Murder at Darrow's Bookshop Key Hidden in a Forged Plate
Misa Constance Fuller owner of Darrow's Book Shop in New York notes a dignified elderly customer collapse after a murder cry. Peter Burton buys a law book for 510 dollars with a forged collar plate. A fainting girl proclaims keep it. Nancy, Peter’s sister, reveals an elopement plan. Constance aids Detective Almy. A hidden key behind the plate is found and the book later vanishes from a locked desk drawer.
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Misa Constance Fuller
Darrow
New York
Peter Burton
Constance
Peter
Nancy
Brandon Tower
Tower
Captain Ashland
Almy
Julia Grosvenor
Mystery Item Revealed In Bookplate Clue Thread
Dialogue follows a detective-like exchange about a bookplate, a patterned instrument with sixteen slots, and a key. Witnesses recount sightings of Mr Case and a stranger near a bookshop, suggesting links between the instrument, the book, and a planned discovery.
Mysterious Bonds and a Cousin's Intrigue at Normandy Terrace
Narrator uncovers motives and a vanished bond tale at Julia Grosvenor's house. Charles Maclver, Miss Grosvenor’s cousin, bursts in seeking a hidden asset while Nancy and Julia clash over trust and past actions. The intruder presses for a missing item amid a tense late night confrontation.
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Julia
Nancy
Normandy Terrace
Broadway
Julia Groevenor
Charles
Miss Fuller
Narcy
Charles Macveer
Miss Grosvenor
Charles Maclver
Mr Maclveer
Mouse
Duarrero
Hull Mirror
Charles Munciver
Jaatta
Jules
Peter
Night at Normandy Terrace
Nancy arrives at my desk and insists I accompany her to Normandy Terrace. She reveals Miss Grosvenor stayed with me last night and that Peter has left for Raynes Foreside. Nancy recalls hospital bereavement and recounts meeting Miss Grosvenor, while I mention Darrow's and her work at Aldrich studios.
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Roberta
Charles Munciver
Ernesto
Julia
Iinally
Lir
Julia Grosvenor
Nancy
Russ Grosvenor
Normandy Terrace
Peter
Coucy
Darrow's
Aldrich Studios
Normandy Farmhouseside Charm Meets Modern Comfort
The spring journey from Cherbourg to Paris glances past Normandy's old farmhouses. Enchanting exteriors hide cramped interiors with small rooms and poor ventilation. Overnight stays with farmers sound appealing, yet living there full time is deemed impossible due to lacking modern amenities.
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Cherbourg
Paris
Normandy
Early Golf Balls and the Sport's American Roots
The text traces golf in the United States from early days using feathered leather balls to later solid rubber balls. It notes initial games in New York in 199u and explains the transition from feathered balls to rubber ones.
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United States
New York
Eurlier
Burial of a Giantess in Maquassi South Africa
A woman who died at Maquassi South Africa was buried with 30 men involved. The coffin measured 3 feet 4 inches high at the shoulder and 6 feet 3 inches long. Twenty men aided in placing the corpse in the coffin and 80 pallbearers lowered the coffin into the grave. The young deceased had been bedridden for a year and a special bed was built on the floor due to her weight.
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Maquassi
South Africa
Agora: the ancient Greek gathering place and market
In ancient Greece the Agora served as a central assembly and marketplace where citizens gathered for discussion trade and public life. It stood as a hub of commerce politics and social interaction shaping civic activity.
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Greece
Agora
Illinois pig and sheep census under federal state cooperation
Illinois farms receive 25000-plus questionnaires sponsored by the U S and Illinois agriculture departments with Post Office help to survey hogs and sheep and wool since January 1. Weekly mine output shows Illinois coal up to 568000 tons for May 12, while other states vary. The Quincy Alton & Northern railroad bridge plan over the Illinois river near Grafton faces War Department hurdles requiring a 2000 foot trestle to prevent flood obstruction.
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Illinois
United States
Illinois Departments of Agriculture
Post Office Department
Ilinois
Tlinois
Bureau of Mines
United States Department of Commerce
Indiana
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Quincy, Alton & Northern Railroad
Grafton
War Department
Congress
Calhoun Bridge Company
Cheaper river transport to Illinois route boosts biz and tonnage
Government barge service on the Illinois river from Grafton to Peoria will lower costs for Chicago shippers and boost northern Illinois commerce. The plan, valued at 100 million dollars, is supported by William F. Stulvihill, supervisor of Hines waterway construction. Expansion of the federal barge route to Mississippi tributaries, approved by Congress, is expected soon, excluding the Ohio river.
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Illinois River
Grafton
Peoria
Chicago
Ilinois
William IF. Stulvihill
Hiiness Waterway Construction
Mississippi
Warrior Rivers
Congress
Deneen-Denison
Ohio River
Illinois Hog Industry Seen Pressing for Prices and Breeding Plans
Agricultural statistician A. J. Surratt urges farmers using hog production data to time breeding and feeding for price lows and highs. The swine and sheep survey, a joint Illinois and federal agriculture service with Post Office cooperation, gathers key market data. Illinois ranks as a leading hog producer with about five million head sold in 1927.
