Bull-Dog Drummond Faces Night of Danger at Chilling Manor
Hugh Drummond chairs a tense gathering with Lakington and Peterson as they plot. A violent escape unfolds, lights go out, and Drummond hides on the roof while the gang disperses to plan further mayhem amid an odd subplot about diamonds and an impending meeting at the Ritz.
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Hugh
Henry
Drummond
Lakington
Peterson
England
Captain Drummond
Petrograd
Laddie
Benton
Wicket Gate
Phyllis
Bunny
Hug
Ivolsky
Carl
Irma
Walter
Ritz
Mon Ami
Laidley Towers
Land of Romance Ancient Castles and Convents in Ruin
A Lisbon correspondent surveys Portugal from Leiria to Batalha and Alcobaca. He highlights Leiria’s ruined castle, Alcobaca’s Gothic churches and convent, the tomb of Ines de Castro, and the Battle of Aljubarrota memory. Batalha’s English ties and Manueline chapels illustrate Portugal’s medieval glory and lasting alliances.
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Portugal
Leiria
Batalha
Alcobaca
London Morning Post
Lisbon
Dinis
Batatha
Aljubarrota
Ines de Castro
Coimgra
John I
Avis
Nuno Alvarez
Knights ‘of the Round Table
John of Gaunt
Batalha Church
Edward
Henry
Navigator
John
Santiago
Ferdinand the Constant
Don Pedro
Coimbra
Battle Abbey
St. Mary of Victory
Forced Into Circus Business by Creditors
A Philadelphia butcher named Foreback, who furnished meat to Dan Rice and Warner’s circus, secured an attachment when payments failed. To settle debts, Rice and Warner handed over circus assets, enabling Foreback to become Forepaugh, a name that grew into a nationwide household word in American circus history.
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Adam Forepaugh
Dan Rice
Rice & Warner Circus
Philadelphia
Adam Foreback
Rice
Warner
Foreback
Forepaugh
America
The Butler's Cue in a High School Play
A senior high school production builds humor as the actor playing the butler passes a cigar box before his cue. The colonel’s line “James, pass the cigars to the gentlemen” lands with emphasis, amusing the audience and embarrassing the actor.
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James
Chicago Tribune
Judge Deliberates as Prisoner Speaks in Courtroom Quip
A prisoner, facing judgment, tells the judge that if hanged he would be the best bass singer in the United Kingdom, reflecting a wry courtroom exchange captured by London Answers.
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United Kingdom
London
Tough Urchin and the Orphan in Boston Transcript
A fragment from the Boston Transcript features a child named Jimmy and a companion debating swimming while one claims hardship and an orphan status. The dialogue hints at family constraints and social labels in a rough street scene.
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Jimmy
Boston Transcript
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Russia
Cyril McNeile
Geo. H. Doran Co
Freddie
Uncle Henry
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