Real Agatha Wyckhoff Mystery at Wyckhoff Castle
In 1907 synopsis Wilfred Vincent and Archibald Mine enter a plot surrounding Agatha Wyckhoff heiress wealth and a forged romance. The chaperon Armistead guards the real heiress identity while Terhune schemes to steal a fortune. A secret photograph and a former baroness likeness drive reveals that Agatha is the true heiress, but Vincent rejects her.
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Wilfred Vincent
Archibald Mine
Agatha
Wyckhof
Terhune
Une
Pic
Wyckhoff
Vincent
Peiress
Y Clews
Fletcher Boyd
Agatha Identity Unveiled During River Picnic
The narrator and Agatha Third witness Agatha Second aiding in a rescue as Vincent saves Agatha Second from drowning. A Wyckhoff ring on her neck reveals that Agatha Second is the real Honorable Agatha, exposing the false identity of Agatha Third and resolving the mystery of the hostess.
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Vincent
Agatha
Agatha Third
Agatha Second
Wilfred
Dickey
Wyckhoff
My Dear Old Man Warns Of Flirt Lord Wilfred
A secretary laughs off a cautious warning about Lord Wilfred's flirting. The narrator tries to help a married woman resist his advances, but she reveals she is married and exits, leaving the warning unheeded.
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Jagatha
Lord Vincent
Lord Wilfred
Scarlet fever heart sound cue aids diagnosis
A German physician notes a distinctive heart sound pattern in scarlet fever. Reducible first heart sound followed by a rasping tone appears at onset, sometimes without other symptoms, helping detect and control outbreaks.
Historian Freeman Sparks Irish Debate With Language Snub
Freeman, a historian, argued at the Macmillans about Ireland autonomy. He mocked a guest for using a Greek word and demanded English terms. The incident ended with a humorous reprise and a quip about gout calling it toe-woe.
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Freeman
Macmillans
Ireland
Macmillan
Mr. Macmillan
Comfort Before Art Statement From Munich
A fragment from Munich argues that architecture is a lost art and that modern life requires hygienic comfort over aesthetic concerns. It asserts that current tastes suit the state of mind and living conditions, praising practicality.
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Munich
Scripture Authority Cited In Police Actions Framing
A brief note cites biblical verses 2 Chronicles 35 25 and Lamentations 4 20 to frame police authority. The fragment suggests a moral or rhetorical justification connected to religious text in coverage.
Jeremiah lamented for Josiah sermonette
The sermon reflects on Josiah’s record and Jeremiah’s esteem, arguing grief can ennoble or deform a life. It urges placing God in grief, clarifying vision, and expanding sympathy, noting faithful ministry grows from sorrow and no heart grief means incomplete character.
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Jeremiah
Josiah
Joelah
Israel
Jeremiah and Josiah Reform Efforts Linked to False Hope
Jeremiah watches King Josiah purge high places and idols as revival seems to lift Judah. He warns that true restoration is impossible and that exile looms, a message Josiah only accepts after the temple finds the book of the law and seeks counsel from Huldah the prophetess.
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Jeremiah
Josiah
Judah
Jerusalem
Baalim
Israel
King Josiah
Strange
Huldah
Jeremiah and Josiah face prophesied judgment and battle
Jeremiah recalls the warning that Judah faces divine curses if unheeding. King Josiah seeks to lighten the blow by opposing Egypt's advance with chariots and war gear, hoping to win favor with the Chaldeans and spare Jerusalem. The king is wounded in battle, dies, and Jeremiah laments, praising the king's faithful rule.
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Jeremiah
Judah
Jerusalem
Josiah
Egypt
Necho
Babylon
Megiddo
Kigg Josiah
Yachtsman's Close Call and the Sailor’s Sauce Joke
A well known amateur yachtsman narrowly avoids disaster when anchors fail during a squall near rocks. After the crisis he learns the cook kept salad dressing safe by twice delaying mayonnaise from turning sour. The tale ends with a humorous miscommunication aboard.
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Sam
Yassir
Suah
Nonchristians Surpass Christians in Asia Africa
A regional breakdown shows Asia and Africa with about 642 million non Christians and 8 million Christians, highlighting the dominance of non Christian populations in those regions and the relatively small Christian share.
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Asia
Africa
Gold Chiefly Coin Among Earth's Wealth
A historic note states that about seventy percent of all gold owned by humans exists in coin form, underscoring the enduring value and distribution of gold across currency and wealth.
