Synthetic Gentleman The Duke Faces a Tangled Caper in Southampton
Barry Gilbert posing as Jack Ridder schemes to shield a young man’s identity after a murder linked to Tammany Hall. He befriends Peggy and Jack Ridder Jr. while plotting escape to Montauk and pursuing funds via attorney Peter Winslow. Peggy confesses past crimes and a deadly taxi crash. The trio plots a risky ruse to outwit a hardnosed father.
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Barry Gilbert
Southampton
Willetts
Evans
Jack Ridder
Germany
Jack
Barry
Montauk
Judge Hambidge
Patricia
Mr. Ridder
the Globe
Tammany Hall
Peter Winslow
Winslow
Hambidge
Parry
New York
Mike Kelly
Tammany
Peggy
Florida
Jay Rogers
Cocoanut Har
Kelly's
Kelly
Hambidee
Rogers
Palm Beach
Duke
Harvard
Boston
Pegey
Ridder
John Clarke Ridder, Jr
Tere
Peg
A Clever Double Game In A Legal Fight
A mysterious Duke explains his plan to help a jailed man by impersonating a benefactor using family influence and money. He offers to secure Winslow and Hambidge support, obtain funds, and push the case toward an acquittal or favorable outcome. Peggy weighs the risk while the Duke admits he has no clear motive beyond self interest.
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John Clarke Ridder, Jr
John Clarke Ridder
Jake
Winslow
Mrs. Ridder
Jay Rogers
Ridder
Peggy
Harrowing cliffside rescue amid storm waves and sharks
Pat is swept from a ledge by a huge surge while Wilmot, Carl, and John battle towering breakers. Carl tosses a tarpon line to Pat as she clings, sharks lurk below, and he plays the line like a fish to haul her to safety amid the deadly sea.
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Patricia Root
New York City
Pat Root
Patricia
Pat
Virgin Islands
West Indies
Island
St. Thomas
Thatch Cay
John
Maria
Carl
Wilmot
Paul
WNU Service
Oldest Mason in America Dies in the West at 106
Cyrus E. Hull the oldest Mason in America died in Los Angeles at 106 after injuries from a fall. Elaborate Masonite rites marked his burial. Hull, born October 28 1880 in Lebanon New York, owned the first railroad in Massachusetts.
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America
West
Cyrus E. Hull
Los Angeles
Mr. Hull
Lebanon
N. Y
Massachusetts
Postum Free Week Offer Promoted by Postum Company
An advertisement promises a full week’s supply of Postum free to anyone who writes for it. The offer is presented as a healthful product promotion in the newspaper.
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Postum Company
Ady
Select Products, Inc
23Rd St
Long Island City
N. Y
February History and Calendar Reforms Across Centuries
The article traces February from Sproutkale and Sunmonath to its current place, noting Saxon names and Roman reforms. It explains Februaries 29 or 30 days in leap years, Caesar's 31 day alternates, and Augustus shifting a day to August to balance 31 day months.
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B. C
Julius
Caesar
Augustus
Think First to Plan and Find a Hospitable Audience
Morley cites Mr Goudy noting that designing a new font begins with thinking about a letter and drawing around it. The writer stresses the must learn to think and seek an audience receptive to ideas, regardless of method.
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Goudy
Christopher Morley
New Island Emerges From Dardanelles Sea Floor Upheaval
A new island formed of senaweed covered rocks recently appeared due to upheaval of the Dardanelles sea floor.
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New Island
Dardanelles
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