Quest and secrets bind a drifted youth and party girl
A wandering narrator recounts meeting Martha a spirited, romance-hungry girl and Miss Hampton in a sleepy town. Their talk of quests, Vere de Veres, and a doctor troubled by drink builds tension as hints of Miss Hampton’s ghostly secret surface. The scene shifts to Miss Hampton’s mysterious illness and a looming choice about a girl he may claim.
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Martha
Miss Hampton
Atise
Marréeluke
Fou
Sian
Danny
Clara Vere de Vere
Lora Tennyson
Lady Clara
Vere de Veres
Clara
Judge Gary testifies on ore reserves and rail access
In New York on June 3 Judge Elbert J. Gary chair of United States Steel testified at the Sherman act dissolution hearing. He described ore holdings, stated independents hold larger reserves, said rail lines are shared with rivals, and noted reduced freight rates. He also defended export trade as beneficial to the U S and warned that United States Steel has only a forty year ore supply, urging discovery of new deposits to avoid higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elbert J. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Richard V., Lindabury
Jacob M. Dickinson
Lindabury
Gary
Steel Corporation
James Gayley
Lake Superior
Judge Gary
Ofe
Stanley Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
United
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Bethlehem Company
Fire Commissioner Denies Charge He Favored Kin
New York June 3 Miss Juliette Arden has pressed accusations against Fire Commissioner Johnson claiming nepotism in appointing women to the Fire Prevention Bureau. Johnson replies he did appoint two women only after mayoral recommendation and notes a separate eligible list for inspectors, with changes in law ending loft and factory inspections. He cites prior two months of work for Miss Marguerite Major, a nurse who treated his daughters during scarlet fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Juliette Arden
Fire Prevention Bureau
Gaynor
Johnson
Miss Arden
Civil Service Commission
Feiling
Sarah Christopher
Laura Grant
Marguerite Major
Bureau of Fire Prevention
Commissioner Endorses Male Fire Inspectors View
The Commissioner argues men are physically stronger and better suited for fire inspection work, while the Mayor expresses reluctance to send women up and down fire escapes. He notes his preference against deploying women in such roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capes
Nathan Straus Ill Needs Best Says Son-In-Law
Nathan Straus merchant philanthropist is not seriously ill but fatigued after a voyage home from Liverpool aboard the Caronia. He will recuperate at the home of his son-in-law Supreme Court Justice Lehman in Port Chester. He has suffered nervous strain since the Titanic disaster and had been in Palestine this winter engaging in Jewish philanthropic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Miss Hampton
Artha
Martha
David Armstrong
Mebby
New York
Nathan Straus
Carl Stieglitz
Vienna
Liverpool
Mr. Straus
Supreme Court
Lehman
Port Chester
Isidor Straus
Rome
Nathan Straus, Jr
Justice Lehman
Probation team for trolleymen in operating car
New Haven June 3 A proposal to require a 15 day training period for motormen and conductors before hire was presented by Alderman Michael J Neenan and referred to ordinances committee. He argues trolley operation is dangerous and public safety justifies converting a company rule into an ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Connecticut Company
Board of Aldermen
Michael J. Neenan
Twelfth Ward
Committee On
Neenan
Secretary of State
Alderman Neenan
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims
Burlington Iowa reports praise from Mrs F M Easton for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound curing her daughter of weakness and nervous trouble. A Scanlon Minnesota case also notes relief from nervous spells and back pain after using the remedy. The message urges young girls with painful periods or indigestion to seek health with the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
F. M. Easton
R. D. No
Scanlon
Minn
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Locey
Looey Alwars
Looey
Martha Agin
Holf
Misa Hampton
Shakespeare
F. B. Brile
Wad Ave
Sixth St
Ill
Lyric T
Eleanor Cleveland
Robert Conness
C. Wilson Hummel
Grace George
Poli
Plaza Theatre
Paul Armstrong
Eae
Plapanes
Ciae
Pathe Weekly
Bridgeport
Fatty
Alixa
Newfield Park
Waterbury
M. Wooster
U. 5
Patent Office
Main ST
George P. Randoh
Iranistan Ave
Atlantic
Gladstone Narragansett Pier
R. I
A. L. Smith
W. K. Mollan
Molfiag Typewriter
Bridgeport Sanitary Carpet Anti Rug Washing Co
East
Washington Ave
M. J. Maloney
W .A. Miles
Jones Avenue
John F. Her
Margaret L. Gallagher
M. J. Gannon
Ebembaumen
Broad St
Foley
Park Area
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