Train of Deceit on Ontario Car Ends in Murder
Lawrence Blakeley pursues deposition in a case tied to John Gilmore as a passenger swaps berths with a thief. A murder on lower ten follows a wreck, with Sullivan confessing theft and forged notes while Alison West grapples with danger. Detectives push to unravel loyalties amid a web of deceit.
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Lawrence Blakeley
Tottsburg
John Gilmore
Blakeley
Alison West
Sullivan
Conway
Alison
Johnson
Mr. Sullivan
McKnight
Pittsburg
Ontario
Hotchkiss
Simon Marrington
Richey
Ida Harrington
Italy
Rome
Heaton Boys
Wyoming
Bronson
Hell
Washington
Ida
Old Harrington
Lower Nine
Rees
Sethi Aes
Russia Leader
Simon Harrington
Maltimore
Bhock for Literature Vaudeville Humiliation
A literary figure ventures into vaudeville and faces a sharp fall in earning capacity as his act contrasts with a trained elephant, leaving him humiliated by the comparison and the public’s reception.
Idaho Potatoes Prove Big Money for Farmers
Idaho farmers show substantial profits from potatoes with prize wins in 1910 and high yields. Twin Falls county and Canyon county led with the Dalmeny Challenge and Peachblow varieties, producing 84 535 pounds saleable on one acre and 645 bushels. Additional farmers report 500 to 600 bushels per acre and profits far above wheat yields, highlighting irrigation climate and soil as key factors in Idaho potato success.
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Idaho
D. B. Burley
Salt Lake City
Utah
Oregon Short Line
Pacific & Idaho Northern
Idaho Northern
Idaho Southern
Payette Valley
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Wyoming
L. A. Snyder
Twin Falls County
Canyon County
W. B. Gilmore
Snyder
Commercial Club
Twin Falls
Mr. Snyder
Gilmore
United States
Burley
H. P. Frodsham
American Falls
William B. Kelley
Gooding
Samuel Lewis
Empire talk spoils coronation says John Quinn
John Quinn of the Irish Independence League in New York argues that empire and imperialism discussion will spoil the coronation of King George. He contrasts focus on the empire's heart with fringe talk and recalls a joke about an English housewife and an empire meeting during supper.
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George
John Quinn
Irish Independence League
New York
Empire
The Most Beautiful Thing in the World Contest
Readers described beauty in a contest with prizes. The winner praised the eyes of a mother, the imaginative entry dreamed of the impossible, and a humorous entrant noted a man carrying his mother-in-law across a dangerous river without dropping her as the funniest answer.
Speeders and plutocrats challenge a poor man’s income
A judge laments rising traffic speeds and machine cheats that erode earnings of workers earning about $29 weekly in commissions. He condemns the rich for pushing new tech that eliminates humble jobs and shifts burden away from motorists.
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Hoga
Meeting of Minds Adds a Certain Sting
Gerald-Coffee keeps me awake and Geraldine-Me agrees. I drink an extra cup when I know you will call, and I accept the line that the only proof against disappointment is to expect the unexpected.
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Gerald
Geraldine
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Dohneon
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