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A. J. Surratt
Illinois
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Post Office Department
Surratt
Largest train ever hauled tests new Mikado locomotive
Reported as the United States largest haul on the southern division of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The train stretched 105 box cars over more than one and a half miles, tested a Mikado locomotive from South Pekin to Newson, a 95 mile run over Radener hill. The engine measured 135 feet, weighed 684000 pounds and delivered 79000 pounds of tractive power.
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United States
Southern Division
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
South Pekin
Newson
Radener Hill
Southern Illinois
Lincoln urges stronger navy to guard American ocean position
Chairman T V O Connor of the United States shipping board spoke at the dedication of the Duke Hall of Friendship in Harrogate Tennessee. He cited Abraham Lincoln urging a stronger navy to protect American ships and foreign commerce and to maintain the nation's rightful position on the ocean.
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Abraham Lincoln
Congress
United States
T. V. O'Connor
United States Shipping Board
Duke Hall of Friendship
Harrogate
Tenn
Shipping Board
Lincoln
Valley Forge Commemorative Stamp Issued by Post Office
The 150th anniversary stamp shows Washington kneeling in snow in prayer with the dates 1778 and 1928 and the words Valley Forge. The motto In God We Trust appears on the stamp for the first time and is on sale in Illinois post offices.
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Valley Forge
Post Office Department
Illinois
Washington
Ill. Medical Historian Dr Charles B Johnson Killed in Train Wreck
Dr Charles B Johnson a noted Illinois medical historian and state health board member died in a head on collision between two Illinois Traction trains near Danville. Seven people died and twenty three were injured. Johnson led the G A R and presided over the Champaign Historical Society. He was the state's oldest practicing physician and author of medical works.
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Charles B. Johnson
Illinois Medical History Authority
State Board of Health
Illinois State Historical Society
Danville
Johnson
Champaign Historical Society
Skeletons Unearthed Near Browning Hint At Ancient Race
University of Illinois archaeology team near Browning uncovered 79 skeletons on a hill above the Hiniole river on Dr F M Hagans Lincoln farm. Professors Taylor and More from the Smithsonian studied the skeletons and artifacts, suggesting they belong to a race not previously found in the United States.
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University of Iunois
Browning
Hlinole River
F. M. Hagans
Lincoln
Taylor
University of Hinds
University
Doctor Hagans
Doctor Taylor
Doctor Morehead
Smithsonian Institute
Illinois farm youth tour gathers largest junior delegation
The sixth annual junior club university tour at the University of Illinois brought the largest group of farm boys and girls yet, with representation from every part of the state and about half of its counties.
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Ilinois
University of
Attorney General Opinions on Custody and Jurisdiction
An Illinois Attorney General opinion with Oscar Carlstrom states criminally insane inmates are wards of the state during confinement and may be placed with relatives after terms end. A second opinion says police magistrates and justices may pursue violators beyond village limits despite municipal boundaries.
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Oscar Caristrom
A. W. Stoker
Kankakee Hospital
Illinois
Carlstrom
Bids Placed for Six Dairy Barns at State Fair Grounds
Leslie Small, director of the state department of purchases and construction, received bids from bidders across the country for six dairy cattle barns and a dairy cattle pavilion on the state fair grounds. If the bids meet estimates, the buildings will be erected this year and ready for the August exposition opening.
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Leslie Small
State Department of Purchases
Coolidge Sends Memorial Day Wreath to Lincoln Tomb
President Calvin Coolidge, continuing a springfield tradition, mails a wreath from the White House to Herbert Wetts Fay, custodian of Lincoln Tomb. The box includes a card reading The President.
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Springfeld
Calvin Coolidge
Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Day
White House
Herbert Wetts Fay
State Highway Awards For McLean and Kankakee Pavements
The state division of highways awards Route 165 section 126 pavement contract to Cast Stone Construction Company of Eau Claire Wisconsin for 97 791 08 dollars Route 144 section 105 pavement goes to Wabash Construction Company of Vincennes Indiana for 142 987 09 dollars.
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State Division of Highways
McLean County
Cast Stone Construction Company
Eau Claire
Wis
Kankakee County
Wabash Construction Company
Vincennes
Ind
Auto price cuts follow repeal of car war tax
President Coolidge signed the bill reducing delivery prices on all automobiles manufactured or distributed in the United States. The cut ranges from 0.60 dollars on the cheapest car to 1.53 dollars on the dearest models, announced by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce after a manufacturers conference.
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United States
Coolidge
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Senior Ball at Illinois Showcases Finn and Grove Pair
Richard G. Finn of Chicago led the annual University of Illinois senior ball with Miss Jean Grove, also of Chicago, as his partner. Finn, a baseball team captain, class president, and Phi Kappa member, was not paired with a student. In Illinois history, Elbert Waller of Tamaroa uncovered long forgotten forts near Cahokia, redefining the Cahokia area fort network.
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Richard G. Finn
Jean Grove
Chicago
University of Illinois
Finn
Phi Kappa Fraternity
Great American Bottom
Ilinois
Elbert Waller
Tamaroa
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois
Fort Chartres
Gage
Waller
Old Cahokia
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WNOU
T By the Century Co
Mr. Roberts
Air Roberts
Mr. Case
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