Drummond Foils London Plot and Crim e Ring at Berne Hotel
In December 1918 retired Captain Hugh Drummond uncovers a conspiracy by Carl Peterson and others to paralyze Britain and seize world power. He investigates bases at The Larches and The Elms, rescues Potts, halts the extortion, and survives threats from Irma Peterson as the plot unravels.
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Berne
Carl Peterson
Great Britain
Hocking
Steineman
von Gratz
Hiram Potts
Hugh
Bull-Dog) Drummond
Phyllis Benton
Henry Lakington
Drummond
Miss Benton
Elms
Peterson
Lakington
Potts
Mullings
Irma
The Elms Intrigue Continues In London Quarters
Drummond and Miss Benton discuss the stakes surrounding her father and a neighboring gang of scoundrels. An American millionaire is misidentified, four Hyde Park types surface, and Peterson mishandles a paid informer. Drummond hints at a strategic rivaling move while arranging safe watch via the Junior Sports club.
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Hugh
Mullings
London
Miss Benton
Lakington
Drummond
Elms
Hyde Park
Peterson
Peterson Suvely
London Wire Plot Deepens as Drummond Faces Impostor Potts
Hugh Drummond navigates a web of criminals and deception in London. He links with Peter Darrell, investigates a Belfast murder clue, and confronts a Potts impersonator at the Carlton while assembling a covert band to counter the Brotherhood.
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Hugh
London
Goring
Peter Darrell
Carlton
Peter
Belfast
Algy
Algy Longworth
Corrie
Feed
Longworth
Bean
Toby Sinclair
Potts
Drummond
Pall Mall
Peterson
Rosco
Brotherhood
Bighe
Faith and riches clash in a pastor's counsel
A pastor warns that a man should not trust in riches while Old Moneybaga agrees, saying true sense is to place wealth in trust. The fragment hints at a moral fable about wealth and prudence.
Sleep in Church Opens Soft Appeal to Louisville Readers
A Louisville Courier-Journal writer extols sleeping in church as a humane escape from fatigue. The piece praises cavernous, well ventilated pews and a minister who invites naps during sermons, noting sleep can refresh the weary and even soften harsh judgments.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville
Ariel
Gray
Elysium
Diana
Chilean Fruit in America Shipped For Market Test
An experimental Chilean grape shipment arrived in New York in excellent condition and sold at high prices. A second shipment is planned once arrangements are in place. The effort aims to assess US demand for fresh Chilean fruit during winter, leveraging Chile’s temperate crops and potential logistics.
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New York
United States
Chile
Plague and Disease Spread Alarm in Russia
At the Pan Russian health congress in Moscow Health Commissioner Samasj ko presented a sensational report. He said plague rapidly spread in southeast Russia from Persia and Siberia cholera raged in the southern and middle governments and malaria affected nearly every region. He blamed enormous swarms of flies and gnats as disease carriers.
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Russia
Moscow
Samasjko
Persia
Siberia
By Way of Proof on College Students Fools
The Minneapolis Journal notes that today’s college students are not as foolish as prior generations. It claims current students avoid impractical antics like bringing a cow into chapels or onto dorm roofs.
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Minneapolis Journal
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Green Street
Oxton
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Sinclair
Toby
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Ted Jerningham
Jerry Seymour
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