Drummond Investigates Plots of World Power Ring
In December 1918 at a Berne hotel four German millionaires plot to paralyze Britain and seize world power, with American Hiram Potts pulled into the scheme. Captain Hugh Drummond, lured by Phyllis Benton, learns of murders and robberies tied to Peterson and Henry Lakington at The Elms. He rescues an American captive and uncovers the conspiracy.
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Berne
Great Britain
Hocking
Steinemman
von Gratz
Hiram Potts
Comte’ de Guy
England
Carl Peterson
Hugh
Bull-Dog
Drummond
Phyllis Benton
Peterson
Henry Lakington
Lakington
Drummondee
Tomorn
Phyllis
Captain Drummond confronts Peterson over stolen will and threats
Hugh Drummond wrestles with a dangerous scheme as Peterson demands the return of a signed will and a missing associate. In a tense West End backdrop, Drummond refuses to back down while a looming deadline at Berners Street tests his nerve and wit.
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Peterson
Irma
Penny
Drummond
James
Captain Drummond
Mr. Peterson
Berners Street
Hugh
England
Oklahoma Land Rush and Statehood Story
The article recounts Oklahoma opening in 1889 with the land rush by thousands of settlers, rapid growth in Guthrie and Oklahoma City, and the eventual inclusion of Indian Territory, formation as a state in 1907, and its ten presidential electors surpassing many larger states.
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Benjamin Harrison
Oklahoma
United States
Indian Territory
Oklahoma City
Guthrie
Oklahoma Herald
Oklahoma Territory
Congress
State of
Portraiture on Jewels Through History and Theft
The article notes famed jewel portraiture including Mithridates the Pontic king and Trajan the Roman emperor in amethyst. It recalls a Bust of Trajan once owned by the Prussian court that vanished during Napoleon’s Berlin occupation, blamed on Napoleon’s generals.
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Mithridates
Pontus
India
Trajan
Napoleon
Berlin
Work Done by Leaves of Trees
A single apple leaf has 100000 pores through which water passes off to the air. A 60 foot elm with 7000 leaves would cover about 200000 square feet. In a summer day over seven tons of water vapor pass from those leaves into the air.
New Mexico Statehood Timeline Through Spanish and U S Rule
New Mexico history spans from early Spanish explorers De Vaca and Coronado to Pueblo Indians, Onate conquest, Santa Fe founding, and a long rule under Spain and Mexico. It shifted to the United States after Kearny’s 1846 march, with treaties and territorial changes, finally becoming the 47th state in 1912 with 122,634 sq miles and three electoral votes.
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New Mexico
Old Mexico
de Vaca
Coronado
Juan de Onate
Santa Fe
Mexico
Spain
Kearny
Fort Leavenworth
United States
Territory of
Texas
California
Arizona
Colorado
Almanacs Through the Ages From Ramesses to Today
The article notes almanacs are ancient, with a 3000 year old example in the British Museum from Ramesses II. It explains early almanacs warned people about activities on certain days to avoid bad luck, such as starting journeys or viewing rats, on April First.
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British Museum
Ramesses the Great
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Rolls-Royce
Hugh Drummond
Hirany €. Potts
Marke
Fellah Peterson
Britain
Earl
AM. C. Potts
Old Bean
Hiram C. Potts
Éall
Druthmond
Aoman
Mr. Lakington
Sumatra
McClure New
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