut designs feature in the season’s collection. Sale price 12.50 at Fifth Floor.
Spring Sports Apparel Collection Debuts For Season
Catalog lists 18 imported Scotch and English tweed sports suits with prices from 39.75 to 95.00. Items include a hand embroidered white silk Kasha cloth suit and novelty Rocher cloth and flannel options.
Women's and Children's Fabrics and Accessories List
A catalog snippet lists reduced prices on women's capes and tops, children's cotton and lisle items, silk and wool sportswear, lace lisles, creed silk hose, and related fabrics. Prices shown include 60 cents for some items and 2.50 to 8.95 for others, reflecting a clearance-like sale in a period textile section.
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Charles Francois
New England
United States
Mr. Furneaux
Alec Stuart Fe
New York
Abscoln
John Bright
Mary Dina
Coleman van
Horbes
Exposition Mechanics “Building
Lithograph Manufacturing CO
Chicago
Philadelphia
Rochester
E. T. Slattery Co
Tremont Street
Boston Common
Rse
Jersey
Paris
Suzanne
Lewis
Reboux
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