Missouri Mules to India in Artillery Supply Run
Forty Missouri mules will be shipped from Kansas City to Liverpool and then Calcutta to form the nucleus of an India artillery herd. Captain FE Loch of London bought the animals for the London firm Guyton & Harrington Mule Company. The mules, under 12% hands high and about 750 pounds, are designed to haul screw guns in mountain campaigns.
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Missouri
India
Liverpool
England
Calcutta
India Artillery
FE. C. Loch
London
Lafe Cavalry
Kansas City
Guyton& Harrington Mule Company
Governor Appoints New State Board Members and Inspectors
Gov Folk appoints J Eb Samp son of Lee's Summit to the state board of agriculture for the Fifth district to fill the Hudson vacancy. He also names coal oil inspectors A F Slawson of Desoto and W P Potts Fayette for two year terms, Felix G Young Lexington for two years, and A E Harris Charleston for two years, with various start dates.
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Folk
J. Eb. Sampson
Lee's Summit
State Board of Agriculture
Fifth Congressional District
Samuel W. Hudson
Independence
A. F. Slawson
Desoto
Henry Kempe
W. ¥. Potts Fayette
Howard County
Felix G. Young
Lexington
A. E. Harris
Charleston
Near Sighted Police Stumbles on Stolen Money
A St. Joseph man was lured into an alley where a Black woman grabbed him and stole $240. Two Black suspects were arrested, denied the bounty, and after two days one led officers to a post where the money lay two days before, visible to passersby from a half block away.
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St. Joseph
St Josephs unveils new auditorium amid troops visit
St Josephs auditorium opened as a military hall honoring visiting U S Army officers. Built by public subscription at a cost of 300 000 dollars, the hall seats 10 000 and is hailed as among the finest. During the opening, two decorative fires broke out from electric wires and a flashlight shot. fires were quickly put out with minor injuries to several people.
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St. Joseph's
United States Army
Freed by Forged Order Escapes from State Hospital
Elmer Gulick, once sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for robberies, was committed to the St. Joseph state hospital for the insane through influential connections. He escaped by using a forged order signed with the name of Superintendent W. F. Kuhn.
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Elmer Gulick
Penitentiary
State Hospital For Insane
St. Joseph
W. F. Kuhn
Persecuting a Student
A Rich Hill man James Klampp reports receiving black hand letters bogus telegrams and orders to leave money at spots since enrolling in college. He says he has been shanghaied gagged blindfolded and driven miles in a spring wagon in the alleged intimidation described by the Columbia Tribute.
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James Klampp
Rich Hill
Shang
Columbia
Negro Diplomat Arrested for Grand Larceny
Dr. J. A. 8. Crossland, once United States minister to Liberia and a St. Joseph Republican black leader, was arrested on a grand larceny charge for allegedly stealing from the Red Cross pharmacy.
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J. A
Crossland
United States
Liberia
St. Joseph
Red Cross
Trains Kill James M. Lillard on Joplin Tracks
James M. Lillard fifty a Democratic candidate for Neosho city assessor was struck and killed by a St. Louis and San Francisco train in Joplin. He was brother of Edward Lillard editor of the Neosho Times and former Kansas City Southern agent. Fireman rang the bell and the engineer blew the whistle but Lillard did not move from the tracks.
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St. Louis
San Francisco
James M. Lillard
City Assesbor
Neosho
Joplin
Edward Lillard
Jackson County School Enrollment and Funding Apportionment
Jackson County reports 75,597 school age children including Kansas City. Total apportionment is 169,789.78 with 126,474.33 from the state and Kansas City's share 145,668.24.
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Jackson County
Kansas City
Freshmen Shine Sophomores’ Shoes At State University
A campus activity was used to show the value of the university, as freshmen were made to shine sophomores’ shoes the other night to demonstrate discipline and school spirit.
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State University
Woman Dies During Sunday School Lesson in Church
Mrs. Margaret James aged 34 collapsed and died in the Sunday school room at Centropolis Baptist Church in Kansas City while heading to join her class of children she had taught for a year.
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Margaret James
Centropolis Baptist Church
Kansas City
County Clerks to Meet in Missouri at Coates House
The second annual meeting of the County Clerks Association of Missouri will be held at the Coates house in Kansas City on October 13 14 and 15.
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County Clerks’ Association of Missouri
Coates House
Kansas City
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