The House of Peril Mystery Returns in 1920 serial
Captain Stuart hides at the Dixon flat after being drawn into the Van Cortland murder case. Mary Dixon recruits him to stay on as all the clues point to a killer among the Ace Club circle, with a masked phone call adding a dangerous twist.
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Stuart
U. S. Regular Army
Mary Dixon
Coleman van Cortland
Captain Stuart
House of Peril
Furneaux
van Corthand
Willie Dixon
van Cortland
Ace Club
Flanigan
New York
Van
Mary
Paul Smith
Willie
Polly Langrishe
Coallie
Adirondacks
Dixons
Dixon
Winter
Bureau
Riordan
Hot Springs
Frank Baker
Pop
Alec Stuart
Mr. Dixon
Benson
Park Avenue
Catherine
57Th Street
Holgate
Kenningham Baker
Monty Gtraus
Dixon Intrudes as Stuart Quietly Resorts to Revelry
Stuart hosts Willie Dixon who arrives nervous and under orders. Dixon reveals his sister Mary Dixon’s sly intel about the Bureau and van Cortland. Stuart clarifies his role with detectives and a thwarted plan as they discuss the case and arrival of authorities.
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Dixon
Stuart
van Cortland
Bureau
Mary Dixon
Purneaux
To be continued in tomorrow's Boston Post and each day there after
The note indicates continued publication in the Boston Post by Edward J. Clode and FLREETTESS, the Beston Post, with no further details provided.
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Boston Post
Edward J. Clode
Flreettess
The
Beston Post
General McKeown Prompts Action in Athlone Clash
In Dublin April 25 United News reports General McKeown, now commanding Free State troops in Athlone, moving quickly after General Adamson's murder. He surrounds the town with Bree State troops and issues an ultimatum to Commandant Fitzpatrick and rebel officers, accusing them of the killings and threatening to fire if they do not surrender in 15 minutes. Fitzpatrick denies guilt, expresses regret, and surrenders with officers. They are guarded for inquiry.
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Dublin
United News
McKeown
Free State
Athlone
Adamson
Irish Republican Army
Bree State
Fitzpatrick
First Fighting Between Irish Army Factions
Insurgent Republican army troops attacked a lorry carrying Republican army regulars at Mullingar. Several shots were exchanged marking the first fighting between the two factions. Regular troops were reinforced and made six arrests as the attack lasted about a quarter hour near Market square. Reinforcements from the barracks enabled the Free Staters to gain the upper hand.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Mullingar
Market Square
Robbery Charges Debated Over Falsified Tale
A fragmented report questions charges of robbery tied to a man named Schofield who, according to the text, was found with hat and glasses on and bound in a chair. The account notes the alleged robbers left his nose uncovered under a hood.
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Robb
Schofield
Lynn shoe jobber Schofield on trial for bankruptcy fraud
Assistant United States Attorney opened the federal trial of Simon Schofield of Broad Street Lynn who before bankruptcy claimed theft of thousands. Testimony said he drew about $8000 earlier that morning and police were alerted as he claimed robbers with a revolver pushed him inside. A Lynn police captain said no arrests had been made.
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United States
Abbott
Simon Schofield
Broadstreet
Lynn
Schofield
Poole
Postal Clerk Held in $500 Embezzlement Case
Frank J. Bartlett, Charlestown postal clerk, pleaded not guilty before U S Commissioner Hayes and was held in $500 bond. The charge involves the embezzlement of a registered letter containing a Liberty bond, linked to a 1919 Treasury Department issue sent to George Buchanan, then in the navy, at the Hawaiian Islands station and later in Boston.
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Frank J. Bartlett
Charlestown
United States
Hayes
F Postoffice
Plath
Treasury Department
George Buchanan
Navy
Hawaiian Islands
Buchanan
Boston
U. S
Bond theft case ties to Highland Trust Company shipment
A letter waited at Charles Town post until June 9 when a trace was lost. Inspectors report a bond exchange via Highland Trust Company of Somerville for a permanent bond of the same issue. Bartlett was arrested after claiming he received the bond from an unknown person through the mails and kept it since.
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Troy
Charlestown
Highland Trust Company
Somerville
Bartlett
Plath
Worcester Man Arrested for Bridgeport Murder
Arthur Barry twenty six of Worcester was arrested in his sister’s home charged with the Bridgeport murder of Peter Wagner on April 13. Police say the dispute began at a dance hall with two Bridgeport men and two strangers. outside the hall gunfire followed and Wagner died days later.
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Worcester
Arthur Barry
James Maloney
Peter Wagner
Bridgeport
Conn
Barry
Wagner
Dandruff Cure Claim With Liquid Arvon Appears
An advertisement touts liquid arvon as a cure for dandruff claiming four ounces nightly treatment dissolves all signs of dandruff by morning. It promises immediate itching relief and vastly improved hair texture, urging purchase at any drug store.
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Louis Tracy
Frederic Dorr Steele
Ani
Broadway
Jing
Eastside
Coallie Garts
Meestare Dixon
Plaza Exchange
Mr. Furneaux
Miss Dixon
Frederic Derr Steele
Gen. M’keown
Slayers of
Danderine
Dr. Reed
Dr. A. Reed
J. P. Smith Shoe Co
John Ebberts Shoe Co
Tremont
Sedan
Uwrice
Prian F
Olds Motor Works
Lansing
Michigan
General Motors Corporation
Oldsmobile CO
Commonwealth Ave
Brookline
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