Peter Ruff in Paris and the Double Four
In Paris Peter Ruff joins the Double Four as a stepping stone to success. Spencer Fitzgerald, now an honest clerk, hides from police and plans a private detective career with a partner named Miss Brown. Maud Dory, once linked to Ruff, explains she left her husband and returns to him, while Ruff counsels her.
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Paris
Order of the
Spencer Fitzgerald
Daisy Villa
Maud Barns
Fitzgerald
Miss Emerson
Violet
Dory
Peter Ruff
Miss Brown
Maud Dory
John Dory
Scotland Yard
Ruff
Maud
Madame la Comtesse de Pilitz
Count von Hern
England
The Double Four Entangles Peter Ruff in Soho Café
Peter Ruff, aiming to aid Jean Lemaitre, agrees to escort the wanted spy from the Hotel de Flandres in Soho toward Putney. A female contact warns of police hunts and a motor car ready at Putney to reach a coast-bound steamer. The plan hinges on a ruse with a sick waiter to gain Lemaitre’s release.
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Monsieur
Peter Ruff
Paris
Scotland Yard
Jean Lemaitre
Péter Ruff
Lemaitre
Soho
Hampstead
Balham
Jean
Holloway Road
Putney
Southampton
Hotel de Netherlands
Hotel de Flandres
Monsieur Antoine
Ruff
Gilette
Dr. Gilette
Antoine
Noted Notary Cleared After Theatre Gun Incident
Thomas E. Legge notary public auditor and justice of the peace faced a Municipal Court arraignment for threatening usher Miss Alice Douglas with a revolver in a downtown theatre. He testified he checked the loaded gun in the lobby and was discharged after Judge Murray found him not guilty and discharged the case.
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Thomas E. Legge
Legge
Murray
Alice Douglas
Fishermen dispute Mayflower status for Halifax trophy defense
Members of Boston's fish trade claim the schooner Mayflower should be treated as a fishing vessel defending the Halifax Herald trophy won by the Esperanto last year. The dispute centers on whether the Mayflower meets the criteria for fishing craft versus a racing or sounding vessel.
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Studebaker
Boston
Halifax Herald
Mayflower Named Valid Fishing Vessel in Trophy Contest
The New England Fish Exchange resolution declares the schooner Mayflower a bona fide fishing vessel and seeks Halifax trophy trustees to reconsider barring its entry. J Henry Hunt traveled to Gloucester to urge entry for the October 12 elimination contest. The Mayflower departed Boston at 2 p m for a week of fishing on South Channel grounds amid no public demonstration.
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New England Fish Exchange
Boston Fish Pier
Mayflower
Halifax
N. S
Esperanto
Boston Fish Bureau
J. Henry Hunt
Mayflower Associates
Gloucester
Cup
Arbuckle Pretrial Session Described By Clubwomen
The crowded San Francisco courtroom heard detailed accounts from Fatty Arbuckle guests about the Labor Day party that ended with his arrest on a murder charge. Arbuckle sat listening as his wife Minta Durfee lingered close, during the preliminary hearing.
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San Francisco
United News
Roscoe
Fatty” Arbuckle
Fatty
Virginia Rappe
Arbuckle
Minta Durfee
Arbuckle Case Describes Labor Day Gathering At St Francis
Witnesses recount a Labor Day party at the St Francis Hotel with Fatty Arbuckle, Vir ginia Rappe, Babble Delmont and a group including Sherman Fischbach Fortlouis Pyrron Blake and Taube. The scene is described as court officials and journalists observe a somber hearing as Mrs Arbuckle and kin attend.
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al Semnacher
Virginia Rappe
Bambina Maude Delmont
Arbuckle
St. Francis Hotel
Lowell Sherman
Fred Fischbach
Ira Fortlouis
Zey Pyrron
Alice Blake
May Taube
Witness Recalls Return as Miss Rappe Fell Ill
Semnacher testified he left a party with two girls and upon returning Miss Rappe was missing from the room. Two girls then ran out crying that Miss Rappe was very ill. Attorneys argued over declaring Semnacher hostile and cross examination. the court recessed after a lengthy dispute.
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Semnacher
Miss Rappe
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Cirey’s
Regent Street
Double Four
Fordan
R. J. Forhan
D. D. S. Forhan Co
New York
Forhan’s, Ltd
Montreal
For
Apperson
C. P. Rockwell, Inc
B. E
Onwealth Ave
Donovan Motor Car Company
Commonwealth Avenue
Beaudette & Graham Co
Federal Street
Summ
Cie
Misses’ Dress Shop
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