Diamonds and Refutation in a Web of Blackmail
Charles Hodgdon plots to save Clara Arnold by arranging a large loan with the aid of Arthur Hallett and banker Samuel Kirchner. A web of diamonds, anonymous letters, and threats unfolds as Hodgdon and Hallett strain to secure twenty thousand dollars before the deadline, risking ruin or death for Clara and themselves.
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Arthur Hallett
Clara
Charles
Hodgdon
Hether Charles
Sene
Lrhat
Charles Goope
Evans House
Hallett
Hall Ut
Rae
Ionderstand
Charlies
Flaklett
Jameson
Moneyender’s
Ishmael
Samuel Kirchner
Jacob
Indiana Street
Charles Hodgdon
Samuel Kirehaffedgdon
Asesiiand
Cone
Mr. Kirchner
Ouse
Chapler
Charles Odgdon
Shane
Mrs. Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Agan
Arnold
Russia
Sam
Kirchner
Nan
Charlee
Shenderboss
Emaiuet
Samuel Kircher
Bogdan
Atuira
Nottings
de Bolice
Nemael Kirchner
der Bolice
Laura
Pos
Colored Glass Dying Out in Industry Says Pittsburg Times
A Pittsburg Times report says colored glass demand is fading as cheap additives ruin ruby glass quality. Builders shift to plain engraved goods with richer designs, leaving only a few firms in the West and East producing fine colored wares.
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Pittsburg
Odd Items From a Murky News Page
A collage of curiosities and oddities from across the United States. Notes include a New Jersey girl named Belle Rough, a Cincinnati ratcatcher, a Marion Alabama girl child nearing Christmas, and a Pittsburgh rail car station selling coal. A six foot rattlesnake on display in Abbeville North Carolina and a South African switchman with an ape act are described alongside local gossipy vignettes.
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New Jersey
Belle Rough
Cincinnati
Hester Clarke
Marion
Ala
Pennsylvania
Abbeville
N. C
Atlanta
Reno
Nev
William Hoyt
Mt. Morris
N. J
Philadelphia
Tuscola
Antwood
Florida
Mahanoy City
Penn
Rock Island
Chicago
Norfolk
Lacy Green
Davenport
Falton
Salton
New York
Union
Burlington
Popular Science Monthly
New Richland
Minn
J. A. Turcotte
Lowell
Conde
Minneapol
Markes
Alta California
San Francisco
O'Donnell
Love
Charles Oberly
Missouri
Samuel S
Pike County
Tudor
Bismarck
Dak
Board of Tion
Child found in canal satchel in Waterford
A Waterford New York woman found a six week old child in a satchel floating in the canal on Thursday. The infant was not dead and was resuscitated. Other items mention marriage and a Philadelphia Press poet asking why two charmers cannot wed under the law.
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Wade
Dickey
Patsey
Hallett
Tracey
Henry Thurston
Arthur Hallett
Bert Jameson
Susie Wilton
Susie Walton
Savannah
Thurston
Harlett
Jameson
Halsett
Paisey
Ade
Pulaski House
Robert Jameson
Europe
Mallett
Arthur Hallettt
Renees
Jacey
Fecasy
Susie
Mr. Dam
Wimmen
Sam
Jim Donovan
Cambridge Street
Joe
Wimmer
Tim Donovan
Tim
Duiver
Mr. Denny
Miss Barker
Patsey Denny
Tin Donovan
Teev Dickey
Moses
Chicago Times
Waterford
N. Y
New Haven
Philadelphia Press
Charmere
Fortunate Advert Says Bond Delays Marriage in America
Buffalo Express reports Finney Fortescue is under bond not to marry for six months after arriving in America. The notice notes the wait is lengthy, while a related item from New York Graphic hints at a baseball plot and a rush to extend two bases in play.
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Buffalo Express
Finney-Fortescue
America
New York Graphic
Senda
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Boston
Abigail Perkins
Wames Otis Kaler
Mr. Hallett
Hodagdon
City Hall
Williams Court
Washington Street
City Hall Square
Parsey
Lam
Chief of Police
State House
Henry
Kileman
Ate
Boylston
Mr. Thurston
Grearallett
Adams House
Getter
Osump
Bosie
Yau
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