Beacon Street Puzzle Opens With Boston Detective Dyke
Detective Donald Dyke interviews Barbara Mayhew on Beacon Street robbery of her father Roderic Mayhew and his private safe. He shadows Roland Mayhew and meets a wary broker while a book-keeper Parker hints at Craigin. Stella Thompson aids Dyke as intrigue deepens and a mysterious attacker knocks him off his trail.
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Boston Police
Donald Dyke
Boston
Mr. Dyke
Beacon Street
Roderic Mayhew
Lew
Mayhew
Barbara
Ida
Ma Phew
Reo Mayhew
Barbara Mayhew
Retean
Papa
Donald II
Roland
Elay
Duke
Donald
Karn Mayhew
Charles Street
Roland Mayhew
St Lr
Ronald Mayhew
Lear
Thad
Inspector Burr
Aleady
Arayke
Mayhew Mansion
Sete
Tsawanman
Mr. Mayhew
Sam
eSic
Tanted
Donald Reet
Joy Street
Anderson Street
Min
Parsiacent
Tam
Tam Donald Dyke
Lowell Parker
Sam Roderic Mayhew
Parker
Roderick Mayhew
State Street
Ime
Craigin
Barbara Milban
Raigi
Pat Parker
Phillips Street
Sam Stella Thompson
Bradford
Ron
Stella Thompson
Roeland Mayhew
Tim
Donald Rose
Painaier
Lowellarker
The Blow That Fell Donald Dyke Reveals a Disguised Detective
Donald Dyke lies unconscious in a dim hallway after a powerful blow. A neatly dressed girl discovers him, notices the bruise on his temple, and speaks with calm concern as he regains his senses and reveals his true character.
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Donald Dyke
Chip of the Block Leads to Lost Wallet Mystery
A mill worker lost a wallet with banknotes in swift water. After days he dropped a chip into the river to test the current, later finding one $20 bill and notes among flood-wood and the other bill elsewhere. The pocket-book remains missing. The tale invites curiosity and ends with a wry nod to the chip’s notoriety.
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Gouverneur
Gresham's First Speech in Court
Postmaster General Gresham delivered his first court speech as a youth before many eminent lawyers. He spoke with freedom and logic, earning praise, but fled home in embarrassment crying that he had made a fool of himself despite the courtroom acclaim.
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Gresham
The Queer Result of a Quarryman's Blast
In a Chester County quarry near Poeepson Edward Brown drilled a deep hole charged it and withdrew to await the blast. The report notes an unexpected outcome from the blasting operation and mentions local details.
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New York Tribune
Poeepson
Chester County
Penn
Edward Brown
Hidden cave revealed after blast in ruined kitchen
The blast uncovered a secret cave once used as a hiding place. Found were a stove, tin cans, an iron pot, a mason's trowel, an axe, bones and notes linking the site to the outlaw Joe Hare who was hanged in Trenton for mail robbery.
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Joe Hare
Trenton
The Bad Boy's Girl and the Cyclone Visit to a Store
A bad boy explains his turn to a better life after a clash with a Christian association convention. He recounts mischief, a family misunderstanding, and a dramatic burglar scare as neighbors joke about morality and soda sales. The talk ends with the boy's admission his girl inspired his change and a request to leave.
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Cpeck
Young Men's Christian Association
Thad
Christian Association
Society of the Delegates
SocapaLy
Sugar
Sue
Gosh
Compound Oxygen Aids Local Elderly Lady’s Recovery
A South Haven clergyman reports an elderly lady nearly dying of Consumption who recently regained sight and walked four blocks after using Compound Oxygen. He claims the Oxygen surpasses physicians in aiding such cases and urges readers to request the free T reatise from Drs Starkey and Palen in Philadelphia.
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South Haven
Mich
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard Street
Philadelphia
Ice Cream from the Skies in Talbotton
The Talbotton New Era reports a Friday delight of ice cream frozen by hail from a recent storm. Judge W J Weeks supplied the treat made with hail collected after the Thursday night storm. The editors praise the generosity and note it may be the first and last time they eat sky frozen ice cream.
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Talbotton
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