Pastor's Daughter Drugged By Stranger Reported
A 20 year old girl claiming to be Bessie Lane daughter of Rev Dr Lane of Chicago says a well dressed man offered a tablet in St Louis and she lost memory after taking it. She was found wandering near Seventh Street and Lucas Avenue by Officer Park Monday night and taken to City Hospital. She states she came to St Louis with her father and he left her at Union Station.
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St. Louis
Lane
Union Station
Illinois
Cyrus Walker of Roxbury Held on Two Charges
Cyrus Walker a colored man from Roxbury was arraigned before Judge Bolster charged with maintaining a liquor nuisance at 972 Tremont street and keeping a disorderly house. He is also accused of abusing a young girl and faces separate bond amounts of 2000 and 600 dollars, with the case continued to September 23.
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Cyrus Walker
Bolster
Roxbury
Tremont Street
O'Neil
Walker
Fire the Maid Sparks Camden Domestic Siege
Mrs. James Brandt hired Harriett Hart as a maid but the servant resisted dismissal. Police officers intervened after she barricaded herself with water and crackers, firing insults at the family while men were away. Caught off guard, the servant was jailed for 10 days.
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Camden
N. J
James Brandt
Harriett Hart
Brandt
Will Sell Baby Girl for 200 Dollars
New York heartrending plea as Rosie Rosenthal, abandoned wife, offers her five week old daughter for sale to stave off starvation. She says no one will hire a mother with a child and recalls her husband leaving six months ago with no word.
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New York
Rosie Rosenthal
Miss Mollie Egbert Leaves Teaching For Stage
Miss Mollie Egbert former public school teacher in a Western city joins the Globe Theatre production of The Beauty Doctor after gaining fame leading the club swinging girls in a club scene. Fred E. Wright, then arranging Yorke late Folks, spotted her in Boston and offered her a role.
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Mollie Egbert
Globe Theatre
National Educational Association
Boston
Fred E. Wright
York
Beauty Doctor’ Company
Egbert
The Motor Pirate Mystery and Mannering Suspect
A breathless synopsis notes the Motor Pirate’s murders and stage robbery near Brighton. Inspector Forrest and the author pursue the auto thief as the hero Mannering, wounded in a prior clash, faces suspicion of being the pirate while Mise Maitland contends with troubling thoughts about the case.
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Brighton
Inspector Forrest
Mannering
Mise Maitland
Presentiment of Trouble in the Woodlands
Evie Maitland confides a growing fear about Mannering to the narrator. She recalls a vow and hints at lingering danger, noting his piercing, somber gaze that seems to see through her as they walk in the summer wood. The scene blends romantic tension with unease as a presentiment deepens.
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Mr. Sutgrove
Miss Maitland
Evie
New York Wife Seeks Divorce Over Frank Stern Affair
In Supreme Court Mrs. Eva K. Stern sues for absolute divorce from August Stern. She alleges he introduced his friend Frank Stern into their home and urged her to accommodate him. She asks alimony and counsel fees with decision reserved.
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New York
Eva K. Stern
Supreme Court
August Stern
Frank Stern
McLean
Dreamlike confession of a frightened companion
A narrator and a frightened woman discuss a mysterious figure the woman cannot name. The woman reveals a compelling attraction and fear, admitting she believes she may be in danger yet insists she will seek the man again. The narrator reassures her and offers help.
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Casey
Bick Dress Goods
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Nun’s
Stripe Scotch
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Red Fox
A. McArthur CO
CORM
Josef
Houghton & Dutton
Sperry & Hutchinson Green
Columbia
Tremont St
Russia
Sr Osae
Washington Mills
Garment Dept
Melton
Jersey
Dick Turpin
Knights of the Road
G. Sidney Paternoste
L. O. Page & Co
Dr. Fell
Evie Maitland
nCape
Brown
Houston Hebron
Porto Rico
uBys
Dream
Curtis Bros
Ginter Grocery CO
Washington ST
Canal ST
Elm & Union
Summer ST
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